As Amazon kicks off its Prime Big Deal Days on Tuesday (Oct. 8), the 48-hour event will serve as an early referendum on holiday spending patterns. “Prime Big Deal Days has become an unofficial start to the holidays, especially because it has nudged many other...
For Amazon CEO Andy Jassy, Amazon Pharmacy has made big strides and provides a stellar customer experience. During the company’s second-quarter earnings call on Aug. 1, Jassy noted Amazon Pharmacy’s progress since it launched in November 2020. “On the pharmacy side, you’re seeing that business...
COVID-19 has dramatically increased reliance on real-time and digital payments, leading to a 41 percent surge in real-time payment transactions from 2019 to 2020. That’s according to a new report from ACI Worldwide and GlobalData, which found that more than 70.3 billion real-time payments were...
When Joni Mitchell wrote, “I’ve looked at clouds from both sides now …” she had no idea how popular the cloud would become 50 years later. In simple terms, cloud computing is storing and accessing data and programs over the internet instead of a computer’s hard drive. It’s...
March 29, 2021
COVID-19 has dramatically increased reliance on real-time and digital payments, leading to a 41 percent surge in real-time payment transactions from 2019 to 2020. That’s according to a new report from ACI Worldwide and GlobalData, which found that more than 70.3 billion real-time payments were processed last year. The report is the second installment of […]
June 18, 2020
When Joni Mitchell wrote, “I’ve looked at clouds from both sides now …” she had no idea how popular the cloud would become 50 years later. In simple terms, cloud computing is storing...
June 08, 2020
With a need for social distancing in the coronavirus era, businesses are seeking ways to restrict traffic through appointment-based systems for physical retail. GlobalData Managing Director and Retail Analyst Neil Saunders said in an NRF blog...
August 22, 2019
With heightened competition in the off-price space, TJX Cos. reported comp sales and total revenue that came out below the estimates of analysts. The discount department store retailer’s net sales...
