Giving consumers a way to buy a product or a service directly from a discovery platform is a new way for merchants to capture incremental sales and create new consumer relationships. Making the first impression a friction-free and lasting one for the consumer, Braintree’s Azita Habibi told Karen Webster in a recent podcast, is about making sure merchants — and those discovery platforms — do three things right.  Read More...

Activewear retailer Fabletics is looking to stretch its physical footprint, with plans to open 75 new brick-and-mortar stores in the U.S. and abroad. At the same time, the retail industry is seeing staffing changes with layoffs at Sears and a new leader at Dunkin’ Brands. Here is Fabletics' strategy for growth – and why Dunkin’s new chief executive takes the helm at a pivotal time.  Read More...

Faster, digitized and automated — the three key improvements that every payments and commerce player is looking to make these days, as consumer expectations are changing, opportunities to streamline are abundant and the rewards for the right innovation are plentiful. But as the bar gets reset, the table stakes get higher. The pressure is on to keep up, or get left behind.   Read More...