PYMNTS

APRIL 4, 2019

Luxury brands are selling more and more on Chinese eCommerce sites like JD.com and Alibaba, while still keeping their distance from Amazon, according to a report in The Wall Street Journal. The idea of being listed along with batteries and windshield wiper fluid is not one that attracts luxury brands, the Journal reported.

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Branding Online Report Technology 184

Bank Innovation

MARCH 15, 2019

But over the last 12 months, warnings that first signaled in 2016 have been flashing brighter. CEO scandals, pulled IPOs and sinking stock prices, have taken the luster off previously high-flying brands. For most of the past decade, the fintech sector seemed to have nothing but blue skies ahead.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 30, 2016

PYMNTS consulted 21 payments executives from across the industry to share their insights on the biggest takeaways from 2016 as part of the “Payments 2016, The Year Of…” eBook. Payments 2016: The Year Of The “Ecosystem,” Redefined. The payments ecosystem is being redefined.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 28, 2019

That move comes as Amazon has had trouble wooing some direct-to-consumer brands. Amazon wants “consumer goods companies to create brands exclusively for Amazon after finding that developing them on its own is too costly and time-consuming, according to people familiar with the strategy,” stated a report in The Wall Street Journal.

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Branding Retail Course Seattle 145

PYMNTS

JUNE 5, 2019

It’s not enough to just be a retailer these days, it seems. The retail chain reportedly has been in discussions with Triad Retail Media , the retail advertiser owned by WPP PLC, to acquire it. WPP had purchased Triad for about $300 million in 2016 from Rockbridge Growth Equity, the private equity firm.

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Retail Video Google Branding 165

PYMNTS

APRIL 17, 2020

The tech company’s debit card will have the brand of Google along with its partnered financial institution; however, it is not known what the offering’s name will be. Google, for its part, rolled out a Wallet debit card in 2013 before closing it down in 2016. It integrates with Apple Pay and the iOS Wallet app per past reports.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 16, 2017

There are rarely second acts in retail — particularly once bankruptcy is in play — but, every so often, the unexpected happens. Last week, footwear retail company Payless ShoeSource was one of those unexpected stories, a company pulled into the bankruptcy whirlpool but getting plucked out before being sucked all the way down to the bottom.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 28, 2019

So-called Generation Z is also driving much of the innovation when it comes to retail. To reach consumers on the hunt for offerings that are “clean and natural,” the retail chain rolled out its Everspring household brand. And six in 10 shoppers said it factored into their decision of where to transact, Retail Dive reported.

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Retail Trends Millennials Survey 148

PYMNTS

AUGUST 19, 2019

Target has announced that it’s launching a new private-label food brand called Good & Gather in a move to boost its grocery business, according to a report by CNBC. . The new brand will arrive at Target stores on Sept 15, and Target said by the end of 2020 there will be upwards of 2,000 items being sold by the brand.

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PYMNTS

JULY 21, 2017

No longer are retailers working with marketers to figure out a way to mass market products and services. With the advent of connected devices in the palm of almost every consumer’s hand, the retail ecosystem has certainly seen a shift. Through this omnichannel experience, retailers have more ways to connect with consumers.

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PYMNTS

JULY 5, 2019

It’s not enough to just be a retailer these days, it seems. The retail chain reportedly has been in discussions with Triad Retail Media , the retail advertiser owned by WPP PLC, to acquire it. WPP had purchased Triad for about $300 million in 2016 from Rockbridge Growth Equity, the private equity firm.

Retail 139

Retail Video Google Branding 139

PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 19, 2020

Dutch retailer Ahold Delhaize — owner of grocery behemoths Giant and Stop & Shop — has acquired a majority stake in supermarket delivery startup FreshDirect amid an online shopping surge propelled by COVID-19. “We Delhaize, founded in 2016 from a merger of Ahold and Delhaize Group, is among the biggest supermarket operators in the U.S.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 21, 2020

Walmart is positioning its new line, called Free Assembly, as “a modern fashion brand with elevated style,” featuring casual looks with layered approaches that will make it marketable during any season. Denise Incandela , who was once SVP Women’s Group, has now added “elevated and online brands” to her title. The Monday (Sept.

