Staples is thinking outside the box with a new store format that highlights podcasting, community events and coworking spaces. The Staples Connect concept, which will be officially introduced in six Boston area stores on Feb. 5, offers experiences and solutions as well as a place...
Imagine that you owed your bank or landlord a lot of money. Now imagine that said bank or landlord decided to buy you out. That’s what happened Monday (Feb. 3) as two top mall owners and a brand management company gathered together to buy troubled...
Supermarkets buy inventory to sell to consumers, but some of those products never end up in their hands, and instead become food waste. The USDA forecasts that grocers lose a whopping $15 billion each year in unsold fruits and vegetables. And one report notes that “without accounting...
With a pilot that could usher in a new era of technology as stores and restaurants grapple with hiring in an aging country, the first robotic bartender in Japan has started to serve drinks in a Tokyo bar. The robot offers beverages in an establishment...
The Kansas City Chiefs won the Super Bowl, but Cars.com is claiming a different kind of victory. 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...
Free returns have become something of a standard offering for eCommerce consumers. What better way to compensate for an improperly fitting clothing item or a purchase not quite living up to snuff than making it easy and free to send it back? Get the Full Story...
Everyday chores are a challenge for working parents who have to balance their lives between jobs and families. They spend time away from home for work — whether they are in the office or thousands of miles away on a business trip — only to...
2020 just might be the year that the long-awaited social shopping business actually shows up. 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,...
With concerns that the coronavirus in China will impact the supply of iPhones, Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo said his company, TF international Securities, is reducing its predictions for the supply of iPhones in the first quarter of this year by 10 percent. Kuo said, according...
