PYMNTS Daily Data Dive

PYMNTS Daily Data Dive: Amazon’s Growth
PYMNTS Daily Data Dive: Amazon’s Growth
December 15, 2016  |  Daily Data Dive

Overall, publicly traded online retailers outperformed even the overall well-performing eCommerce market — but gains were largely due to Amazon. Total online sales grew 15.6...

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PYMNTS Daily Data Dive: Apple’s Big Investment
PYMNTS Daily Data Dive: Apple’s Big Investment
December 14, 2016  |  Daily Data Dive

Tech giant Apple has been in talks to invest in a fund being put together by SoftBank Group, the Japanese telecom and banking firm. Named...

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PYMNTS Daily Data Dive: Venezuela’s New Notes
PYMNTS Daily Data Dive: Venezuela’s New Notes
December 13, 2016  |  Daily Data Dive

Facing some of the highest inflation in the world — some estimates say it’s over 500 percent — Venezuela will be pulling its largest bill from...

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PYMNTS Daily Data Dive: Lululemon’s Q3 Sales
PYMNTS Daily Data Dive: Lululemon’s Q3 Sales
December 12, 2016  |  Daily Data Dive

Quarter three, the period that ended Oct. 30, showed Lululemon store sales up 11.3 percent to $393 million. Sales tied to the company’s “Other” segment...

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PYMNTS Daily Data Dive: Starbucks Expands
PYMNTS Daily Data Dive: Starbucks Expands
December 09, 2016  |  Daily Data Dive

In a global expansion plan, Starbucks looks to add as many as 12,000 store locations over the next five years, including 5,000 cafes in China...

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PYMNTS Daily Data Dive: Taiwan’s Uber Crackdown
PYMNTS Daily Data Dive: Taiwan’s Uber Crackdown
December 08, 2016  |  Daily Data Dive

Three Taiwanese lawmakers want those caught driving for Uber to be fined as much as NT$25 million ($780,000) and to have their licenses suspended. Uber...

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PYMNTS Daily Data Dive: Avalanche Costs Pittsburgh Business Big
PYMNTS Daily Data Dive: Avalanche Costs Pittsburgh Business Big
December 07, 2016  |  Daily Data Dive

The U.S. Department of Justice, the U.S. Attorney’s Office and the FBI, along with over 40 international organizations, including Europol and Eurojust, recently dismantled a...

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PYMNTS Daily Data Dive: Walmart’s Online Gamble
PYMNTS Daily Data Dive: Walmart’s Online Gamble
December 06, 2016  |  Daily Data Dive

Walmart is about to find out in real time if its billions invested in leveling up its eCommerce capacity is making a dent in Amazon’s...

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PYMNTS Daily Data Dive: Fitbit Eyeing Pebble
PYMNTS Daily Data Dive: Fitbit Eyeing Pebble
December 05, 2016  |  Daily Data Dive

Fitness technology firm Fitbit is close to acquiring Pebble, the smartwatch maker, with an attendant purchase price of $34 million–$40 million. As part of the deal,...

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