Retail Transformations With Digital Innovations
Retail Transformations With Digital Innovations
February 05, 2020  |  Today In Data

Retailers that sell products and services online have been steadily removing payment frictions from their online checkout processes, adopting checkout features like refund policies and free shipping....

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Chipotle Mexican Grill Digital Sales Jump 78.3 Percent
Chipotle Mexican Grill Digital Sales Jump 78.3 Percent
February 05, 2020  |  Retail

With digital sales rocketing by 78.3 percent and accounting for 19.6 percent of sales, Chipotle Mexican Grill reported a comparable restaurant sales increase of 13.4 percent for...

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Can A Startup Compete With Amazon For Online Book Sales?
Can A Startup Compete With Amazon For Online Book Sales?
February 05, 2020  |  Retail

A startup with a plan to take on Amazon in the world of digital book sales might at first seem, well, a little crazy. Books were...

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Beauty And The Street: Sephora Bets Heavy On Non-Mall Locations
Beauty And The Street: Sephora Bets Heavy On Non-Mall Locations
February 05, 2020  |  Retail

If brick-and-mortar retail is struggling, Sephora didn’t get that email. But that email about malls? Received and duly noted. Sephora announced Tuesday (Feb. 4) that...

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Spotify Dominates Apple, Amazon With 124M Premium Subscribers
Spotify Dominates Apple, Amazon With 124M Premium Subscribers
February 05, 2020  |  Retail

As Spotify took on Amazon and Apple by launching promotions, the music streaming company registered a higher-than-expected 29 percent jump in premium subscribers in Q4...

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Corporate Cards Extend Influence Beyond The Payment
Corporate Cards Extend Influence Beyond The Payment
February 05, 2020  |  B2B Payments

Commercial card technology can ease multiple pain points in B2B payments. But as today’s industry players reveal, the commercial card opportunity is often biggest in...

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Why Payments Is The Least Painful Part Of Employee Expenses
Why Payments Is The Least Painful Part Of Employee Expenses
February 05, 2020  |  B2B Payments

The way employees make purchases on behalf of their companies is changing as employers demand greater visibility and control over how workers spend a firm’s...

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US Economy Could Lose $10B To Chinese Travel Ban 
US Economy Could Lose $10B To Chinese Travel Ban 
February 05, 2020  |  Economy

China’s outbreak of the coronavirus has triggered travel bans that could end up costing the U.S. economy $10.3 billion in lost tourism dollars. A drop in...

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Former BoF Gov: Central Bank Coin Currency At Least A Decade Away
Former BoF Gov: Central Bank Coin Currency At Least A Decade Away
February 05, 2020  |  Cryptocurrency

The former Bank of France (BoF) governor Christian Noyer said that a centralized, global eCurrency is still at least a decade away. Although physical money...

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