July 12, 2024
Report: Barneys New York Aims to Expand Product Offerings, Distribution
Barneys New York reportedly plans to expand both its product offerings and its distribution if the planned acquisition of Neiman Marcus Group by the owner of Saks Fifth Avenue is...
July 12, 2024
Signet Jewelers Cultivates Customer Loyalty Through Service
Signet Jewelers, the world’s largest diamond retailer, faces a distinct challenge in creating customer loyalty. Unlike frequently purchased consumer goods, jewelry purchases tend to be less frequent, necessitating a focus...
July 12, 2024
Walmart Taps Automation in Bid to Broaden Grocery Lead Over...
As Walmart looks to hold its own against Amazon’s growing lead in retail, the company is leaning into its food and beverage stronghold, leveraging automation to scale its omnichannel grocery...
July 11, 2024
Flipkart Adds New Bill Pay, Recharge Options to eCommerce Platform
Walmart-owned Indian eCommerce marketplace Flipkart added new ways for customers to pay bills and recharge payments while shopping on the platform. The company has added FASTag, direct-to-home recharges, landline, broadband...
July 11, 2024
Shoppers Subscribe to Retailers’ Membership Programs for Beauty Deals
As retailers look to win subscribers over to their paid membership programs to bring in revenue and drive loyalty, PYMNTS Intelligence indicates that, if Walmart+ Week was any indication, beauty...
July 11, 2024
Amazon’s Wondery Adds ‘Armchair Expert’ Podcast in $80 Million Deal
Amazon entered into an $80 million deal that will bring comedian Dax Shepard’s podcast “Armchair Expert” to the Wondery platform. Wondery will exclusively distribute and sell ads for the podcast,...
July 11, 2024
Mastercard and Nuvei Team to Provide Digital Asset Offramp
Mastercard and Canadian FinTech Nuvei have teamed to help consumers turn digital assets into fiat currency. The collaboration, announced Thursday (July 11), is open to consumers in Europe, and lets...
July 11, 2024
Grocers Integrate AI Into Digital Platforms to Boost Omnichannel Engagement
In an effort to stay ahead in a competitive market, grocers are leveraging artificial intelligence (AI) to enhance their consumer-facing digital platforms, making the experience more engaging and frictionless. Technology...
July 11, 2024
Embedded Finance, Online Platforms Shape This Week’s B2B Innovations
There are many truisms about the B2B landscape, and they mostly center around better payments. After all, the ongoing digital transformation reshaping the B2B marketplace is increasingly defined by businesses...
The U.S., U.K. and Europe are intensifying their efforts to develop and deploy the policies and infrastructure necessary to advance the use cases and real time payments volume of their domestic networks. This month’s “Real-Time Payments World Map,” a collaboration with The Clearing House, explores the progress and future developments of real-time payments across these regions.
Nearly half of consumers in Mexico shop in-store without using digital shopping features — but merchants hear their customers’ cries for a better experience and are planning to add many. PYMNTS Intelligence’s latest 33-page report, the “2024 Global Digital Shopping Index: Mexico Edition,” commissioned by Visa Acceptance Solutions, features eight charts that provide a blueprint for merchants in Mexico to increase customer satisfaction and drive revenue.