PYMNTS

JUNE 23, 2017

Funding company Shopify Capital just released details from its Q1 2017 earnings call, which many are speculating will lead to a 25 percent return on investment (ROI). million in merchant cash advance (MCA) and $11 million in new cash advances as of April 2017, the company is likely in a solid spot.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 23, 2019

Capital One ’s domestic card loans increased 8 percent in the fourth quarter of 2018 , the bank said on Tuesday (Jan. percent in the fourth quarter of 2017. billion, a jump Capital One said was mainly due to a 65 percent increase in marketing expenses. 22) as company executives gave an update of its card deal with Walmart.

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Celent Banking

APRIL 28, 2017

As sharp-eyed Celent retail banking subscribers know, I'm an avid collector of good analogies. Fast forward to 2017 and the launch of the new Ford GT, a modern-day supercar with a heritage dating back to the early 1960s, when the Ford GT40 won the grueling 24 Hours of Le Mans four times in a row. As Ford has shown with its 3.5L

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PYMNTS

MAY 8, 2020

“We believe this is a critical component to getting the economy moving again, and we would like to partner with companies and entrepreneurs that can draw on our capital and expertise to stabilize and grow their business,” Bloom said, according to CNBC. Last year, over 9,000 retail stores closed in the U.S.,

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PYMNTS

APRIL 29, 2019

Securities and Exchange Commission has appointed members to its newly-formed Small Business Capital Formation Advisory Committee as it works to support small business access to capital. The SEC’s new advocate for small business capital formation, Martha Legg Miller, and 15 other members are also a part of the team, reports said.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 14, 2018

retail sales continue to disappoint in early 2018, with an unexpected drop in February. For those keeping score at home, that represents the third month in a row this has occurred — which all leads to mounting evidence that Q1 spending will show a sharp cool-off after Q4 2017’s freewheeling spending environment. percent growth.

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PYMNTS

JULY 16, 2018

Topping off a quarter of strong consumption, Americans spent more at retailers in June than the prior month. The Commerce Department said on Monday (July 16) that retail sales increased by 0.5 During that quarter, retail sales increased 1.9 Retail spending was also up 5.9 percent from the first three months of the year.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 29, 2019

In a season where tradition is key, retailers are setting new ones with the help of emerging products and services on this Black Friday. You may have missed our coverage of a few of the retail innovators that are summed up below, arranged in no particular order, or perhaps you’ll want to revisit them anew.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 14, 2018

Consumer confidence seems to have returned in a big way in May as retail sales soared to their highest level since November 2017, according to news from The Wall Street Journal. Excluding auto sales, which have a tendency to bounce up and down frequently month to month, retail spending was up.9 Retail sales are up 5.9

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 6, 2019

Ikea and Hennes & Mauritz ( H&M ) are putting money into technology startups as a way to help them sidestep retail disruption, the Financial Times (FT) reported Wednesday (Nov. Lately, the firm has also been putting money into venture capital investments. Ikea bought TaskRabbit in September 2017.

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PYMNTS

MAY 28, 2018

The parent company of Eddie Bauer and Pacific Sunwear of California is considering a merger of the two retailers in an effort to consolidate stores, as well as survive a prolonged downturn in the American brick-and-mortar retail sector. Eddie Bauer also declined to comment, while Pacific Sunwear could not be reached for comment.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 13, 2017

This is true for consumers making payments to companies to obtain retail goods and businesses looking to pay each other for services rendered. billion | Amount of working capital on the books for U.K. Today in PYMNTS’ data, U.K. Today in PYMNTS’ data, U.K. Here are the numbers: $179.5

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 15, 2017

It’s no secret that Amazon is giving most retailers a run for their money. Over the past few years, the eCommerce giant has grown by leaps and bounds, innovating along the way and pushing the rest of the retail industry to new heights. As a result, Seeking Alpha is attributing the recent increase in retail sales to Amazon.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 1, 2017

Christmas may be the most wonderful time of the year – for most consumers and retailers – but this year it seems the holidays were less merry and bright than would have been ideal over at Target Corporation. The retailer’s revenue also missed expectation – $20.69 The retailer is predicting earnings of $3.80

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 14, 2019

As PayPal reaches saturation points in Western markets, it wants to continue to expand internationally, especially in India, where the country’s 450 million mobile users make it an attractive target for retailers. PayPal considers the country critical to its growth.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 2, 2016

economy powered by consumer spending, vacant retail rental space is forecasted to decline in the next several years, while rental prices are forecasted to rise, according to Cushman & Wakefield ’s recently released U.S. The bifurcation in retail property performance based upon class will only accelerate,” according to the forecast.

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PYMNTS

JULY 23, 2019

Truckers play an important role in shuttling deliveries across country to retailers and merchants, handling 71 percent of the freight tonnage moved in America in 2017.

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Bank Innovation

NOVEMBER 28, 2016

will participate in a fireside chat at Bank Innovation 2017. Bank Innovation 2017, March 6-7 in San Jose, Calif., Adam Carson, managing director, global technology strategy & partnerships at JPMorgan Chase & Co., will feature dozens of speakers on investing in innovation, chatbots, blockchain and more.

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Bank Innovation

FEBRUARY 8, 2017

Fiserv CEO Jeff Yabuki has joined the speaker faculty of Bank Innovation 2017, taking place March 6-7 in San Jose. Yabuki joined Fiserv in 2005. Under his leadership, the company has grown revenue to exceed $5 billion annually, and serves more than 13,000 institutional clients. Fiserv also supports this site’s Read More.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 7, 2019

This is true for any industry, but perhaps even more so in the food retail space, where regulations can be as much about public health and safety as they are about money laundering and fraud. food retail market with the adoption of the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA), introduced by legislators in 2009 and signed into law in 2011. .

