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. Testing Innovation .

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 5, 2020

Retailers that sell products and services online have been steadily removing payment frictions from their online checkout processes, adopting checkout features like refund policies and free shipping. And, in grocery, innovators are connecting retailers with shoppers to help sell surplus food that might otherwise go unsold.

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ATM Marketplace

JULY 23, 2024

A panel at the upcoming Bank Customer Experience Summit will cover how banks can craft new and improved retail spaces.

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ATM Marketplace

OCTOBER 4, 2024

9 to 11 did a deep dive into ideas and innovation for retail banking. A panel at the Bank Customer Experience Summit held in Charlotte, North Carolina from Sept.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 9, 2018

The ascent of eCommerce and the digital tools that support it have made it easier — in both theory and practice — for retailers to not only see how consumers browse and what they buy (to analyze the entire path to purchase), but to get to know them in the same ways as those old-time general store operators who served small towns.

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PYMNTS

JULY 11, 2019

Innovation takes many flavors and paths, and that’s especially true when it comes to merchants who sell retail products and companies that sell retail services. Innovation Role. But that doesn’t mean innovation is impossible for those service providers, of course. According to the PYMNTS/AEVI research, 44.8

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PYMNTS

JUNE 12, 2019

The myth of the lone (and possibly mad) scientist died out a long time ago, as the industrial age led to teams of researchers working together (or at healthy cross purposes) to enable innovation. That experience is one that is hard to gain as a vendor with new and exciting retail technology in the market.”.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 17, 2018

New technologies bring new opportunities to serve consumers, and retailers are offering their customers more digital options than ever to meet their wants and needs. They are innovating to meet consumer demand for new payment methods , and to improve customer convenience through technologies such as kiosks.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 24, 2019

Retailers are getting smarter about artificial intelligence (AI), and the latest example of that innovative effort comes from Walmart. According to a new report , the retail chain, hoping to reduce checkout theft, is turning to cameras powered by AI, with deployments underway in some 1,000 stores.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 27, 2019

When it comes to retail innovation — changes that promise to influence commerce not only this year, but in the 2020s — cameras could have a significant role. This data certainly isn’t nothing, but it pales in comparison to the data troves that digital retailers have. Take security cameras for starters. “We Data Blocks.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 11, 2019

Amid great technological change, health and beauty retailers are developing strategies to drive innovation. In some cases, retailers are using social media tools such as Instagram to post promotions and product tutorials — or interact openly with consumers about their offerings. About the same share — or 60.9

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 5, 2020

And in payments innovation, tokenization and data vaulting take the sting out of payment card industry (PCI) compliance. Home Depot has revamped its loyalty program by allowing Pro Xtra members to earn points for shopping and redeeming benefits via its app. consumer’s whole paycheck. All this, Today in Data.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 26, 2019

Pretty much everyone needs medicine at one or another, and that need is helping to drive retail innovation and attempts at disruption in the pharmacy business. But innovation efforts continue for retail pharmacy operations. That’s not the only area of innovation in this part of the retail world.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 1, 2020

In merchant innovation, many retailers are in the middle of a journey to digitize operations and bolster sales. Direct-to-consumer (D2C) hybrid brand Spiceology is on a mission to get chefs and consumers to experiment with flavor, as home cooking has become popular and eateries are beginning to rebound from COVID-19.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 20, 2019

For instance, why are there significant, revenue-draining gaps between what merchants think about payments innovation and what they actually do? Koopman and Karen Webster recently engaged in a discussion about how those gaps apply to a very specific but lucrative part of the retail landscape: the health and beauty product space.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 10, 2020

In investments, retail dispute management firm Chargeback closed a funding round to speed up growth and to help retailers reduce credit card disputes. And in tech, the future of retail may include mobile scanning. The company brought its app and device to market just two weeks ago. All this, Today in Data.

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South State Correspondent

MAY 1, 2024

For inspiration in banking innovation, we often look to other industries. Instead of thinking traditionally, Gentle Monster pursued a strategy of innovation and creativity to become the hottest sunglass company globally, creating a company currently valued at $900 million. Honkook Kim and his Gentle Monster Brand is a perfect example.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 11, 2019

The nearly universal need for medication and other remedies is driving retail innovation via the pharmacy sector — and that includes the area of customer experience. One of the keys of the commerce game these days is providing a deeper customer experience, and that holds true when it comes to healthcare retail.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 2, 2019

It’s not enough to be a retailer these days, not if a merchant intends to survive in a world of commerce dominated by the likes of Amazon and other tech-focused competitors. Innovation is one of the keys to advancement — and that increasingly means opening tech hubs, incubators and other such operations. New Efforts.

