PYMNTS

DECEMBER 16, 2020

“Just in time for the upcoming holiday season, we are proud to work with InComm Payments to get DraftKings gift cards on the shelves at several popular retailers,” Matt Kalish , co-founder and president of DraftKings North America, said in a press release. DraftKings reported on Friday (Nov. DraftKings announced on Wednesday (Sept.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 11, 2016

Latin America is a land of opportunity, but it also presents challenges that demand an on-the-ground understanding of commerce and transacting within the various countries and cultures that it comprises. Operating locally can give a payments service provider a distinct advantage. WHY GOING LOCAL MAKES A DIFFERENCE.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

Automotive brands are taking control of digital buying platforms by unveiling new experiences for the leasing, financing or purchasing of new vehicles amid the pandemic. The brand’s Monogram technology offers a connected experience throughout Lexus.com, the dealership website and the brick-and-mortar dealership. 1) announcement. "Our

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 28, 2020

We continue to see steady growth in mobile banking, online banking, enhanced ATMs, remote deposit capture, etc., Conrad also said the bank is working to make sure all of its customers have access to online banking. The company has made its intentions known by filing applications with the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency.

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CB Insights

DECEMBER 10, 2020

Bank of America and the traditional banking system is being disrupted across a wide variety of core revenue streams. . Bank of America, for one, saw profits drop 16% year-over-year (YoY) in Q3’20 to $4.9B. However, both brands have expanded to additional products, such as Venmo’s credit card and Cash App’s stock investing offering. .

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 1, 2020

As the digital revolution continues to transform the way shoppers pay for things amid the COVID-19 pandemic, Mastercard announced a free online tool to help entrepreneurs future-proof their companies. A Mastercard survey revealed 76 percent of small businesses in North America said the pandemic prompted them to become more digital.

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PYMNTS

MAY 18, 2016

Ever since consumers made it clear that they weren’t going to give traditional brands the benefit of the doubt if they couldn’t pivot toward online sales, it’s largely been big-box merchants, like Target and Macy’s, that have blamed supply chain issues for empty shelves, delayed delivery estimates or overflowing stock rooms.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 21, 2020

21) that it is launching a new destination for electronics products to feature Certified Refurbished products, not from its sellers but from brands like De'Longhi, Dirt Devil, Hoover, Makita, Philips and Razer, which will sell exclusively on the eBay platform. The program is operable immediately. eBay announced on Wednesday (Oct.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 15, 2020

According to the release, Taher Behbehani , head of mobile division, senior vice president and general manager with Samsung Electronics America, said Appstack "is a platform where SMBs can go to get a collection of highly-rated app recommendations, from a partner they can trust.”. Joining up with bigger-name apps can be a boon for startups.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 14, 2018

Walmart has announced it is acquiring Cornershop , a leading online marketplace for on-demand delivery from supermarkets, pharmacies and specialty food retailers in Mexico and Chile. “We This is an opportunity to leverage both of our brands, as well as Walmart’s strong supply chain and store network.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 27, 2019

We don’t know of any other retailer in America that has a program that allows its associates the opportunity to achieve a degree in healthcare that can translate into a higher-paying job within the company or in the broader field.”. Drew Holler, senior vice president of associate experience for Walmart U.S., In Other Brick-and-Mortar News.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 22, 2018

The online marketplace has disrupted any number of verticals, changing the way we shop and spend, and where we grab must-have items — from books to rugs to lamps, and sometimes from across international borders. We operate the only truly global luxury digital marketplace at scale, seamlessly connecting brands, retailers and consumers.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 14, 2019

And retailers with brick-and-mortar locations in North America are starting to accept Chinese mobile payment systems. Convenience store operator 7-Eleven, for instance, said in November that some Canadian stores would take WeChat Pay and Alipay. Chinese cross-border shopper’s average annual spend is $848.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 18, 2017

But a new solution from Bank of America Merrill Lynch is looking to make better use of the notoriously manual tool. The solution can automatically collect data from CashPro Online and display it into configurable spreadsheets, Bank of America said. In corporate finance, “Excel spreadsheets” is nothing short of a taboo.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 14, 2016

Retailers as dependent on a brick-and-mortar footprint as Macy’s don’t always have the luxury of fixes to pick from if their stocks experience the continuous slide that the former tentpole brand’s has. The commitment to the store-within-a-store extends, ironically, beyond the physical.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 11, 2020

No less than Sam’s Club, Starbucks and fashion high-flyer Zara have made adjustments to online ordering and purchasing. The closures will take place this year and next and affect as many as 100 of Inditex’s stores in the Americas. The announcement comes after Inditex saw a 95 percent surge in online sales for the month of April alone.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 26, 2020

Iain McNicoll , VP of Americas/SMB for payments platform Payoneer , recently told PYMNTS that eCommerce’s market share has risen to 27 percent from just 16 percent when the pandemic began. With this [change], we’ll see more competition in the online arena, with larger brands coming in and competing directly,” he said.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 20, 2018

That story is the subject of a terrific book written by economist Marc Levinson , “The Great A&P And The Struggle For Small Business In America”. There was one wholesaler for every 43 mom-and-pop operations. The brands that wanted access to the A&P shopper and were willing to play ball were rewarded.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 19, 2020

Reports from Seattle and California say the company is adding a new format and expanding beyond its Amazon Go and Whole Foods brands. Although Amazon hasn’t commented, the strategy seems to be aimed at getting Amazon aligned with a more mass market customer segment than its other retail brands. And the antagonist, per usual, is Amazon.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 25, 2019

The move paves the way for the Groupon Getaways travel business to work with more of the leading hotel brands around the globe, expand its ability to access room availability, see nightly rates and book reservations directly. and around the globe via the Groupon Getaways North America marketplace.

