With more major retailers announcing same-day delivery programs every month, it seems clear that the modern consumer doesn’t need the traditional mall any more. While rows and rows of shops and kiosks might have appealed to their parents, younger consumers just aren’t enamored with retail...
Contactless payments is supposed to make the consumer path to purchase seamless. The only problem is: Can that be done with clunky phones as the device everything pivots around? Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access...
MPD CEO Karen Webster says that everything that you’ve heard over the last several years about how successful mobile payments are at the physical point of sale is wrong. Starting with how it’s taken off like a rocket ship in Europe and how the U.S....
Apple is used to landmark product launches, but September was a singular month for the tech giant. In the space of nine days, Apple released both iOS 9 on Sept. 16 and the new iPhone 6s today (Sept. 25.). Even though customers will be clambering...
As U.S. retailers look for price concessions from China in the wake of last month’s currency devaluation, margins may tick up, for now anyway. But there could be a blowback in the form of reduced enthusiasm, and buying power, from China’s consumers, which could impact...
YouTube vloggers are raking in AdSense dollars every day, and even a popular Vine user can build up enough followers to grab the attention of retailers for product placements. There’s an undeniable appeal to monetizing social network activity, but few companies have figured out how...
Shopify has announced a partnership with USPS to power the launch of its new shipping service called “Shopify Shipping.” 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...
Once upon a time, brick-and-mortar retailers were talking about eCommerce like the End of Days, but it’s much clearer now that it’s no longer that at all. Customers have integrated mobile platforms into their traditional path-to-purchase activities and everything from initial brand research to a...
Albert Einstein once quipped that compound interest was the most powerful force in the universe. If he lived to see the volatile ecosystem surrounding tech startups and angel investors, Einstein might have changed his answer to return on investment. Get the Full Story Complete the...