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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. The vast majority of retailers believe in trying new business approaches.

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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. Shoes As A Currency.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 27, 2021

In " A Look Forward: What Executives Wish for America and the World in 2021 ," Nat Salvione, chief commercial officer of Tango Card , discusses the innovations that have emerged since the pandemic: specifically, the use of pay-ahead apps and remote team engagement. For an introvert like me there was always a moment of anxiety.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 19, 2019

Retailers need to work harder to get more consumers to download mobile commerce apps, one of the main areas of focus for retail going into the 2020s. In all, some five million apps – retail and other types – are available for download. So what does the future hold for mobile retail apps, some two to five years out?

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Payments Dive

FEBRUARY 23, 2018

Karen Katz, former president and CEO of Neiman Marcus Group, and Visa CEO Alfred Kelly shared insight, expectations and strategy during a panel talk at the NRF Big Show in January on boosting the retail mobile commerce customer experience.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 24, 2020

But no matter the case, music is a big part of the retail world, and is helping to create new harmonies of innovation and disruption. Apple isn’t the only band on the radio when it comes to changes in music retail in early 2020. Others don’t. New Partnerships and Services.

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Chris Skinner

JANUARY 25, 2017

Last year, one of my most read blog entries was this one: The top ten trends in banking innovation (February 2016). This was a summary of the top trends in banking innovation, and … The post The biggest innovations in retail banking (research) appeared first on Chris Skinner's blog.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 2, 2020

Retailers are under the gun to bolster their messaging and ordering capabilities for online shopping, as eCommerce becomes strained amid the coronavirus. Data: 30K: Minimum number of retailers that are alerted to theft by Indyme’s sensors and hardware. 42%: Share of retailers who cite concerns about consumer confidence.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 5, 2018

Retailers are turning to accelerators to drive innovation, and Target is taking its program to the international stage: It is teaming up with Germany’s wholesale and food specialist METRO AG for its cohort this year. What new retail inventions will these accelerators bring? as well as other countries.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

And in retail, companies in the organic mattress space are running on a tri-brid business model that covers direct to consumer (D2C), third-party retail distribution and owned retail locations. In digital-first banking, the evidence of the great digital shift is not only visible anecdotally – it is seen in the data as well.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 19, 2019

Apparel used to be mostly a brick-and-mortar retail experience, but that has changed drastically over the last few years – and has been one of the main innovations when it comes to commerce related to the clothes we wear. But at this point, it is also mostly table stakes in the race to bring apparel retail online.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 9, 2019

Everyone needs furniture and home furnishings, and that need is helping to drive innovation in that sector of the retail economy. Indeed, augmented reality (AR) and other visual technologies can be seen as a progression from the earlier days of eCommerce, from all those photos, images and videos placed on retail websites.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 12, 2020

Online marketplaces are connecting retailers, consumers and nonprofits amid the pandemic. In marketing, Amazon and Walmart are busy getting ready for what could be the largest shopping week of the year, with Prime Day and other events approaching.

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Bank Innovation

JANUARY 23, 2018

EXCLUSIVE – The two fundamental keys to most challenges retail banks and payment companies face on the innovation front are personalization and efficiency, according to Alberto Corvo, a founding partner at fintech focused investment firm Motive Partners.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 14, 2019

Radio-frequency identification (RFID) technology is carrying more weight in retail these days, helping merchants to innovate and win over consumers, and even serving to tie together web, mobile and in-store experiences as part of the focus on omnichannel commerce. That’s where RFID technology can also help with retail.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 23, 2019

For a glimpse at how innovation is playing out in the retail world, it always helps to take a look at recent developments in the world of quick-service restaurants, or QSRs. Its disruptive value is coupled with amplified innovation, compounded by an effective digital and delivery strategy,” said CEO Greg Creed.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 30, 2019

Retailers are designing brick-and-mortar spaces around experiences to bring in and retain shoppers. Chinese eCommerce retailer JD.com , in one case, has just rolled out its inaugural SEVEN FUN lifestyle space in Galaxy SOHO in Beijing.

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PYMNTS

JULY 29, 2019

The rise of video games, both online and mobile, is helping to drive innovation in retail. This is only part of the innovation trend stemming from video games. In-store sales, notably, is where the retailer needs to see growth. percent, it wasn’t as much as the retailer wanted to see. Larger Trends. More Money.

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