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1.3KAppleApple’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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1.7KTaxesFacebook, 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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2.2KAuthenticationHow 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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3.6KRetailChina’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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2.0KRetailDick’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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3.1KRetailBlack 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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3.8KMobile 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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3.0KRetailXiaomi 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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3.3KRetailGroupon: 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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2.6KRetailPre-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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2.8KB2B 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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2.9KRetailJD.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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2.4KRetailJCPenney 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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3.5KEarningsWill 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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2.7KRetailMacy’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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2.6KPlatform 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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4.0KAppleApple 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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5.8KPlatform 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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2.4KRetailBread 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 CTO and Co-founder Daniel...
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4.3KRetailAdobe: 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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2.4KEarningsYum! 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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2.1KEarningseBay 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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3.9KCryptocurrencyXRP 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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1.6KRetailHasbro 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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2.3KB2B 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...
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3.0KCashUK Cash Use Falls
Cash purchases in the U.K. fell 1 percent last year, and now account for just 22 percent of purchases in the country....
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2.5KAppleApple To Debut Slew Of New Devices On Wednesday
Apple is set to premiere a variety of new products this week at the company’s Apple Park headquarters in Cupertino, California. According...
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2.1KB2B PaymentsTrade Disputes Have US Exporters Shifting Their Strategies
A new survey from American Express suggests small and mid-sized exporters (SMBs) based in the U.S. are shifting their business strategies in...
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2.9KRetail2017 Holiday Shopping Mostly Took Place In Stores
It was a good holiday season for online retailers in 2017 — particularly Amazon. According to Gartner, online retail sales rose 14.7...
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2.1KEarningsGap Q2 Revenue Beats Analyst Expectations
Gap reported a 2 percent increase in comparable store sales for the second quarter as the retail chain’s revenue topped analyst estimates,...
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2.6KEarningsGrocery, Online Drive Blockbuster Q2 For Walmart
Walmart made its investors very happy yesterday (Aug. 16) as Q2 2018 earnings came in well ahead of expectations across the board. More customers hit...
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3.5KNewsFive At Five: A Brighter Retail Forecast For 2018
Welcome to the Five at Five, your late look at the day’s payments and commerce news. Today’s coverage includes the newest sales...
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4.4KAmazonMarketplace Sellers Drive Amazon’s Q2 Profit Train
Another quarterly earnings reports, another rush of pleased Amazon investors hurrying to boost the stock in after-hours trading — Amazon stock jumped 4.1 percent...
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2.6KB2B PaymentsShowpad Adds Apple Augmented Reality Tech For B2B eCommerce
B2B sales solutions provider Showpad is launching what it claims to be the industry’s first augmented reality (AR) solution designed to help...
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2.7KIPOSonos Pushes Forward With IPO
Though not much of a surprise to anyone, speaker company Sonos has filed to go public, and will likely be trading on...
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4.6KEarningsWalgreens Fiscal 3Q Results Top Street, But Retail Sales Slip
Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc.’s latest earnings results came in above the Street on Thursday (June 28), boosted by the buyout of several...
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2.4KRetailShopping Holidays Bring In Billions For eCommerce Retailers
Holidays aren’t just for marking centuries-old traditions or historic milestones: Retailers are creating their own new-age eCommerce celebrations and bringing in big...
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3.0KMobile Order AheadStarbucks To Pick Up Pace Of Store Closings Amid Mobile Growth
Starbucks, the coffee chain operator, said Tuesday (June 20) that it was scaling back its growth and cutting its sales targets for...
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961EarningsRalph Lauren Tops Analyst Forecasts Despite Falling Sales
Ralph Lauren earnings report showed its North America revenue in the fourth quarter decreased 14 percent as the retailer continues to struggle...
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2.5KToday In DataMarking The Growth Charts
Spring is here, and growth spurts are the rule of the day. Apple managed to notch bigger sales and revenue growth last quarter...
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3.3KAppleApple Shares Fall After TSMC Prediction
Apple and its suppliers saw their share prices fall on Thursday (April 19) after a prediction of softer smartphone sales from Taiwan...
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4.2KeCommerceUS Online Retail Sales To Surpass $700B By 2022
A recent study says that U.S. eCommerce will exceed $506 billion this year. By 2022 online retail sales will go beyond $712...
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6.0KIntelligence of ThingsKeeping Beer, Profits And Data Flowing
For each of the 300,000 U.S. locations serving draft beer, bad data means a $12,000 annual loss. That, says Chris Lorkowski, CEO...
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4.2KAmazon CommerceMore Than One-Quarter Of Amazon Merchant Sales Cross Borders
Amazon is encouraging its eCommerce vendors to sell their goods internationally, as cross-border sales are becoming an increasingly important part of the...
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2.9KNewsEU Mulls Turnover Tax On Tech Juggernauts
Reliance on digital to boost the top line means the digital bottom line is about to get a little lighter. Reuters reported news...
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2.9KRetailRetail Sales Take Another Unexpected Monthly Dip
U.S. retail sales continue to disappoint in early 2018, with an unexpected drop in February. For those keeping score at home, that...
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3.3KRetailBehind Whole Foods’ Vendor Summit, New Landscape For Sellers — And Buyers
When it comes to the grocery business, relationships are as easy to bruise as an overripe apple. Such is the case with...
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5.3KToday In DataToday In Data: 55 Percent Of Consumers Shop For Groceries Both Online And Offline
Today in PYMNTS data, Karen Webster discusses Amazon’s impact on consumers and grocery shopping as a whole. “The gulf between what consumers...
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11.1KConsumer InsightsThe Amazon Effect On Consumers And Grocery Shopping
If you’re like most Americans, you or someone in your household made a run to the grocery store on Saturday to get...
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11.0KRetailEverything Is Not Awesome For LEGO
LEGO taught us that “Everything is awesome,” but things are decidedly far from awesome for the Danish toymaker. In the face of...
