Retail

Amazon (Temporarily) Drops The Price Of Prime
January 15, 2016

To celebrate the latest victory for its entertainment arm, Amazon is having some fun with the price of Prime. 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...

Boomerang Swings In $12M For Price Optimization Platform
January 15, 2016

Pricing optimization isn’t going to pay for itself, so $12 million ought to help Boomerang Commerce in that department. 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...

MasterCard On 6 Key Global Retail Trends
January 15, 2016

A few days before NRF kicks off, PYMNTS caught up with two MasterCard executives -- Max Chion, EVP of Global Acceptance Products, and Michael Cyr, EVP of U.S. Market Development -- regarding what will define retail in 2016. It, they say, can be summed up...

Amazon
Amazon’s Quiet Shipping Shakeup
January 14, 2016

Amazon may not have planned the explosion of digital commerce and everything else that came with it, but that doesn’t mean that it didn’t see the writing on the wall when delivery companies started reaping millions in fees as consumers acquired an appetite for online...

Why Closing Stores Isn’t The Silver Bullet For Brick-And-Mortar Chains
January 14, 2016

If a retail chain is in financial trouble, closing a number of its stores will solve the problem. Right? 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...

Pepsi Gets Healthy (Without Mentioning Pepsi)
January 14, 2016

As more and more consumers turn away from soda, major brands in the industry are faced with challenge of offering healthier products in an attempt to offset their lagging sales. PepsiCo is taking a two-fold approach, introducing both new individual products and an entire line...

Ziggy Stardust And The Dead Artists Sales Club
January 14, 2016

Within a day after David Bowie’s death, sales of his records reached unprecedented heights (collectively speaking). Why is it that the death of an artist leads to an immediate and renewed interest among consumers in purchasing their work? And are the retailers who profit from...

Why ‘Sesame Street’ Is HBO’s Secret Weapon Against Amazon And Netflix
January 14, 2016

In its quest to make bigger waves in streaming media, HBO is coming armed with some very influential puppets. 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...

International
Starbucks Betting On China Becoming Its Largest Market
January 14, 2016

The mark of Western civilization used to be the arrival of McDonald’s on every street corner, but when it comes to international expansion, now the Golden Arches appear to have been replaced by something of the java variety. Get the Full Story Complete the form...