The first thing people check in the morning and something that is typically on their person at all times just got a jolt to its competition. Smartphones are essentially the central conduit for which most people stay in contact with one another, conduct business, entertain...
If a marketplace can work for aggregating goods from disparate providers, why not for services, too? After all, service industries make up more than three-quarters of the United States’ total GDP — and four out of five jobs. Why should merchants be the only ones who...
“Everything must go” is typically a phrase reserved for big clearance or store closure sales. Speaking to the latter, what results from those brick-and-mortar stores shutting their doors can be devastating to many. After the last customer has been rung up and the last item...
Most people don’t immediately associate makeup with avid lovers of the outdoors. Cosmetics, on the whole, are often viewed as products for the more indoors, the sorts of people who like temperature and humidity control. Because, as any number of fish-out-of-water stories about “city slickers”...
Bedazzled T-shirts, sparkly jeans and flower-infused jewelry of tweens past may not be over yet. Though mall foot traffic has not been the most steady within the last five years, some retailers have shared in that experience with some ups and downs. One retailer that’s...
The rumor mill is churning and, as of today (July 31), there have been futher talks of Office Depot potentially engulfing Staples‘ brick-and-mortar locations. As PYMNTS recently reported, Staples was acquired by Sycamore Partners for $6.9 billion about a month ago. Get the Full Story Complete the...
Millennials. Currently, this group makes up the largest generation living in the United States. With approximately 79.8 million millennials, as reported by Pew Research Center, obtaining, maintaining and retaining consumers from this particular consumer segment is the golden ticket for retailers. Get the Full Story Complete...
Automation has come to several industries. 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 Today. By completing this form, you agree to...
The U.K. food delivery competition just heated up. 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 Today. By completing this form, you...
