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Obama Makes Payment Security Top Of Mind With New Executive Order

President Obama has signed a new Executive Order, onboarding the government to lead the charge in better securing transactions and sensitive data. The BuySecure Initiative was crafted to better assist…

News October 20

American Express Brings Membership Rewards Program To McDonald’s

American Express and McDonald’s announced that Membership Rewards program members will have the ability to use their points to purchase food and beverages at the chain’s restaurants. The new offering…

News October 17

Starbucks Introduces Mobile Order, New Store Formats, Contest For Holiday Campaign

Starbucks will roll out a Mobile Order and Pay feature across all U.S. stores in 2015. Initially, the technology will be implemented in cafés in the Portland, Ore., area before the…

News October 17

Wal-Mart Boosts Investment In E-Commerce, Reduces Store Openings

Wal-Mart Stores has announced plans to focus more investments in e-Commerce and digital initiatives in FY2016 up to $1.5 billion, a 50% increase from the $1 billion estimate for FY2015.…

News October 17

Bridging The Gap: How Mobile Connects The Digital And Physical Shopping Worlds

By Josh Marti, Point Inside Imagine walking into a store that seamlessly connects your online digital experience with physical retail — where human sales associates can make product recommendations to you…

Executive Viewpoints October 17
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Blimpie Integrates Digital And Physical Marketing With Anniversary Campaign

Many retailers are improving collaboration between their brick-and-mortar, e-Commerce and marketing departments to create more seamless and consistent experiences across all channels. For some organizations, however, integrating departments can be…

Features October 17

Is Amazon Breaking Into Brick-And-Mortar?

Amazon has been recognized as an innovator and retail industry game-changer, helping to make online shopping the norm for consumers worldwide. But will the online giant be putting a new…

Features October 17

Apple Pay Launches October 20

Users of Apple’s latest mobile devices can start loading credit cards and make payments on Monday, October 20 when iOS 8.1 is pushed for release. Apple Pay allows shoppers to…

News October 16

TiVo And HSN Turn The TV Into A Shopping Touch Point

TiVo and HSN have partnered to launch Shop By Remote, an interactive shopping tool that allows TiVo users to shop for products featured on HSN through their televisions. This new…

News October 16
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