In an attempt to shore up its emerging brick-and-mortar business, Amazon.com Inc. is in talks about acquiring some RadioShack Corp. locations after the electronics chain files for bankruptcy, two people with knowledge of the matter said according to Bloomberg. Get the Full Story Complete the...
Amazon already has a marketplace for college textbooks on its site, so its most recent move with three major universities to team up to sell more college-related goods seems like the next logical step to tap into the college market. Get the Full Story Complete...
Katy Perry and multi-channel shopping experience fans are in a for a treat during the half-time show this weekend at the Super Bowl. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no...
Lootsie, a start-up designed to allow developers to add reward programs to their games and other apps, has announced taking in an additional $3.5 million in funding. Co-founder and President Brandon Werber told TechCrunch that the announced take represents funding that the company took in over time...
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Videogame retailer GameStop is fighting back against online shopping with beacons that stream game content directly to customers’ smartphones when they’re in a store, according to The Wall Street Journal. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free...
Beacon vendor ShopX is planning to give away a million beacons to U.S. retailers in hopes of grabbing a bigger share of the market for its software-as-a-service management platform. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access...
In theory Silicon Valley loves failure as an opportunity to learn and grow, though in reality the world is sometimes far less forgiving when companies are going through that learning and growing phase. Such is the plight of the mobile app/wallet once known as Clinkle,...
Apple’s much-anticipated wearable may have plenty of health-monitoring features, but mobile marketers know what the Apple Watch is really good at: putting digital ads on potential customers’ wrists, according to The Wall Street Journal. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article...
