The economy may be getting better, but affordable broadline retailers like JC Penney, Burlington Stores and Ross Stores won’t see much benefit from it — and the biggest reason is the shift to ecommerce, according to Goldman Sachs analyst Stephen Grambling. Get the Full Story...
Beacons have become pervasive as the holiday selling season arrives — and that’s mostly because the numbers show they’re working, the Associated Press reported on Thursday (Dec. 4). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to...
Most shoppers with mobile devices prefer to look up information on their phones or tablets while shopping instead of talking to store employees, according to a new survey by the Consumer Electronics Association. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...
Mobile payments platform Braintree is now rolling out its One Touch payment service outside the U.S., adding Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Spain, Sweden and the U.K., Mobile Payments Insider reported. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...
Retailers feeling the rush of a Black Friday weekend high shouldn’t forget they’re also facing a major buzzkill on New Year’s Day: As of Jan. 1, they’ll face a new version of the Payment Card Industry’s security requirements, according to Crain’s Chicago Business Get the...
A federal judge on Tuesday (Dec. 3) ruled that most of the data breach lawsuit claims against Target can continue and that banks pressing that lawsuit were almost fully correct in its allegations. That doesn’t mean, of course, that the judge found the claims to...
As much fun as it is to ride a high-speed train across Europe, it’s just about that miserable to buy the tickets online. But Paris-based travel startup Capitaine Train is working to make the ticket purchase as smooth and quick as the train ride —...
Hong Kong-based startup PassKit has added another item to its mobile loyalty toolkit: a digital-wallet version of that old small-business loyalty standby, the stamp card. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content...
Alibaba has become the target of the latest political ad from the Alliance for Main Street Fairness — a spot previously held by Amazon. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content —...
