Verizon Introduces "Convenience Fee" for Some Online, Phone Payments
Verizon Wireless today instituted a new $2 “convenience fee” for customers who make a single bill payment by telephone, and for some who pay online via the Verizon Web site. Customers can avoid the new...
View ArticleT-Mobile Customer Losses Continue to Mount
T-Mobile USA said it lost more than a half million of the most lucrative customers in the first quarter, casting doubt on whether the company can regain momentum after regulators blocked its sale to...
View ArticleWith New Merchant Local Updates Tool, Foursquare Is Getting Serious About Its...
Three years, 20 million users and nearly one million verified merchants later, Foursquare is stepping up its business game. The company plans to revamp its dashboard tools for small-business customers...
View ArticleWal-Mart Is Testing Mobile Checkout
Employees at Wal-Mart Stores Inc. are testing a new checkout system that allows shoppers to use their mobile phones to scan items as they walk through stores and pay at self-service kiosks, skipping...
View ArticleAmazon's Bezos Knocking on Wood for a Record Holiday Season
Even though retailers are better prepared to go up against Amazon this holiday season than in years past, that isn’t stopping Amazon’s chief from being perpetually optimistic. In an interview with Matt...
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