To bring autonomous pizza delivery to Houston, Domino’s Pizza and robotics company Nuro are teaming up to use a custom unmanned vehicle dubbed R2 later in 2019. The fleet from Nuro will serve certain Domino’s customers in Houston who place their orders online, the company...
Sometimes there are two approaches to the same problem in FinTech: EMVCo’s recently released EMV Secure Remote Commerce (SRC) Specification version 1.0 promises to enable many more seamless retail transactions, and the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) Payment Request application programming interface (API) aims to...
Walmart is making the latest entry into the grocery delivery wars — now an active battleground between Walmart, Amazon and Target for who can get the groceries to consumers door, fastest and for the least money. Walmart’s latest offering is “Delivery Unlimited” subscription, which will offer...
Target faced a register outage that lasted for about 90 minutes on Sunday (June 16), which meant it couldn’t process cards or other forms of payment. The complication caused long lines and wait times in the store, and the company placed the blame on an...
It wasn’t the best weekend for Target. The retail chain suffered through a register outage, but things apparently were getting back to normal as of Sunday evening (June 16). As well, there was no indication that the problem was due to hacking or a security...
Urban Outfitters’ announcement that it was moving into the world of fashion for rent about a month ago was surprising — and also not. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content —...
Radio-frequency identification (RFID) technology is carrying more weight in retail these days, helping merchants to innovate and win over consumers, and even serving to tie together web, mobile and in-store experiences as part of the focus on omnichannel commerce. Get the Full Story Complete the...
Online brands are expanding their brick-and-mortar footprints: Online handbag marketplace Rebag, for instance, is opening a new store in Miami’s Design District with more stores said to come. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to...
With results that implied a pickup in consumer spending, retail sales in the U.S. rose in May and sales for the month before were revised upward. The Commerce Department report that was fairly positive came after mild readings for inflation and a step-down for hiring,...
