Like many young parents across America, I spend a lot of time at Walgreens. If fact, as I am not such a “younger” parent anymore, I find myself spending more time then I would like there. I have found Walgreens to be a reasonably good...
Mobile POS activity is soaring, with about 1.2 million MPOS having been shipped to MasterCard merchants globally, according to a new report from Ovum Consulting and Mahindra Comviva. “In a world of anywhere commerce, the point of sale is fundamentally changing. It is moving from...
Since going live with Apple Pay last month, the $14.2 billion 401-store Whole Foods grocery chain has used the mobile wallet to process more than 150,000 transactions, according to CIO Jason Buechel. But the chain doesn’t solely see Apple Pay as a payment mechanism. During...
Apple Pay is driving NFC volume up and pulling Apple’s NFC rivals along with it, according to preliminary reports. In a speech this week, a Walgreens executive–Deepika Pandey, group vice president, digital marketing & customer experience—said that her chain has seen in-store NFC payments double...
What’s the point of having access to “big data” if it takes too long to turn it into actionable data? Retailers today don’t have the luxury of long cycles to collect, share and analyze incoming customer data given the pressure to make quick decisions to...
As merchants push to be the top online retailer leading into the holiday shopping rush, November’s Chain Store Guide Consumer Spending Report shows a majority of consumers won’t be shopping online or using their mobile device to make purchases this holiday season. Holiday shopping should boost consumer spending,...
After several days of defensive interviews about merchant restrictions and an E-mail data breach, the CEO of MCX is finally talking up advantages for shoppers to try the CurrentC system to be rolled out next year. “When you go to the gas station today, you’ll...
Google is releasing new versions of its Maps mobile app that will let iOS and Android smartphone users make restaurant reservations and get time and price estimates for rides through Uber without leaving the app, according to TechCrunch. The updated app, which will be pushed...
Bank of America Merrill Lynch has added some significant new global features for its B2B cards, including expanded country footprints (adding Guatemala and Turkey), real-time account management and integrated global data consolidation in Hong Kong and India, additional B2B payment options in 27 more countries...
