After a plunge into bankruptcy earlier this year, Sears announced plans to open three new, small-footprint stores of 10,000 to 15,000 sq ft. Instead of the typical 160,000 ...
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Amazon may own 49% of the US e-commerce market, but eBay remains surprisingly resilient according to an Edison Trends report. According to eMarketer, the six biggest e-commerce sellers ...
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While Amazon’s Whole Foods implements a range of grocery discounts, Walmart and Google are going to the prom together again to offer voice ordering of groceries, two years ...
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If millennials are a key target market, you’ll want to read the latest research from CouponFollow. Researchers outline how far and how fast millennials have moved into shopping ...
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Your Friday roundup of global payments news is ready for launch. We start with a look at 2018 gift card preferences and what’s on the horizon. Then we ...
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First Data has some fascinating research on 2018 gift card preferences, growth and trends in the UK. If you’re a retailer or online seller using gift cards as ...
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In China, more than 580 million people made a payment with their mobile phone last year and 68% used a mobile wallet for off-line payments. In many cases, ...
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In the US, fast food is a $200 billion industry. The on-demand food delivery business is also growing fast and is now estimated to be a $2 billion-plus ...
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Welcome to Payments NEXT’s weekly global payments news roundup. The week started with a bang with the planned $43 billion FIS/Worldpay merger. We covered several new product launches ...
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The payday loans industry is rightly criticized for contributing to a vicious cycle of poverty from its outrageous payments practices and high interest rates for low-wage workers who ...
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