Retail

How Moven Helps Keep A Lid On Online Spending
October 14, 2015

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...

Quote-To-Cash Startup Nabs $48 Million In Series C
October 14, 2015

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...

News
What Matters Most To Retail Shoppers?
October 14, 2015

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...

Merchant Innovation
Why Direct-To-Consumer Sales Might Be Worth Chasing
October 13, 2015

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...

Mobile Commerce
Free Online Returns: Once The Exception, Now The Rule
October 13, 2015

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...

How Jeff Bezos Dropped From #1 To #87 On A List Of The World’s Top...
October 13, 2015

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...

RetailNext Acquisition Targets In-Store Conversions
October 13, 2015

In the era of reinvented retail, the idea of building the proper personalized experience for the consumer has become such a common piece of the conventional wisdom that at times it risks becoming a cliché — or, at least, a rote response. Get the Full Story...

Cross-border Payments
How Alibaba Gave SingPost A Global Logistics Boost
October 13, 2015

Alibaba-backed logistics and eCommerce solutions provider Singapore Post Ltd. (SingPost) is expanding its warehouses and freight services in the U.S. with a majority stake acquisition in eCommerce provider Jagged Peak. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free...

Sell It Easy Takes On eBay With Pickup Service
October 13, 2015

As the world of DIY online commerce continues to expand, so too does the range of services that facilitate it. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required....