September 9, 2019In a move that joins the online and offline experience in Latin America, FinTech firm EBANX is collaborating with global retail online marketplace AliExpress. The company is planning to roll ...
September 9, 2019With this week’s Nordstrom Local debut in New York City and Starbucks’ plans for pick-up only cafes, it’s a new age for inventory-free retail.
The Nordstrom Local concept, focused on services ...
September 9, 2019A popular earworm rock song that hit the North American charts back in the 1990s assured the object of the narrator’s affection that he would walk 500 miles — and ...
September 7, 2019September is always a big month for the Sharpie. With back-to-school in full swing, Sharpies are popular favorites on supply lists nationwide. That means for the last several weeks, they’ve sat proudly ...
September 6, 2019Groupon is selling body scans and ultrasounds in a move that highlights the state of modern healthcare, according to a report by NPR.
“Whether or not a person may philosophically agree ...
September 6, 2019Fitbit executive Adam Pellegrini will leave the company to join CVS and spearhead its initiatives in consumer health, according to a report by CNBC.
Pellegrini will start his position on Monday ...
September 6, 2019Expanding its footprint in fashion, Visa has announced its renewed sponsorship of New York Fashion Week: The Shows (NYFW) as its official payment technology partner. The company is leveraging NYFW as an opportunity to ...
September 6, 2019Are we witnessing the death knell for the IPO that is tied to high-growth, but money-losing, companies?
Whether WeWork – specifically, the parent company We, though we’ll use the names a ...
September 6, 2019The power of marketing to persuade is an interesting phenomenon in the age of Instagram because, stated simply, some ideas look better in pictures than they sound by description. For ...
September 6, 2019Amazon is reportedly testing a biometric payment system with a handful of customized vending machines for employee use. In disbursements news, a sizable portion of U.S. workers is engaged at some level with the gig economy, ...
September 6, 2019Brick-and-mortar retailers are taking small-format, inventory-free locations to big cities: Nordstrom, for instance, is bringing its Nordstrom Local concept to the Big Apple. One store opened in New York City’s ...
September 6, 2019Legal marijuana may have a massive payments problem, but that’s not stopping retail innovation in perhaps the newest area of legitimate commerce in the U.S. and Canada.
No one would ever ...
September 6, 2019In the months to come, Alibaba subsidiary UCWeb intends to roll out an eCommerce service in India. UCWeb is known for its popular mobile browser, UC Browser, according to reports.
According ...
September 6, 2019There are worse ways to start a business than what happened when John Tabis was getting direct-to-consumer and subscription flower operation The Bouqs off the ground.
As the story goes — the ...
September 6, 2019Sources have said Apple is developing in-screen fingerprint technology that could be available for its 2020 iPhones.
People familiar with the matter told Bloomberg that the technology is being tested both ...
September 5, 2019SessionM, a customer loyalty and engagement platform, has teamed up with food ordering platform Olo for new loyalty and discount offers within Olo, according to a release.
Customers who order from ...
September 5, 2019Garmin’s newest collection of vívomove hybrid smartwatches will feature a host of innovations, including health and fitness data along with text message notifications, the company said in a press release ...
September 5, 2019Luxury retail is being revised — and in some cases, reinvented — and those trends are worth attention as the 2019 holiday shopping season approaches.
One of the latest, ongoing trends is ...
September 5, 2019With the wellness industry worth $4.2 trillion in one recent count, innovators are tapping into the subscription business model to offer products and services aimed at keeping consumers in good ...
September 5, 2019No one likes looking for parking.
It’s tedious, stressful and, while one is doing it, has the unfortunate quality of always taking forever.
For suburban and even exurban drivers, the hunt for ...
September 5, 2019Call centers need to ensure that they provide a robust customer experience via multiple channels, but that need can make the authentication process tricky in terms of satisfying consumers who want speed. ...
September 5, 2019Apple is reportedly at work on in-screen fingerprint technology for iPhones as early as its 2020 devices. While the technology is in testing among Apple’s overseas suppliers and inside Apple, ...
September 5, 2019To minimize the impact of tariffs on consumer goods from China, Target is reportedly telling its suppliers to handle tariff costs. The retailer, along with other store chains, have warned ...
September 5, 2019 Governments rely on tax revenues to fuel the vital services they provide to residents and businesses – from firefighting and public education to water system repair and road maintenance. Retail ...
September 5, 2019Biometric payments are making another run at the grocery store, this time at the hands or Amazon. Or, to be more precise, in the hands of Amazon’s customers. Amazon, the ...
September 4, 2019In some ways, the United States and China exist as mirror images, at least when it comes to economic drivers.