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 8, 2018

That compares with 2017 percentages, respectively, of 27 percent and 20 percent. In reference to the latter business, in the third quarter of 2018 Square Capital facilitated over 62,000 business loans totaling $405 million, up 34 percent year over year, revealed the company.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 7, 2019

Those two retail trends have recently collided in Southeast Asia, where Carro, an automotive marketplace and financing provider, reportedly has bought Jualo, an online marketplace for used goods from some 300 product categories. According to the report , the deal comes as Carro raised some $30 million in fresh capital. Retail Waste.

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PYMNTS

JULY 4, 2017

Retailers in Europe and the U.K. The moves are aimed at improving customer experience and keeping up with eCommerce , which is greatly hurting the sales of many traditional retailers. are reportedly using spy technology in an effort to boost sales and customer service. Europe and the U.K.

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Retail Software Technology Video 103

PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 14, 2018

Etsy is hardly alone: eCommerce is experiencing year-over-year growth of 14 percent, according to the Payments Powering Platforms Tracker , and merchants looking to capitalize on this rise must accept the preferred payment methods of their customers, which include everything from credit cards to PayPal to Venmo and everything outside and in between.

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Retail Payments Apple Online 131

PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 16, 2016

ECommerce sales were better than expected in Q2 but dipped in the third quarter, according to Internet Retailer. Non-store eCommerce sales for the three-month period June to August showed an increase of almost 12 percent compared to the previous year, according to the Monthly Retail Trade Report.

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Retail US Data National 100

PYMNTS

APRIL 12, 2018

In 2017, for example, FactSet found that five U.S. The eCommerce retailer invested $22.6 billion in R&D in 2017, which was 41 percent more than it did in 2016. Here’s how these companies are investing in R&D — and ushering in the next generation of retail technology. billion in R&D in 2017.

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Company Retail Apple Software 118

Bank Innovation

JANUARY 10, 2017

Avin Arumugam, senior vice president of the Internet of Things at Visa, has joined the speaker faculty for Bank Innovation 2017, which takes place March 6-7 in San Jose. Arumugam was at JPMorgan Chase for four years prior to his starting at Visa in May 2016. Recent video footage also Read More.

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San Jose Innovation Video social media 150

PYMNTS

JUNE 14, 2018

Sizzle of the Week: Retail’s 2018 Rebound. Retail has had a rough couple of years, as most players that aren’t Amazon have struggled to cross the digital, omnichannel chasm. On the whole, with some notable exceptions, retail has landed on our Fizzle list more often than the Sizzle list in recent memory. Retail sales are up 5.9

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Retail Bitcoin Course America 108

PYMNTS

AUGUST 11, 2016

Back-to-school shopping has started earlier than usual this year, and retailers have Amazon to thank. According to a report, shoppers took advantage of Amazon’s Prime Day to stock up on back-to-school supplies, which is leaving retailers playing catch-up if they want to cash in on what is a lucrative time of year for them.

Retail 100

Retail Online Trends Examples 100

PYMNTS

AUGUST 14, 2020

The Canadian firm said it has a total of $77 billion in securities, cash and other available capital available when including uncalled capital commitments from clients, Bloomberg reported. Separately, Brookfield is going to spend $5 billion in an effort to get the retail mall industry back on track following COVID-19 per news in May.

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PYMNTS

MAY 11, 2017

One of the industries that is likely the most difficult to vet for employees is retail. As such, retailers’ staffing needs are likely to fluctuate as the industry navigates itself for the foreseeable future. AllWork ‘s sole purpose is to help locate, vet, manage and pay workers on the retail floor.

Retail 101

Retail Branding Software Industry 101

PYMNTS

AUGUST 13, 2020

The company reports that retailers selling through eCommerce are experiencing record sales numbers, but fraud rates are also on the uptick. A 2019 LexisNexis study found that overall retail fraud attempts increased by two times year over year and three times since 2017. Merchants pay $3.13 the prior year, by its measures.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 1, 2020

Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt is among the backers of a new $111 million European early-stage venture capital fund, according to CNBC. 30) by London-based venture capital firm Firstminute Capital , CNBC reported. The new fund's main investor is RIT Capital Partners.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 14, 2017

You will observe grocery, as a retail category, is very fragmented. billion fine onto Google, claiming that their product carousel ads created an unfair advantage to small guy retailers who didn’t have the money to advertise. I’ll point out that those retailers did, apparently, have the money to hire lawyers. Investors put $2.65

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Innovation Online Google Millennials 109

Bank Innovation

SEPTEMBER 27, 2017

What is the state of banking innovation today? Each year, we poll the industry to find out. Fintech funding has grown tougher for startups, but banks’ balance sheets are looking stronger– what does it mean for innovation?

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Innovation blockchain Fintech Industry 257

PYMNTS

APRIL 14, 2020

True Religion was acquired for $824 million in 2013 by London-based capital investment firm TowerBrook Investment Partners, and ended up filing for bankruptcy in 2017. Due to the pandemic forcing stores to close, around a million employees of various brands and retailers have been furloughed.

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Delaware Branding Retail Trends 160

CB Insights

DECEMBER 19, 2017

Modern-day retail is at an inflection point as retailers face struggling physical storefronts, massive debt, and inefficient operations, among other issues. Formerly beloved brands such as Aeropostale, American Apparel, and PacSun bit the dust in 2016, and the pace of retail deaths has accelerated since then.

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