Staying one step ahead of the competition (or two if brands can swing it) is a crucial part of the wider issue of giving consumers what they want. Predictix has grown a company on the back of just that kind of predictive analysis, and its...
When a consumer wants to buy a good (unless it is something extremely specialized), options abound. Furniture, electronics, softwares, hardware, clothing, food, accessories — it almost doesn’t matter. Between the millions of physical retail locations for shopping and the borderless, always open digital marketplaces of...
New data from eBay Enterprise shows that, thanks to its part in the omnicommerce chain, in-store activity is alive and well in retail. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no...
Can security methods advance at the same pace as technology innovations in the payments space? This week’s Retail Security Tracker takes a look at how new offerings in mobile payments, biotechnology and the IoT are putting the methods needed to protect consumers to the test.
NRF 2016, the annual retail event held by the National Retail Federation, kicked off this week in New York City and, as expected, is already abuzz with plenty of big announcements out of payments and commerce companies — both big and small. Get the Full...
H&M’s line of sustainable clothing is moving into makeup. 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,...
Consumers tend to be irritated by their ethically minded peers, particularly if they’re not as dedicated when it comes to their own buying habits. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content —...
While Amazon’s voice-controlled Echo may have caught consumers off-guard when it was first released last year, the retailer has been hard at work adding features to the device to make it more appealing to the least tech-savvy Prime members out there. Get the Full Story...
With so much potential profit to be had from Millennials, why should retailers even bother focusing on Baby Boomers? Because, as new research shows, the older group is not so different from the younger — in terms of shopping and buying behavior— than one might...
