Retail

Retail
Retail Labor Shortage Concerns Deepening
September 20, 2016

A good economy is good news for retailers in a variety of regards. More money in more gainfully employed consumers’ pockets usually equates to more goods and services flying off the shelves — physical, digital or hybrid. Get the Full Story Complete the form to...

Retail
SpoonRocket Rises From The Ashes
September 20, 2016

Judging by the number of recent resurrections, Easter has come early. 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...

Retail
More Cargo Comes Off Hanjin’s Ships
September 20, 2016

Embattled and bankrupt South Korean shipping giant Hanjin Shipping Co. is going to unload more of its ships that had been stranded at sea after the company abruptly filed for bankruptcy, according to The Wall Street Journal. Get the Full Story Complete the form to...

Retail
More Kmarts Closing Down
September 20, 2016

More Kmart stores in at least 13 states will be closed by mid-December, according to a Business Insider report. 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...

Retail
SWIFT’s New Plan To Stop Fraudulent Transfers Faster
September 20, 2016

Daily reports to clients will soon be part of the SWIFT interbank messaging system — as the international payments network is working double time to ensure its client-members are able to spot unauthorized payments as quickly as possible. These changes come in the aftermath of both a...

Half Of US Shoppers Want To Finish Holiday Shopping Before Thanksgiving
September 19, 2016

Maybe Black Friday and Cyber Monday deals don’t mean as much to consumers as retailers think they do? 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...

Retail
HSN, Inc’s Great Augmented Reality ​L​eap Forward
September 19, 2016

In a surprising high-tech move from a firm that most of us would likely associate with a more dated form of retail, the HSNi has gone big on augmented reality for its new mobile app. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article...

Retail
Target CEO Offers Pre-Holiday Pep Talk
September 19, 2016

It’s been a good year for addressing large, excitable crowds. 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...

Retail
Hanjin’s Retail Ripples
September 19, 2016

The bankruptcy of the world’s seventh-largest shipping line — South Korea-based Hanjin — could be the beginning of a big holiday headache for retailers with cargo currently trapped at sea in the Pacific. Creditors continue to fight Hanjin in an attempt to claim its ships,...