If a retail brand markets on social platform-based videos, it’s pretty much “of the moment,” right? Not anymore. Forget that pre-recorded stuff; the advent of live streaming video is raising the stakes in social commerce, all over again.
While online retailers largely have offline ones beat in terms of convenience, there’s one area where physical retailers maintain the edge: customer experience. Some of the savviest companies are maximizing that advantage to build unique brick-and-mortar experiences that, while incorporating digital elements, differentiate themselves in...
The preconceived notion of women taking a more vested interest in their shopping than men do appears to be going out the window. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no...
It could be a tough year ahead for Walmart, which may not be particularly shocking given the state of the bricks-and-mortar ecosystem. 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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Target has created a zombie — an unoccupied store looming partially constructed over Sunset Boulevard in Hollywood. While its completion has been halted by a bureaucratic snafu, the “zombie” Target is an unintended reminder of how the state of the department store retail business in...
The Denver Broncos are once again Super Bowl champions, and the team has its hometown crowd that packed into the 76,000-seat Sports Authority Field for 10 games this year to thank for all their support. However, come the start of the 2016–2017 NFL season, the Broncos...
Oklahoma, where the wind goes sweeping down the plains and the bullets go whizzing down the freeway. 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...
Where there are customers there will always almost certainly appear a shop. Given that, it is no surprise really that a new wave of eCommerce firms is positioning themselves to capture the spend of the growing numbers of middle class Muslims — a group who...
