First it was Chinese authorities investigating Alibaba for letting fake and substandard goods be sold through its online marketplaces. Then the Securities and Exchange Commission wanted to know why Alibaba didn’t reveal that investigation before its record-setting, $25 billion IPO last September. Now — with...
Retail sales in the U.S. will increase about 4 percent in 2015 to nearly $5 trillion, according to eMarketer research, while e-commerce is expected to see a 14 percent jump. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access...
E-commerce. It’s become something of a double-edge sword for traditional brick-and-mortar retailers. 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...
Target is blurring the lines between mobile and bricks-and-mortar — a tactic that’s getting customers who use its mobile app to spend more in stores, a Target executive told a conference audience at eTail West 2015. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock...
When contemplating a world in which packages could regularly be delivered by drones, most Americans expect it to happen sooner than later. And most say they’d like to see businesses be able to deliver by drone. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock...
Seattle-based casual gaming company Big Fish Software notified customers last week that its billing and online payment systems were infected with malware, according to SC Magazine. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS...
U.S. online retail sales passed $300 billion for the first time in 2014, and averaged 7.7 percent of all U.S. retail sales during the last three months of 2014, the U.S. Commerce Department reported on Tuesday (Feb. 17). Get the Full Story Complete the form...
Online businesses want to use the Internet to do business globally, but 80 percent of them just aren’t ready. That’s the takeaway from a new survey of business executives by multilingual online marketing agency Oban Digital, Chain Store Age reported. Get the Full Story Complete...
Walmart has held onto the dubious honor of being the big retailer that U.S. customers are least satisfied with, according to a new American Customer Satisfaction Index report. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to...
