In the mid-1990s, Procter & Gamble made a stunning claim. They said they’d invented a miracle in a bottle. A chemist working there found a compound that completely got rid of really bad smells instead of covering them up with a fancy perfume-y spray. Stinky...
AI can find the sweater, compare prices and read hundreds of reviews before a shopper finishes a cup of coffee. Getting that sweater through checkout is where the trip gets complicated. “Will the 2026 Shopping Season Go Agentic?,” a PYMNTS Intelligence report, examines who could...
More than 40 S&P 500 companies reported $9.6 billion in tariff refunds in the past quarter or so, with about $2.1 billion in cash already received, The Wall Street Journal reported Thursday (Aug. 13). Some of the companies reporting the biggest refunds so far include...
OpenAI this week opened its Supply Co. merchandise store to the public, selling apparel and accessories once reserved for employees. The move follows a broader push by technology companies, including Nvidia, Apple and Palantir, to use premium merchandise to build community around their brands. It...
September 15, 2026
AI can find the sweater, compare prices and read hundreds of reviews before a shopper finishes a cup of coffee. Getting that sweater through checkout is where the trip gets complicated. “Will the 2026 Shopping Season Go Agentic?,” a PYMNTS Intelligence report, examines who could control the next stage of digital shopping. It draws on […]
January 20, 2026
The first half of the 2020s didn’t just accelerate payments and commerce. It stress-tested every assumption the industry carried into the decade — and forced leaders to decide, in real...
November 26, 2025
Professionals in payments, FinTech and the digital economy already face crowded calendars and a nonstop flow of industry information. Conferences often promise insight but often deliver conversations heavy on sales...
November 24, 2025
Watch more: Inside Whatnot: Why Live Shopping Works — And What It Means for eCommerce It all started with Funko Pops. Those pint-sized vinyl characters with giant eyes and even...
August 13, 2026
More than 40 S&P 500 companies reported $9.6 billion in tariff refunds in the past quarter or so, with about $2.1 billion in cash already received, The Wall Street Journal reported Thursday (Aug. 13). Some of the companies reporting the biggest refunds so far include Apple, at $2.2 billion; Nike, at $986 million; FedEx, at […]
April 29, 2026
BigCommerce is integrating PayPal’s Store Sync offering into its app marketplace and channel manager. The new integration, announced Wednesday (April 29), is designed to let BigCommerce merchants connect their product catalogs, inventory and order...
December 10, 2025
Consumer retail spending from the week before Thanksgiving through Cyber Monday (Dec. 1) was up 9% year over year, American Express Chairman and CEO Stephen J. Squeri said Wednesday (Dec....
November 14, 2025
Food retailer Ahold Delhaize USA has added its Hannaford brand to its proprietary digital and eCommerce platform. With this addition, Ahold Delhaize USA has completed a multi-year rollout of its...
