physical retail

Target to Shutter 9 Stores Due to Retail Theft Wave
Target to Shutter 9 Stores Due to Retail Theft Wave
September 27, 2023  |  Retail

Target is blaming an apparent wave of shoplifting for the closure of nine of its stores. The retailer is shuttering locations Oct. 21 in New...

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Skims Plans Global Expansion With Inaugural Flagship Stores Amid Retail Challenges 
Skims Plans Global Expansion With Inaugural Flagship Stores Amid Retail Challenges 
June 29, 2023  |  Retail

Skims, a brand created by Kim Kardashian that specializes in underwear, loungewear and shapewear, is gearing up to establish its inaugural permanent stores in the...

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Nordstrom Rack Takes On Renewed Focus as Luxury Retailer Departs Canada
Nordstrom Rack Takes On Renewed Focus as Luxury Retailer Departs Canada
March 02, 2023  |  Retail

Nine years after taking its high-end brand north of the border, luxury retailer Nordstrom says it will now shutter all 13 of its Canadian locations...

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Simon Property Swaps Eddie Bauer for Larger Stake in Authentic Brands Group
Simon Property Swaps Eddie Bauer for Larger Stake in Authentic Brands Group
February 07, 2023  |  Retail

Simon Property has traded Eddie Bauer for a bigger piece of Authentic Brands. The CEO of America’s largest mall owner made the announcement Monday (Feb....

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Heyday Skincare Says Consumers Crave Brick-and-Mortar Experiences
Heyday Skincare Says Consumers Crave Brick-and-Mortar Experiences
December 14, 2022  |  Retail

While many retailers are currently cutting back, Heyday Skincare is adding brick-and-mortar stores. Heyday CEO and Co-founder Adam Ross told PYMNTS that the decision to...

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Mobile Checkout Brings Ease of eCommerce Payments Into Stores
Mobile Checkout Brings Ease of eCommerce Payments Into Stores
December 01, 2022  |  Retail

Payments innovators are pushing past omnichannel retailing to meld POS-capable channels tied to databases. It’s a unified commerce approach that brings capabilities like checkout anywhere...

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Real-Time Payments Shape Commerce’s Next 3 Years of Evolution
Real-Time Payments Shape Commerce’s Next 3 Years of Evolution
November 29, 2022  |  Faster Payments

Three transformations will shape the trajectory of the global payments infrastructure business over the next three years, ACI Worldwide Chief Product Officer Debbie Guerra told...

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Visa, MIT Reports: Card-Present Fraud Rising as In-Store Shopping Returns
Visa, MIT Reports: Card-Present Fraud Rising as In-Store Shopping Returns
October 06, 2022  |  Cybersecurity

As consumers have returned to shopping in physical stores, scammers have stepped up their use of card-present threats.  For example, between June and November 2021,...

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Deliveroo Opens First Physical Grocery Store in London
Deliveroo Opens First Physical Grocery Store in London
October 03, 2022  |  Delivery

Deliveroo is opening its first brick-and-mortar grocery store as the rapid delivery service attempts to expand its offerings. “The grocery store offers customers a new...

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