| Why Big Data Is âStrategic Spaghettiâ For Retailers
Retailers large and small can sometimes feel like they are throwing spaghetti at the wall to see what sticks when it comes to influencing customer behavior. Big data takes the guesswork out of understanding customers, so that, in the words of Vantiv VP of data products, Nicole Jass, retailers can throw their spaghetti strategically. In a recent interview with Karen Webster, Jass said that data, properly distilled and synthesized, has the power to change both the merchantâs view of its consumers and the consumerâs view of the merchant â and also what they are willing to buy. Read More... |
| No Storefront? No Problem: Future Retail May Be Unattended
People have been predicting the death of brick-and-mortar for years, but what if that âdeathâ is really just a transformation? Blockbuster gave way to Redbox. Uniqlo is selling clothes in airport kiosks. Itâs clear that unattended retail will have a role to play in the commerce transformation. How big of a role, and what will it look like? USA Technologies chairman and CEO Stephen Herbert shares his thoughts â and his strategy for staying at the forefront, starting with the acquisition of Cantaloupe Systems, Inc.
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| | PYMNTS Disbursements Tracker™ | | TRENDING: How Fitness Pros Are Pushing Payments
From push-ups to push payments, the growth of fitness management software is helping fitness professionals better manage their schedules and how they get paid. For the November Disbursements Trackerâ¢, in collaboration with Ingo Money, PYMNTS chats with John Cline, founder and CEO of fitness software solution Fitli, about his mission to #KillTheCheck by pushing payments to an account of the instructorâs choosing. That, plus a deep dive on push payments and tax refunds and nine new additions to the provider directory, inside the Tracker. Read More... |
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