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Branding Retail Online Strategy 226

PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 20, 2020

One gets the feeling that the run in a new store in Dubai might be something of a test drive for the global brand that has spent much of the last several years working overtime to update its largely brick-and-mortar operations for an increasingly omnichannel world. The big question, of course, is will it work?

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Retail Google Course Mobile 187

PYMNTS

MARCH 31, 2020

High-level market intelligence about the $18 billion expected to be invested over the next three years is a major focus of the March 2020 Automated Retail Tracker™ from PYMNTS , which serves as a bimonthly breakdown of developments in this rapidly growing business sector. Amazon Go’ Cashless. And Amazon and 7-Eleven aren’t alone.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 10, 2019

Oracle has announced new enhancements for its Retail Brand Compliance Management Cloud Service , which will enable retailers to monitor the integrity of their materials and end products. For example, in 2016, a multi-state listeria outbreak in the U.S. affected a number of well-known supermarket chains.

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Compliance Retail Branding Management 115

PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 14, 2018

Luxury style and quality brands, offered at a more middle-class price point and sold directly to consumers, is increasingly crowded terrain in apparel retail. Or, perhaps more accurately, through tactics that are so traditional they are surprising to see in a modern retail context. We’re listening.”.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 12, 2018

Borrowing from the strategy of fast food restaurants, Dine Brands is working on a new order-ahead technology. It’s like converting casual dining to fast food,” Dine Brands CEO Stephen Joyce told The Post. According to PYMNTS’ Kiosk and Retail Report , a USA Technologies collaboration, the U.S.

Branding 122

Branding New York Technology Study 122

PYMNTS

OCTOBER 13, 2020

Afterpay has announced its in-store buy now, pay later (BNPL) service is being offered by major retailers at locations across the country. Shoppers can use Afterpay to buy items in select retail stores using their Afterpay card, a virtual, contactless card stored in their digital wallet,” the firm said in a Tuesday (Oct.

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Retail United States Millennials Branding 130

PYMNTS

DECEMBER 26, 2019

Change came from various areas for retail in 2019. Retail merchandising was, at best, a hit-or-miss system in its heyday, Nextail CEO and Co-Founder Joaquin Villalba told PYMNTS in a recent conversation. Analytics, too, was another hot spot for retail change in 2019 and will continue to be for the 2020s. Role of Data.

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Retail Trends Analytics social media 132

PYMNTS

JANUARY 24, 2020

But no matter the case, music is a big part of the retail world, and is helping to create new harmonies of innovation and disruption. That label has taken a relatively fresh approach to getting music to consumers, connecting some 190,000 independent artists to listeners “through direct partnerships with brands,” Bloomberg said.

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Retail Innovation Apple San Jose 151

PYMNTS

JUNE 6, 2019

Look to China, and look some more — that’s one of the main messages in mid-2019 for luxury retailers, at least for ones not based in the U.S. According to a report from Bloomberg , the luxury brand’s CEO, Michael Burke, “gave a rosy view of its China business, easing concerns about the effects of a trade war with the U.S. Online Push.

Retail 122

Retail New York City Branding New York 122

PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 12, 2016

A study by Dotcom Distribution, a logistics and fulfillment firm, found that close to 90 percent of online shoppers consider delivery times central to their decision to shop with an eCommerce brand in the future. But speed is not the only way for eCommerce retailers to build loyalty: Packaging aesthetics are also top of mind.

Branding 100

Branding Security Survey Retail 100

PYMNTS

MAY 15, 2020

Struggling retailer JCPenney , which is reported close to seeking Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, disclosed that it’s paid roughly $17 million in interest on a senior secured term loan credit facility to avoid a default, but that it’s still considering “certain strategic alternatives.”

Payments 221

Payments Retail Texas Report 221

PYMNTS

JULY 26, 2017

Talking about retail and not mention Amazon these days is a difficult thing to do. The eCommerce company has grown significantly in the past few decades, and we’ve started to see the physical impacts of its innovative force on other retailers. And these are just the numbers Amazon itself chooses to put out into the retail sphere.

