PYMNTS

MARCH 9, 2020

Retail frequently adapts well to the new technologies or tools consumers might be using to shop, but repricing goods to accommodate customers who are wary of overspending is often out of its reach. This is prompting retailers outside the luxury space to explore buy now, pay later (BNPL) options. Brands in Australia, the U.K.

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DECEMBER 6, 2019

We have a deep dive into Colorado’s digital driver’s license effort and news on Alphabet’s new CEO, as well as data on millennial Black Friday spending. Google CEO Sundar Pichai Takes the Reins at Alphabet. Google CEO Sundar Pichai will take over as Alphabet ’s new CEO , while retaining his job at Google.

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APRIL 27, 2017

Just as marketers started to get the hang of this newfangled “millennial” crowd, the next generation comes along to shake things up with different values, preferences and spending patterns. Some call them Generation Z, some call them post-millennials. The latter this isn’t an option for retailers and brands, however.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 28, 2016

Despite t he National Retail Federation reporting that grocery stores topped the “hot list” of retailers for the year , supermarkets are having a tricky time luring millennials into bringing a basket or cart down the aisles. Gone are the days when baby boomers bring lists to their local supermarket.

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OCTOBER 31, 2018

But what might be a bit unexpected is that this time around, Google and its Google Home Assistant are along for the ride. For the 2018 version, Google – in partnership with Disney and Random House – is rolling out an interactive storytelling feature in its Google Home technology.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 19, 2016

While they enjoy many FinTech innovations, most millennials don’t have a snowball’s chance of earning more than their parents — ever. It’s one thing for the millennial offspring of the billionaire hedge-fund scions to fall short of making a billion because they only manage to pull down $760 million a year. It’s a fact. population.

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OCTOBER 13, 2020

Approximately twice as many consumers shopped for retail products from home in the summer of 2020 as they did in the summer of 2019, and three times as many grocery-shopped from home this summer over last summer, too,” the Report states, giving an idea of scope. Creation of the ‘Superconnected’ Consumer.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 14, 2020

We have deep dives into unattended retail, rapid settlements and cybersecurity, as well as news on Mastercard receiving the go-ahead from China’s central bank to set up a bank clearing business. NEW DATA: Consumers Like Cashier-less Retail But Retailers Aren’t Hitting The Mark. Trackers and Reports. million consumers or 6.9

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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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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 6, 2020

With the busy holiday season upon us, we are proud to offer a truly multi-channel payment solution that has proven to bring new customers and increased sales to our retail partners,” Afterpay Global Chief Revenue Officer Melissa Davis said in the announcement.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 30, 2017

Who’s smarter: Amazon’s Alexa or Google Home? In a study by New York-based digital agency 360i, researchers used proprietary new Voice Search Monitor (VSM) software to ask Alexa and Google the same set of 3,000 questions and found that Google Home was six times more likely to answer correctly. In Other News….

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PYMNTS

JULY 28, 2020

Millennials and Generation Z consumers get all of the attention when it comes to their changing digital habits amid the pandemic. Google the words “millennials shopping shift,” and page after page of listicles, think pieces and how-to articles appear. percent of bridge millennials and 53 percent of millennials.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 18, 2019

Plans are afoot at Google to make the consumer experience better – and while that happens, millennials are increasingly turning to debit , which could have wide implications. 2,225: Average annual retail spending of consumers between the ages of 30 and 40.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 4, 2016

Meanwhile, Samsung is tackling the African market ahead of Apple and Android, and Google announces a way to avoid app downloads. Millennials Eschew Bank Mobile Wallets. The study found that both millennials and non-millennials want to use mobile to manage finances, and cash is becoming less important to both groups.

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CB Insights

SEPTEMBER 10, 2019

While the media often portrays millennials as preoccupied with the rising prices of festival tickets and avocado toast, their real financial concerns are a bit more practical. But millennials face significant headwinds in making those financial dreams a reality. get the REPORT on next generation investors. From big banks to big tech.

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MAY 19, 2020

That trend was particularly pronounced among older “bridge millennials,” who on average owned six separate connected devices, not counting their phones. According to PYMNTS’ latest consumer data on the subject, 47 percent of millennials have shifted their routines online, while 45.1 percent of bridge millennials have done so.

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PYMNTS

MAY 14, 2018

Google Maps is getting more personal, and Nintendo is taking advantage of consumer nostalgia. Bridge Millennials And The Threat To Physical Retail. We called them Bridge Millennials. At 30 to 40 years of age, they are younger than Gen X-ers but older than most millennials. Finally, we look at Uber spending habits.

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JANUARY 20, 2020

In this case, it provided a really great opportunity to work closely with their whole team, and to learn about the impact of influence-based businesses on retail.”. The company had come a long way from its launch in 2014, when it had about 10 retailers signed on to offer Afterpay as a payment option during checkout.

