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Commerce Uses Visuals To Improve Customer Experiences
Retail // December 13, 2019

Don’t look now, but retailers and commerce are getting more visual with reality. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to our daily newsletter, PYMNTS Today....

Snap’s Stocks Take A Hit From Unpopular Redesign
Mobile Applications // May 02, 2018

Snap’s first-quarter sales fell short of analysts’ projections after its redesign, as shares fell as much as 19 percent in late trading. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional...

Direct To Consumer: Surviving The Digital Retail Revolution
Retail // June 20, 2017

There’s no question about it — today’s retail landscape is undergoing a digital revolution. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to our daily newsletter, PYMNTS Today....

SNAP Stocks Drop To IPO Price Of $17 After Lackluster Quarter
IPO // June 16, 2017

Fame is a fickle friend, and it seems that Snapchat may have reached the end of its run, if investor confidence is any measuring stick. Parent company Snap, Inc. saw shares dip back down to an IPO price of $17.00 after a brief surge to $29.44...

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Direct To Consumer: Surviving The Digital Retail Revolution

June 20, 2017
There’s no question about it — today’s retail landscape is undergoing a digital revolution. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to our daily newsletter, PYMNTS Today. By completing this form, you agree to receive marketing communications […]

Retail Fizzles, Alipay Sizzles — And Burger Wars Reignite On Mobile

May 12, 2017
May flowers did not appear for retail earnings, unless you consider a bouquet of stinkweed a blanket of blossoms. Simply put, the numbers were dismal, the stock prices sinking like,...

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Snap’s Stocks Take A Hit From Unpopular Redesign

May 02, 2018
Snap’s first-quarter sales fell short of analysts’ projections after its redesign, as shares fell as much as 19 percent in late trading. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to our daily newsletter, PYMNTS Today. By […]

Snap Acquires Placed To Raise The Level Of Its Ad Game

June 06, 2017
Snap’s first quarter may have been something of a rough ride with the $2.2 billion loss — but that doesn’t seem to be slowing down the firm’s social commerce ambitions....

Snap Inc.’s Evan Spiegel Under Fire For Allegedly Calling India A “Poor Country”

April 18, 2017
Snap Inc.’s Evan Spiegel is facing backlash on social media after a lawsuit against the company alleged that the CEO did not want to expand into “poor countries” like India. Get...

Snap Inc. Sets Valuation Lower Than Expected

February 17, 2017
Sources are reporting that Snap Inc. — Snapchat’s parent company — has set a valuation for itself between $19.5 billion and $22.2 billion, as the message app company gets closer to its IPO....