As Macy’s deals with the fallout from their recent announcement of poor sales and store closures, the ripples moved throughout the retail industry with news of the giant’s suddenly unstable footing. Not only did pundits light the blogs abuzz, but a forgotten subset of retail...
Much like millennials, gamers weren’t a consumer demographic brands spent much time thinking about a decade ago. Now, though everyone realizes that there’s big bucks to be made doing digital business – none do more so than Amazon. Get the Full Story Complete the form...
A fashion website has gone from talking about (and guiding buyers to) other people’s clothes to producing a line all its own. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional...
With O2O commerce on the rise in Asia, you can bet that Alibaba’s making moves in the space. The eCommerce giant’s fingerprints are veritably everywhere that online-to-offline is gaining a presence on the continent — and a few hot startups have their own designs on...
Discounts. No matter how much retail changes, offering less than the next guy is a sure-fire way of stuffing the coffers as much as possible before competitors catch on. Usually, the risk merchants run is not cutting their prices enough and biting into their bottom lines, but...
Despite now covering consumers roughly between the ages of 18 and 34 years of age, many brand managers still consider millennials to be some kind of amorphous and enigmatic demographic. However, that doesn’t do much to stop dozens of retailers at CES from trying their hand...
It turns out that the departure of its president last year had an effect far more serious on Old Navy than cramping its style — it’s losing the retail brand money. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free...
Is the possibility of Apple creating an electric car merely a pipe dream for consumers of the brand (or a nightmare for prospective competitors)? Not according to Elon Musk, who plainly stated that it’s an “open secret” that Apple is developing a vehicle. Get the...
A new partnership between a payment technology company and a retail-centric software development and distribution company has brought cloud-based services to Microsoft POS units. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content —...
