For most consumers in the U.S., it is not the time of year to think about swimsuits. The weather has turned cold, except for a few perennially sunny pockets – and that means shoppers are much more likely to be considering wool sweaters, hats and...
For some consumers, no trip to the gas station is complete without a stop at the convenience store for candy or snacks. And for others, mobile apps can help encourage them to buy these kinds of sundries after filling up at the pump. While apps...
Kering is gearing up to offer its own luxury eCommerce sites within the next two years, ending existing joint-venture efforts and bringing such operations in house, reported Reuters. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to...
With the movement to shop online going on unabated, foot traffic to U.S. stores during Thanksgiving and Black Friday declined year over year. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no...
Black Friday sales soared this weekend, with more Americans choosing to skip the crowds and do the majority of their holiday shopping online. Reuters reported that online sales rose more than 23 percent, hitting over $6 billion on Black Friday, according to data from Adobe Analytics....
Digital is certainly the bee’s knees, the rad kid of commerce, the hippest person in the place. But don’t get too carried away — during the 2018 holiday season, most U.S. consumers will still do their shopping inside physical stores. Get the Full Story Complete the...
Layaway — the system where a merchant holds an item aside for a consumer, usually for a small fee and a deposit, until the consumer finishes making installment payments on the item — was an invention of the 1930s, created by retailers to ensure that...
Thanksgiving will see as many as 164 million shoppers spending their way through the holiday weekend and into Cyber Monday. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required....
Chinese tech giant Xiaomi plans to have 5,000 of its stores open in India by the end of 2019. 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...
