Costco

Costco Auto Gaining Strength
Costco Auto Gaining Strength
February 04, 2016  |  Merchant Innovation

Car dealerships. Love them or hate them, consumers have been reluctantly buying their new and used vehicles from these scrupulous lots for decades upon decades....

READ MORE >
American Express, Facing Sharper Competition, Sees Rocky Road In 2016
American Express, Facing Sharper Competition, Sees Rocky Road In 2016
January 22, 2016  |  News

The payments giant delivered mixed results for the fourth quarter and somber guidance. It’s cutting expenses by $1 billion over the next two years, but...

READ MORE >
UBS On Why It’s Soured On Amex
UBS On Why It’s Soured On Amex
October 27, 2015  |  News

In the wake of poor earnings from payments giant American Express last week, the firm has gotten little love and even less sympathy for missing...

READ MORE >
Sam’s Club Opens Doors For Amex
Sam’s Club Opens Doors For Amex
September 11, 2015  |  News

The year 2015 hasn’t been American Express’ friend. The big blow that came, of course, was that the card network was going to be severing...

READ MORE >
Why AmEx Couldn’t Make Costco Card Economics Work
Why AmEx Couldn’t Make Costco Card Economics Work
April 20, 2015  |  News

The possible terms of Costco’s new co-branded deal with Visa and Citigroup gives good indication of just why the partnership with American Express didn’t work...

READ MORE >
AmEx CEO: Life After Costco
AmEx CEO: Life After Costco
April 17, 2015  |  Hmmm

American Express has done some backpedaling during the first quarter of the year. It’s spent most of Q1 admitting that it was “arrogant” in the...

READ MORE >