holidays

TJX Shares Rise After It Beats Holiday Estimates
TJX Shares Rise After It Beats Holiday Estimates
March 01, 2018  |  Retail

TJX, the parent company of discount department store chains Marshalls, HomeGoods and TJ Maxx, had a very good holiday season, beating out analyst estimates for...

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Data Dive: The Good, The Bad And The Ugly Edition: Discover, JPMC And Toys R Us
Data Dive: The Good, The Bad And The Ugly Edition: Discover, JPMC And Toys R...
February 26, 2018  |  Data Dive

Last week had plot twists in the payments and commerce ecosystem. We found out Google was hitting reset on its mobile payments ambitions. We learned, care of an...

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Mobile Wallets: Where’s The S-Curve?
Mobile Wallets: Where’s The S-Curve?
February 26, 2018  |  Payments Innovation

The classic product lifecycle that all of us had drilled into our heads in business school tells us that at the three-year mark for any...

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Omnichannel Gifting: Because Digital Isn’t Enough Anymore
Omnichannel Gifting: Because Digital Isn’t Enough Anymore
February 23, 2018  |  Retail

There are few verticals where business is a guaranteed — basically just food, healthcare, and funerary services. And even those spaces are changing. Then there’s...

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Holiday Spending In US Hit $108 Billion
Holiday Spending In US Hit $108 Billion
January 17, 2018  |  Retail

Consumer spending during the holidays in the U.S. came in at $108 billion, marking a 14.7 percent increase from a year ago. According to news...

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PayPal Processes $8.5 Billion In 2017 Donations
PayPal Processes $8.5 Billion In 2017 Donations
January 15, 2018  |  Payment Methods

More than $1 billion was donated to charities and nonprofits via the PayPal platform over the holidays, marking a milestone for the company, PayPal announced...

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Amazon’s Loaned $3B To SMBs Since 2017
Amazon’s Loaned $3B To SMBs Since 2017
January 10, 2018  |  Amazon Commerce

Amazon announced news on Wednesday (Jan. 10) that during 2017, more than 300,000 U.S.-based small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) joined Amazon Marketplace. In a press...

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Target Boasts Strong In-Store And Online Holiday Sales
Target Boasts Strong In-Store And Online Holiday Sales
January 09, 2018  |  Retail

Target is reporting strong in-store and online holiday sales, according to The Wall Street Journal. Those positive figures appear to have been boosted by the...

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Experts Predict More Retail Closures In 2018 Despite Strong Holiday Season
Experts Predict More Retail Closures In 2018 Despite Strong Holiday Season
January 03, 2018  |  Retail

The holiday season is officially over, and the news was better than expected. Sales were up 4.9 percent — the biggest year-over-year uptick since 2011...

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