Staples made it clear during Wednesday’s (Nov. 19) earnings call that it’s committed to Apple and everything that comes with it — which includes Apple Pay. “We’ve strengthened our relationship with Apple and we’re excited to have iPads and iPhones at retail for the upcoming...
Target continues to pay for its massive data breach that occurred during last year’s fourth quarter, but it appears the retailer has nearly recovered from most of the issues stemming from the breach as this year’s third-quarter earnings beat analysts and company expectations for both...
There’s always something to fuel the competition between Samsung and Apple. This time it’s not a debate over devices as much as it is what that device can enable — and specifically one technology: beacons. Samsung’s recently announced that it was launching its own beacon...
Membership retailer BJ’s Wholesale Club is rolling out a co-branded credit card with rewards that its members can redeem on-demand when checking out at BJ’s stores, the company announced on Wednesday (Nov. 19). The on-demand redemption feature, which lets cardholders spend their rewards in $20...
Americans will spend $61 billion on retail ecommerce for the holidays this year, up 16 percent from the same period in 2013, Chain Store Age reported. Online buying using desktop computers will represent the vast majority of that spending, reaching $53.2 billion, according to comScore’s...
Staples has confirmed that tue retail payment systems at some of its stores were breached this summer, Bank Info Security reported on Tuesday (Nov. 18). The office supply chain said last month that it was investigating a suspected breach, after reports of payment card fraud...
Square is getting back into the gift card business this holiday season — but this time, the mobile payments service is selling physical cards to its retailers, according to TechCrunch. Square announced on Tuesday (Nov. 18) that merchants using its Square Register will be able...
Retailers are still trying to regain their footing from last year’s massive data breaches. But as stores like Target and Neiman Marcus finally stabilize for the holidays, experts say ‘tis the season for more – and more sophisticated – big hacks. Cybersecurity firm Dispersive Technologies...
T.J. Maxx has finally jumped back on the e-commerce bandwagon, but the investor excitement in parent company TJX that the endeavor has brought will likely be cooled by the company’s latest earnings report. TJX, which also owns Marshalls and HomeGoods, released its third quarter earnings...
