Merchant Innovation

Merchant Innovation
Ford And Canvas Partner On Short-Term Auto Leasing
June 08, 2017

Canvas, which offers short-term auto leases, is working with one of the most established names in the American automotive game — Ford. Or, to be more specific, Ford Motor Credit Company, the dealer and consumer financing arm of the car company. Get the Full Story Complete the...

Intelligence of Things
Homes, Cities Turn to Trash-Monitoring Devices to Keep Shelves Stocked
June 07, 2017

Throw IoT connectivity into the trash and garbage is transformed into data that reorders the products that were just thrown away. For June’s Intelligence of Things (IoT) Tracker, Rob Griffin, cofounder of GeniCan, spoke with PYMNTS about how connected trash devices are helping households never...

Merchant Innovation
Furniture Retailer Gets Global Delivery Boost From NICE
June 06, 2017

With eCommerce enabling global reach for most retailers, keeping track of all the moving parts can be a difficult feat. As such, many companies are turning to the world of automation to help keep everything in check. Get the Full Story Complete the form to...

Merchant Innovation
Square Root Study Reveals Key Retail Weaknesses
June 06, 2017

The retail industry is in the midst of an evolution in the way it does business. Thanks to connected technology, consumers’ expectations on the retail experience have changed. As a result, it’s important that merchants refocus their efforts on enhancing the customer experience to achieve...

Merchant Innovation
Curb And Via Team Up To Challenge Uber
June 06, 2017

Imagine an Uber with professional drivers, easily identifiable cars and no surge pricing. 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....

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JDA Software Leads The Way To Digital And Omnichannel Retail
June 05, 2017

Retail is more than a product on a shelf. It’s a product on a journey, from manufacturing to distribution to warehouse storage to stocking to, finally, purchase. To make the journey more efficient, retailers need an end-to-end approach, not just piecemeal solutions. Enter JDA Software....

Merchant Innovation
How Luxury Can Successfully Go Digital
June 05, 2017

Though luxury has always in some sense been in the eye of the beholder – one person’s definition of rich opulence can easily be another’s definition of overdone tackiness – in 2017, the boundaries of luxury have become especially hard to draw, according to Virtuoso CEO...

Merchant Innovation
Walmart Bot Strategy Is Not To Use Them
June 05, 2017

They say robots could replace as many as 38 percent of retail workers in the next 10 years, starting with cashiers. Not so for Walmart employees. The company is about to dump millions into tech upgrades, but the real investment it’s making is in human...

Merchant Innovation
What We All Learned – And Are Still Learning – From The Summer Of Love
May 27, 2017

Tune In. Turn On. Drop Out. 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 to...