PYMNTS

JULY 2, 2020

As instances of the coronavirus quickly increase in a number of regions across the nation, Apple plans to shutter 30 more stores in the United States on Thursday (July 2) at the latest. The tech company, which has 271 retail shops in the United States, has recently closed 47 stores again, CNBC reported.

Apple 131

Apple Los Angeles South Carolina North Carolina 131

PYMNTS

MAY 4, 2020

Aggregated travel patterns compiled from Google users’ phone data compared daily traffic to retail stores, parks, public transportation, supermarkets and jobs from Jan. Singapore implemented lockdown mandates across the nation-state April 7 following COVID-19 outbreaks in the dormitories used by migrant workers.

Google 153

Google Data Compliance Georgia 153

PYMNTS

APRIL 13, 2020

But there is volatility, and there is the entire nation (and a large part of the world) working from home/being out of school (thus needing a larger personal supply of toilet paper to account for the additional eight to 10 hours a day everyone is home) and also suddenly deciding they need several months-worth of toilet paper at once.

Georgia 297

Georgia Missouri Pennsylvania Retail 297

PYMNTS

DECEMBER 7, 2019

Santa: The Original Experiential Retail Strategy. Santa showing up in retail marketing, as far as historians can tell, dates back to the 1840s when some stores went as far as putting up life-sized models of jolly old St. And while much has changed in retail, Santa’s popularity has not. In fact, it is growing.

Retail 136

Retail New Jersey New York City Course 136

PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 26, 2018

And New York is just the starting point — Payless is all-in on pop-ups this season, with locations planned for Whittier, California; Alpharetta, Georgia; Paramus, New Jersey; Limerick, Pennsylvania; Clarksburg, Maryland; Hagerstown, Maryland; Hickory, North Carolina; and El Paso, Texas. The trend holds for permanent retail locations, with 41.3

El Paso 122

El Paso New York City Los Angeles North Carolina 122

PYMNTS

DECEMBER 5, 2018

National used car retailer CarMax has announced the launch of a new omnichannel buying experience that will be made available first in Atlanta, Georgia. CarMax is the nation’s largest retailer of used cars and operates nearly 200 stores in 41 states.

Atlanta 144

Atlanta Georgia Online Retail 144

PYMNTS

OCTOBER 3, 2019

The retail giant signed a deal with large national insurer Anthem last year to get Medicare users to buy medicine and supplies at its stores. Just this month, Walmart opened a place in Georgia where people can get health services for an affordable price. Those services include mental health counseling, X-rays and dental work.

South Carolina 110

South Carolina North Carolina Arkansas Wisconsin 110

PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 13, 2018

The retailer said that around 23,500 of the seasonal positions will be based in facilities that support online sales, an increase of 5,500 positions compared to 2017. The company also announced its national hiring event for the year, which will take place on Oct.

West Virginia 101

West Virginia Tulsa Arizona Sacramento 101

PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 13, 2020

With the National Automobile Dealers Association show coming up this weekend, companies are working on some of the nuances involved in driving and servicing autonomous or manually driven vehicles as they integrate more digital technology. First up is AutoNation , the nation’s largest retailer with 325 locations.

Georgia 141

Georgia Technology Conference Data 141

PYMNTS

DECEMBER 31, 2019

A little more than a year ago, PYMNTS started tracking the race for the consumer’s whole paycheck between the two retail behemoths that have been expanding their respective ecosystems in the process: Amazon and Walmart. percent of consumer retail spending in the U.S., percent of consumer retail spending in the U.S., population.

Retail 136

Retail Online Georgia North Carolina 136

PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 29, 2017

There’s little doubt that the [spirits] industry will feel the impact of the largest online retailer expanding into grocery,” Coors wrote in a blog post following the news announcement of the Amazon/Whole Foods merger. Products (or importers) sell to distributors, distributors sell to retailers and retailers sell to customers.

Retail 108

Retail Branding Georgia System 108

PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 17, 2019

Pawn shops, historically speaking, are “mom and pop” operations, and not the kinds of outfits that tend to attract eight-figure investments in the form of an $80 million senior credit facility to fuel their national and global expansion. Not that Smart Financial ever refers to itself as a pawn shop.

Ohio 151

Ohio Lending Iowa South Dakota 151

PYMNTS

MARCH 20, 2020

Both of the nation’s mega-retail players have spent the week strategizing how to strike a balance between three goals — protecting their thousands of employees, serving their massive customer bases and keeping supply chains operating at as close to normal as imaginable given the highly abnormal circumstances.

North Carolina 130

North Carolina Retail Nevada Tennessee 130

Independent Banker

FEBRUARY 24, 2016

Georgia bank propels major growth through niche SBA lending. Bradshaw relishes building on the existing relationships United Community lending officers have with southeastern Georgia businesses. United Community is expanding SBA lending by going outside its retail footprint. By Howard Schneider.

