PYMNTS

AUGUST 31, 2020

There’s a storm brewing in the Indian retail scene, with Amazon at its center. Over the weekend, Reliance Industries – the company owned by India’s richest man, Mukesh Ambani – purchased Future Group ’s 2,000 retail stores and the Big Bazaar grocery chain. Whole Foods has 497 stores. billion consumers. “At

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PYMNTS

MARCH 4, 2019

To help define travel for the next generation of adventurers, Porter & Sail is combining discovery and booking it leans toward full-platform experiences. While it may not be feasible to travel too far, that adventurer can book a trip to Miami, Nashville or Montréal. The Booking Experience. The Mobile Travel Market.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 11, 2020

who would like to buy a wide variety of products and services through unattended retail channels, such as vending machines, self-service kiosks and even fully automated stores. This indicates not only a major gap between the demand for and supply of unattended retail options, but a huge potential for market growth. There are 48.7

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 10, 2020

That idea gradually morphed into Roost, which allows consumers to book a hotel and find a roommate. The company’s target market includes Gen Z and millennials. The company offers rooms in markets like New York, San Francisco, Nashville, New Orleans, Chicago and Orlando. The Platform.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 9, 2017

While much has been made in the past few months about Amazon’s grocery store of the future, Amazon Go isn’t the online retailer’s only brick-and-mortar play — and a new move indicates that Amazon looks to continue expanding its physical retail presence outside of the grocery space. That’s not all.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 6, 2018

He turned to the internet, but he couldn’t find a place to book spaces online. As a result, he came to understand the experience of booking meeting spaces offline: It’s hardly a hassle-free experience and can involve calling an individual property. That’s hardly the easiest or safest way to book a space for an event.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 24, 2020

As 2020 unfolds, the retail business has been dramatically altered. But with consumer spending holding steady, it’s important for retailers to grasp the opportunity to create innovative ways to get, keep and grow customers. And retailers that deploy experiential tactics drive repeat purchases at rates nearly twice those who don’t.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 26, 2020

As it joins the bevy of firms aiming to change the home rentals market, the artificial intelligence (AI)-powered long-term room rental app Badi has rolled out in New York City. In another case, Roost allows travelers to book hotels and find roommates. Travelers start by visiting the Roost site, which shows cities and events.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 27, 2018

As it seeks to speed up its eCommerce expansion, China’s Xiaohongshu or “Little Red Book” is seeking new funding. competes with large eCommerce retailers such as Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. Another fashion retailer focused on women, Meilishuo , is reportedly eyeing an U.S. billion, Business of Fashion reported.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 21, 2018

And though general use gyms make up the bulk of that activity, boutique fitness firms have carved an ever-growing niche in the market. According to reports, there are approximately 1,000 fitness studios and gyms in the New York City metro area on the fitness booking mechanism ClassPass. million members visiting nearly 187,000 clubs.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

Not every product launches smoothly (RIP Fire Phone ), not every new endeavor delivers (Amazon’s flirtations with offering a travel platform ended abruptly) and not every new market immediately yields. Amazon still has mountains to climb, even as the market is softening toward them. based consumers. Amazon is the biggest winner.”.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 19, 2019

Huge festivals might have hundreds of staff members, Sabban noted, but smaller and more independent promoters comprise the majority of the festival market. The Booking Process. Consumers can begin the booking process by selecting a festival on the website – say, The Airbeat One Festival in Germany – and then arrive at a guide page.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 29, 2020

parent company of luxury online retailer Mytheresa , announced that it's filed a registration statement with the SEC for an initial public offering (IPO), according to a press release. found that the market fell 23 percent this year. MYT Netherlands Parent B.V., Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC and J.P. will act as the passive bookrunner.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 21, 2020

And nowhere is that aphorism better illustrated over the last decade than with the statistic that more than 90 percent of all retail sales took place at brick and mortar stores. It gave retailers the illusion that digital was the retail cart driven by the physical store horse. The answer, she noted, is complex.

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Chris Skinner

AUGUST 5, 2019

Over a decade ago, I curated a book about MiFID – the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive. appeared first on Chris Skinner's blog.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 18, 2018

To learn more about their customers and increase foot traffic, retailers are testing out new business ideas. In some cases, retailers are dedicating small spaces to brands inside their brick-and-mortar stores. Macy’s , for example, is testing out pop-up stores in 10 cities in a concept called “The Market @ Macy’s.”

