Retail

Merchant Innovation
Shopify Poised To Go Public After $37.3M Q1 Revenue
April 16, 2015

With the filing of an F-1 document with the SEC, Shopify has announced its intention to pursue an IPO and begin selling shares on the open market. That decision seems to come on the strength of declining losses in Q1 2015. Shopify –  which provides subscription...

RetailNext Snaps Up $125M
April 16, 2015

In-store analytics giant RetailNext has tripled its funding by closing a $125 million round, the company announced on Wednesday (April 15). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins...

Retail Omnichannel Investments May Be Short on Profit
April 15, 2015

Merchants are putting a lot into omnichannel, but they don’t yet have a lot to show for it. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to...

International
JD Takes On Alibaba On The International Stage
April 15, 2015

China’s second largest eCommerce player – JD.com – is going after No. 1. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to our daily newsletter, PYMNTS Today....

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Massive Cyberattacks Still Use Same Old Tricks
April 15, 2015

Did it seem like 2014 saw an unprecedented surge in cyberattacks and breaches, with a whole array of new attacks? That simply isn’t the case, according to the 2015 Verizon Data Breach Investigations Report, which Verizon Enterprise released on Tuesday (April 14). Get the Full...

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Consumers’ Dollars Now Dining More Than Grocery Shopping
April 15, 2015

For the first time ever, U.S. Commerce Department data show that Americans are spending more on dining out than they are at the grocery store, Bloomberg News reported on Tuesday (April 14). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy...

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Tax Refund Season Could Jump Retail Sales
April 15, 2015

It looks like two-thirds of U.S. consumers will get an income-tax refund this year, and almost half of them will spend it on goods and services, according to survey results out this week from the International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC). Get the Full Story...

Amazon Prime Inventory Hits 33M Products In Q1
April 15, 2015

Amazon Prime’s product selection just keeps getting bigger. The $99-a-year service now offers free two-day shipping on a total of 33 million physical and digital products, including 13 percent of Amazon’s physical inventory, according to a report from R.W. Baird on Tuesday (April 14). Get...

Instacart May Hire Out Some Delivery Services
April 14, 2015

Instacart has shifted its business model again. The on-demand grocery delivery company is now talking to other on-demand delivery companies to handle the task of actually getting groceries to customers, according to TechCrunch. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...