Retail

Is Walgreens Digital Boring?
December 08, 2015

Forbes columnist Nikki Baird is on a mission to review the digital strategies of all of the National Retail Federation’s Top 100 retailers list and, in the process, evaluate which retailers are using digital channels in truly meaningful ways. Get the Full Story Complete the...

Social Media Fail: IBM Demos How Not To Market To Women
December 08, 2015

A video and hashtag created by IBM earlier this fall is garnering some unwanted attention from women in science and the Internet at large this week. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS...

Are Retail Sales Less Busted Than They Appear?
December 08, 2015

Retail is dead, right? Wrong. Consumers are, in fact, spending...the problem is that many of the industry prognosticators aren’t aware of it, because they’re looking in old-fashioned places -- where you won’t find the millennial shopper.

International
Alibaba Looking To Double Up In India
December 08, 2015

Alibaba already lays claim to being the largest online retail for the largest single society on the planet. However, CEO Jack Ma knows that in retail, if you’re not growing, you’re ceding market share to competitors who are. Get the Full Story Complete the form...

How Yoobic Aims To Fix Sales Floor Marketing
December 08, 2015

A new startup is looking to help retailers optimize the hundreds of millions of dollars they spend on marketing on the sales floor. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no...

It’s Beginning To Look A Lot Like Breach-mas
December 08, 2015

The Home Depot and Target breaches are a couple of years old, but both companies -- and a few others -- are still feeling the repercussions this holiday season. This week’s edition of the Retail Security Tracker dives into those details, as well as the...

Mobile Commerce
Consumer Debt Slows — Signals Customer Caution
December 08, 2015

According to new information released by the Federal Reserve yesterday (Dec. 7), Americans took on debt at a slower rate in Oct. 2015, indicating more cautious spending on the part of consumers. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy...

News
Shoppers Spending $4.3B Per Day Between Now And Christmas
December 08, 2015

Black Friday and Cyber Monday get a lot of hype for kicking off the holiday shopping season, but plenty of consumers keep on spending well into December. In fact, this procrastinating crowd of last-minute shoppers is proving to be worth a pretty penny to in-store...

Nordstrom Part Of Big Bet On Shoes Of Prey
December 08, 2015

Nordstrom has gone from being a partner to an investor in an on-demand customized shoe retailer. 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...