Retail

Reserve For Restaurants Takes On OpenTable
May 11, 2016

The restaurant reservation app Reserve is expanding its offerings to include the other side of the table. 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...

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Best Buy’s Two-Pronged Reinvention Attack
May 10, 2016

Amazon has been hard on Best Buy’s bottom line over the last several years, a situation that makes it almost entirely non-unique among the big-box retailers that exploded during the late ’90s and early 2000s. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this...

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JC Penney Is Jumping Back Into Appliances
May 10, 2016

Though recently dominated by large box stores and (even more recently) by online vendors, JC Penney is going old school and returning to the sale of home appliances. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all...

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Keurig’s Parent Company Acquires Krispy Kreme
May 10, 2016

Krispy Kremes by Keurig — it has a pleasant, if vaguely Kardashianesque feeling about it. Something about all the Ks. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required....

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eBay And Sotheby’s Team Up For High-End Auctions
May 10, 2016

According to reports in luxury daily, high-end shoppers with a taste for buying online will get something of a unique opportunity to combine their dual passions next week, care of an effort undertaken by Sotheby’s and eBay. Get the Full Story Complete the form to...

The Not-So-Sweet Smell Of Brick-And-Mortar
May 10, 2016

With physical retail taking a hit in so many areas from eCommerce, some brick-and-mortar businesses might be ignoring a simple but very important aspect of their operations: the presentation of their stores. Unlike online shopping, not “keeping up appearances” is a factor that — in...

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Primaries Hit Weakest Store Front Performance States
May 10, 2016

The primary — at least, on the Republican side — is basically over but for the final counting and the balloon drop. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional...

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IKEA Pilots QR Code-Based Mobile Checkout
May 09, 2016

Mobile payments, particularly in physical locations, have a tendency to fall into the category of solutions in search of a problem to solve.  It might be fun to wave a phone at a POS (at least the first few times), but it’s not really all...

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Wayfair Revenue Soars While Earnings Disappoint
May 09, 2016

It was a mixed bag on Wayfair’s Q1 earnings call last week. 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...