Community Bank 70

Community Bank Lending Community Georgia 70

Jeff For Banks

JANUARY 11, 2014

So, if those involved in banking don''t have the time or inclination to do it, how about the engineer, retail store manager, or forklift operator? I think, as a nation, we will need lots of help managing our money. Will I take the time to do a good job researching my fund choices. Probably not.

Boston 81

Boston DC Community Community Bank 81

PYMNTS

MARCH 2, 2018

For those not used to thinking about electricity by the gigawatt, the estimates mean this: Even at the low end, bitcoin mining uses as much power as a nation state. The debate is whether that nation state is small (Lithuania-sized), medium (Morocco-sized) or medium-large (Israel-sized). Use of power is not very evenly distributed.

Bitcoin 104

Bitcoin cryptocurrency Taxes Community 104

PYMNTS

JUNE 24, 2016

But Facebook got the jump on the news cycle this week with the big news that it was opening up Facebook Canvas for retailers and other marketers on the site, as opposed to just advertis e rs. So, providing retailers with a new storefront in an ecosystem of 1.5 Last week , Walmart Pay rolled out in Alabama and Georgia.

Lending 101

Lending Online South Dakota North Dakota 101

PYMNTS

AUGUST 21, 2017

EST in South Carolina, there will be a total solar eclipse — with Idaho, Wyoming, Montana, Nebraska, Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Illinois, Kentucky, Tennessee and Georgia all enjoying prime viewing slots between start and finish. PST in Oregon and 2:48 p.m. Bitcoin Surges — And Faces Another Split.

Apple 101

Apple Bitcoin South Carolina Montana 101

CB Insights

JULY 19, 2017

Retail/Consumer Goods. National Medal of Science, Turing Awards, Kyoto Prizes, and many others. Retail/Consumer Goods. The Home Depot’s Innovation Center at Georgia Tech is a collaborative space used to recruit top talent and explore how technology might advance retail, supply chain, and more. Technology.

Innovation 74

Innovation San Francisco Technology Georgia 74

PYMNTS

DECEMBER 18, 2020

The program is available in Connecticut, Delaware, Georgia, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Virginia and Washington, D.C. . Instacart has partnered with more than 500 national and local retailers in several sectors, including grocery items, beauty products, wellness merchandise and electronics.

Delaware 144

Delaware New Jersey Connecticut Maryland 144

CB Insights

JULY 17, 2018

In 2017, the National Restaurant Association reported annual sales of $799B — close to 48% of the total amount that Americans spent on food. In the past decade, restaurant and bar purchases have grown at twice the rate of general retail spending. The kombucha taproom: Cultured South (Georgia). That’s not a new development.

San Francisco 69

San Francisco California United States CA 69

Fintech Labs Insights

JANUARY 26, 2016

New customers include “two of the world’s top 10 retailers” as well as a “leading pharmaceutical manufacturer and one of the largest U.S. Before working with SAP, Holzapfel did strategic marketing at The Coca-Cola Company in Atlanta, Georgia. hospital networks.” Maintained a 100% customer renewal rate.

San Francisco 12

San Francisco Leadership Michigan Georgia 12

Abrigo

MAY 8, 2024

An example of a use case for predictive AI is Signature Bank of Georgia ’s addition of AI-driven check fraud detection software that finds fraud faster. The greatest absolute gains forecast (largely from increased productivity) are tied to corporate and retail banking.

Examples 221

Examples Fraud Resources Risk Management 221

PYMNTS

AUGUST 31, 2018

Once the 24 competitors (tributes) get to the games, they then battle to the death for a national audience that is required by law to watch the games. online grocery sales since 2017, the largest share of any single retailer and double its closest competitor. According to the Harris Poll, Amazon is the most trusted U.S.

Branding 101

Branding Florida Retail Online 101

William Mills

SEPTEMBER 9, 2016

Companies such as Adidas, Carrefour, Cisco Systems, Danone, Fujitsu, Lufthansa Flight Training, Siemens, Société Générale and the United Nations use Liferay. After they bought CheckFree a lot of Fiserv folks have been based in Georgia. They work in banking and insurance; today’s demo is on retail banking. Very nice UI.

social media 40

social media ATM Mobile Customer Experience 40

PYMNTS

APRIL 16, 2020

At the same time, the SBA’s bailout has exhausted its $349 billion fund to keep small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) afloat amid the coronavirus pandemic that has closed down much of the nation. The PPP loans are part of the $2 trillion Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act passed by Congress last month.

Georgia 141

Georgia Conference Regional Analysis 141