Merchant Innovation

Breadcrumb Rolls Out Mobile POS Control For Restaurateurs
May 19, 2015

Breadcrumb, the Groupon-owned POS outfit focused on food and beverage businesses, launched an iPhone app yesterday (May 18) that enables restaurateurs to monitor their businesses in real time. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all...

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Amazon Takes Deliveries Underground
May 19, 2015

When it comes to delivering goods to its customers quicker, Amazon has gotten more creative in how the eCommerce giant approaches logistics. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins...

Alibaba Turns QR Codes Visual To Fight Fake Goods
May 19, 2015

When Alibaba invested in Israeli QR code developer Visualead in January, it was obvious that Alibaba was going to integrate some sort of QR codes into its products — but it wasn’t quite clear how. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...

Why Shoppers Still Prefer Bricks Over Clicks
May 19, 2015

There may be plenty of life left in the bricks-and-mortar retail business model, according to details of a study released Monday (May 18) by TimeTrade, an online appointment scheduling solutions company, which concluded that a majority of shoppers still prefer the in-store experience over e-tailers. Get...

How The Dollar Shave Club Reinvented Retail
May 18, 2015

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...

The “Why” Behind Google Buy
May 18, 2015

Remember the piece I wrote last week about whether payments can save the Internet ad giants? 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...

Cole Haan Adds Apple Pay In App
May 15, 2015

Apple Pay has made another retail relationship. 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...

Who’s The Best? Amazon Tops, Apple Topples
May 15, 2015

For the second year in a row, Amazon is No. 1 – with a score of 84.08 – on a chart designed by Reputation Institute, a consulting firm in Boston, that ranks companies by reputation. The Seattle eCommerce giant even improved its scored while facing...

Laundry Service Cleanly Raises $2.3 Million
May 14, 2015

YC-backed and New York based Cleanly, which streamlines laundry delivery using a smartphone app, announced the close of a $2.3 million seed round, TechCrunch reports. Investors include Ludlow Ventures, Initialized Capital, Paul Buchheit, Semil Shah from Haystack, Joe Montana, 500 Startups, Funders Club, Soma Capital,...