It’s not beginning to look a lot like Christmas just yet, as it’s still summer and warm weather doesn’t quite call to mind images of drinking hot chocolate, sitting by roaring fires or riding one-horse open sleighs. But even though consumers aren’t thinking about holiday...
As the fall shopping season prepares to settle into place, the race for the customer’s grocery dollars is getting more competitive by the day. Last week’s big headline was Amazon opening its first Amazon Fresh brick-and-mortar grocery store. And this week, Walmart fired back with a major shot...
Walmart wants kids to have fun, even during a pandemic. To do that, the mega-retailer has vowed to serve up a bit of 21st-century tech magic. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS...
After publicly expressing frustration with the United States Postal Service (USPS), eBay has announced the expansion of its partnership with additional shipping options for the company’s buyers and sellers. The key addition is the use of UPS as a preferred shipping method – or as...
Many retailers are in survival mode and focused strictly on revenue due to the pandemic’s effect on brick-and-mortar foot traffic. But that doesn’t mean that less tangible efforts aren’t pushing on. Retail design, for example, is still innovating with the customer experience in mind. But...
The “Big Four” – Amazon, Apple, Facebook and Google – had one of those weeks that looked quiet on the surface, but contained some positive news for retailers. The biggest news (or news leak) came from Apple watchers. Not only is 5G coming in October,...
The Michaels Companies, Inc. reported Q2 eCommerce growth of over 350 percent year on year, fueled by bolstered and expanded omnichannel functions such as same-day delivery and curbside pickup, according to a Thursday (Sept. 3) announcement. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock...
Signet Jewelers Ltd. reported on Thursday (Sept. 3) that same-store sales dropped 31.3 percent in Q2 FY21, but eCommerce revenues grew 72.1 percent year over year as the chain expanded its virtual-selling model amid a digital shift, according to an announcement. Get the Full Story...
Marketplace models have powered and scaled commerce for millennia, but the digital shift combined with the online marketplace options now available to buyers and sellers are reenergizing marketplace dynamics for Main Street, where small and medium businesses (SMBs) are reinventing themselves with new digital storefronts...
