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JANUARY 25, 2021

The National Retail Federation ’s annual convention may have come and gone but the sentiments, strategies and lessons learned from facing nearly a year of pandemic-led changes by some of the world’s largest merchants are going nowhere fast — especially when it comes to their embrace of increased digitalization. Stores As Social Centers.

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MAY 18, 2020

Bank of America has lowered its rating of Square Inc. Bloomberg News reported analyst Jason Kupferberg said the gradual opening of states amid the coronavirus is a positive sign for retailers. Shares of the San Francisco-based mobile payment company fell by 2.29 percent at noon on Monday (May 18), according to Yahoo Finance.

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JANUARY 19, 2021

Chuck Huang, founder and CEO of Citcon , explores how the pandemic has prompted retailers to capitalize on the surge in demand for contactless, digital payments. "As Progressive retailers have paved the way for this with email collection at registers, enabling them to connect their customers’ behavior in-store with them online.

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MAY 12, 2020

Picture, instead, fleets of utilitarian machines, squat, careful and not at all threatening, rolling through retailers’ aisles, hospital wings and other avenues of everyday human life. told Karen Webster that retailers and other firms are going to need to consider “cleanliness as a brand value.”. Brain Corp.

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Perficient

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

In a world where retail has changed and consumers remain at home, how do brands reimagine the task of getting products to customers? Jon is also the author of The Elephant’s Dilemma, a book about his experience breaking free from the constraints of corporate America and making a difference for future generations. Meet the Hosts.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 11, 2020

Buy now, pay later (BNPL) payments platform Afterpay is teaming up with retailer Gap to offer flexible spending options as the holiday shopping season gears up. to bring Afterpay to such a powerful set of brands and their customers,” said Melissa Davis , head of North America at Afterpay. . We are proud to partner with Gap Inc.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 10, 2020

There are bad days on the market — and in the wake of COVID-19, the disease caused by the coronavirus , which has spent the last month gaining more and more global ground, there have been more than a few of those of late. The market has had a crisis of confidence,” Willie Delwiche, investment strategist at Baird told the Associated Press.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 28, 2019

Kiosks are gaining more power in retail, especially as it becomes ever more obvious that consumers are not quite ready to cut ties with physical forms of buying, contrary to the early fever dreams of the eCommerce age. There are seven million family-run mom-and-pop stores that dominate retail outside big cities in China,” that analysis reads.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 7, 2020

Retail Properties of America ( RPAI ), which owns and operates 102 multi-retail sites, showed a net income drop from $44.4 He also cited the relative strength in the housing market as a positive sign of consumer spending. One of the largest real estate investment trusts in the U.S. million to $15 million this year.

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MAY 12, 2020

To provide a customized guest experience for its clients, Genesis Motor America unveiled its Genesis Concierge service. The personal shopper will participate in each touch point of a client’s experience, from the first welcome to arranging for final retail vehicle delivery.

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JANUARY 19, 2021

The shift to digital commerce has opened up new markets for companies across all verticals and sizes. With so many retail stores closing, they need to be able to provide a way to sell D2C wherever those consumers are online.”. And everyone, he said, wants to crack the Chinese market. Shortening The Time To Commerce.

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SEPTEMBER 22, 2020

To help local businesses encountering difficulty because of the coronavirus or civil unrest, the Mall of America is contributing a 5,000-square-foot retail space to local businesses called the Community Commons. The space will be rent-free to 17 companies, opening Oct.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 5, 2020

“For us, the revolution starts with the market,” said Co-founder and CEO Joshua Silberstein. The market is fundamentally changing, and as the market changes, so do the sources of competitive advantage. We do a complete marketing overhaul,” Silberstein explained. “We

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PYMNTS

JUNE 24, 2020

dollars (USD) through PayPal in addition to other payment methods, the KuCoin cryptocurrency exchange said that USD support has been added to its P2P Fiat Market, according to an announcement. Now, our P2P Fiat Market supports … the 5 mainstream fiat currencies.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 29, 2020

Call it the retail gap that eCommerce can only partly fill. That gain, of course, reflects calm before the storm, so to speak, before the unemployment filings, the mass closures, the stimulus efforts and stock market roller coasters. Earlier this month, a record number of Americans — 3.3 million — filed for unemployment benefits.

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Perficient

AUGUST 2, 2024

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JANUARY 21, 2021

The COVID-19 crisis and the digital shift that it accelerated are making five lessons clear that tradition brick-and-mortar retailers must heed if they want to survive, according to Karen Webster. percent market share for all clothing and apparel sales during 2020’s third quarter versus just 9.5 It’s Amazon.”. percent a year earlier.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 14, 2019

It looks like we can finally have a serious conversation about the impending collapse of physical retail in the U.S. All it took was a 160-year old retailer and a $34 billion kick in the stomach to the retail sector to get everyone’s attention. retailer, Sears, which found itself standing at Chapter 7’s front door.

