retailers

Amazon Poised to Overtake Walmart in Health and Beauty Spending
Amazon Poised to Overtake Walmart in Health and Beauty Spending
August 25, 2023  |  Retail

Amazon’s strategy of overtaking Walmart in key retail categories may finally come to fruition. The competition between the world’s top two retailers for shares of...

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Holiday ‘Sales Creep’ May Burden Inventory-Laden Retailers
Holiday ‘Sales Creep’ May Burden Inventory-Laden Retailers
August 22, 2023  |  Retail

Right now, the headlines and news stories detailing the deluge of holiday merchandise on retailers’ shelves are a bit whimsical. Christmas is here, is the...

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Private Equity Firm Silver Lake Considers Selling Global Blue
Private Equity Firm Silver Lake Considers Selling Global Blue
August 15, 2023  |  Business

Private equity firm Silver Lake is reportedly exploring selling Global Blue, a company that enables retailers to offer tax-free shopping. This consideration comes after receiving...

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Omnichannel Commerce Boosts The Honest Company in Q2
Omnichannel Commerce Boosts The Honest Company in Q2
August 08, 2023  |  Earnings

The Honest Company, founded by movie star Jessica Alba, posted its second-quarter results Wednesday (Aug. 8), which showed a revenue bump from recent retail distribution deals....

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Consumers Looking for Bargains Shopped Amazon Over Walmart in Summer Deal Days
Consumers Looking for Bargains Shopped Amazon Over Walmart in Summer Deal Days
July 28, 2023  |  Retail

Amazon Prime Days and Walmart+ Week showed high participation this year. Consumers engaged more when they saw better bargains during the world’s top two retailers’...

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Nearly Three-Quarters of Cardholders Negatively View Retailers and Restaurants That Add a Credit Card Surcharge
Nearly Three-Quarters of Cardholders Negatively View Retailers and Restaurants That Add a Credit Card Surcharge
May 19, 2023  |  Consumer Insights

Consumers have long ignored or simply lived with merchant surcharges, but that’s changing as bills and statements undergo intense scrutiny in the current economic crisis,...

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PYMNTS Intelligence: Consumers and Merchants Can Benefit From Store Cards
PYMNTS Intelligence: Consumers and Merchants Can Benefit From Store Cards
April 13, 2023  |  Credit Cards

Although there are challenges to their widespread adoption, white-label store cards can benefit both consumers and merchants. For this reason, merchants should explore how to...

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Merchants Reap Economic Benefit of Co-Branded Store Card Momentum
Merchants Reap Economic Benefit of Co-Branded Store Card Momentum
April 12, 2023  |  Credit Cards

In 2023, store credit cards could significantly surge based on last year’s trends. A report by LendingTree revealed that 35% of Americans were likely to...

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An Insider on Why Instant Checkout Is a Deal-Maker for Consumers
An Insider on Why Instant Checkout Is a Deal-Maker for Consumers
March 17, 2023  |  Real-Time Payments

Four out of five Americans are interested in faster options to pay businesses for goods and services — an interest that is likely to grow,...

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