Within the next week or so, CVS’s planned acquisition of Aetna is expected to close, pairing the nation’s largest pharmacy chain and the nation’s fifth-largest health insurer under a single banner. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited...
Online shopping is on a tear, and marketplaces are reaping the rewards. Some sites are seeing more active buyers and higher gross merchandise sales (GMS) as consumers look to buy all sorts of items from merchants and creators. Etsy, for instance, recently noted that active...
While some accomodations may cater to group travelers with multi-bedroom units, Life House CEO and Co-founder Rami Zeidan believes that might not be the most efficient use of space. “What travelers need is not bigger apartments, but rather more beds in a smaller space,” he...
Around two decades after starting as a digital content studio, Brazil’s Movile has notched $400 million in new funding in what has been reported as one of the biggest deals in Latin America. Existing investors such as Innova Capital and Naspers backed the raise, according...
In an effort to bring groceries and other products to shoppers, Walmart, Ford Motor Company and Postmates plan to work together to create a delivery service that may use self-driving vehicles in the future. While Ford has said it intends to have self-driving vehicles in commercial production...
Alibaba’s Singles’ Day shopping event on Nov. 11 was a huge success; with $30.8 billion in transactions, it surpassed Cyber Monday and Black Friday combined. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content...
Amazon and Whole Foods Market announced Tuesday (November 13) deals on turkey for Thanksgiving. 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...
Alibaba celebrated a milestone with its Singles Day this year. The popular Chinese shopping holiday turned 10. To top off the decade, the eCommerce retailer had some pretty big ambitions. It billed this year’s happening as “the largest ever in terms of scale and reach”...
Bar and event venues face a dilemma when it comes to finding customers: while social media helps them get discovered, there is a potential downside to using these platforms. “People don’t really see that unless they know you and they follow your restaurant or venue,”...
