Amazon is running a trial in three cities—New York, Los Angeles and Seattle—to offer installation and other services—including plumbing, electrical work, fitness instructors and even music teachers—along with germane products purchased. Once a shopper chooses one of a handful of Amazon “hand-picked pros” for the...
Retail folklore pegs the day after Thanksgiving as the day when retailers went “in the black” and began making a profit and marked the official start to the holiday shopping season. That hasn’t been the case of late but this year, there’s every indication that...
Is Walmart’s Chief Merchandising Officer leaving because he’s unhappy with a management restructuring? The Wall Street Journal seems to think he might. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional...
When almost three quarters of a store’s customers are also holding iPhones, an integration with Apple Pay seems a natural moved. Sephora, whose internal data indicates that around 70 percent of their in-store customers are also iPhone owners was not able to offer Apple Pay...
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In just about a week, Americans – fortified by turkey and stuffing, maxxed out on football and ready to flee the visiting relatives, will participate in one of the most famous of all holiday rituals: Black Friday shopping. Get the Full Story Complete the form...
In the late 90’s there was a popular bumper sticker “Think Globally, Act Locally,” that had all but disappeared by the mid-2000’s when their original owners bought Priuses, which successfully conveyed the same message without the risk to the paint that accompanies a bumper sticker....
The one-month anniversary of Apple Pay’s official launch prompts the payments ecosystem to ask where we were, where we are, and where we’re going. To celebrate, speculate and make predictions about the road to Apple Pay (and mobile payments) ubiquity, MPD CEO Karen Webster caught...
TSYS recently announced an agreement with cloud-based technology linked2pay, which allows customers to easily pay online or by mobile phone using a credit card or ACH, according to a TSYS release.
