2019 got off to a bumpy start for Macy’s, as holiday sales slumped when they were expected to soar. “The holiday season began strong – particularly during Black Friday and the following cyber week – but it weakened during the mid-December period, and did not...
Spring has sprung, as March marched to the best showing of monthly retail sales data in a year and a half. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins...
To help consumers access instruction and encouragement from fitness trainers, digital innovators are building platforms on the subscription business model. Yarden Tadmor’s aim in starting Livekick was to provide convenience, accountability and frequency. As Tadmor told PYMNTS in an interview, part of the convenience factor “is...
With the goal of being better for the planet than the rest of the sneaker industry, Everlane is rolling out a sneaker label called Thread. The shoe comes with leather the company says is made at a factory with less impact on the environment than...
To give members of its rewards program more options to earn points, Dunkin’ is experimenting with multi-tender participation in its DD Perks Rewards Program at over 1,000 stores. Through the offering, customers will be able to earn points regardless of how they make a payment,...
For consumers looking to remodel their homes, remodeling and design platform Houzz provides a treasure trove of information. “We have a very robust community of homeowners and professionals in the home improvement and design space,” Houzz Principal Economist Nino Sitchinava told PYMNTS in an interview....
Innovators in the eCommerce space are borrowing from the past to reinvent old pocket watches by converting them into wristwatches. When Vortic Watch Company Co-Founder and CEO RT Custer was looking for watch components after coming up with the idea with a friend on the...
To deliver personalized kids’ fashions to customers, retailers are teaming up with players in the subscription box space. Walmart, for instance, is partnering with KIDBOX to offer curated styleboxes for kids that customers can receive on a seasonal basis. Through the offering, customers on Walmart.com...
Following the recent stock debut of Lyft, two tech firms will soon enter the public markets. Videoconference firm Zoom Video Communications Inc. and digital image board Pinterest are said to start trading on Thursday (April 18), The Wall Street Journal reported. Pinterest, on one hand, is...
