Retail

Mobile Tips And CEO Shifts
December 09, 2015

How can a brand move mobile customers from “browsers” to “shoppers”? What’s behind Indochino’s CEO replacement? Those questions are answered -- plus, we explore the new frontier for online-to-offline -- in this week’s edition of the O2O Tracker.

Europe
Household Spending Drives Eurozone Growth
December 09, 2015

Household spending, paired with a buildup in inventory, was the engine driving economic growth in the Eurozone during the financial quarter that ended in September, offsetting a rise in imports that slowed expansion some. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article...

Merchant Innovation
Why Jim Cramer Thinks Dollar Stores Are Retail’s Last Hope
December 09, 2015

Investors looking for a stable play in retail don’t have many places left to turn, and as consumer opinions grow even more fickle, placing big bets on brand names is more than the average stock broker can take. Get the Full Story Complete the form...

Retail Hiring At Its Weakest Levels Since 2011
December 09, 2015

Retail hiring was on the decline again in November, down 5 percent, according to outplacement firm Challenger, Gray & Christmas’ latest report. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional...

Apple Suspending Live TV Streaming Service Plans
December 09, 2015

It looks like Apple is dropping out of the race to court the cordcutters of the world. 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...

Merchant Innovation
DSW And eBay Enterprise Team Up To Take On O2O
December 09, 2015

EBay Enterprise and DSW have paired up to create a better online-to-offline (O2O) experience for DSW’s customers. The two firms jointly announced the launch of the the accessory and shoe retailer’s In-Store Pickup and Ship-to-Store program in 467 stores. Get the Full Story Complete the...

News
Wayfair’s Big Moment
December 08, 2015

Though eCommerce often draws the sort of breathless praise of reporters, analysts and commentators that leads to terms like “wave of the future” or “the death of traditional retail” being thrown around with casual abandon — something curious happens when the conversation gets more specific....

Merchant Innovation
FTC Puts Preliminary Kibosh On Staples-Office Depot Merger
December 08, 2015

When most people think of business monopolies, their thoughts turn to telecommunications or related high-tech industries. Rarely, however, do office supplies come into the discussion of antitrust laws. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to...

Hmmm
Who Won The Black Friday Pricing War?
December 08, 2015

Though shoppers may not be as zealous for doorbuster Black Friday deals as they used to be, online retailers have picked up the slack in a major way this holiday shopping season. The traditional post-Thanksgiving retail tentpole has largely spread itself across an entire weekend and...