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1.8KEarningsEarnings Show Power Of Digital Commerce – And Cash At The ATM
Continuing in the tradition of PYMNTS earnings roundups: Walmart’s eCommerce efforts, including grocery delivery and pickup options, soared in the fourth quarter...
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1.8KRetailGlobal Smartphone Shipments Fell Flat In Fourth Quarter
The fourth quarter saw global shipments of smartphones stall, with unit growth of just 0.1 percent compared to the fourth quarter of...
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1.7KRetailColorado’s Marijuana Industry Tops $6B
The Colorado Department of Revenue has revealed that the state’s regulated marijuana industry sales have topped $6 billion since sales began in 2014....
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2.7KEarningsMoneyGram CEO: 2019 Is The ‘Year Of The Consumer’
Restructuring efforts continue at MoneyGram, and — amid a tougher compliance environment — the company missed Wall Street expectations as sales declined....
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2.3KRetailDunkin’ Deepens Digital Delivery Push Amid Espresso Relaunch
Amid a push to relaunch its espresso offering and open Next-Gen stores, Dunkin’ Brands reported better-than-expected bottom-line results, but fell short of expectations...
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2.8KRetailL’Oreal’s Q4 Sales Exceed Expectations
L’Oréal’s fourth-quarter sales exceeded analyst expectations, allaying fears over how the slowing Chinese economy will affect the beauty industry. Bloomberg reported that...
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1.6KAmazonInvestors Looking For Revenue Rebound When Amazon Reports
With Amazon reporting its earnings tomorrow, the hanging question is whether Q4 will avoid the disappointments that rocked the company’s stock price...
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1.8KB2B PaymentsNew Mexico Lawsuit Sparks Marijuana Business Tax Debate
Paying business taxes is a key source of friction for many legal marijuana companies in the nation, particularly for companies that operate...
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1.6KAppleApple Analyst Predicts Q2 Earnings Will Beat Market Consensus
Despite a warning by Apple CEO Tim Cook about lower revenues for Q1 and disappointing sales of new iPhones and Apple Watches,...
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1.7KAppleThe World Anxiously Anticipates Apple’s Earnings
All eyes are on Cupertino, 24 hours almost to the minute before Apple’s earnings will be reported. Apple faces a very different...
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2.7KRetailLegal Canadian Marijuana Sales Top $40M In First Month
One month after Canada legalized marijuana for everyone in the country, Canadians spent C$54 million ($41 million) on the product, according to...
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4.2KRetailChina To Displace US As Leading Retail Market
China is expected to displace the U.S. this year as the leading retail market around the world. According to eMarketer’s worldwide retail...
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3.6KAppleApple To Drop LCD Displays In Next iPhone Lineup
Apple is expected to get rid of LCD displays for its 2020 line of iPhones, offering completely organic light-emitting diode (OLED) displays....
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6.2KB2B PaymentsBlockchain Tries To Jolt B2B eCommerce Into The Digital Age
The complexities and demands of B2B eCommerce can be significantly greater than those of the consumer digital shopping realm. While that characteristic...
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3.2KSMBsWhy One-Size POS Does Not Fit All SMBs
From hardware to software, from cash registers to digital wallets, the way commerce is done at smaller firms (SMBs) is changing, especially...
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2.3KInvestmentsAlibaba Shares Fall On Slowing Chinese Economy
Stocks for Alibaba, China’s eCommerce giant, are down 1.7 percent after the president of the company admitted that China’s consumer market is...
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2.9KAppleiWhat? Apple Does A Number On Its Numbers Game
Tim Cook’s recent statement about Apple wearable sales is a reminder of Apple’s mastery of reporting numbers that are not really numbers....
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4.0KAppleiPhone XR Proves Difficult To Sell
Demand has been low and sales have been weak for Apple’s iPhone XR. When it launched in October, Apple had high expectations...
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3.1KAppleGetting To The Core Of Apple’s (And Everyone Else’s) China Issue
Live by the Chinese consumer, die by the Chinese consumer. Apple, of course, is getting cored, on the heels of a surprise...
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2.7KMPOS TrackermPOS Helps In-Flight Payments Take Off
Serving food and drinks to 200 passengers at 37,000 feet in the air used to mean balancing snack boxes in one hand...
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7.6KMPOS TrackermPOS At 37,000 Feet
With the global mobile point of sale (mPOS) market projected to experience a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 18.8 percent from...
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4.8KAppleCiti Latest To Lower Q1 iPhone Forecast
Apple was dealt more bad news on Friday (Dec. 28) when Citi Research cut its estimates for iPhone production in the first...
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3.9KAmazonSEC Eyes Amazon Prime Data
Amazon has reportedly refused to disclose information about Prime memberships to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) after it was asked...
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5.0KeCommerceVW To Debut eCommerce Marketplace For Connected Cars
Volkswagen (VW) is expecting to generate around $1.1 billion in additional revenue by 2025, through the launch of a cloud-based marketplace that will...
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3.4KConsumer FinanceConsumer Credit Default Hits Low For Nov 2018
New data has found that the default levels for bank cards, auto loans and first mortgages have reached their lowest levels of...
