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Update: Judge in Mastercard and Visa Settlement Case Posts 88-Page Opinion
Update: Judge in Mastercard and Visa Settlement Case Posts 88-Page Opinion
July 02, 2024  |  Legal

After three days of sparse quotes and speculation, the New York Eastern District court judge presiding over the latest chapter in the proposed credit card...

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85% of Retailers See Rise in Online Card-Linked Pay Later Plans
85% of Retailers See Rise in Online Card-Linked Pay Later Plans
July 01, 2024  |  BNPL

With buy now, pay later (BNPL) plans becoming increasingly accepted across merchant sectors, retailers are proving to be the payment method’s biggest champion. A PYMNTS...

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Target Seeks New Marketing Chief in Leadership Shakeup
Target Seeks New Marketing Chief in Leadership Shakeup
June 25, 2024  |  Retail

Target is seeking a new head of marketing amid a spate of leadership changes. The retail giant’s current chief marketing officer, Lisa Roath, has been...

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California Aims to Place Limits on Self-Checkout
California Aims to Place Limits on Self-Checkout
June 02, 2024  |  Retail

Lawmakers in California want to put some checks on the use of self-checkout. As a recent Wall Street Journal editorial noted, the state’s Senate has...

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Discount Chains Go Under as Consumers Keep Cutting Back
Discount Chains Go Under as Consumers Keep Cutting Back
May 26, 2024  |  Retail

What happens when consumers grow too cash-strapped for discount stores? In some cases, the stores go under.  As Bloomberg News reported Sunday (May 26), the economic...

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Will Walmart and Target Price Cuts Inspire Other Retailers?
Will Walmart and Target Price Cuts Inspire Other Retailers?
May 22, 2024  |  Retail

The past few days have seen two of America’s biggest retailers announce major price cuts. When Target this week said it was cutting prices on thousands of products,...

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Walmart Debuts Expanded Versions of Neighborhood Market
Walmart Debuts Expanded Versions of Neighborhood Market
May 21, 2024  |  Walmart

Walmart has introduced an expanded take on its Neighborhood Market stores. The retail giant is in the midst of opening or converting more than 150 stores in...

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Customer Satisfaction Concerns Drive eCommerce Merchants’ Security Upgrades
Customer Satisfaction Concerns Drive eCommerce Merchants’ Security Upgrades
May 15, 2024  |  Security & Fraud

Ninety-five percent of eCommerce merchants have either already started enhancing their anti-fraud resources or plan to do so before the year is out. That is...

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Nordstrom CEO, President Aim to Take Company Private
Nordstrom CEO, President Aim to Take Company Private
April 18, 2024  |  Retail

Nordstrom CEO Erik Nordstrom and President Pete Nordstrom have told the retailer’s board that they’re interested in taking the company private. As a result, the board has formed a special...

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