Retail
Latest Trends Show Shopping Centers Becoming More Social For Consumers
May 23, 2017

Phillips Edison & Company, a fully integrated real estate firm with a national platform of grocery-anchored shopping centers, released its industry insights on trending themes for retail shopping centers this week at ICSC’s RECon event in Las Vegas. Get the Full Story Complete the form...

Merchant Innovation
How Cosabella Successfully Hit The Reset Button With An AI Assist
May 23, 2017

Cosabella is known among connoisseurs of fine undergarments as purveyors of luxury lingerie valued particularly for being well made and comfortable.  And, after 35 years in the game – the company had carved out a nice niche selling B2B to high-end retailers like Nordstrom –...

Retail
Shopping Malls May Not Go Extinct After All, Shopping Mall Execs Say
May 23, 2017

The end may not be as close as we think for the shopping mall world. 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,...

Chatbot Tracker: Facebook’s Plan For Meaningful Conversations
May 23, 2017

While chatbots tend to make almost anything customer-related more efficient, the technology behind them is still in its infant stages. With voice-recognition software like Alexa and Siri moving the ball forward on interactive speaking, consumers’ demand for similar interactions with chatbots may be on the rise....

News
Ford Hopes Former Furniture Executive Can Bring It Up To Tech Speed
May 23, 2017

Ford Motor has appointed a new Chief Executive for the automaker who has little experience in the auto industry or the technology market, both of which are putting pressure on the company. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy...

Apple Pay
UK Apple Pay Merchants Can Skirt Payments Cap
May 23, 2017

Apple’s vision that Apple Pay will one day replace wallets got a step closer, at least in the U.K. now that Apple Pay merchants can accept mobile payments above £30. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access...

Legal
Supreme Court Pushes Back On Patent Trolls
May 23, 2017

Patent trolls may have to go back under a bridge. 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...

Security & Fraud
North Korea Likely Behind Ransomware Attacks, According To Symantec
May 23, 2017

North Korea is the likely culprit behind the WannaCry cyber attack that managed to infect 300,000 computers worldwide. That comes care of cyber security firm Symantec, which confirms its researchers found multiple links between early versions of WannaCry and the code in previous outings by...

Euro Banking Association Outlines Use Cases For Digital Currencies
May 23, 2017

The Euro Banking Association (EBA) announced Monday (May 22) that it issued a new information paper looking at benefits and uses cases of digital currencies for international payments and correspondent banking practices. In a press release, the trade group said the new paper explores business models for distributed...