PYMNTS

MAY 4, 2019

The realm of quick service restaurants (QSRs) is and actually always has been a pretty innovative space. In the modern digital era of QSR, it is almost impossible not to mention Starbucks and its myriad contributions to innovation — including the first really successful launch of a mobile wallet product in the U.S.

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Celent Banking

MARCH 16, 2015

This last week the American Banker Retail Banking Conference 2015 was going on in Austin, TX. The retailer combines the in-store and app experience to enhance the customer buying process. As expected, it was a great way to read the temperature of the banking industry. Home Depot was an interesting case study.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 4, 2019

The marketing tool that ended up working best for the brand was opening a physical store – and giving customers a change interact with their line of couches. Today, Interior Define has opened several new guide shop locations in New York, LA, San Francisco, Austin and Boston. “We

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 4, 2019

The marketing tool that ended up working best for the brand was opening a physical store — and giving customers a chance to interact with their line of couches. Today, Interior Define has opened several new guide shop locations in New York, LA, San Francisco, Austin and Boston. “We For me, the collaboration was a natural next step.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 31, 2016

Now, however, the pop-up shop is quickly enshrining itself as the preferred way for emerging brands to bring their wares quickly and efficiently to market. It leads to sticky customers.”. I can’t compete with Forever 21’s prices or David Yurman’s notoriety,” Nicole said. But I can show my customers that I value them.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 7, 2020

The loans themselves would reportedly be co-branded. Amazon is easily less than halfway through transforming retail by exploiting deep fulfillment moats established over many years,” said Canaccord Genuity Analyst Michael Graham. The move is on-trend for both firms.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 22, 2019

Mobile checkout is getting a boost from one of the largest retailers, further evidence of the technology’s continuous move deeper into the consumer mainstream. The new frictionless shopping experience is integrated into the 7Rewards loyalty program in the convenience retailer’s mobile app. Other Mobile Pushes.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 4, 2020

Pine Labs , which started as an offline retail payment provider in 1998, has since evolved to become a payment acceptance, stored value and in-store customer credit company that enables consumers to opt into installment payments plans online or at the point of sale in a physical store. The Frictionless Flow .

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CB Insights

JANUARY 6, 2019

The impending “death of retail” has been projected for decades. But, in an increasingly digital world, brick-and-mortar retail shops are embracing new ways to disrupt the system and get an edge on customer attention. One popular choice: retail innovation labs. Get the 54-page retail report.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 22, 2018

Urban Remedy has 30 branded refrigerated kiosks in Whole Foods stores across California. Even food products that cost several times more than Urban Remedy’s typical fare have made the cut — like caviar, for example, according to PYMNTS Unattended Retail tracker. Venture Capital Investment.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 25, 2018

When Amazon launched Prime Now delivery for groceries out of its Whole Foods Marketpalce subsidiary, the company turned some heads — and heard some minor complaints, since the service was only initially only available in four markets: Virginia Beach, Austin, Dallas and Cincinnati.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 9, 2018

A big boost for both firms’ private-label brands was forecast, and has since come to pass. cities – Austin, Cincinnati, Dallas and Virginia Beach – but nationwide rollout is scheduled by the end of the year. Coordination fosters a level playing field for innovation – who’da thunk it? The question: Now what? Theories abounded.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 27, 2016

At launch, the service was positioned as an innovative replacement for a well-entrenched standard considered not well-suited for a mobile and digital world. NFC penetration at launch was 15 large retailers’ stores and some 200k merchant locations. Of course, in reality at most of the places in the U.S. But not Apple Pay.

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PYMNTS

JULY 18, 2018

Pop-In@Nordstrom is all about introducing our customers to the best of what’s out there, and we are excited to partner with a like-minded brand like Casper that leads with innovation and a strong customer experience.”.

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PYMNTS

MAY 23, 2018

The retailer reported earnings per share of $0.64 Digital sales continue to grow for the company and make up more of the retailer’s sales, with digital sales rising by nearly 20 percent in the first quarter. Boosted by strong digital sales growth, Kohl’s posted a strong first quarter and beat both top-line and bottom-line estimates.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 4, 2016

I argued that making buying seamless inside of environments that consumers used regularly for other reasons would drive innovation for those environments —and for the third parties that enabled those new commerce experiences. Third on that list was “contextual commerce.”. UBER: THE ROAD FROM RIDESHARING TO CONTEXTUAL COMMERCE 2.0.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 13, 2019

And as of last week, the list got a bit longer, as California made a few great leaps toward becoming the autonomous delivery capital of the country, with two big pilots by brand-name firms scheduled for the cities and suburbs. They are not alone in their focus – though perhaps unique in their specialization.

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