Chatbots are the hot new thing in retail — so hot, in fact, that merchants are scrambling to set up their own conversational commerce platforms without wondering whether their customers even need one. However, Booking.com is one of the few that has a demonstrated plan...
Online shopping cart software provider 3dcart announced its partnership with Vantiv to bring “flexible eCommerce processing choices” to more than 20,000 online merchant sites. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content —...
Where there’s a holiday, there’s an opportunity for retailers of every stripe to cash in with well-timed promotions. Fortunately for Sears, which is coming off the heels of a major drawback in its brick-and-mortar footprint, it’s come up with a plan to capitalize on Mother’s...
Uber has shown that it’s far from shy about putting its brand alongside other ventures, and it’s recently demonstrated propensity for non-automotive transport is an indication that innovators there don’t lack the spine to take some risks when necessary. Get the Full Story Complete the...
As consumers have grown accustomed to having things shipped fast and cheap from the megaretailers that can afford it, there’s been a pushback of sorts to put local merchants back on the same pedestal they used to occupy. Now, Postmates and Shopify might have a...
Though it might be a relatively young company in the grand scheme of things, Uber is far from the startup phase of its development timeline. While it might still be trying to break into new markets, Uber’s ride-hailing model has proven successful across the globe...
Of the dozens of world-famous elements that make New York City what it is, the Big Apple’s traffic and its pizza rank highly on that list. How fitting then that Uber decided to mark a Manhattan milestone with some greasy, foldable slices and even more...
Mothers have always been a desirable retail demographic. In the days when mom (and only mom) balanced the checkbook, retailers that could influence her purchasing decisions often had an entire family’s disposable income at their, well, disposal. And though men have made up some ground...
2015 was a very good year for T.J.Maxx (TJX). The retailer caught the off-price wave perfectly, while its higher-priced department store competitors struggled in the doldrums of warm winter weather. Now, it looks like 2016 is shaping up to be just as profitable for TJX...
