US Retail Sales Jump In June (But It Could Be the Last Increase for Some Time) Retail sales were up in May and June as economies reopened. A better-than-expected 7.5% jump in June, following a record-breaking 18.2% increase in sales in May, surpassed economists’ predictions. The rebound occurred after businesses reopened and pent-up demand for retail goods and services came...

By Silvio Tavares, CEO, The CardLinx Association At a time like this, when our personal lives and professional lives are unexpectedly upended, it‘s tough to stay optimistic—and not lose sight of unseen opportunities. As we witness the enormous scale of death, sickness and suffering caused by Covid-19, it can be difficult to see the silver lining. But it is often...

Retail giant starts monetizing their untapped data assets Walmart announced at their annual supplier meeting today that they will be merging their in-store and digital advertising efforts into one internal group. Walmart cites streamlined and integrated marketing campaigns for their suppliers as a benefit of this change. According to Forrester Research, Walmart has more customers than its online-native counterparts like...

We welcome Dosh to the CardLinx Association! Dosh is the fastest growing online-to-offline engagement platform that drives in-store sales through contextually relevant card-linked offers. Brands utilize Dosh’s real-time behavioral and transactional data to convert new customers, increase shopping frequency and average order value – tracking marketing dollars to every transaction and benchmarking performance against competition. By shifting advertising dollars directly to...

We welcome Shanghai-based 55Haitao to the CardLinx Association! Launched in 2011, 55Haitao is now the largest shopping guide for Chinese cross-border shoppers. It provides an online community with hot deals and cash back for Chinese shoppers. With over 4,500 overseas merchants like Neiman Marcus and Ralph Lauren, and more than 50 million products from name brands all over the world,...

We welcome Total Wine & More to the CardLinx Association! Founded in 1991 by brothers David and Robert Trone, Total Wine is the largest independent retailer of fine wines in the United States. Its customers enjoy a selection of more than 8,000 different wines, 2,500 beers and 3,000 spirits at tremendous savings, thanks to Total Wine’s buying power and longtime relationships with...

We welcome You World to the CardLinx Association! You World is an in-store offer aggregator that plugs into major cross-border platforms such as WeChat and Alipay, and a network of travel apps such as CTrip. They harness the power of omni-channel data and location intelligence to drive foot traffic and sales from 120 million Chinese travelers to the brick and mortar...