PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 5, 2018

Those promise to stand as two main traits of the 2018 holiday shopping season , and retailers that gain an edge and increase revenue during the all-important fourth quarter will likely have exploited such tactics during this period, at least according to new data that strives to paint a detailed picture of U.S. percent, reaching $124.1

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MARCH 2, 2020

s most high-profile retailers is doing well in the U.S. and another one is ready to open, both of them seeking a new market as their home turf sees retail struggles. s fastest growing brick-and-mortar retailer, Wren Kitchens. And also in training our retail staff to offer the customer a fantastic service.”.

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PYMNTS

JULY 19, 2019

Iconic brick-and-mortar retailers are sometimes reinvented, and return to the world of retail with smaller-format concepts. The parent of the Toys R Us brand, Tru Kids , plans to bring stores under the legendary name to the United States for the 2019 holiday season. In Other Brick-and-Mortar News.

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Bank Innovation

MARCH 7, 2018

But the fintech market has rebounded. In 2017, in the United States, overall VC funding -- a barometer of startup activity and appeal.Read More. At this time last year, fintech was in a downturn. Fintech venture funding was down more than 9% year-over-year; valuations seemed stuck.

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Perficient

MAY 25, 2023

The approval allows Promethium to custody digital asset securities on behalf of both retail and institutional clients. Secondly, as a qualified custodian, which is what the SPBD classification offers, subjects Promethium to provisions of the landmark United States Exchange Act of 1934. The significance of this is two-fold.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 12, 2020

In a time of increasing change for retailers and consumers, the current global climate has begun accelerating the future of retail trends at a much quicker pace than previously envisioned. mobile wallet landscape is fragmented in comparison to that of Asian markets. By contrast, U.S. Capturing the New Customer.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 15, 2020

The largest brick-and-mortar retailer in the United States is replacing its traditional, cashier-staffed checkouts with self-checkout registers at its store in Fayetteville, Ark., In January, Walmart dispensed with cashiers at its Neighborhood Market store in Coral Way, Fla. according to local news reports.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 12, 2020

Quick: Who’s the biggest retailer in the U.S.? In terms of sheer size and locations, the United States Postal Service (USPS) is the biggest retailer in the country, with 31,000 locations covering pretty much every town. Now, a new report is asking a good question: What if the post office expanded its retail offerings?

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PYMNTS

JULY 27, 2019

This week, the world was presented with a truly unusual retail mystery: The Case of the Inexplicable In-N-Out Burger. A host of potential resolutions to the mystery flooded across the web – the most popular being that this was some kind of marketing stunt by In-N-Out, possible portending a New York opening. The Many Ways to Go Wrong.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

Dramatic shifts are underway in the retail sector as it adjusts to consumers’ increasingly digital preferences. These retailers are accustomed to engaging with their customers in brick-and-mortar stores and building long-lasting relationships that lead to brand loyalty. OAK + FORT On Navigating Changing Consumer Behaviors With BNPL.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 9, 2020

It seems like a year ago, but it was actually only March 8 when discount retailer Burlington announced that it was abandoning its admittedly watered-down eCommerce offering. On one hand, the best way to get people in stores and avoid the fate of other brick-and-mortar retailers was to make online sales the only option.

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PYMNTS

MAY 29, 2019

Gig, eCommerce and public utility firms are putting the spotlight on payment innovations to remain competitive in markets that are becoming increasingly saturated. In contactless payments news, only a small fraction of payments in the United States avoid the swipe or chip card reader.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

The online retail giant is scooping up 90,000 additional square feet of office space in the middle of Singapore’s financial district at the Asia Square Tower 1, Bloomberg reports , citing people familiar with Amazon’s real estate plans. The world’s largest retailer is also on a hiring binge in Singapore.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 26, 2018

China has taken over as the world’s largest logistics market, spending a whopping 12.1 The total logistics cost of 13 trillion yuan has created a 13-trillion-yuan logistics market,” said Ni, according to Asia Times. trillion yuan (US$1.76 trillion) in logistics costs last year.

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Bank Innovation

MARCH 27, 2020

In a week that saw the coronavirus pandemic amplify in the United States, the fintech sector continued to weather economic dislocation and uncertainty. But even amid this uncertainty, fintech companies began formulating strategies to help banking and consumers emerge from the crisis with better tools and solutions.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 26, 2019

Luxury and upscale retail are undergoing some significant changes as the holiday shopping season kicks off and a new decade approaches. The retailer recently delivered earnings that beat analysts’ expectations for the recently completed financial quarter, even as its net sales declined year over year. Social Retail.

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PYMNTS

MAY 21, 2020

Seattle-based Amazon is ramping up its operations in India’s growing market by launching Amazon Food, which will deliver prepared meals. The effect of the worldwide lockdowns on digital commerce has been ground shifting, particularly in the United States. The company already offers grocery delivery in many Indian cities.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 8, 2020

Department store chains in the United States might have experienced another disappointing holiday season, with the category of retailers that includes Macy’s , Nordstrom and JCPenney seeing overall sales drop 1.8 Customers responded to our gifting assortment and marketing strategy, particularly in the 10 days before Christmas.”.

