Iconic American retailers that have been around more than 100 years are creating new concepts for the new era of retail. Sears, in one case, plans to open three Home & Life brick-and-mortar stores in the U.S. just ahead of the busy shopping holiday of...
To provide medications to customers in a matter of hours, CVS Pharmacy is rolling out same-day prescription deliveries. Shoppers can access the offering at 6,000 pharmacy locations with the help of Shipt, Chain Store Age reported. The feature comes along with a one- to two-day...
In a move to take on Apple’s wireless earbud dominance, Amazon is planning to make its own version with Alexa capability, according to a report by Bloomberg. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all...
About two years ago, Walmart teamed up with Green Dot and Commonwealth, for a prepaid card savings program. On Thursday (April 4), the company announced that customers “have moved more than $2 billion through the program’s virtual Vault, a safe and accessible way to save money...
Luxury brands are selling more and more on Chinese eCommerce sites like JD.com and Alibaba, while still keeping their distance from Amazon, according to a report in The Wall Street Journal. French multinational luxury goods conglomerate LVMH’s finance chief made his views on Amazon clear...
Soon all the single ladies (and the non-single ones) will be able to buy Adidas-branded Beyoncé clothes and shoes. 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...
FinTech firms are creating offerings to make it easier for retailers to handle their payments on the back end. Modo, for example, designed its new /Checkout product with “the end in mind,” Brian Billingsley, the company’s chief revenue officer, told PYMNTS in an interview. He...
The latest set of industry figures is out from the National Association of Convenience Stores (NACS), and the report paints a mixed portrait of the status of quick stop shops in the U.S. On the one hand, revenue hit a record level for the 16th...
Entrepreneurs are drawing from their personal and professional lives to connect prospective pet owners with their new best friends. Good Dog’s Chief Experience Officer Lauren McDevitt and Chief Executive Officer Josh Wais, in one case, had expertise in building customer experiences. The concept for their...
