As shoppers resume their in-store experiences, brands and retailers are reassessing their selling strategies. Retailers are seeking to enhance their interactive displays to entice more consumers, while brands are striving to establish an in-store presence to boost sales and attract fresh customers. These customers prefer...
Skims, a brand created by Kim Kardashian that specializes in underwear, loungewear and shapewear, has expanded its retail reach through a partnership with luxury department store Saks Fifth Avenue to better meet consumer demand. Skims has partnered with Willo Perron of Perron-Roettinger to create...
Fiserv is letting software firms access the world of text-based payments. The payments and financial services company announced the offering for independent software vendors (ISVs) and software companies in a news release provided to PYMNTS Tuesday (May 2). It is available through an integration between...
After declaring bankruptcy twice in as many years, discount retailer Tuesday Morning is folding. “Starting today, we have begun the process of closing all our stores,” the company said in a weekend Facebook post. “Our Going Out of Business Sale is in stores now, with...
Paymentus Holdings and Oracle are offering new billing and payments tools for energy and water sector utilities. The companies have fully validated the integration of the Paymentus Instant Payment Network (IPN) and electronic bill presentment and payment platform (EBPP) within the Oracle Energy and Water...
Main Street is the soul of America, making small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) its heart. That’s why it is worrisome that many Main Street SMBs are increasingly pessimistic about the economy and their own business prospects. But it’s not all bad news. “Everyone’s been talking about an impending...
PYMNTS asked business leaders for their take on how to plan for the rest of 2023, and what they are telling their teams to focus on. Matt Clark, president and COO of Corcentric, says to succeed in an uncertain economy, businesses need to focus on...
Way back in 1986, the pop band The Bangles had their pulse on what was to come in the banking sector 37 years later. It a familiar refrain in financial services, a lyric we’re all singing these days: Just another Manic Monday. Back in March,...
Security is top-of-mind for consumers as data breaches swirl across the headlines. To that end, as found in the report “Consumer Behaviors and Perceived Security Across Devices,” done in collaboration between PYMNTS and Entersekt, and as relayed by nearly 2,600 individuals, it seems the desire...