Welcome to Five at Five, your late look at the day’s payments and commerce news. Today’s coverage includes news about recent bank failures and an...
Stocks are up modestly to start the year, but based on Thursday’s trading action, the retail sector is escaping investors’ favor (to put it mildly),...
The holiday season was a bit less merry, from a comparable sales perspective, than Macy’s had been forecasting, as the department store retailer cut its...
The holiday sales season is nearly done for 2018, and it’s so far so good — particularly for eCommerce. But will 2018’s strong seasonal spending...
By all accounts, Cyber Monday 2018 was a roaring success. With, according to the most popular estimate, 7.9 billion in online sales, the result beat...
Target’s stock price slid sharply and suddenly when the firm announced its results for the third quarter, falling 9 percent as the retailer announced a...
With strong income growth, increased customer confidence and low unemployment, U.S. holiday sales may top $1 trillion this year. eMarketer noted that the sales may...
It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas (well, if you squint and aim your gaze past the Halloween decorations). And from a U.S. retailer’s...
To bring real live Christmas trees to its customers’ doors, Amazon plans to offer seven-foot plants on its site this year. The trees will reportedly...