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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

MARCH 6, 2019

Amazon will shutter all 87 of its pop-up stores in the United states by the end of next month, according to a report in The Wall Street Journal. The move would end the proliferation of the small shops in malls, Kohl’s stores and Whole Foods in 21 states. Amazon acquired Whole Foods Market and its 460 stores about two years ago.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 11, 2020

11), reported by CNBC , that retail behemoth Walmart has struck a partnership with Instacart to offer same-day deliver across a few, select markets in the United States, focused on four initial pilots in Oklahoma and California. News came Tuesday (Aug.

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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. CEO Nick Molnar said in a past PYMNTS panel. And there's a huge opportunity.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 11, 2020

The pandemic is proving to be a tough loyalty test for retailers, as they are competing for customers’ attention in an environment where competition is still present in both online and in stores. Retailers must, therefore, assess what type of shopping experiences consumers are searching for, as well as how to provide swift payments.

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PYMNTS

JULY 19, 2019

percent of United States-based gig workers last year. Jyve launched earlier this year to connect gig economy workers with brick-and-mortar retailers. The idea behind this venture is that the rise in digital commerce will lead to a labor shortage in physical retail. percent of retail gig workers’ income.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 30, 2019

Barney’s has given way to Saks Fifth Avenue, directing shoppers to the latter’s sites in these last days of the year, one of the latest changes in luxury retail in 2019. The luxury retailer has stopped eCommerce transactions on its Barneys.com and Barneyswarehouse.com websites. Luxury Consolidation. billion or $135 a share in cash.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 15, 2020

The average United States consumer believes the pandemic will not come to an end until Sept. consumers have gone from retail shopping in stores to shopping online since the pandemic began, while 16.6 That is 339 days from now, and 557 days after the pandemic was first declared on March 11, 2020. PYMNTS research shows that 41.9

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 28, 2019

With technology for cashierless checkout and robotic-powered order fulfillment, automated retail is changing how consumers shop for groceries and how supermarkets fill their eCommerce orders. And grocery retailers are expanding their delivery efforts. make online grocery orders for delivery or pickup. The share of U.S.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 21, 2020

21) that the company is expanding its contactless Tap To Phone (TTP) payment systems to more than 15 markets worldwide, with plans to bring the mobile tech to the United States sometime next year. In January, Bowman told PYMNTS that while TTP was reshaping retail , it also drove innovation in other industries.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 27, 2019

In today’s top news in payments, Amazon applied for a patent for hand recognition software, and retail sales reached new heights thanks to record online spending. Mastercard: Holiday eCommerce Nearly 15 Pct Of Retail Sales. Retail sales hit record highs this holiday season, thanks to massive growth in online spending, which was up 18.8

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 3, 2020

Ouai , a hair and body care brand founded by celebrity hairstylist Jen Atkin, will roll out some of its merchandise in 1,200 Ulta Beauty locations in addition to the retailer’s website on Sunday (Jan. The retailer wrote in a tweet , “We’re starting off the decade with a big announcement: “@theouai by Jen Atkin is launching at Ulta Beauty!”

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 16, 2019

Following a formidable start for its “ buy now, pay later ” service in the United States, Klarna intends to roll out in Australia and other markets next year. The FinTech says that, in the United States, the company is bringing users onto its shopping app at an annual rate of 6 million.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 28, 2020

Businesses across the United States likely knew they would be in for a long, uphill battle to stay afloat when they first began closing their doors in mid-March, but did not know just how long they would be dealing with the fallout from the COVID-19 crisis. percent until 2025, when it is poised to reach $42.9

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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. Mastercard Gets Nod To Join China’s $27T Payments Market. Wells Fargo CEO Reorganizes Business Units. a share with a market cap of $14.6

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 12, 2020

Twelve years after the housing and mortgage markets’ collapse threw the United States into financial distress not seen since the Great Depression, market watchers are again on the lookout for a possible new banking crisis spawned by upheaval in the U.S. commercial real estate sector. More Than Just Hotels Are in Trouble.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 21, 2018

A new report has predicted that recurring transactions processed on debit and credit cards in the United States will reach $473 billion by 2021. Recurring Payments Market Forecast, 2017–2021: Set It and Forget It,” has explored U.S. market size and reviewed service offerings from seven providers in the U.S.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 3, 2020

India's food and grocery landscape looks a lot different than it does in the United States. The food and grocery supply chains within India look a lot different, too, with local mom-and-pop Kirana stores facing a fragmented market to procure the items they need for their customers. Unlike the U.S., Tackling Unique Pain Points.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 19, 2018

ALDI has announced that it is expanding its online grocery delivery service to all of its stores in the United States. According to Chain Store Age , the German supermarket company will use its partnership with Instacart to roll out the service to 75 major markets, including San Diego, New York City, Miami, Raleigh and Minneapolis.

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