| Amazon Talks Margins And (Grocery) Markets
Jeff Bezos was, briefly, the richest man in America until Amazon released its earnings. Itâs miss on earnings took a toll on the stock price and reminded at least some investors that as much as they love betting on the future, theyâd like a little more operating margin love in the here and now. CFO Brian Olsavsky talked margins and grocery markets on the earnings call. We have all the highlights. Read More... |
| Groupon And The Big Business Of Beauty
Over the course of a lifetime women and men will spend a lot of money to look their best. And we mean a lot â $200K for the ladies. This was one of many unexpected tidbits, Grouponâs VP and GM of health, beauty and wellness Silvija Martincevic, told us came from a Groupon study on how much we invest in looking our best. (Wanna know how much men spend??)
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| Mastercard Gets Vocal on VocaLink, Kroger, Masterpass
Mastercard CEO Ajay Banga told investors yesterday that Mastercard in Q2 got a big boost from cross-border spending, along with the global embrace of bank account to bank account transactions that play into VocaLinkâs hand as disbursements take center stage. Banga also said that âdigital by defaultâ expanded the roster of Masterpass-enabled customers â which next year will include Krogerâs co-branded card portfolio. Details. Read More... |
| | Mobile Order-Ahead Tracker™ | | NEW REPORT: From Apps To Amazon, Why TGI Fridays Is All In On Mobile Order-Ahead
Thanks to online ordering, every day may truly be TGIF at TGI Fridays. In the latest PYMNTS Mobile Order-Ahead Trackerâ¢, Gail Seanor, senior director of marketing technology for TGI Fridays, tells PYMNTS how introducing mobile ordering has boosted off-premise sales 30 percent in less than 12 months â and why the company is going app-agnostic in a partnership with Amazon. Find that, plus the latest headlines and a ranking of the 51 top apps in the space, inside the latest Tracker. Read More... |
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