August 11, 2023
‘Cookie Club’ Sees Strong Subscriber Retention Amid Inflation — but...
As direct-to-consumer (D2C) businesses look to woo budget-conscious shoppers with subscription deals, Taylor Chip Cookies’ “Cookie Club” is seeing loyalty remain strong, but reaching new customers is proving to be a...
August 11, 2023
American Eagle’s Aerie Looks to Localization to Drive Conversions
Personalization has become the norm, and retailers without this feature are considered obsolete and disconnected. Yet when exploring personalization, many strategies come into play. One approach, embraced by numerous retailers,...
August 11, 2023
Amazon’s Plan to Scale Grocery Offerings May Dent Walmart’s Share
Seemingly as long as the world’s top two retailers have competed, Walmart has been considered the go-to for groceries while Amazon leads in non-food sales. Walmart’s crown in groceries is...
August 11, 2023
Lenders and Merchants Must Diversify to Compete in Shifting Credit...
With change comes challenge, but with challenge comes opportunity. As 2023 marches on, much of the initial doom and gloom-fueled skepticism around how the year would play out has abated,...
August 11, 2023
LendingClub: Paycheck-to-Paycheck Lifestyle Is Cash-Strapped Americans’ New Norm
Increasing costs on everyday items such as groceries, utilities and insurance continue to strain household budgets across the United States. More than 60% of Americans were living paycheck to paycheck as of June, a...
August 11, 2023
James Allen Offers ChatGPT Assistant Subscriptions to Shoppers
Generative artificial intelligence (AI), particularly OpenAI’s ChatGPT, has become a major trend in retail. Brands and retailers are integrating it due to consumer demand for interactive experiences. In recent forays, the use of...
August 11, 2023
FinTech IPO Index Plunges 6.6% as Upstart and Nuvei Earnings...
Seemingly everywhere you looked this past week, earnings were the sole arbiter of how stocks performed. And no matter the earnings, almost across the board, the performance was decidedly to...
August 11, 2023
Visa Says CFOs See Digital Payments Solutions Through Working Capital...
Back in the darkest days of the pandemic, Visa struck a partnership with Conferma Pay to integrate the payment network’s virtual cards into the latter’s mobile app. Tap and pay,...
August 11, 2023
Krispy Kreme Reports Q2 2023 Earnings and Expands Omnichannel Strategy
Krispy Kreme announced second-quarter results Thursday (Aug. 10) that showed a 9% hike in year-over-year (YoY) net revenue, bolstered by eCommerce and delivery strategies. Net revenue for the quarter ending...