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Today In Data: Where Are All These Cybercriminals Coming From?
May 23, 2017

Cybercriminals have been busy the last few years, leaving law enforcement to clean up their messes the world over. Recent cyberattacks have been traced back to North Korea, though the government denies involvement, and it’s conceivable that the activity is coming from an independent group...

Retail
Pet Owners Shopping More Online As Traditional Retailers Fight To Compete
May 23, 2017

A new study has found that more pet owners are shopping for products online and traditional retailers will have to do more than boost their online presence in order to compete. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited...

Retail
American Express Survey: As Diners Change, So Do Restaurants
May 23, 2017

A recent survey by American Express shows that, unsurprisingly, millennials have the biggest appetite for digital dining experiences, from ordering take-out through a mobile app to ordering and paying through a kiosk at their table to tweeting what they’re eating. Get the Full Story Complete...

Retail
Amazon Tracker: Alexa All Grown Up
May 23, 2017

Alexa is growing up. This month, she learned to receive push notifications for four basic skills, including breaking news and food delivery; to video chat, via the Echo Show unveiled on May 9; and how to give fashion advice via the Echo Look. She even...

Boomers vs. Millennials
Commit To A Job? Millennials Literally Can’t Even, But Not For The Reasons You Think
May 23, 2017

If millennials have commitment issues at work, it’s not because they don’t value company loyalty. In fact, it’s possible they value it more than the companies themselves. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all...

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....