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PYMNTS Daily Data Dive: Verifone Sees Ripple Effect
PYMNTS Daily Data Dive: Verifone Sees Ripple Effect
September 02, 2016  |  Verifone

A ripple effect has hit the payments technology firm Verifone. POS hardware adoption, particularly among smaller merchants, has been slower than expected affecting EMV adoption...

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Google’s Fashion Week Makeover
Google’s Fashion Week Makeover
September 02, 2016  |  Retail

Fashion Week is mostly about the clothes, but when it comes to getting an audience around the world’s eyes on the clothes, these days, that...

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Retailers Face Shipping Crisis With Holiday Season Around The Corner
Retailers Face Shipping Crisis With Holiday Season Around The Corner
September 02, 2016  |  Retail

As the run-up to retail’s big season is getting ready to get underway, the nation’s retailers have a big, big problem at the ports. A...

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Is Alexa Coming Soon To PCs?
Is Alexa Coming Soon To PCs?
September 02, 2016  |  Amazon Innovations

Amazon‘s aggressive push to put Alexa in the homes of American consumers may soon be getting a fairly big bump. According to reports by CNET,...

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Why Slow Internet Is Holding Back eCommerce
Why Slow Internet Is Holding Back eCommerce
September 02, 2016  |  Merchant Innovation

Although more and more retailers are dabbling in new technology trends — hello, virtual reality shopping — consumers might not actually get the benefits of these...

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Chapter 11 Watch: Aéropostale Gets New Life (Maybe); Sports Authority Execs Get Bonuses
Chapter 11 Watch: Aéropostale Gets New Life (Maybe); Sports Authority Execs Get Bonuses
September 02, 2016  |  Retail

Aéropostale might want to borrow a phrase made famous by Arnold Schwarzenegger in the Terminator series of movies — because the bankrupt teen retailer just...

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Another Ugly Quarter For J.Crew
Another Ugly Quarter For J.Crew
September 02, 2016  |  Earnings

It was another not-so-pretty quarter for J.Crew. The preppy clothing retailer announced that total revenue for its second quarter was down 4 percent to $569.8 million,...

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