Retailers

Brick-and-mortar retail isn’t dead yet. Though the trend of retailers closing stores in the face of stiff competition from e-merchants is certainly troubling to commercial real estate lenders, it would be a mistake to conclude that all retail loans are risky. Here's a look at which ones are the safest and, potentially, the scariest.

Alibaba Group Holding Ltd.’s business-to-business trading platform has forged its first U.S. partnership with a large company as it teams up with Office Depot Inc.

To keep up with demands for instant digital payments, retailers should explore options to make their payment processes quick and easy, according to Steve Davidson, vice president of warranty products at Fortegra.

Amazon is focusing more on the virtual and voice-powered reordering on its sites and apps, and as a result is no longer producing new plastic Dash buttons.

The move by Kroger Co. comes in response to rising interchange fees on Visa's premium credit cards. The cards will be banned at 142 Smith's stores in the western U.S.

Consumers are willing to pay a bit more for repeat business at a merchant. By passing these fees on to shoppers, small retailers no longer have to cut vital operational costs to accommodate for lower margins from loyalty programs, says Robert Maynard, the founder of SurchX.

EBay Inc. has reached an agreement with Elliott Management Corp. and Starboard Value, appointing two new directors to the board and paving the way to potentially carving off some of its businesses.

Walmart India will partner with the PhonePe network to offer a mobile payment option at Walmart's B2B cash-and-carry stores.

By taking precautions to protect your mPOS devices, your business can safely sell at more locations for a comparatively low cost while keeping your customer and company data safe, writes Rafael Lourenco, an executive vice president at ClearSale.

The bank said in its annual report that anticipated store closings could reduce both new account acquisitions and purchase volume.