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Mastercard Brings Contactless Payments To Fitbit

Mastercard is integrating contactless payment functionalities into Fitbit’s first smartwatch, Ionic. Fitness enthusiasts using the device will be able to add their eligible cards to the smartwatch, and pay simply…

News August 28

Jason’s Deli Boosts E-Gift Sales 50% With Paytronix

Jason’s Deli needed a new gift card services provider to turn its plastic and virtual gift offerings into strategic marketing vehicles. The casual restaurant group chose Paytronix Systems’ Store-Value platform…

News August 28
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Uber Hails Expedia Head As New CEO

Uber has chosen Expedia head Dara Khosrowshahi as its new CEO, according to multiple reports. Following on the forced resignation of Uber founder and CEO Travis Kalanick in June, the search…

News August 28

Are Microservices The Answer To Retailers’ Technology Woes?

By Steven Berkovitz, OrderDynamics When presented with a need for a new technology capability, retailers are often faced with the decision of whether to ignore the need, or to rip-and-replace…

Executive Viewpoints August 28

‘Whole Paycheck’ No More: Amazon To Slash Prices On Select Whole Foods Products

A day after the Federal Trade Commission officially approved the $13.7 billion Amazon–Whole Foods Market acquisition, the companies announced that the grocer will offer lower prices on select items starting…

News August 28

NRF Urges Labor Statistics Bureau To Rethink Retail Employment Metrics

As of June 2017, the retail industry employed 12,883,200 people, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). But despite retailers losing 90,800 employees since the holiday season that…

News August 25

Eyeglasses Were First. What’s Next For Virtual Try-On?

By Jen Spofford, The Archer Group There’s plenty to love about online shopping — especially convenience and speed. Press a button, and Amazon delivers items the next day. You can…

Executive Viewpoints August 25

OrderDynamics Partners With OSF Commerce To Increase Global Reach

OrderDynamics has partnered with commerce solution provider OSF Commerce to leverage its international presence and systems integration expertise to deploy unified commerce systems to global clients.

News August 25

‘Panic Mode’ Sets In As Sporting Goods Retailers Seek Answers

Dick’s Sporting Goods CEO Edward Stack made a headline-grabbing statement when he described the retail industry as being in “panic mode” during the company’s recent Q2 earnings call. But even…

News August 25
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