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May 11, 2023
SAP and Google Cloud Introduce Comprehensive Open Data Offering

SAP and Google Cloud have expanded their partnership and introduced a comprehensive open data offering. With this new offering, SAP software data and non-SAP data can be combined on Google Cloud, allowing organizations...


May 10, 2023
Alma Counts on Numeral for Automated Merchant Payments

Buy now, pay later provider Alma has launched a partnership with payments platform Numeral. The collaboration, announced Wednesday (May 10), will see Numeral automating “millions of payments” per year to...


May 10, 2023
5 Things Earnings Season Teaches Us About BNPL

Sift through the filings, listen to the calls with management, and earnings season gives a sense of how consumers — and merchants — are embracing buy now, pay later (BNPL)....


May 10, 2023
The Honest Company Waves Bye to China and the EU

While many brands and retailers continue to make big bets on China, Jessica Alba’s consumer packaged goods (CPG) company The Honest Company is exiting the market altogether along with Europe...


May 09, 2023
Costco Reports Declines in eCommerce and Discretionary Sales in April

At Costco, eCommerce and discretionary items saw declines in sales in April. During the four weeks that ended April 30, the membership warehouse club recorded a year-over-year increase in total...


May 09, 2023
Spotify Tunes Out AI-Produced Songs

Spotify has reportedly pulled tens of thousands of artificial intelligence (AI)-generated songs from its platform. The streaming service’s campaign, reported Tuesday (May 9) by the Financial Times (FT), comes amid...


May 09, 2023
Amazon Anywhere Lets Consumers Shop From Virtual Environments

Amazon says it will begin letting consumers buy real-world products from inside virtual spaces. Amazon Anywhere, an “immersive shopping experience” announced Tuesday (May 9), lets shoppers browse and purchase physical...


May 09, 2023
Aeropay Teams With KindTap on Cashless Cannabis Checkout

Cannabis firms Aeropay and KindTap have teamed to offer digital credit at checkout. The partnership, announced Tuesday (May 9), marries Aeropay’s digital payment capabilities with KindTap’s consumer credit solution. “In...


May 09, 2023
Amazon Pays Customers For Pickup to Cut Delivery Costs

Amazon is offering customers a deal to lower delivery costs: Pick up your items, get $10. As Reuters reported Monday (May 8), the eCommerce giant has recently begun emailing Prime...


Walmart Vs. Amazon Whole Paycheck: Battle For The Digital-First Consumer
Amazon, Walmart Gain Q3 eCommerce Sales, But Lose Share of Total Spend  Spoiler alert: This edition of the Whole Paycheck Tracker report, the exclusive PYMNTS data dive on the claim Amazon and Walmart make on their share of the U.S. consumer’s whole paycheck, does not contain the customary exponential increases associated with these two retailers.
The Battle for Consumer Retail Spend: Amazon Versus Walmart Q2 2022: The Discretionary Spend Play
Amazon’s Lead in Consumer Discretionary Spend Remains Unchallenged  In the clash of the retail titans, Walmart leads in grocery and personal care spend, but Amazon dominates in clothing, furniture, appliances and hobbies, the Q2 2022 edition of "The Battle For Consumer Retail Spend: Amazon Versus Walmart" found, while also exploring ways consumers stand to gain from the rivalry.