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Poshmark And Reclaiming Personalized Retail In The Digital Age

Poshmark And Reclaiming Personalized Retail In The Digital Age
Poshmark And Reclaiming Personalized Retail In The Digital Age
August 02, 2018  |  Retail

If one flips back in retail history — and not even back all that far, maybe a little over 100 or so years —  the...

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Consumers Are Ready For Virtual Beauty Advisors
Consumers Are Ready For Virtual Beauty Advisors
August 02, 2018  |  Retail

In order to reach frequent shoppers and boost their brand images, beauty brands have a receptive audience for virtual beauty advisors. According to an Automat...

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Today In Data: Healthier Systems, Healthier People
Today In Data: Healthier Systems, Healthier People
August 02, 2018  |  Today In Data

Healthcare is a massive market in the United States – the insurance industry alone is valued in the trillions of dollars. And yet, as Collective Health Co-founder and...

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The Global Connected Retail Market May Top $82B By 2025
The Global Connected Retail Market May Top $82B By 2025
August 02, 2018  |  eCommerce

Retail is undergoing a reinvention with the rise of eCommerce, and merchants are trying new approaches to their brick-and-mortar stores. Nordstrom, for example, has rolled...

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Kroger Rolls Out New Grocery Delivery Offering
Kroger Rolls Out New Grocery Delivery Offering
August 02, 2018  |  Retail

Amid its digital push through its Restock Kroger initiative, Kroger has rolled out a delivery service dubbed Kroger Ship that uses third-party carriers. The offering...

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Does Apple Pay Growth Signal Contactless Transit Boost?
Does Apple Pay Growth Signal Contactless Transit Boost?
August 02, 2018  |  Mobile

A certain amount of intellectual satisfaction — irony, perhaps — came from the conference call Wednesday (July 31) for Apple’s latest earnings report. In it, CEO...

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For Payments Infrastructure, Still Some Blockchain Buzz
For Payments Infrastructure, Still Some Blockchain Buzz
August 02, 2018  |  B2B Payments

Blockchain seemed to dominate the B2B payments infrastructure landscape the last few days, even amid reports of a slowdown for blockchain projects overall. Cross-border remains...

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Subscription Mania Has Entrepreneurs In A Recurring Payments Whirlwind
Subscription Mania Has Entrepreneurs In A Recurring Payments Whirlwind
August 02, 2018  |  B2B Payments

Ever sign up for a free trial, then get burned when forgetting about the subscription by being hit with an automatic payment a month later?...

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Corporates Brace For Profits Hit By FX Volatility
Corporates Brace For Profits Hit By FX Volatility
August 02, 2018  |  B2B Payments

U.S. corporations are warning that profits and revenues will take a hit as a result of foreign exchange volatility, according to reports in The Wall...

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