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Cisco

APRIL 12, 2022

I fondly recall in the not-too-distant past, Bank of America radio commercials boasting about its branch network. In the lighthearted radio commercial, the person was giving directions and using the location of Bank of America branches as where to turn. Optimize branch operations. Rethink how to execute the branch space.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 21, 2018

The company was founded by Portuguese fashion entrepreneur José Neves in 2008 with the goal of creating an online marketplace for luxury boutiques and brands. “We The average age of Farfetch’s luxury shopper is 36 — somewhat younger than usual, which explains why brands like Harvey Nichols were enthusiastic to sign on.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 23, 2019

The funding round was led by Techstars Toronto, Open Circle Capital from Lithuania, Practica Capital, and angel investors from North America and Europe. . ikonis, CTO Pranas Kiziela and CMO Adomas Baltagalvis — all from Lithuania, but the company operates out of Toronto. A yellow hat will pop up, which represents its brand.

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PYMNTS

MAY 22, 2018

Ahold Delhaize USA , the supermarket operator, announced news on Tuesday (May 22) that it is creating a new entity dubbed Peapod Digital Labs, which will drive digital and eCommerce innovation. Peapod Digital Labs will also oversee the local brand Peapod, which Ahold said is the country’s largest online grocery retailer. “We

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PYMNTS

JULY 21, 2020

In a deal expected to create the world’s largest online classifieds company, eBay Inc. has agreed to sell its ad division to Adevinta ASA, the Norwegian online marketplace, for $9.2 Ant Group, the online payments division arm of Alibaba Group Holding Ltd., Plus, Alibaba’s Ant Group plans to file an initial public offering (IPO).

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PYMNTS

APRIL 25, 2019

The term eSports can refer to a wide range of games in the competitive space, but in general the most popular ones are in the first-person shooter or multi-player online battle arena genres. HSEL connects more than 1,500 high school virtual sports clubs across North America. Most estimates for 2018 are around $900 million.

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PYMNTS

JULY 2, 2018

Direct-to-consumer advertising on Facebook has reportedly hit a rough patch, with spending by brands decreasing there. The trend comes at a time when brands are facing other changes on the social media site. That’s not the only recent news that involves brand and Facebook. Unwanted Transparency.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 20, 2018

online supermarket operator Ocado have unveiled a site in a Cincinnati suburb as the site of a high-tech customer fulfillment center (CFC). And, in October , news surfaced that Kroger and Walgreens are teaming up for a grocery pilot to help shoppers retrieve their online orders. Kroger and U.K. with the deal.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 3, 2018

This past weekend, it was reported that as many as 5 million payment cards had been compromised at Saks and Lord & Taylor stores across North America (yes, including some in Canada). Nutrition app MyFitnessPal, owned and operated by Under Armour , discovered a data breach last week which impacted 150 million users. Hudson’s Bay.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 21, 2018

There is no word on how much the retailer — which connects nearly 900 boutiques and luxury brands to 2 million affluent and luxury-enthused consumers — plans to raise, but it placed a $100 million marker in the filing. percent increase over 2016, and its operating profit was $136.9 Of course, that could change. million in 2017.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 12, 2019

Video game manufacturers operated a different model of sorts: Create great games to get consumers to buy the hardware, then keep cranking out great games that would keep consumers on board and upgrading those devices. Consumers are buying Tilly’s products online, as digital growth was up 22 percent in 2018.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 22, 2019

VTEX, an eCommerce company that has helped companies like Walmart sell online, has raised $140 million in a funding round led by SoftBank’s Latin American fund, according to a report by TechCrunch. Brands and retailers want reliability and the ability to test their own innovations. billion in gross merchandise value.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 27, 2019

Online luxury marketplace 1stdibs stands as an example of that kind of content, along with providing — as do some other companies — a demonstration of the appeal of both digital and physical forms of content to tie consumers to a brand or ecosystem. Wayfair is among the major online retailers that see renewed value in print catalogs.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 23, 2019

By being more transparent with in-store technology, brands can help dispel some of the negative connotations around ‘push marketing.’ Beacons are small, battery-operated wireless devices that transmit Bluetooth signals to nearby smartphones,” explains another recent report. “In There’s really no reason for beacons to be hidden.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 21, 2019

Fitz Frames is striving to combine its online and mobile strengths into in-person experiences via pop-up retail shops. Already it has operated a pop-up experience in the Los Angeles areas, CEO Gabriel Schlumberger told PYMNTS, with more such efforts planned for other locations. Costs for pop-up shops can vary widely, of course.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 4, 2019

All of the retailer’s online operations and stores are currently operational. Lampert’s plan, however, is said to keep approximately 400 locations in operation. billion has already secured financing, with $850 million coming from a new asset-based loan provided by Bank of America, Citigroup and Royal Bank of Canada.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 1, 2020

1) that its eCommerce sales almost doubled during the third quarter, and that the company plans to invest in the channel in a big way to strengthen online and direct-to-consumer sales. . PepsiCo is using the sites to promote its Pepsi, Frito-Lay, Gatorade, Quaker Oats and other popular brands. .

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