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ATM Marketplace

JULY 19, 2022

Typically, retail ATMs have had fewer features than bank ATMs, but that may be changing. ATM Marketplace interviewed Brad Nolan, EVP and CMO at Hyosung America, to learn more about how the market is changing.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 14, 2020

The evidence can be seen in a new report from Bank of America and an earnings announcement from luxury apparel marketplace Farfetch. Meanwhile, a report from Bank Of America shows a severe drop in global luxury goods for Q2, but brighter days appear to be ahead. It was the digital shift that drove a solid quarter for Farfetch.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 19, 2021

In today’s top retail news, Bed Bath & Beyond said it has finished its sale of Cost Plus World Market (CPWM) to a private equity firm, while Starbucks will help Washington state with the distribution of coronavirus vaccines. Bed Bath & Beyond Finishes Sale Of Cost Plus World Market To PE Firm. Bed Bath & Beyond Inc.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 16, 2020

As retailers look for a way out of an unprecedented cash flow crunch, many are slashing prices online and offering free shipping. The move is good for consumers, but for the retailers involved discounting is a double-edged sword. It’s the age-old argument for retail. retailers is down 64 percent over 2019. In the U.K.,

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 19, 2018

But the same technology that enables those transactions also can bring the benefits of consumer intimacy to small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) that are often struggling to win more market share in a retail world dominated by the likes of Amazon, Walmart and other large retailers. That might sound obvious.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 11, 2018

Retailers are doubling down on toys amid a gap in the market left by the bankruptcy of Toys R Us. toy retailer Hamleys , for instance, is eyeing a potential New York City location for a flagship store. The atmosphere comes as brick-and-mortar retailers have to differentiate themselves from their eCommerce counterparts.

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AUGUST 5, 2020

This is not a shift because this digital growth isn’t coming at the expense of our retail business so much as it is about getting new customers to the category and other customers from other parts of the remittance market, like banks and other digital financial services providers.”. Earnings likewise fell sharply to $161.9

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DECEMBER 4, 2024

Their flexibility, low premia and underlying leverage appeal to all market participants ranging from conservative investors hedging against intraday market volatility to aggressive traders speculating for quick profit generation. The improved market conditions have encouraged both market participation and innovation.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

retail sales rose 0.3 Despite the pandemic’s negative effect on the economy, 2020 retail sales in October were 5.7 Despite the pandemic’s negative effect on the economy, 2020 retail sales in October were 5.7 September retail numbers were up 1.6 percent in October to $553.3 Census Bureau report released on Tuesday (Nov.

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Accenture

NOVEMBER 11, 2019

When I look at the retail payments market, I see all the attributes that any strategist worth his salt would love: It’s large, growing, profitable and accessible. The post North American retail payments: Position to win with five big bets appeared first on Accenture Banking Blog.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 19, 2020

As it faces a competitive retail market, Groupon Inc. Groupon reportedly looks to leave the goods category in North America by Q3 of this year, and worldwide by the close of the year. intends to discontinue its sale of merchandise by the close of 2020. Last year, goods comprised approximately $1.12

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Perficient

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

In fact, according to The Business Research Company’s 2022 Payment Security Global Market Report , the payment security market is expected to reach $43 billion by 2026. Vendor and payment companies alike are seeking and creating solutions to provide their customers with the most secure digital payment experiences possible.

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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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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 13, 2017

Online retailer eBay , following in the footsteps of Overstock.com, is contemplating allowing bitcoin as a payment method. In an interview with Yahoo Finance , Scott Cutler, SVP of eBay Americas, said the eCommerce retailer is “seriously considering” accepting bitcoin payments but noted the company is “not quite there yet.”

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 15, 2020

The deal, the report stated, would result in a bank with over $550 billion in assets and the fifth-largest retail bank in the country. The acquisition could have the effect of boosting PNC's presence in the southeast and west where the markets are growing quickly, according to WSJ. PNC Financial Services Group could buy the U.S.

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APRIL 8, 2020

based Broad Branch Market has recently welcomed 44-pound, six-wheel, self-driving robots, all equipped with sensors and AI and able to make deliveries. Walmart, the nation’s largest retailer, will utilize robots from Brain Corp., which specializes in offering floor-cleaning robots to retailers already. Washington D.C.-based

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 23, 2020

We know that value is extremely important to our guests, especially now," Ellie Doty , chief marketing officer at Burger King North America, said in the release. Burger King's use of marketing efforts that capitalize on a keen sense of social media has won the Miami-based company kudos.

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ATM Marketplace

JULY 19, 2022

Typically, retail ATMs have had fewer features than bank ATMs, but that may be changing. ATM Marketplace interviewed Brad Nolan, EVP and CMO at Hyosung America, to learn more about how the market is changing.

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PYMNTS

JULY 29, 2019

With their joint venture set to end next year, First Data (now Fiserv) and Bank of America said on Monday (July 29) that they will pursue independent merchant services strategies starting in June 2020.

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