Retail

The Buy-Online Pick Up In Store Lift
August 13, 2015

Another month, another round of mixed retail results, according to RetailNext’s latest Physical Retail Pulse report. 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...

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American Apparel Sounds Alarm For Investors
August 13, 2015

It looks like the clothing retailer is in hot financial water. 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, PYMNTS Today. By completing...

When Marketing Bites The Wax Tadpole
August 13, 2015

Does “Bite the Wax Tadpole” sound like a refreshing soda to you? It didn’t for consumers in China, where (in some areas) that name was once the translation of “Coca-Cola”. That company learned a lesson -- as many others continue to do -- that, for...

Gift Cards As A Second Currency
August 13, 2015

For those who might find gift cards to be impersonal, change is on the horizon. Seth Barnes, Head of Marketing at United Online, shared with PYMNTS the vision for the new mobile gift card app Swappable, and how the technology behind it could subvert perceptions...

Consumers Still Value ‘Old Tech’ For In-Store
August 13, 2015

With the onslaught of new technologies hitting the retail scene, it seems consumers are still gravitating more towards traditional tech when they need help shopping in-store. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS...

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Lessons From The Jet Set
August 13, 2015

“What really makes me feel successful is being able to use my life in service to someone else’s,” Oprah Winfrey noted in her 2009 commencement remarks at Duke. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to...

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Online Retailers Display Bricks-And-Mortar Approach
August 12, 2015

A few customers walked into a Macy’s store to shop for swimsuits. Using their phones, they scanned the barcodes on the tags of styles they liked, and the sales associates picked them up from the stock room and dropped them off at the specified fitting...

Apple’s New iPhone Launch Set For Sept. 9
August 10, 2015

Apple’s next media event is in the works, and it’s likely to occur in early September. 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...

Google Shuffles Commerce Exec Deck (Again)
August 10, 2015

The wheel of executives has spun again for Google Express. 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, PYMNTS Today. By completing this...