Retail

ShopApp Automates Retail App Publishing
March 30, 2016

ECommerce platform Ecwid‘s new offering is aiming to make publishing a native mobile app a snap for retailers. 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...

SoundCloud Enters The Subscription Arena
March 30, 2016

Does SoundCloud want to be more like Spotify or more like Apple Music? 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...

Netflix Admits To Throttling Videos
March 29, 2016

Your favorite guilty pleasure just admitted a dirty little secret of its own. 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....

The Pros And Cons Of Amazon’s Internal Security Tactics
March 29, 2016

Is Amazon’s method of broadcasting failed employee theft attempts to its current warehouse workers an effective means of deterring theft, or will it only make the problem worse? New data shows that the latter may be the case.

Online Concierge Service Enjoy Going Wider
March 29, 2016

“You really don’t want to be in a hurry. Great things take time.” That’s the lesson former JCPenney CEO and Apple executive Ron Johnson conveyed to The New York Times about his time at the struggling retail giant (Penney, not Apple) in a recent article...

What Gives Store Fronts An Edge?
March 29, 2016

The local dry cleaner that’s been on Main Street for generations. The corner grocer (who’s not part of a chain). The hardware store where the owner still knows their customers’ names. The CPA who does the taxes for half the businesses in town. A friendly...

Retail
Finish Line’s Technology Push
March 28, 2016

During a call with analysts, Finish Line’s CFO told analysts that the company plans to spend between $10 million-$15 million to overhaul its tech and digital side over the next year. This includes helping the retailer go mobile first — a trend that’s slowly becoming...

Why Self-Checkout Rules In Retail
March 28, 2016

New research from Technavio shows that the global self-checkout terminal market’s revenues are expected to hit $2.19 billion by the year 2019. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins...

Easter Commerce Hops All Over The Place
March 26, 2016

U.S. consumers are in line to spend more than ever before surrounding the Easter holiday — $17.3 billion, according to a new report. What’s curious, however, is just how far the particular items they plan on buying have moved from the holiday itself … not...