Halloween isn’t usually thought of as a big consumer holiday, but the lead-up to it has given rise to a peculiar trend among U.S. shoppers: a deep and abiding love for pumpkin flavoring. Fast becoming a symbol of the start of fall, pumpkin flavoring can now...
The world’s largest watchmaker by revenue, Swatch, is attempting to develop the next big thing in wearables for the Chinese market. This places it squarely in competition with Apple, which has been working overtime lately to push its high-end smartwatch to the average Chinese consumer. Get...
Starbucks is no stranger to the mobile consumer, and it’s taking that relationship to the next level in America’s largest city. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins...
In a world where buying online is as simple as clicking a buy button, Moven just closed a $12M round to help shoppers stop before they drop (too much money). Meanwhile, on the VC spending front, our Investment Tracker shows that the top five players...
Once businesses manage to get a handshake deal in place with a client, the modus operandi is usually to remove any and all obstacles in the client’s way to closing that sale. With a streamlined sales quote system from a fast-rising startup, frictionless transactions may...
A great experience trumps great prices. Surprised? Don’t be. Brand new research from Synchrony Financial gives retailers the concrete evidence they need to prove that building a unique customer experience is essential to creating long-term and profitable relationships with consumers, and shows retailers how to...
The big divide in today’s retail world is in-store versus online, and there’s no doubt that there are millions if not billions to be made for retailers that figure out winning internal formulas while also keeping customers satisfied. However, while the industry is worrying itself sick...
The online path to purchase has come a long way since the first digital retailers opened up shop, but there are still plenty of gaps in the process for both customers and merchants. However, just as on-demand delivery services are starting to combat brick-and-mortar retailers’ traditionally...
It has not been a great year for Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos in print. The New York Times made waves this summer with a piece that essentially equated working for Amazon as an executive with being a participant in a less fun (but usually less...
