Merchant Innovation

Macy’s Customers Drive A Discounting Addiction
Macy’s Customers Drive A Discounting Addiction
November 18, 2015  |  Consumer Insights

In an age when retailers fight tooth and nail to retain every customer, brands are used to offering extra incentives to sweeten the pot for reluctant...

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FIS Thinks An Arduous 2015 Set Groundwork For Success In 2016
FIS Thinks An Arduous 2015 Set Groundwork For Success In 2016
November 17, 2015  |  Merchant Innovation

The PYMNTS team caught up with experts in the payments field to ask them their views on industry trends, predictions for the coming year and...

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Is Facebook Friending Google?
Is Facebook Friending Google?
November 17, 2015  |  Mobile Commerce

Most of the time, the corporate world is a dog-eat-dog one, but every once in a while, mega-corporations can show a little heart and extend...

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Elle’s Beacon Breakthrough Uses Curated Fashion Deals
Elle’s Beacon Breakthrough Uses Curated Fashion Deals
November 16, 2015  |  Cool

A hundred years ago, Hearst’s broadsheets and Pulitzer’s newspapers dominated not only how average Americans got their news, but also how advertisers reached their audiences....

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In-N-Out Puts Its Foot Down On Third-Party Deliveries
In-N-Out Puts Its Foot Down On Third-Party Deliveries
November 16, 2015  |  Hmmm

If merchants can’t stand the heat of a changing retail landscape, they best get out of the kitchen. But what happens when brands allege that...

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Vending Machines…For Cars Now Found In Nashville
Vending Machines…For Cars Now Found In Nashville
November 16, 2015  |  Merchant Innovation

If there’s one persistent stereotype about the auto industry, it’s that actually buying a vehicle isn’t exactly a walk in the park. Salespeople have acquired...

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Walmart’s Facial Recognition Software: Anti-Shoplifting Or Anti-Consumer?
Walmart’s Facial Recognition Software: Anti-Shoplifting Or Anti-Consumer?
November 12, 2015  |  News

How far should retailers go to stop shoplifting in their stores? If the solutions used resemble something from “1984” or “Minority Report,” retailers might want...

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Kroger Expands Chicago Roots With Roundy’s Merger
Kroger Expands Chicago Roots With Roundy’s Merger
November 12, 2015  |  News

Most Americans get their groceries from independent merchants or regional chains, but Kroger recently took a giant step toward expanding its footprint. Kroger announced Wednesday...

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Kate Spade Has A New Name And A New Product Line
Kate Spade Has A New Name And A New Product Line
November 12, 2015  |  News

A rose by any other name might smell as sweet, but does the same go for an internationally renowned fashion designer who decides to sell her...

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