Tugboat Yards – a startup that helps content creators connect with their fans for financial support – has been acquired by Facebook, who will soon be shutting the whole thing down. Tugboat allows publishers (and other online content controllers) to tap into their fan base by...
On the whole – payments and eCommerce is a fairly serious place, which is reasonable given the very serious sums of money at stake. However, when it comes to connecting with consumers, sometimes a light touch is what is called for – especially if one’s...
In their ever-escalating quest to cash in on ad revenue, Facebook has added some neat new features to help attract local business. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional...
As Macy’s is seeing revenue from its department store business slide, it is planning to move its best and most productive stores to upscale. This decision comes as Macy’s is announcing their second quarter in a row of falling sales figures, exacerbated by wicked East...
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For retailers that were hoping the sales and foot traffic that dipped in March would spring forward in April, they were likely disappointed as RetailNext’s April Retail Performance Pulse report indicated that those metrics took another plunge last month. Get the Full Story Complete the...
Tough times may be ahead for online marketplace eBay, as Facebook is currently testing out a new news feed option that shows a unified view of items on sale across user groups. It also adds a search function so that Facebookers can look for goods across...
Investors were dropping Etsy stock like it was hot yesterday (May 11) afternoon following analysts’ warnings that as many as 2 million goods for sale on the arts and crafts marketplace are either fakes or violating trademarking laws. If that figure is correct, it would represent...
When it comes to offering the lowest prices online, Jet.com might be poised to bring Amazon down to earth. 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...
