PYMNTS

JANUARY 18, 2021

Every year for the last 110 years , members of the retail trade group, known as the National Retail Federation (NRF), have assembled to discuss the slate of issues pertinent to its members. COVID-19, of course, didn’t cause physical retail’s steep decline — it just accelerated it. Retail is now about logistics and the last mile.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 4, 2020

The hot new thing in “Big Retail” is offering in-house advertising on your website to your vendors – because why get paid only once on a purchase if you can get paid twice? In short, retailers get paid to place the ad, and then get paid again when the merchandise is sold. Enormous Potential.

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Payments Dive

JUNE 28, 2017

As online and mobile commerce channels continue to expand, and with emerging technologies and trends changing expectations of the in-store experience, brick-and-mortar retailers are being forced to re-evaluate their position, offering and approach.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 24, 2020

When it’s said and done there was only one story that mattered in the retail universe this year and it was the rise of the digital-first economy. It produced several payment trends, which can be found in the How We Shop report. At the end of the day, I feel really good about the opportunities for retail,” Sadove said. “I

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Payments Dive

JANUARY 11, 2018

Roger Niederer, head merchant services, SIX Payment Services, offers up insight on how technology is not only changing consumer behavior and needs, but also the choice of payment options that retailers can and must offer customers online and in-store.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 5, 2020

This in a week that has seen news reports that the world’s largest retailer has terminated its contract — and a 3-year-old automated shelf-stocking experiment — with San Francisco’s Bossa Nova Robotics , having found that existing “human” employees were able to do the same work just as well. Not Just Walmart. Not Just Walmart.

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Perficient

JULY 11, 2022

Buy now, pay later (BNPL) is a type of point-of-sale installment loan that partners with retailers to allow consumers to pay for their purchases in multiple equal payments. When online shopping, if a retailer has a partnership with a BNPL platform, the customer can choose it as their payment method when placing their order at checkout.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 5, 2020

Social shopping is the newest hot trend fueled by the pandemic, as new startups are emerging and established brands such as Macy’s are catching up to capture this area. In retail technology, Yotpo is helping brands capture the digital shift by making a compressed marketing stack for online shopping.

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Payments Dive

MARCH 29, 2018

Mobile payments continue to expand, making it important for operators of unattended retail equipment to invest in the technology. A speaker at the National Automatic Merchandising Association show in Las Vegas urged his fellow industry executives to get on board with the trend.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 10, 2019

From CVS to T-Mobile , retailers and technology providers are catering to the trend of contactless payment acceptance with new solutions and methods of handling cards from customers. While the pharmacy retailer had slowly brought the functionality to its brick-and-mortar stores, the rollout was subsequently publicized.

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SWBC's LenderHub

APRIL 21, 2025

Every aspect of a financial institution is consistently evolving to keep up with modern-day trends, needs, and technology. See why retail checking strategies are just what your institution needs to enhance loyalty, boost revenue, and unlock success. The key to success lies in the customer experience.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 13, 2019

Brick-and-mortar retailers are doubling down on digital as they look to staff their stores for the busy holiday shopping season. The retailer noted that all seasonal hires will have a minimum hourly starting wage of $13 an hour. Target is also offering an array of benefits to the seasonal workers, which all hourly team members receive.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 13, 2019

Voice recognition could soon play a bigger role in retail — especially in the world of quick service restaurants. The company said in an announcement that the arrangement is another bold step in advancing employee- as well as customer-facing innovations while bolstering the technological capabilities of the chain. Other Moves.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 16, 2020

When he first came up with the idea for an eCommerce technology company, Co-founder and CEO Finbarr Taylor was in the process of plowing through this story of medieval Japan. Shogun the company makes the details of running an eCommerce site easy enough for its users to live and profit from despite the deep technology that powers it.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 9, 2018

For retailers, the holiday season is both a busy and profitable time, but it’s also when cybercriminals seize the opportunity and target those increased retail revenues. What’s more, cybercriminals are increasingly targeting retailers, with the number of attacks more than doubling in the last year. About The Report.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 21, 2020

Don’t look now, but virtual reality and augmented reality are starting to make bigger gains in the retail world. These are still early days but trends are coming together — and expectations are rising, thanks not only the evolution of AR and VR technology, but the coming deployments of 5G mobile network ecosystems.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 9, 2020

Physical brick-and-mortar retail was suffering long before the pandemic. Highlights include grocery, retail and contactless, he said. In addition, retailers are searching for more flexible fulfillment options spanning online pickup in store, pickup curbside, and a number of variants of that continuum of reaching end customers.

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Bank Innovation

DECEMBER 13, 2019

Underlying macro trends where big banks continue gaining share, data on product and feature-level propositions provides a granular view of […]. Smaller banks and credit unions are under increasing pressure from larger banks and tech-centric financial services companies.

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South State Correspondent

MARCH 3, 2025

In this article, we break down the lessons from this long-term trend. The question is, what changed in 1985 that precipitated this downward trend? Lets break it down and relate these trends to todays environment. As the caps came off deposit rates, banks increased their rates offered to retail and commercial customers.

