Few harbingers of the future have managed to unsettle so many in retail as the advent of automation. To a pundit, it spawns examples of doomsday-esque predictions about the end of labor as we know it – but a new study could turn all that on...
Instagram followers and engagement has skyrocketed among brands and celebrities over the past year, according to a study by ARK Investment Management, illustrating that the photo-sharing social platform “seems to be cementing its position as the ideal platform for premium brand advertising.” Get the Full...
Chipotle‘s 2016 did not get off to a great start, and the fast-casual chain is still trying to dig itself out of a PR nightmare that its normal fare of burritos and guac hasn’t been able to get done itself. Perhaps something more quintessentially American might....
Online retail has taught merchant and consumer alike a pertinent lesson for the age of digital retail: Everything might have a price, but the quest for the ultimate bargain means it can always be lower. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this...
There are more than a handful of countries out there that rely on tourism revenue to keep the entire government afloat, and then, there are ones where tourism is just part of the general landscape. In the latter, one startup hopes to bring to big-city...
Amazon Launchpad announced on Wednesday (July 27) that it was launching a “Kickstarter Collection” feature, where customers could shop for more than 300 products crowdfunded on the Kickstarter platform in “one convenient place,” including everything from virtual reality headsets to “smart” herb gardens. Get the...
While a very real glass ceiling might be under assault in the political field, online-only brands that eschewed traditional methods of starting up are seeing themselves approach a limiting barrier of their own kind. Rather than be held back, though, more than a few brands...
Now, you can buy plane tickets on Airbnb. 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...
Shipping is a $77 trillion global industry, and Freightos, a logistics technology company, wants a piece of it. 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...
