November 01, 2013
Walmart Launches Early Holiday Deals
Walmart announced that it will be launching its holiday-season deals and special offers nearly a month early, according to a November 1 report from CBS News. Beginning Friday, consumers will...
October 30, 2013
Walmart Pulls Plug On Grocery Subscription Service
Walmart’s consumer innovation thinktank, WalmartLabs, has shut down its online grocery subscription service, according to an October 30 report from Internet Retailer. The Goodies Co. delivered a randomized supply of...
October 21, 2013
The Durbin Amendment Conference Program
Regulation of the Debit Card Industry: What’s Happened and What’s Next Program 8:30-9:00 Registration & Continental Breakfast 9:00-9:15 Introduction by Karen Webster, CEO, Market Platform Dynamics 9:15-10:15 The...
October 16, 2013
Verizon, Walmart Move On Same-Day Delivery
Mobile and wireless provider Verizon has announced that it will begin testing a same-day delivery program, which would make it possible for customers to order smartphones online and receive them...
October 15, 2013
Majority Of U.S. Consumers Won’t Use mWallets
By Michael Patrick McSweeney Smartphones have become culturally ubiquitous since their introduction, but despite their popularity, U.S. consumers have yet to embrace the technology as a payment tool. Still, this...
October 04, 2013
The Top 10 Payments Innovators
By Pete Rizzo (@pete_rizzo_) “Innovation distinguishes between a leader and a follower.” It’s become a bit cliche to quote the late Steve Jobs, but there may not be a better...
September 26, 2013
Walmart Sees 40% Jump In Spend From Mobile Shoppers
According to a Walmart executive speaking at the Mobile Marketing Association’s SM2 conference, consumers who use the retailer’s mobile app spend more and shop more frequently than non-mobile users. “We...
September 25, 2013
Meet July’s Top 10 U.S. Web Brands
By Pete Rizzo (@pete_rizzo_) U.S. consumers spent roughly $184 billion on eCommerce purchases using their desktop computers during 2012, but this figure is expected to rise even higher in...
September 24, 2013
The Durbin Amendment
On November 6, 2013, PYMNTS.com will present a conference in Washington, D.C. “The Durbin Amendment and the Regulation of the Debit Card Industry” where thought leaders from all sides of this...
