May 09, 2023
Aeropay Teams With KindTap on Cashless Cannabis Checkout
Cannabis firms Aeropay and KindTap have teamed to offer digital credit at checkout. The partnership, announced Tuesday (May 9), marries Aeropay’s digital payment capabilities with KindTap’s consumer credit solution. “In...
May 03, 2023
Provi Expanding B2B Payment Platform for Alcohol Beverage Industry
Provi is expanding its electronic payment offering designed for the beverage alcohol industry. The company’s ProviPay, which is currently available to select retailers in Colorado and Texas, has evolved to adhere to...
May 02, 2023
Discount Subscriptions Combine Consumers’ Two Favorite Features: Convenience and Savings
Subscriptions considered discretionary were among the first to go when consumers began slashing their budgets and their providers have generally struggled since. Although there have been some exceptions to this...
April 30, 2023
China Seeks Spike in Travel and Shopping Following Pandemic
China is reportedly seeing a sharp increase in post-COVID travel and consumer activity. A Sunday (April 30) report by Bloomberg News, citing data from local media and the government, said...
April 28, 2023
Junkyard Dogs: The Law and Economics of “Junk” Fees
The notion of “junk” fees is a fine piece of rhetoric, but useless as an analytical tool. Many fees identified as junk impose costs on consumers who generate those costs...
April 20, 2023
Consumers, Businesses Trim Spending on Phones as Economy Slows
Consumers and businesses are trimming their spending on phones in response to the slowing economy. So said AT&T CEO, President and Director John T. Stankey on Thursday (April 20) during...
April 19, 2023
Cashless Cannabis Delivery Drives Higher Order Values to a Fragmented...
In a curious reversal, the ongoing legalization of cannabis is akin to the repeal of alcohol prohibition of the 1920s, except in that case, the federal government lifted the ban...
April 17, 2023
D2C Brands Court Warehouse Stores as Shoppers Seek Value
Direct-to-consumer brands are increasingly using warehouse club stores to reach new, bargain-hungry consumers. As a report Monday (April 17) by Modern Retail noted, this trend is well-established but has become a larger...
April 13, 2023
Tesco Offers 90 Million Personalized Coupons to Maintain Customer Loyalty
As inflation ate into Tesco’s profits, the grocer’s couponing efforts helped keep customers coming back. The British multinational grocery giant shared in its financial results for FY2022/2023, released Thursday (Apr....