PYMNTS

DECEMBER 26, 2019

But before we shut the door on 2019, it bears taking a moment to note how much the world of retail has changed in the last year, a fitting capstone on a decade that has seen retail as the American consumer commonly knew it taken to the ground and rebuilt nearly from the foundations. Lesson 1: Think Big . “We

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 20, 2020

New evidence of that — part of the broader trend of the existential changes in the world of brick-and-mortar retail, changes that are gaining more focus this month — comes from reports that stationery chain Papyrus is closing up shop. The chain had since expanded to some 260 or so retail locations. Millennials to the Rescue.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 6, 2019

Consumers — especially millennials and Generation Z — are looking for new commerce experiences during the 2019 holiday season. Retailers must accommodate financial flexibility, which is leading many to explore alternative solutions — such as Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL) solutions. Around The Buy Now, Pay Later Worl d.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 25, 2019

Kohl’s is teaming up with the social media giant to uncover emerging brands that millennial shoppers consider cool. Kohl’s is following a retail movement to offer curated collections so shoppers can explore new trends. In another attempt to reach millennials, Kohl’s partnered with Popsugar to launch a clothing line last September.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 24, 2019

All that’s left now, more or less, is the rush of returns that will all but overwhelm some retailers. As such, the most popular 2019 holiday gift trends — from an Afterpay point of view — involves a particular type of consumer, one perhaps more interested in fashion and beauty products than other consumer segments. Top Sellers.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 11, 2018

Give a deep and welcoming hello to the newest form of window shopping — a consumer behavior that will help to shape retail in 2019 and beyond, and a trend that stands as an increasing part of shopping, one that promises to impact brick-and-mortar merchants as they decide how to innovate. That’s not to say physical retail is dying.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 17, 2020

And in online shopping, eCommerce retailers such as eat2explore are helping to introduce families to new cuisines with boxes of recipes, spices, sauces and grains, among other items. 25 percent: Approximate share of millennial women who report buying 10 or more scented candles a year. All this, Today in Data.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 17, 2020

eCommerce’s rise has only made designing retail showrooms more complex, however. Merchants need to bridge this gap as digital connectivity pushes the retail world’s boundaries. Companies need all the tools they can get to keep consumers engaged in the competitive retail environment. The Rise of Visual Search.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 6, 2019

Because the millennial art buyers are arriving – and what they buy, how they buy it and how they relate to it is very different than prior generations. The Simpsons,” Dolls, Shoes – The Eclectic World of Millennials’ Collections. It wasn’t the only big sale for a KAWS piece that day – a millennial Chinese buyer dropped $2.6

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 25, 2020

According to an exclusive consumer survey, 27 percent of shoppers expect to spend less money than they did in 2019. Among those who said they would increase spend, about a third of millennials and Gen Xers said they would increase spending. Again, bridge millennials and Gen Xers led the way, with 35.7

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PYMNTS

MAY 14, 2020

The latest to report, Wine.com – which bills itself as the nation’s leading online wine retailer – earned $165 million in revenue and saw 25 percent growth for fiscal 2020, ending March 31. The $33 million revenue increase over fiscal 2019 is the biggest in the company’s 15-year history. out of 10 on “likelihood to recommend.”. “How

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 25, 2020

Data: 6,300: Minimum number of attendee check-ins at all Anthropologie events in 2019. 73 percent: Share of millennials who are doing DIY home improvement. 25: Number of locations where Anthropologie ran a fashion show in March 2019. 19 percent: Growth rate of “experience-driven” brands, per one recent report.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 7, 2020

By the time retailers get to Black Friday , they will have worked through almost two months of sales events – both proprietary and otherwise – from competitors ranging from Amazon to Target to Walmart. In fact, a PYMNTS data project that studied Black Friday in 2019 found that only 20.2 And then there are the millennials.

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PYMNTS

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. Millennials Were Black Friday’s Big Spenders in 2019. Millennials were the big Black Friday spenders , shelling out an average of $509.50 in Q3 2019 .

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 21, 2020

Instead, Canada Goose went for experiential retail, a strategy that has become more important as consumers want to do things when they buy things. In this case, over 8,000 consumers traveled through “The Journey,” an experiential retail concept in Toronto during the December 2019 holiday shopping season.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 26, 2019

Change came from various areas for retail in 2019. Retail merchandising was, at best, a hit-or-miss system in its heyday, Nextail CEO and Co-Founder Joaquin Villalba told PYMNTS in a recent conversation. Analytics, too, was another hot spot for retail change in 2019 and will continue to be for the 2020s.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 9, 2019

The Buy Now, Pay Later Tracker shows that flexible retail solutions can unlock the purchasing power of Generation Z and millennial shoppers. consumers are expected to spend during the 2019 holiday season. 52 percent: Share of millennials who believe it is acceptable to take on debt during the holiday season.

