Retail

Barbie Goes Future Tech With Smart Home, Hoverboard
February 19, 2016

Say what you will about Barbie, but you can’t accuse her of not being an early adopter. 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...

Retail In China Suffers From New Year’s Hangover
February 19, 2016

While sales surrounding China’s Lunar New Year gave some retailers reason to celebrate, that was not the case for all of them. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional...

Blueport Commerce Passes Mobile Milestone
February 19, 2016

An eCommerce platform in the furniture retail space had a heck of a Presidents’ Day. 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,...

Queen Bey Anoints A Seafood Restaurant Chain
February 19, 2016

Consumers had a lot of strong feelings about Beyoncé’s Super Bowl halftime performance, but one (unlikely) company that’s definitely in the “pro” column is Red Lobster. With the seafood restaurant chain’s sales having leaped 33 percent due to a mere mention in Queen Bey’s “Formation,”...

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Are SC SMBs Upbeat About Their Future?
February 19, 2016

The small businesses that line the main streets and side streets of the cities and towns of South Carolina may be underperforming their counterparts across the U.S., but you’d never know it from talking to their business owners. PYMNTS did – more than 50 of...

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Merchants’ Eye View: South Carolina
February 19, 2016

As always, there is the story the numbers tell and the stories the people tell. And so PYMNTS went on the road again like Willie Nelson, to seek out the stories from the ground in South Carolina to get the view from the Store Front...

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As South Carolina Votes, Jobs At The Forefront
February 19, 2016

The Republican primary is tomorrow, but the issues of jobs and slowing growth will linger in South Carolina after the votes are tallied.

Streaming For The Moment
February 18, 2016

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.

The ‘Ex’ Factor Of Offline Commerce
February 18, 2016

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...