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2.3KAppleApple’s Stock Dips As Low iPhone Demand Prompts Price Target Cuts
Apple’s stock was under pressure in trading Thursday (Dec. 6) after two Wall Street firms reduced their price targets on the iPhone...
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2.9KTaxesFacebook, Google Targeted In Revised Franco-German Tech Tax
France and Germany have come up with a compromise for a European Union (EU)-wide digital tax, abandoning a wide-ranging 3 percent tax...
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3.3KAuthenticationHow Authentication Tech Is Stamping Out Illegal eCig Purchases
Water always finds the lowest point — that’s a fact of life. So, too, is this: Underaged consumers will always try, and...
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4.7KRetailChina’s Tourism Lull Tarnishes Tiffany’s Stock
The stock may have rebounded a bit, but the news may linger – and may portend some speed bumps ahead for Tiffany...
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2.9KRetailDick’s Sees Sales Slide, But Profits Hold In Q3
Sales were down in Q3 at Dick’s Sporting goods, as the retailer announced a net sales decline of 4.5 percent year over...
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3.8KRetailBlack Friday Online Spending Jumped 24 Pct From 2017
Black Friday sales soared this weekend, with more Americans choosing to skip the crowds and do the majority of their holiday shopping...
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6.7KMobile Order AheadTRENDING: How Mobile Order-Ahead On Campus Attempts To Secure The Grade
With much of the year behind them, quick-service restaurants (QSRs) are taking the time to reflect on their mobile ordering wins and...
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4.2KRetailXiaomi Will Have 5K Stores In India By End Of Next Year
Chinese tech giant Xiaomi plans to have 5,000 of its stores open in India by the end of 2019. “It’s been over...
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4.3KRetailGroupon: Most Americans To Start Shopping On Thanksgiving Morning
A new survey has found that most people plan to begin their holiday shopping well before their turkey dinner — 7:16 a.m. EST...
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3.4KRetailPre-Black Friday Online Sales Spike 17 Pct
U.S. consumers increased their online shopping by nearly 17 percent before Black Friday, according to new data published by Adobe Analytics this week....
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3.3KB2B PaymentsHashCash Plans Blockchain Database For Targeted Corporate Sales
Blockchain consulting firm HashCash is introducing a new service for businesses in need of robust sales forecasting. The firm announced Monday (Nov....
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3.4KRetailJD.com Q3 Revenue Growth Slowdown Weighs On Stock
JD.com, the Chinese eCommerce company, saw its stock under pressure in trading Monday (Nov. 19) after it reported third-quarter results in which...
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3.1KRetailJCPenney Q3 Results Cause Shares To Fall
JCPenney’s shares plummeted 12 percent as a result of disappointing Q3 financial results. According to Fortune, the retailer reported that comparable sales...
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4.7KEarningsWill Walmart Become The Third-Largest eTailer?
It would be an overstatement to say that Amazon should be incredibly worried about Walmart these days — as Amazon is undeniably doing...
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3.7KRetailMacy’s Looks To Holiday Quarter To Put A Bow On A Strong 2018
Macy’s managed to come out ahead of analyst expectations for the third time in a row during Q3 2018, with earnings and...
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3.3KPlatform PaymentsHow Choice Can Set Platform Providers Apart From Competition
One quarter of customers will abandon purchases if a merchant doesn’t accept their preferred payment method. However, managing payments made in 180...
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5.0KAppleApple Supplier Lowers Outlook, Prompting Stock Slip
Apple stocks fell 5 percent on Monday (Nov. 12) morning after one of its suppliers slashed its outlook. According to CNBC, Lumentum, which...
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7.8KPlatform PaymentsTRENDING: BigCommerce On How Platforms Solve Big eCommerce Payment Complexities
When consumers make a purchase online or through a mobile app, they expect the process to be simple and secure. However, they...
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3.3KRetailBread Finance On Why The Early Financing Offer Catches The Conversion Worm
Offering financing to consumers can be a tremendous marketing and customer retention tool for retailers that do it right. The trick, Bread Finance CTO and...
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5.8KRetailAdobe: Why Voice And Touch Retail Will Boost 2018 Holiday Sales
Consumers want to touch before they buy, and they want to talk when they purchase. Those promise to stand as two main...
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3.2KEarningsYum! Brands On How Delivery, Digital And Takeout Are Their Future
Yum! Brands beat Wall Street’s expectations when its earnings were released Wednesday, as an assortment of new menu offerings were successful in drawing...
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3.3KEarningseBay Reports Revenue Bump While Managed Payments See A Slow Build
More than a month ago, eBay started managing payments on its U.S. marketplace platform, and on Tuesday (Oct. 30), the first results...
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4.9KCryptocurrencyXRP Revenues Double For Ripple In Q3
Ripple said that its revenues related to the sale of the digital asset known as XRP gained ground in the third quarter...
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2.2KRetailHasbro Earnings Fall Short Of Q3 Estimates
With the fall of Toys R Us impacting sales, Hasbro fell short of third-quarter earnings and revenue estimates. The company reported revenues...
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2.9KB2B PaymentsValueSelling Eyes The Influences Of B2B Buying Behavior — Besides Amazon
The business-to-business (B2B) buying experience has changed; there’s no doubt about that. The business-to-consumer (B2C) commerce landscape has had a massive influence...