Retail 133

Retail social media Industry Innovation 133

PYMNTS

JUNE 20, 2017

But there’s a lot of untapped potential in other verticals, particularly retail. Retail needs some help. In offline retail, there’s no key to getting access to your previous purchases before the cashier desk,” Ivanov explained. They can see the online research you conducted before setting foot in the retail location.

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Technology Retail social media Fraud 173

PYMNTS

MARCH 20, 2019

The collection has 12 different items, which range from vitamin C serums to retinol moisturizer, the eCommerce retailer said in an announcement. Amazon.com Head of Beauty for Private Brands Kara Trousdale said in the announcement, “Our goal is to help customers spend less time and money searching for the right skincare solutions.”

Branding 109

Branding Retail Survey Report 109

PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 19, 2019

Two famous North American-based quick-service restaurant (QSR) brands are preparing to duke it out in China for chicken-meal supremacy, the most recent sign of how Western brands are trying to increase their footholds in that massive country. The news comes as more Western brands – including those based in the U.S. –

Branding 100

Branding Retail social media Report 100

PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 23, 2020

The deal comes after a number of years of formidable expansion and innovation for the vision company that AEA Investors bought in 2016, according to the announcement. Innovation is at the heart of the strategy and differentiation as a trailblazing direct-to-consumer brand, according to the announcement.

Branding 203

Branding Regional Innovation Operations 203

PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 20, 2017

In the course of just three days, we’ve gone from Walmart the slumbering retail giant to Walmart the savvy retailer that’s now Amazon’s number one rival — one that’s even making Amazon sweat — well-positioned to challenge Amazon ’s retail rampage. Of course, the Amazon/Walmart rivalry has always made for good media sport.

Retail 137

Retail Mobile Online Cards 137

PYMNTS

JANUARY 18, 2019

Grocers are using autonomous vehicles to help bring fresh food to the doorsteps of consumers, and news came this week that another retailer plans to use the technology: Approximately one month after Kroger announced that it had started to use autonomous vehicles in Arizona, Stop & Shop is intending to use them in the Bay State.

Retail 129

Retail Branding Arizona United States 129

PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 14, 2016

Mid-sized retailers are missing the mark when it comes to investing in their omnichannel initiatives, according to a new research report from Freestyle Solutions, a provider of order management software for retailers and brands. What’s more, less than half, 44 percent, had an in-store product locator.

Retail 100

Retail Study Online System 100

PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 27, 2019

Founded in 2016, SendBird hopes to help retailers, platforms and financial institutions level that chat playing field with a white label API that allows their partners to offer up real-time, user-to-user messaging within their own platform. SendBird is at base an API-based way to outsource the problem. What’s Next.

Retail 146

Retail Mobile Capital Technology 146

PYMNTS

JANUARY 31, 2020

In a new PYMNTS interview, David Roger, co-founder & CEO of Felix Gray , a direct-to-consumer (DTC) eyewear seller that is also trying to tap into broader wellness trends, talks about what’s coming next for this particular brand of online retail, and why Amazon may — or may not — get more involved. But it’s a double-edged sword.”.

Retail 116

Retail Branding Trends Operations 116

PYMNTS

JUNE 7, 2018

The goal for all retailers is, of course, to deliver an excellent experience, both online and in stores, and to find ways for those disparate experiences to mesh seamlessly with one another. The Swedish furniture retailer seems to be making the opposite transition. IKEA is slowing the growth pace it has sustained in the U.S.

Retail 122

Retail Customer Experience Branding Comparison 122

PYMNTS

DECEMBER 17, 2020

Brands that will be featured include Champion, Jordache, Kendall + Kylie and Walmart private label brands, including Free Assembly, Scoop and Sofia Jeans. Livestreaming for marketers is no longer a novelty — live video is changing the way brands interact with their audiences,” New York based video platform Vimeo said.

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Trends Video social media Los Angeles 203

PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 1, 2019

Big brands are opening pop-up shops chock full of digital commerce technology and experiences for fans, and Nike is no exception. Beyond the pop-up shop, the retailer is opening a “Studio of Dreams” Super Bowl Content Studio on the same block. The sportswear company said the store would feature limited-edition styles that will rotate.

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Atlanta Retail New York City New York 127