More than three months after the event, sales figures from Amazon Prime Day have emerged to perhaps settle the issue of varying perspectives between customers and the company. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to...
In the early days of eCommerce, buying significantly underpriced versions of designer goods usually came with the implied warning, “buyer beware.” Counterfeit products have been around far longer than digital marketplaces, but with the globalized economy putting geographically distant retailers on the same playing field,...
Whether customers are fans of Christmas creep or not, there’s no denying that the holiday shopping season seems to be starting earlier and earlier every year. Retailers from every industry work on extensive holiday shopping displays and competitive pricing deals to draw customers into their stores...
Google is gearing up to give merchants a sneak peek at its normally top secret search data. 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...
While customers now expect positive reinforcement from loyalty rewards programs to keep coming back, there’s nothing wrong with giving employees some love, too. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional...
In retail, it’s always important to be one step ahead of the competition. Most of the time, this is a good thing – it drives funding for innovations in eCommerce technology, store design and everything else that creates a successful omnichannel strategy. Other times, though,...
Until the eCommerce boom changed the game, a reliable metric of success in retail was physical footprints. If a retailer had storefronts in every major American market, it was meeting customers in every place they would be expected to shop, but now that eCommerce makes...
Just about every retailer knows that if they’re not ready to adapt to changes in the market, they might as well close up shop. Whether it is quickly and efficiently setting up eCommerce operations on every social network imaginable or managing stock inventory with a...
Apparently, anyone who is anyone these days has their own tech accelerator. 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...