holidays

Department Stores Start 2018 With A Bang On Wall Street
Department Stores Start 2018 With A Bang On Wall Street
January 03, 2018  |  Retail

So far, so good for department stores in 2017: Early holiday sales results have spurred enthusiasm on Wall Street, which has turned into a happy...

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Average American’s Holiday Debt Goes Up 5 Percent
Average American’s Holiday Debt Goes Up 5 Percent
January 03, 2018  |  Retail

The average American got swept up in the holiday spirit this season, accumulating an average of $1,054 of debt — about 5 percent more than...

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A Night To Remember With A Price Tag To Forget
A Night To Remember With A Price Tag To Forget
December 30, 2017  |  International

Ah, another year come and gone. Many people are looking ahead to the new year with hope, while others are simply happy to say goodbye...

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FedEx And UPS Want To Reap Rewards From $90B In Returned Holiday Gifts
FedEx And UPS Want To Reap Rewards From $90B In Returned Holiday Gifts
December 27, 2017  |  Delivery

FedEx and UPS don’t want to simply make money delivering holiday gifts; they also want to benefit from the many recipients of unwanted presents that...

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Amazon Boosts Prime Membership During Holiday Runup
Amazon Boosts Prime Membership During Holiday Runup
December 27, 2017  |  Amazon Commerce

Amazon has announced that the 2017 holiday season was its “biggest” ever. According to news from CNBC, Amazon said on Tuesday that customers shopped on...

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Santa To Bring Speakers, Not Wearables, This Christmas
Santa To Bring Speakers, Not Wearables, This Christmas
December 22, 2017  |  Retail

Smart speakers from the likes of Amazon, Google and Microsoft are expected to beat out wearable devices this holiday shopping season as the digital device...

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Toys R Us Battles Bankruptcy With ‘Play Labs’
Toys R Us Battles Bankruptcy With ‘Play Labs’
December 21, 2017  |  Retail

Struggling retailer Toys R Us tries to reset the toy-buying, brick-and-mortar consumer experience by making their physical stores more hands-on for their youngest patrons. To that...

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Bringing Subscription Commerce To Real World Retail
Bringing Subscription Commerce To Real World Retail
December 20, 2017  |  Retail

The opportunities for subscription boxes in online retail have been well-documented. Subscriptions boxes provide a regular stream of revenue, build a loyal and recurring consumer...

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Today In Data: Cash Flow Concerns, Holiday Spending Bumps And Amicus Briefs
Today In Data: Cash Flow Concerns, Holiday Spending Bumps And Amicus Briefs
December 19, 2017  |  Today In Data

Today in PYMNTS’ data, employees are stealing from their employers, Amazon’s voice-activated virtual assistant Alexa is contributing to contextual commerce, Australian small- and medium-sized businesses...

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