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Massive Cyberattacks Still Use Same Old Tricks
April 15, 2015

Did it seem like 2014 saw an unprecedented surge in cyberattacks and breaches, with a whole array of new attacks? That simply isn’t the case, according to the 2015 Verizon Data Breach Investigations Report, which Verizon Enterprise released on Tuesday (April 14). Get the Full...

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Consumers’ Dollars Now Dining More Than Grocery Shopping
April 15, 2015

For the first time ever, U.S. Commerce Department data show that Americans are spending more on dining out than they are at the grocery store, Bloomberg News reported on Tuesday (April 14). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy...

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Tax Refund Season Could Jump Retail Sales
April 15, 2015

It looks like two-thirds of U.S. consumers will get an income-tax refund this year, and almost half of them will spend it on goods and services, according to survey results out this week from the International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC). Get the Full Story...

Amazon Prime Inventory Hits 33M Products In Q1
April 15, 2015

Amazon Prime’s product selection just keeps getting bigger. The $99-a-year service now offers free two-day shipping on a total of 33 million physical and digital products, including 13 percent of Amazon’s physical inventory, according to a report from R.W. Baird on Tuesday (April 14). Get...

Instacart May Hire Out Some Delivery Services
April 14, 2015

Instacart has shifted its business model again. The on-demand grocery delivery company is now talking to other on-demand delivery companies to handle the task of actually getting groceries to customers, according to TechCrunch. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...

March 2015: The Good News? It’s Not All Bad News
April 13, 2015

Though March officially kicks off the beginning of spring here in the U.S. – it seemed physical retail was not quite ready to shrug off its winter hibernation this year. According to the latest year-to-year report from RetailNext, foot traffic at retailers is on the...

Net-a-Porter Brings Chanel “Digital Pop Up” eCommerce
April 13, 2015

Welcome to online retail, Chanel Fine Jewellery. 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 form, you agree...

Apple Watch Preview Doesn’t Spark Crowds Abroad
April 13, 2015

Despite high demand, there were no long lines for the Apple Watch in the eight countries where it became available for preview on Friday (April 10). But thanks to online orders, deliveries — which officially begin on April 24 — have been pushed back to...

Hotel Management Company Becomes Repeat Breach Victim
April 13, 2015

A hotel management group has confirmed payment-card breaches in 10 of its hotels, just months before the affected point-of-sale (POS) systems were scheduled to be converted to tokenization — which might have blocked the breaches. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this...