January 20, 2014
The Coming Physical Retail Death Spiral
Intense competition from online and mobile channels, pricing pressures and shrinking margins, high fixed costs, changing customer demographics, and eroding revenue opportunities. Sound familiar? It should. It’s exactly what drove...
January 14, 2014
Online Startups Are This Week’s Funding Champions
2014 already has seen a flurry of startup activity, particularly in online services. Food-ordering company Delivery Hero and eCommerce software provider Volusion, among others, reported strong funding rounds from some...
January 06, 2014
Startup Roundup: Who’s Getting Funded?
Here’s our Startup Roundup: a (close-to-) comprehensive list of each of the startup companies in payments and/or e-commerce to receive at least $1 million in funding from equity investors in...
December 30, 2013
Looking Ahead At The Close Of 2013
To paraphrase the immortal words of Yogi Berra, predictions are really hard, especially when they’re about the future. That’s why we’ve made it our annual tradition at PYMNTS.com to round...
December 18, 2013
First American Upgrades Tablet POS System
First American Payment Systems is releasing an upgraded version of its 1stDayPOS food service point-of-sale system, the company announced in a December 17 press release. The improvements to the tablet-based...
October 21, 2013
Big Slice of Domino’s Customers Use Mobile Payments
Domino’s is among several U.S. food chains pioneering the use of mobile technology to make ordering and delivery easier for customers, according to Mobile Commerce Daily. The company has reported...
September 25, 2013
Google Shopping Express Expands Partner Base, Launches App
Google Shopping Express, the same-day delivery service currently being tested by U.S. tech giant Google, has announced plans to expand its services from San Francisco to the wider Bay Area,...
September 24, 2013
ECommerce In Russia: A Big Opportunity
By Chanel Smith (@PYMNTS_EMEA) ECommerce in Russia is blossoming, yet the market is still struggling to gain support from international investors who harbor a poor perception of Russia. By 2012...
September 23, 2013
Digital Sales Boost UK’s Grocery Sector
By Chanel Smith EMEA Editor (@PYMNTS_EMEA) Unlike various consumers across Europe who choose to stick with shopping in stores for groceries, the majority of British consumers would rather shop for...
