Retail

Retail’s Digitally Shifting Landscape
March 30, 2015

The year 2015 has become a time when payment, commerce and retail executives are focused on all things digital  — a time when the terms digital media, mobile and omnichannel are being inserted into nearly every company’s quarterly update to shareholders and analysts. Get the...

Amazon Brings India Hyperlocal Grocery Delivery
March 30, 2015

After rolling out its quick-delivery Prime Now service to Manhattan, Brooklyn, Baltimore, Miami and Dallas, Amazon has now launched something remarkably similar in a less-expected place: Bangalore, India. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to...

Mobile Commerce
On-Demand Delivery Firm DoorDash Grabs $40M
March 27, 2015

The on-demand economy is getting bigger every day with big players – like Amazon and Google – squaring off against startups trying to be the next Uber. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all...

Europe
EU Investigating eCommerce Trade Practices
March 27, 2015

The European Union will spend a year studying why online shoppers in the 28-nation Euro zone don’t often buy products outside their own countries in what’s supposed to be a single digital market, the EU’s competition commissioner announced on Thursday (March 26). Get the Full...

International
Is Amazon Buying A High-End Fashion E-Tailer?
March 27, 2015

Amazon is in “ongoing talks” to buy high-fashion online retailer Net-a-Porter for as much as $2.2 billion, Women’s Wear Daily reported on Thursday (March 26). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content...

House Committee Says Yes To Data Breach Bill
March 27, 2015

Federal legislation to require reporting of a data breach within 30 days has passed its first milestone on the way to becoming law, but not everyone is happy with the details, The Hill reported on Thursday (March 26). Get the Full Story Complete the form...

US Retailers Falling Short On Omnichannel
March 26, 2015

Whatever U.S. retailers are doing to integrate mobile, online and in-store shopping…it’s not really working. 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,...

Retail’s Cybersecurity Center Adopts Intel-Sharing Portal
March 26, 2015

A retailers’ group formed to share cyberattack and threat information has launched a portal to speed up its ability to spread that information in the face of rapidly escalating attacks on payments and other retail data. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock...

Mobile Commerce
Retail Chat Next For Facebook Messenger
March 26, 2015

Barely a week after adding person-to-person payments to Facebook Messenger, Facebook said it is adding the ability for users to chat with businesses on the social network’s mobile app. The company announced the upcoming capability at its F8 developers’ conference on Wednesday (March 25) in...