Retail

App Offers Curated Amazon Shopping
November 28, 2014

Amazon shopping will become a better curated, more community-driven consumer experience for the mobile audience with the launch of Canopy’s iOS app, TechCrunch reported. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content —...

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Shopping Goes Virtual
November 28, 2014

Shopping has never been more convenient, quick and efficient since the rise of online. But despite the groundbreaking innovations of e-commerce in the last decade, one entrepreneur saw shortcomings: smartphones and tablets are too small for online shoppers to truly get a feel for what...

International
Holiday Shopping Starts Early For Global Shoppers
November 27, 2014

While Alibaba is trying to bring Black Friday madness to China, other parts of the world have already launched their holiday shopping, according to cross-border logistics service Borderfree. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to...

UK’s Super Sunday Forecast
November 27, 2014

eBay.co.uk is speculating that Super Sunday, in between Black Friday and Cyber Monday, is going to be the most chaotic shopping day with 7M+ British bargain hunters ready to shop. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free...

Webrooming Signals Online Retail Decline
November 27, 2014

Online shopping was the very platform that brick-and-mortar retailers feared would take away sales in physical stores, but there’s a new potential trend that’s bringing web shoppers back into stores. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access...

News
18.5 Million Reasons VCs Like QSR and Sweetgreen
November 27, 2014

Tech investment group Revolution Growth are putting a lot more green into the fast food salad company Sweetgreen. Or to be exact: $18.5 million worth of green, Business Insider reported. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all...

By The Numbers: State Of The U.S. Retail
November 27, 2014

In the past, the start of the holiday rush began on a particular holiday: Black Friday. Or at least maybe that’s the way it used to be. Like back in the ’60s when the holiday was created to bring retailers out of the red to...

News
Convenience Tops Trust
November 27, 2014

According to a recent survey by Sailthru, consumers– especially bigger spenders– place a higher value on convenience than they do on trust. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional...

Merchant Innovation
The Ups And Downs Of Fab
November 27, 2014

The not-with-a-bang-but-a-whimper demise of former flash-sale design site Fab.com represents either the collapse of a billion-dollar startup -- currently for sale for $15 million -- or the successful pivot of that startup from online flash sales to an omnichannel home-decor retailer.