In other words: Live by the consumer, die by the consumer. The ...
September 4, 2019Today in the payments news roundup, Mastercard announced it has joined the Marco Polo Network. Also, Apple has gained three separate patents related to the Apple Watch. And Amazon is testing out a new ...
September 4, 2019Millennials, the conventional wisdom goes, are far more into experiences than they are into buying things. Some of that, according to Joshua Becker, who authors the blog Becoming Minimalist, is actually ...
September 4, 2019To debut its inaugural all-electric sports car, the Taycan, Porsche selected a Chinese wind farm, a German solar site and Niagara Falls. The unveiling was to occur at simultaneous events ...
September 4, 2019When ReGrained Chief Grain Officer (CEO) and Co-Founder Daniel Kurzrock began brewing his own beer, he found that he was wasting food. He was using about a pound of grain for every ...
September 4, 2019Innovators in payments and commerce are making what was once visible, invisible – and changing the path to purchase in the process. In compliance news, consumers are flocking to eCommerce, but sellers have ...
September 4, 2019Retail innovation can be found in a variety of places – and that includes pharmacies, where the retail model is being revised and even reinvented.
One reason for all of that? ...
September 4, 2019To retake ground lost in China to Huawei and competitors, as well as to win emerging market shoppers, Apple will reportedly roll out a lower-cost iPhone model next spring. The ...
September 4, 2019States now operate without federal guidance over taxing out-of-state merchants for online sales — so each is making its own rules. That creates a complex selling environment that eTailers struggle ...
September 4, 2019Since 1992, when eCommerce was still in its infancy, online retailers have not had to collect sales tax. That all changed last year with the Wayfair vs. South Dakota ruling ...
September 3, 2019Apple has been granted three separate patents related to the Apple Watch, which would allow for biometric identification, automatic tightening of the band and lighted indicators, according to a report.
The ...
September 3, 2019Europe’s The Restaurant Group (TRG), which operates over 650 restaurants and pubs across the country, is closing 150 eateries, Financial Times reported on Tuesday (Sept. 3).
Known for owning Frankie & ...
September 3, 2019Capital Park Holdings has formed Prestige Value Brands, and has used it to acquire Joy Hand Dish Retail Brands from Procter & Gamble, according to a release by the company.
These ...
September 3, 2019CellPoint Mobile, which specializes in digital commerce and payment solutions for airlines and travel companies, today rebranded as CellPoint Digital with a new website and product offerings, the company said ...
September 3, 2019The 10-year-old Gurgaon-headquartered mobile payments firm MobiKwik has hit its profit goals and is now making money, as reported on Tuesday (Sept. 3).
“We have been in an ecosystem where we ...
In a move that joins the online and offline experience in Latin America, FinTech firm EBANX is collaborating with global retail online marketplace AliExpress. The company is planning to roll ...
With this week’s Nordstrom Local debut in New York City and Starbucks’ plans for pick-up only cafes, it’s a new age for inventory-free retail.
The Nordstrom Local concept, focused on services ...
A popular earworm rock song that hit the North American charts back in the 1990s assured the object of the narrator’s affection that he would walk 500 miles — and ...
September is always a big month for the Sharpie. With back-to-school in full swing, Sharpies are popular favorites on supply lists nationwide. That means for the last several weeks, they’ve sat proudly ...
Groupon is selling body scans and ultrasounds in a move that highlights the state of modern healthcare, according to a report by NPR.
“Whether or not a person may philosophically agree ...
Fitbit executive Adam Pellegrini will leave the company to join CVS and spearhead its initiatives in consumer health, according to a report by CNBC.
Pellegrini will start his position on Monday ...
Expanding its footprint in fashion, Visa has announced its renewed sponsorship of New York Fashion Week: The Shows (NYFW) as its official payment technology partner. The company is leveraging NYFW as an opportunity to ...
Are we witnessing the death knell for the IPO that is tied to high-growth, but money-losing, companies?
Whether WeWork – specifically, the parent company We, though we’ll use the names a ...
The power of marketing to persuade is an interesting phenomenon in the age of Instagram because, stated simply, some ideas look better in pictures than they sound by description. For ...
Amazon is reportedly testing a biometric payment system with a handful of customized vending machines for employee use. In disbursements news, a sizable portion of U.S. workers is engaged at some level with the gig economy, ...
Brick-and-mortar retailers are taking small-format, inventory-free locations to big cities: Nordstrom, for instance, is bringing its Nordstrom Local concept to the Big Apple. One store opened in New York City’s ...
Legal marijuana may have a massive payments problem, but that’s not stopping retail innovation in perhaps the newest area of legitimate commerce in the U.S. and Canada.
