Microsoft announced Monday (June 13) that it has entered into an agreement to acquire LinkedIn for $26.2 billion, which breaks down to $196 a share. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content...
There is an old adage that notes that if you can ‘t beat ’em, you should join ’em. Perhaps when applied to the modern retail sphere, that particular aphorism should be expanded to include: Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article...
Target is letting some of the design ideas created at its Open House format store in San Francisco out into the wilds of more traditional retail. Connect Living is an in-store experience designed to give customers a chance to test drive connected products and streamlined...
When most people think retail applications for drones at this point, they are likely thinking about delivery. Some eagerly anticipate the drone-based commerce logistics, others fear it, but in general both sides are in agreement that when one is talking retail drones, they are talking...
Things are not looking great for Aeropostale or its hopes of a turnaround effort out of Chapter 11, as it continues to spar with its primary lender Sycamore Partners over what should be company’s immediate course of action. Get the Full Story Complete the form...
There is a new reality in apparel retail, and the designer-focused markets of the past have given way to a hyphenated tour de force: fast-fashion apparel. For a while, it was the thought of traditional fashion execs that it was just young shoppers with flighty...
In business and poker, it’s important to know, in equal parts, when to hold them and also when to fold them. And it looks like Naspers, one of the leading media outlets on the African continent, is taking the latter route with one if its...
There once was a time when recurring charges for a regular retail purchase were only copacetic in consumers’ eyes as a way to pay down a big-ticket item over time or the accepted retainer for high-priced fashion and design consultants. Now, however, the subscription model...
It looks like Alibaba-backed mobile wallet Paytm may not be very useful when it comes to cross-border payments. 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...