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Independent Banker

OCTOBER 31, 2022

ITMs and VTMs are popular retail banking innovations among community banks. What’s on the horizon for retail banking? According to a new report from PwC titled “Retail Banking 2025 and Beyond” (see sidebar), the retail banking industry is undergoing tremendous change—but, of course, community bankers already know that. “A

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 11, 2019

Virtual reality could have more retailers reach more consumers in the coming few years — in large part by upping the consumer experience. Already, trends are emerging that promise to play out with greater steam in the 2020s. clothing retailer Topshop, which used it to take shoppers on a waterslide through central London.”.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 1, 2021

Presented by Afterpay and featuring an interview with Daniel Demsky , co-founder of travel clothing retailer Unbound Merino , this report detailed the way installment payment plans’ popularity have surged during the pandemic, and research correctly suggested it would become only more popular during the holiday season. Buy Now, Pay Later.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 16, 2020

In eCommerce, Walmart ’s ability to keep capturing the digital shift and expand in the digital-first economy will be a key trend to watch for in its coming earnings report. Dillard’s surprised the department store industry by posting a profit as it rode cost controls and inventory management.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 24, 2020

Consumers are unlikely to return to stores and business districts in the near future, nor can businesses simply rely on longstanding relationships with suppliers and retailers to keep production lines moving and shelves stocked. These trends have given rise to a D2C market that is expected to total $17.75 billion in 2020.

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PYMNTS

MAY 19, 2020

Voice assistant technology already had an audience even before the coronavirus outbreak gave it a big boost, as it has now radically reshaped consumer habits and preferences on a global scale. Other common uses included making phone calls, managing schedules and running a person’s smart home technology. into digital channels.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 9, 2019

In an interview with PYMNTS, Tim Moran, senior vice president of product and marketing at Worldnet , told PYMNTS that the age of automated retail is dawning — but there is no one-size-fits-all approach. Moran said the overall trend toward automation is being driven by the consumer, and in particular, by millennial consumers.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 25, 2020

Retailers are facing a personalization paradox. Recent studies are showing counter trends right now that are proving the adage that consumers want what they want — even if it’s a contradiction. Other surveys reinforce the need for personalization at retail. But it also shows that privacy is paramount.

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Perficient

JANUARY 12, 2021

We’ve typically seen that this lends itself to focus on areas such as ratings, reviews, and online price shopping, but trends are now showing there are other effective methods for online, as shoppers want to engage with products both at an experiential level and to ensure the best fit for their needs. So, is now the time for AR?

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 10, 2020

Start creating more customer data to feed the algorithm and then you too can join the artificial intelligence (AI) retail revolution. Retailers can engage with an “AI lite” strategy that produces lookalike customer data and a level of predictive analytics. But the present and future of AI in retail is much richer. Not so fast.

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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

MAY 5, 2020

Retail reopening events continued to draw light foot traffic on Monday, as Florida joined Texas in allowing non-essential stores to reopen. It showed that consumers are in no hurry to go back to physical shopping, a trend that is accelerating. The retail industry is at a critical juncture. percent from 35.5

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PYMNTS

JULY 23, 2019

Slowly but steadily, healthcare is becoming more mobile about payments, and that trend – a very long time in coming – appears to have picked up steam in recent months. PYMNTS, of course, has documented these recent shifts – and the trends fueling them – through its own original research. 5G Healthcare Innovation. As the U.S.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 21, 2020

These moves seem logical for consumers who have been barred from visiting brick-and- mortar retailers or who are wary of contact with cashiers or payment terminals due to the potential for viral transmission, but they are also likely to have a dramatic impact on the future of digital and in-store commerce. The rise of omnichannel .

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PYMNTS

MARCH 31, 2020

As recently as a few years ago, it was often difficult to get retailers to think seriously about unattended retail as an expansion or extension of their business. But a few years can make a big difference, USA Technologies ’ President and CEO Don Layden Jr. The Wider-Than-Expected Applications Of Unattended Retail .

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PYMNTS

JUNE 13, 2019

Retail is getting more visual, and that stands to be the case for locally-focused merchants as they compete for attention and consumer dollars with the likes of Amazon and Walmart. Indeed, augmented reality is among the tools that local retailers look ready to adopt for further use. Contextualizing Commerce.

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PYMNTS

JULY 31, 2020

The ongoing pandemic (COVID) has forced the fashion industry to vamp up the technologies which can make people safer as well as give [customers] an enriching experience. The fashion Industry is seen as one of the most competitive markets where something which is trending today may find itself in the corner the next day.”.

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PYMNTS

JULY 9, 2019

Automated retail might conjure up images of robot cashiers, but beyond a few convenience stores in Japan and Korea, that sci-fi development hasn’t yet become reality for the wider world. The latest Automated Retail Tracker explores these trends and new developments in the unattended retail space.

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