No one would ever ...
In the months to come, Alibaba subsidiary UCWeb intends to roll out an eCommerce service in India. UCWeb is known for its popular mobile browser, UC Browser, according to reports.
According ...
There are worse ways to start a business than what happened when John Tabis was getting direct-to-consumer and subscription flower operation The Bouqs off the ground.
As the story goes — the ...
Sources have said Apple is developing in-screen fingerprint technology that could be available for its 2020 iPhones.
People familiar with the matter told Bloomberg that the technology is being tested both ...
SessionM, a customer loyalty and engagement platform, has teamed up with food ordering platform Olo for new loyalty and discount offers within Olo, according to a release.
Customers who order from ...
Garmin’s newest collection of vívomove hybrid smartwatches will feature a host of innovations, including health and fitness data along with text message notifications, the company said in a press release ...
Luxury retail is being revised — and in some cases, reinvented — and those trends are worth attention as the 2019 holiday shopping season approaches.
One of the latest, ongoing trends is ...
With the wellness industry worth $4.2 trillion in one recent count, innovators are tapping into the subscription business model to offer products and services aimed at keeping consumers in good ...
No one likes looking for parking.
It’s tedious, stressful and, while one is doing it, has the unfortunate quality of always taking forever.
For suburban and even exurban drivers, the hunt for ...
Call centers need to ensure that they provide a robust customer experience via multiple channels, but that need can make the authentication process tricky in terms of satisfying consumers who want speed. ...
Apple is reportedly at work on in-screen fingerprint technology for iPhones as early as its 2020 devices. While the technology is in testing among Apple’s overseas suppliers and inside Apple, ...
To minimize the impact of tariffs on consumer goods from China, Target is reportedly telling its suppliers to handle tariff costs. The retailer, along with other store chains, have warned ...
Governments rely on tax revenues to fuel the vital services they provide to residents and businesses – from firefighting and public education to water system repair and road maintenance. Retail ...
Biometric payments are making another run at the grocery store, this time at the hands or Amazon. Or, to be more precise, in the hands of Amazon’s customers. Amazon, the ...
In some ways, the United States and China exist as mirror images, at least when it comes to economic drivers.
In other words: Live by the consumer, die by the consumer. The ...
Today in the payments news roundup, Mastercard announced it has joined the Marco Polo Network. Also, Apple has gained three separate patents related to the Apple Watch. And Amazon is testing out a new ...
Millennials, the conventional wisdom goes, are far more into experiences than they are into buying things. Some of that, according to Joshua Becker, who authors the blog Becoming Minimalist, is actually ...
To debut its inaugural all-electric sports car, the Taycan, Porsche selected a Chinese wind farm, a German solar site and Niagara Falls. The unveiling was to occur at simultaneous events ...
When ReGrained Chief Grain Officer (CEO) and Co-Founder Daniel Kurzrock began brewing his own beer, he found that he was wasting food. He was using about a pound of grain for every ...
Innovators in payments and commerce are making what was once visible, invisible – and changing the path to purchase in the process. In compliance news, consumers are flocking to eCommerce, but sellers have ...
Retail innovation can be found in a variety of places – and that includes pharmacies, where the retail model is being revised and even reinvented.
One reason for all of that? ...
To retake ground lost in China to Huawei and competitors, as well as to win emerging market shoppers, Apple will reportedly roll out a lower-cost iPhone model next spring. The ...
States now operate without federal guidance over taxing out-of-state merchants for online sales — so each is making its own rules. That creates a complex selling environment that eTailers struggle ...
Since 1992, when eCommerce was still in its infancy, online retailers have not had to collect sales tax. That all changed last year with the Wayfair vs. South Dakota ruling ...
Apple has been granted three separate patents related to the Apple Watch, which would allow for biometric identification, automatic tightening of the band and lighted indicators, according to a report.
The ...
Europe’s The Restaurant Group (TRG), which operates over 650 restaurants and pubs across the country, is closing 150 eateries, Financial Times reported on Tuesday (Sept. 3).
Known for owning Frankie & ...
Capital Park Holdings has formed Prestige Value Brands, and has used it to acquire Joy Hand Dish Retail Brands from Procter & Gamble, according to a release by the company.
These ...
CellPoint Mobile, which specializes in digital commerce and payment solutions for airlines and travel companies, today rebranded as CellPoint Digital with a new website and product offerings, the company said ...
The 10-year-old Gurgaon-headquartered mobile payments firm MobiKwik has hit its profit goals and is now making money, as reported on Tuesday (Sept. 3).
“We have been in an ecosystem where we ...