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SWBC's LenderHub

JUNE 7, 2021

Retail investors, the new 800-pound gorilla, drove their new love interest, AMC, up 83% for the week. Meanwhile, the economy continues to recover from the pandemic, as Friday’s employment report booked solid gains. At one point on Tuesday, the stock was up over 140% from the prior week’s close.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 24, 2019

Brazilian retailer Magazine Luiza has announced that it will be selling books online, which could be picked up in one of its almost 1,000 stores. After two of the country’s biggest booksellers — Saraiva Livreiros SA and Livraria Cultura — filed for bankruptcy protection last year, Magazine Luiza saw room in the market.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 30, 2019

We’ve been fully booked for a couple of weeks.”. The catering market in the country has so far been immune to the economic slowdown currently being experienced by the rest of the country. Two spots at the bar at 8:30 p.m.,” the woman told her friends. Tiffany & Co.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 2, 2017

Japanese tech startup and messaging app maker Line announced on Tuesday (August 1) that it is rolling out a taxi-booking service in Thailand’s capital of Bangkok. The country, noted TechCrunch, is one of the Southeast Asian company’s biggest markets, making Thailand the perfect place to launch a taxi-booking app.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 20, 2019

No, that doesn’t mean that PYMNTS takes sides in the struggle for retail supremacy, but only that we like to note when someone or some organization mounts a challenge to the eCommerce and logistical behemoth. High-End Retail. The battle for Amazon retail supremacy also involves pets. Retail Challenge.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 14, 2019

Retail sales fell by 1.2 During the month, all major retail categories with the exception of building materials as well as motor vehicles fell. Sales at book and sporting goods retailers fell by 4.9 Sales at book and sporting goods retailers fell by 4.9 Overall, retailers in the U.S. in December.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 27, 2020

In this case, it’s the gap between interest and intent, the chasm that lies between consumer awareness of unattended retail and actually taking the plunge in buying at the kiosk and vending machine. At a high level, according to PYMNTS data , unattended retail is reaching only one-tenth of its potential. Hurdles For Larger Merchants.

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South State Correspondent

JANUARY 17, 2024

The takeaway is that banks interested in increasing their market-to-book ratio should consider allocating more resources and capital to deposit products and deposit marketing. Loans, by contrast, usually drive 75% of total asset productivity but only impact market-to-book changes by 8%. The answer is – most likely.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 17, 2016

The biggest question around Amazon’s Seattle brick-and-mortar bookstore — as well as the upcoming second location in San Diego — remains a philosophical one: Why would an online retailer that already sells books need to put up with the hassle of running a physical store? Jellybooks’ data gets a lot more granular than that.

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PYMNTS

MAY 8, 2017

At the ripe old age of 120, the Swiss Army knife holds a unique place in retail. Now, the idea of an Amazon Echo with a touchscreen is not exactly new — it was reported in November 2016 that mega e-retailer Amazon was working on such a device — whose code name is said to be the Amazon Knight. Many of whom are also named Karl.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 15, 2019

After a week of uncertainty pushed by lackluster results, particularly among department store retailers, along with uncertainty over U.S.-China China trade relations, the markets got some good news in the form of July retail sales figures. July retail sales saw a 0.7 That result came in far above the 0.3

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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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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 4, 2019

Online retailers are expanding their brick-and-mortar footprints – and using feedback from eCommerce customers to inform the selections in their new stores. A data team from the eCommerce retailer determines what is sold at the locations, Amazon Physical Stores Director Drew Sheriff told MetroWest Daily News.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 13, 2017

Retail is perhaps an unexpected entrant into the augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR) market, but it’s proving to be an area in which being there virtually can be seamlessly substituted for being there actually. The applications for such technology are wide-ranging. Changing How Guests Prepare. Changing How Guests Prepare.

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Retail Branding Technology Tools 159

PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 19, 2019

Digital disbursements are appearing in unexpected markets , such as sports betting platforms and boatsharing sites. billion: The gross bookings of Uber in the fourth quarter of 2018. Data: 700 million: The number of active annual Alipay users exceeded this figure in 2018. million: The number of U.S.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 18, 2019

Spring has sprung, as March marched to the best showing of monthly retail sales data in a year and a half. percent), total core retail sales were up 90 basis points. Online and mail order retail sales were up 1.2 Through the past year, retail spending is up 3.6 The latest showing is well above the 1.1

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 21, 2016

Retailers that are unable to call on substantial financial reserves are struggling in the current environment. Mobile shopping is growing and a key focus of retailers going into the holiday season. Mobile shopping is growing and a key focus of retailers going into the holiday season. to less than $0.29. Sears Holdings Corp.

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BankInovation

MAY 18, 2022

Auto lenders in the first quarter leveraged TransUnion’s alternative data and underwriting models to expand their lending pools as the market continues to navigate limited inventory and elevated vehicle prices.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 13, 2020

In what appears to be an unprecedented move, an industry trade association is stepping in to help restart a retail community hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic. It will be a series of virtual market weeks to help businesses connect with customers at a time when in-person events are impossible to hold. Books are also on the rise.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 7, 2020

The impulse to protect purchases runs deep, as does brand affinity (aka trust) in our favorite online retailers. Delving into the topic in-depth, the latest PYMNTS Retail Product Insurance Study surveyed close to 3,000 U.S. Others in a position to do so haven’t – and they may be missing an opportunity for raves and revenues.

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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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