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JANUARY 3, 2017

Retail is a dog-eat-dog world, operating at times on the thinnest of margins. There are so many levers to engage consumers” in rewards, said Wind, and whether it is tied specifically to a card or merchant, additional leverage can come through email marketing campaigns or percentage-off programs at retailers. credit cards, 1.3

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PYMNTS

JUNE 16, 2018

Since those higher margin, emotional and recurring gifts like flowers and candy tend to be a bigger hit with mom than dad, retailers and merchants — Ferrier noted — tend to hit Mother’s Day a little harder when it comes to marketing. Google Home will also tell you dad jokes. Mother’s Day does better with 23.1

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JULY 5, 2019

Retailers are bolstering their supply chains in China as they seek to enhance their service and offer customers fresh products. The post also pointed out that the retailer invested over RMB 700 million – which is approximately $100 million – to create the South China Fresh Food Distribution Center. Other Brick-and-Mortar News.

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JULY 24, 2019

Google also started an Order Online shortcut with results for people using Google Assistant on mobile phones, which also allows users to place orders using Google Pay. Also, 44 percent of millennials ordered from third-party services compared to 20 percent of all diners.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 9, 2019

Make room for more contextual commerce and more retail innovation in the travel sector. That’s the view from one of Google’s latest retail-associated launches, an airfare insight and travel recommendations offering. The travel industry also is the site of recent retail-oriented innovation. Contextual Commerce.

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PYMNTS

JULY 31, 2019

s largest convenience food retailers, Co-op has more than 2,600 stores and fuel sites across the country. Co-op customers in 30 food stores in England, Scotland and Wales will be able to scan products on their own device as they shop next month (August), with payment deducted from their Apple Pay or Google Pay accounts.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 30, 2020

The season isn’t so much revving up as already in full swing — and now the pressure is really on for retailers to switch up their holiday game plans as the clock is ticking and the pie is shrinking. PayPal, Google Pay, Apple Pay and Samsung Pay have all been up this season. A Very Digital Shopping Season . percent to 25.7 million (9.7

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Bank Innovation

DECEMBER 20, 2018

On the surface, a financial services marketing strategy is not completely different than a marketing strategy for any other industry. The crucial difference, though, is the higher and more demanding standard that financial services have from their customers.

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FEBRUARY 16, 2016

And there’s no better way to target Millennial entrepreneurs than with the technology they crave to help them in their business pursuits. More than any other generation, Millennials experience life, work and business through technology and they expect seamless interactions regardless of location.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 4, 2019

Accessing Amazon’s Alexa (13 percent) and Google Assistant (12 percent) through the dashboard were far less popular. But in-dash Google Assistant had a good deal of future interest: 31.9 Mobile Ordering Appeals to Millennials. percent said they would engage in commuter commerce if this option was available. percent vs. 45.8

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PYMNTS

MARCH 3, 2017

The company, which prides itself on determining which loan recipients are worthwhile, sees this money fueling its future growth and helping to license the technology to banks, credit unions and retailers.

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JANUARY 7, 2019

Additionally, certain voice assistants — Siri, Google Assistant and Amazon Alexa — have demonstrated that they could influence future purchasing activities to different degrees. The 2018 Digital Drive Report also looked at the in-vehicle purchasing habits of Bridge Millennials, a highly influential consumer bellwether.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 20, 2019

Data: $800 billion+: Market cap of Google parent Alphabet. percent: Share of millennials who use mobile apps most frequently for planning in-store purchases. And the conventional wisdom on alternative lending comes in for a gut check as more merchants learn how to reverse the course on subscription churn.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 7, 2019

With the app, Affirm users can shop at almost any retailer by creating a onetime-use virtual card instead of being limited to shops that have Affirm integrated at checkout. . The app also gives users the ability to pay at any brick-and-mortar store that accepts Apple Pay or Google Pay. .

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 18, 2019

Google confirmed that it will partner with Citi and Stanford Federal Credit Union to launch a checking account linked to Google Pay sometime next year. Cache, reportedly the project’s code name, is described by Google as a “smart” DDA. Google’s Everyday App Opportunity. It was the gasp heard ‘round the world last week.

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PYMNTS

MAY 22, 2019

Once upon a time, it was predicted that the rise of smartphones would spell the end of traditional retail, but that hasn’t really happened. And roughly one-third use their devices to “showroom” — one of retailers’ biggest fears a few years ago — to compare prices at competitors. How are consumers using mobile devices in-store?

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PYMNTS

APRIL 9, 2020

Though they’ve overcome serious technical hurdles, work well, and are now in the hands of billions of smartphone-owning consumers, mobile wallets including those from Big Tech players Apple and Google are starving for share as Q1 2020 usage slipped below an unimpressive 2019. Et tu , Millennials? Noting that Apple Pay enabled $4.5

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CB Insights

NOVEMBER 6, 2018

While beauty conglomerates like L’Oréal are making acquisitions to become more tech-enabled, tech giants like Google, Amazon, Facebook, and Apple (GAFA) are pursuing the high margins in beauty through partnerships, consumer insights, e-commerce, and more. Beauty brands partner with Google Assistant and Home. Source: Think with Google.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 16, 2019

Retailers scour social media to find influencers and designer bellwethers to turn trends into sales. In the payments ecosystem, we need look no further than the bridge millennial for how the connected purchasing experience will evolve over the next decade. Pundits identify bellwether states to predict election outcomes.

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