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PYMNTS

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.”. expat effort.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 15, 2019

28, which is six days later than last year — meaning retailers have a whole week less to sell during the holidays. What does this mean for retailers heading into the holiday shopping season? The heaviest users are millennials, members of Generation X and bridge millennials. Retailer App Trends. Nearly half (46.3

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 8, 2019

The world of 2019 is quickly gearing up to become quite a different place than the year we just left behind. 55 percent: Share of voice-activated speaker-owning bridge millennials who have used their devices to make a purchase in the last week. 73 percent: Share of drivers who connected to the internet during their commutes.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 1, 2019

Here’s a 2019 prediction that we guarantee will come true: There will be no human being or business adamantly hoping to be paid slower in 2019 than they were in 2018. We also guarantee that this prediction will hold, regardless of who one is talking about or the use case to which it pertains.

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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. That’s a real change from the drubbing analysts have mostly given Uber since it went public in May 2019. As of Friday (Feb.

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PYMNTS

MAY 2, 2019

The company said the changes will go into effect on May 9, 2019. The payment company said research shows millennials are spending the most on groceries, streaming and commuting. “If I had to pick, I’d argue that the best potential fits are older millennials and Gen Xers. supermarkets and 3 percent cash back at U.S.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 30, 2019

According to Will Byrne, CEO of Worldnet Payments , the kiosks and smart shelves that are gaining traction across any number of commerce and retail settings may even shift the employment picture a bit. The Changing Retail Footprint. As unattended retail notches an increasing footprint, said Byrne, other use cases will also emerge.

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Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 20, 2019

GonzoBankers, 2019 was a year of extremes. Third, read and enjoy the 2019 edition of the GonzoBanker Awards, our 18 th. Mark Turner, Executive Chairman of the Board, WSFS Bank – We have to give the nod to an early 2019 retirement of Turner, who had one hell of a run in 12 years at the helm of a great community and wealth bank.

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CB Insights

MARCH 27, 2019

Over the next few decades, baby boomers and Gen X will pass on $30T in wealth to the millennial generation. As investor preferences shift, download our free 106-page fintech report to see what trends to watch in 2019. As investor preferences shift, download our free 106-page fintech report to see what trends to watch in 2019.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 4, 2019

According to a new LexisNexis study , overall retail fraud attempts doubled year-over-year and tripled since 2017. The rise of mobile commerce and selling of digital goods has added to retailers’ fraud problems. In fact, North America’s top 1000 online retailers have sold $143 billion worth of goods to customers outside the U.S.,

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 16, 2020

Convenience is key in the retail sector, especially in eCommerce, where merchants with frustrating or complicated online shopping processes can easily lose customers. Avoiding such an exodus means retailers must be flexible when developing the tools consumers use to make purchases. How Millennials Are Driving BNPL Growth.

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Bank Innovation

APRIL 19, 2019

based online-only bank, Ally Financial, had 120,000 new deposit customers in the first quarter on 2019, CEO Jeff Brown said on the bank's 1Q earnings call Thursday, bringing the Ally’s total depositor count to 1.77 The Detroit, Mich.-based million — a 20% YoY increase.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 31, 2020

Key Data Points: Consumers are performing 12 percent more activities at home in 2020 than they did in 2019 and making purchases during 12 percent of those activities, on average. percent made voice-assisted purchases while shopping for groceries or retail goods in the last 24 hours. 31 percent bank via app. 30 percent saw a decline.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 14, 2020

Things could not have gone much better for Wine.com in 2019. By all accounts, including industry bible Wine Enthusiast, the wine of the year for 2019 was the Taylor Fladgate Quinta de Vargellas Vinha Velha 2017. And the wine retailer of the year? There are gatekeepers for economic reasons all over the world of online retail.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 27, 2019

Retailers are certainly in the swing of things. The retailer is also planning events based on popular culture, with Pokémon, Frozen and Star Wars on the roster. Aiming to attract more kids and parents to the store, the retailer is aiming to make the experience as enjoyable as possible. Consumer Preferences. That’s not all.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 20, 2020

It’s just a week into the earlier-than-usual 2020 holiday selling season and already three facts are clarifying the retail picture: consumers are going to spend less overall, they are going to spend more time online and they don’t want to touch anything in the process. Some forecasts put total retail spending slightly ahead of last year.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 19, 2020

Mobile commerce hasn’t been a focus during the pandemic, but recently retail apps and other usage patterns are starting to appear as more than a blip on the Digital 3.0 However the digital shift at retail has focused mainly on general eCommerce surges. percent purchase rate was measured over 2019’s 10.5 per customer.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 19, 2020

The expansion will now cover retail brands including H&M , O.N.S. Klarna’s 2020 Holiday Retail Report found that most U.S. In addition, 30 percent of shoppers, including 39 percent of Generation Z and millennials surveyed, would find a BNPL installment pay option a boost this year, according to the report.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 11, 2020

They may spend hours browsing retailers’ online or mobile websites, only to abandon the items placed in their carts — the digital equivalent to window shopping. Cost is a major concern for consumers, especially for millennials and members of Gen Z, who tend to view spending differently than older generations.

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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. percent in 2019.”. percent in 2019. up from 39.3

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