Retail

Walmart Is Shopping eBay – For Tech Talent
June 24, 2015

In the exact type of shopping spree eBay doesn’t want to see, Walmart is looking for technical employees – and eBay looks to be its new favorite supplier. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to...

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Walmart Sticks With Green Dot
June 23, 2015

Green Dot and Walmart are getting back together. In March, there was talk about the partnership coming to an end, but it seems the pair has finally found common ground to work on. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...

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E-Retailer Tests How To Make Junk Email Stick
June 23, 2015

Royal Mail, the U.K.’s postal service, may soon be carrying some typically unwelcome mail through a pilot project that allows online retailers to send marketing material to consumers who have visited their website, The Guardian reports. This means that junk mail which was once conveniently filtered into a spam...

Mayvenn Raises $10 Million From Andreessen Horowitz
June 22, 2015

Who would have thought that hair extensions were a profitable market? Not Andreessen Horowitz — initially. 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...

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Bookindy Takes On Amazon
June 22, 2015

Summer is here and the unofficial season of reading has begun. On beaches, during long car/plane trips, and/or on the decks of cruise ships — the time has come for all consumers to crack the physical and digital spines of all of those books they...

Merchant Innovation
How Synchrony Leverages Analytics For Their Retail Partners
June 22, 2015

So what does a $12 billion credit card firm do after signing off from its massive parent (GE)? 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...

Apple Sells Almost 3M Watches – Is That A Lot Or A Little?
June 19, 2015

Even this early in the game, Apple Watch is helping add to Apple’s bottom line. 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,...

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Browse Amazon But Buy Local With Bookindy
June 19, 2015

Look no farther than bookstores like Borders or Barnes & Noble to see the impact of Amazon’s disruption in the publishing world. But a new website in the U.K. is aiming to give local bookstores a fighting chance against the eCommerce giant. Get the Full...

Europe
Imagotag Seals €35m NFC Contract in Europe
June 19, 2015

Imagotag, a subsidiary of Store Electronic Systems (SES), an electronic shelf labels supplier, just sealed an exclusive agreement in Germany with a mysterious “leading international retailer.” The €35m contract, which is one of the world’s largest ESL roll-out agreements to date according to Imagotag’s website,...