In January 1950, William Applebaum published a piece in the Journal of Marketing about the buying behaviors of consumers in retail stores. At the time, Applebaum was the director of Marketing Research at the Stop & Shop supermarket chain based in Boston. The research he presented...
With only 23 days left until Christmas, the pressure is mounting. Sure, there are some Type A people who’ve long since done their holiday shopping and will be wrapping gifts this weekend. If you are one of those people, we might strongly suggest you not...
Here’s a nice change of pace going into the weekend: It looks like online fraud did something unsual for Black Friday this year. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no...
The average American woman’s size doesn’t much resemble the average size of a runway model — a fact well-known to any woman who ever stood in a dressing room trying on jeans and wondering what space alien they were cut for. Get the Full Story Complete...
Amazon’s Alexa just keeps getting smarter. Soon she’ll be making herself at home at work with new business-oriented skills, and she’s about to start powering payments, the company announced at its re:Invent conference. Google’s Assistant has also picked up a new capability by partnering with...
While it seems like much of physical retail is trying to figure out how to better emulate eCommerce brands, eCommerce startups are actually trying to figure out a way to get a toe-hold into the physical retail world. Get the Full Story Complete the form...
Brick-and-mortar bulk retailer Costco Wholesale is reporting double-digit growth for the month of November, marking the 14th month in a row of increased sales, according to Thursday (Nov. 30) reports from retail news source Chain Store Age. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock...
Online marketplace eBay has launched a new service in partnership with Google, according to news from Chain Store Age on Wednesday (Nov. 27). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional...
Sears has had an extremely difficult last few years, marked by hundreds of locations closing nationwide and sales figures that continue to trend downward. But, according to chief financial officer Rob Riecker, the company may still have a future left in smaller stores specializing in mattresses, appliances...
