Retailers

Amazon is using its substantial scale to rapidly diversify beyond its e-commerce core, with its latest move being a self-service subscription hub.

Loyalty programs are getting more sophisticated, but they still typically boil down to a game of collecting and redeeming points.

Payments volume and cross-border business helped drive the strong performance.

EBay Inc. failed to sustain investor enthusiasm that its turnaround efforts were working, reporting sales growth that continued to lag behind the e-commerce industry and didn’t narrow the gap with giant Amazon.com Inc.

American Express responded to the stresses from the decline in cobrand business with record ad spending and a focus on digital delivery to lure new customers and expand relationships with existing accounts.

Mobile apps still account for only about one percent of transactions. There are a few ways to increase adoption, such as targeting payment types that are already tough to make with cash.

E-commerce can bring many efficiencies to a retailer's operations, but in the legalized cannabis industry, payments must still be handled offline.

The deal with PayRange could expand consumer adoption of a mobile payments app for vending machines that uses a Bluetooth-enabled dongle that connects to a consumer's mobile app.

There are several steps necessary to contain, assess and report an incident that should precede further action.

Future Retail Ltd., India’s biggest department store chain that gained from the government’s surprise currency clampdown, still has room to extend the rally that’s more than doubled its market value this year.