holidays

NEW REPORT: Gap’s ‘Swiss Army Knife’ Black Friday mPOS Plan
NEW REPORT: Gap’s ‘Swiss Army Knife’ Black Friday mPOS Plan
November 02, 2018  |  MPOS Tracker

With Black Friday and the holiday season fast approaching, retailers are preparing for the expected deluge of customers. For these merchants, getting into the holiday...

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Trick Or Treat (Payments And Commerce Style)
Trick Or Treat (Payments And Commerce Style)
October 27, 2018  |  Commerce

Halloween is the scariest day of the year for children and parents alike – though for very different reasons. For kids, the proliferation of ghosts, goblins,...

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Hershey Raises Chocolate Prices To Offset Costs
Hershey Raises Chocolate Prices To Offset Costs
October 26, 2018  |  Retail

Hershey Co. has revealed that it will raise its prices on chocolate to offset costs. Higher freight prices boosted Hershey’s cost in the third quarter and...

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Why Using Rules Of Thumb To Predict Fraud Is A Fail
Why Using Rules Of Thumb To Predict Fraud Is A Fail
October 24, 2018  |  Security & Fraud

Rules of thumb are useful — until they aren’t. When it comes to deploying corporate resources in the battle against online fraud and account takeovers...

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The Retail Holiday Hiring Headache
The Retail Holiday Hiring Headache
October 10, 2018  |  Retail

By some accounts, the 2018 holiday season is going to be a bang-up year for retailers. Unemployment is down and consumer confidence is up. Holiday...

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Fake IDs And Fraud’s Other Face
Fake IDs And Fraud’s Other Face
October 08, 2018  |  Security & Fraud

Among the many plots and ploys, fraudsters fake IDs. They make off with ill-gotten gains, hurting firms and consumers alike — and in the online...

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FedEx Offers $40K-$110K Bonuses To Keep Pilots Flying
FedEx Offers $40K-$110K Bonuses To Keep Pilots Flying
October 04, 2018  |  Delivery

FedEx is paying retirement-age pilots bonuses of as much as $110,000 to keep them flying during the holiday season. According to news from Reuters, two senior...

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Five At Five: eBay Calls Out Amazon
Five At Five: eBay Calls Out Amazon
October 04, 2018  |  News

Welcome to Five at Five, your late look at the day’s payments and commerce news. Today’s coverage includes tension between two big online players, along...

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Wayfair Plans To Open Pop-Up Shops
Wayfair Plans To Open Pop-Up Shops
October 04, 2018  |  Retail

In order to create an interactive brand experience, Wayfair is planning on opening two pop-up shops at the beginning of November: One of the stores...

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