PYMNTS

DECEMBER 12, 2018

Consumers are tethered to their smartphones, and their affinity for connected devices extends into commerce – they are using these tools when they go shopping, even as they peruse the aisles of their local brick-and-mortar stores. For shoppers who rely on smartphones, the “face” of the modern retailer is becoming its mobile website and app.

Retail 52

Retail Advertising Technology Securities 52

PYMNTS

OCTOBER 31, 2017

Vendors in China have slashed the price of Apple’s iPhone 8 by up to a fifth off the usual cost of the smartphones due to low demand in advance of this week’s iPhone X launch. Apple has countered any investor uncertainty with last week’s announcement that smartphone sales for the iPhone X are already “off the charts.”

Sales 40

Sales 40

PYMNTS

MAY 22, 2018

. — A little more than two in 10 shoppers of large format shoppers — or 22 percent — say the biggest reason they use their retailer’s mobile app is because they receive discounts, coupons and credits. As they do so, the app will apply discounts and rewards through the customer’s loyalty account.

Retail 41

Retail eCommerce Securities Numbers 41

PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 17, 2017

Amazon Protect extends additional protections beyond manufacturer’s warranties on items like smartphones that are purchased through Amazon. Discount organic turkeys and birds raised without antibiotics will be available for $3.49 Across the pond, Amazon may be beefing up its insurance offerings in Europe.

eCommerce 40

eCommerce Securities Sales Technology 40

PYMNTS

DECEMBER 28, 2019

As for what people bought, it ran the gamut from smartphones, laptops, TVs, smart speakers , Barbie dolls, gaming systems, Star Wars toys (but no Baby Yoda! ), books, pajamas — the usual suspects. But not every over-the-top gift can be measured by the size of the price tag. But not everyone stays within the realm of the usual.

Sales 55

Sales eCommerce Retail 55

PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 27, 2019

In the span of about a decade, the smartphone has gone from revolutionary technology to an everyday tool that everyone on Earth carries in their pocket. adult population carries a smartphone (95 percent have mobile phones), as does nearly two-thirds of the planet’s population. It seems smartphone makers don’t think so.

Technology 59

Technology Sales Leadership Budgeting 59

PYMNTS

APRIL 20, 2019

But apart from booking trips on travel apps, hunting online for discounts and using social media to post the highlights in real time, we don’t tend to think about how technologically advanced a vacation can be when it comes to payments and commerce.

Transportation 52

Transportation Advertising Marketing Technology 52