PYMNTS

MARCH 29, 2019

You’ve probably gotten the memo already, but in case you missed the message, here you go: Mere retail is boring. Mere retail is not enough. What works today – or, at least, what is supposed to work – are commerce and payments experiences. Again, providing a retail experience is part of the foundation for the incubator effort. “To

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 12, 2017

Brick-and-mortar retail is often written off as a casualty of the digital age, but the numbers tell a different story. While there are a variety of estimates and ranges out there, the hard facts reveal that about 90 percent of retail transactions take place in a physical store. Digital commerce is growing — and growing very quickly.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 22, 2020

For retailers, nothing really ever comes easy — and things aren’t getting any easier, at least when it involves gaining and retaining customers. The webinar featured Karen Webster from PYMNTS and Amy Parsons, senior vice president of global acceptance at Discover Financial Services and its payments brand, Discover Global Network.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 6, 2019

Brick-and-mortar retailers are taking small-format, inventory-free locations to big cities: Nordstrom , for instance, is bringing its Nordstrom Local concept to the Big Apple. At the locations, customers will be able to access services such as returns, order pick-up and alterations. In Other Brick-and-Mortar News.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 21, 2020

Kroger customers can now expediently and simply order gift cards for curbside pickup in addition to their supermarket items at 1,900 of the chain’s locations throughout the nation, according to a Monday (Dec. 21) announcement from Blackhawk Network.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 12, 2016

It’s what’s turned the retail word upside down as consumers with their mobile devices have decided they’d rather buy from their couch with their mobile phone than schlep to the mall. In other words, kick the door wide open to remote retail. Meeting the consumer where they are. That’s the mantra of innovators everywhere.

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Bank Innovation

JANUARY 2, 2020

Gartner’s Digital IQ Index for 2019 surveyed 80 banking and financial brands, including national banks, regional banks, online banks and fintech startups. It examined 1,200 data […].

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South State Correspondent

DECEMBER 8, 2023

This conference is crucial because it provides insight into small business banking and has a good mix of essential banking-focused topics with a heavy emphasis on the customer experience. Many banks expressed frustration over keeping small business banking housed within the retail bank channel.

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Gonzobanker

MARCH 28, 2024

A key aspect of digital transformation centers around which retail and business digital platforms an institution will place its faith in for future growth and customer retention. Importantly, the company’s announced migration of “CEB” customers to D1 is a major lift and cheese-moving event for FIS customers.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 15, 2019

The retailer reported net income for the fourth quarter of $102.6 Our core business performed quite well, as our athletes have responded positively to many of our initiatives, resulting in comp sales gains across key categories and double digit percentage increases in eCommerce and private brand sales.”. In Other Brick-And-Mortar News.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 3, 2020

And 26 percent of that population has avoided getting help for the problem due to high cost and a demeaning customer experience. A growing direct-to-consumer (DTC) brand aims to fix the stigma around hearing loss as well as the equipment issue that hinders its treatment. They have tested, and they deliver a great experience.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 20, 2019

The department store retailer also highlighted efforts such as the upcoming launch of its Curated by Kohl’s program and an expansion of its rewards pilot. As previously reported, the department store retailer will accept “eligible” Amazon items without a label or box.) Curation and Rewards.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 5, 2018

and Walgreens announced Tuesday (December 4) that the two are expanding a pilot announced in October to introduce Kroger Express and Home Chef retail meal kits. In a press release , the two companies said the concept will offer 2,3000 Our Brands and national products such as meat, dairy, grocery and meal kits. “We The Kroger Co.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 24, 2020

The all-important last mile of retail is getting shorter and more innovative. 24), Krispy Kreme is the latest brand to announce home delivery capabilities. The brand will send boxed coffee as well as doughnuts by the dozen. Customers spend up to 20 percent more on online orders than offline visits.

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PYMNTS

JULY 30, 2020

The digital shift is coming late to Dunkin’ Brands. We have scaled back our national media spend and paused on launching new potentially complex limited-time offers,” he said on the call. “We Our marketing leadership team continues to create, assess and refine a phased approach for relaunching our brand responsibly at the right time.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 8, 2018

The retailer has not said which locations would close, according to CNBC reports. The [teen apparel] group as a whole, and Abercrombie in particular, has tightened up their inventory, pricing and store/mobile experience,” said Ken Perkins, Retail Metrics founder. The news comes as retail stores in U.S.

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PYMNTS

MAY 27, 2020

With so many retailers hustling to capture the digital shift, it’s easy to let the details suffer. Unanswered customer complaints is one common example, particularly for companies that are new to amplifying their online channels. “At Lexus, we have always held guest experience as our top priority.

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BankInovation

MAY 21, 2020

Miami-based Pacific National Bank is using a stand-alone digital brand called Facile to reach younger customers and position itself for long-term success. It’s aimed at giving the bank a peak into what we think banking is going to look like.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 1, 2019

With upgrades to its mobile app and new product offerings, Dunkin’ Brands grew its digital and delivery platforms while rolling out menu innovations with broader customer appeal in the second quarter. The quick-service restaurant (QSR) brand added 46 net new Dunkin’ locations in the U.S.,

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 1, 2016

And, for retailers, the holiday shopping season marks, by far, the busiest and most lucrative time of the year. Sharma is a retail veteran with stints at Apple, Walmart and Williams-Sonoma, where he helped transform delivery and logistics into a critical part of the customer experience.

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PYMNTS

JULY 19, 2019

Now, in fairness, if there was ever a day when Amazon would run the retail table, it would likely be on the shopping holiday they invented. But as big as Prime Day was across all of retail, it wasn’t the only thing happening in the ongoing race. Courting the Cool Kids: Luring Exclusive Brands With a Dedicated Accelerator .

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 19, 2017

The retail death spiral drags on, and this week we have a new victim: Toys “R” Us. All stores outside those nations — approximately 255 licensed stores and a joint venture partnership in Asia — are separate entities and are not included in this bankruptcy filing. And it is a lot of debt: $5 billion at last count.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 8, 2019

Food trucks have been around since the 1970s, when taco trucks began making the rounds in New York City, but didn’t become a national sensation until 2008 when two events coincided in such a way as to make a long extant — but largely niche — subsegment of the restaurant game into a mass market phenomenon. economy was blowing up in a bad way.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 11, 2020

With more than 30 years of experience in the home installation industry, Todd Banhidy , CEO of Buy It Installed Inc., Now, Banhidy and his team have generated demand from top auto manufacturers and retailers, leading to a $4.5 million extension to its Series A round. That network is another value proposition for the company.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 11, 2020

billion, on an 82 percent increase in retail sales. That is the most organic growth of any automotive retailer ever in the U.S. According to Carvana Chief Brand Officer Ryan Keeton, opening new markets brings an uptick in overall business. “We Apparently that will get you in trouble on the Street. New Markets.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 7, 2019

The first thing was that getting “buy-online, pickup-in-store” (BIPOS) right was going to be the sink-or-swim capability for brick-and-mortar retailers. The digital age had turned customers into creatures of convenience when it came to order fulfillment, Blue said, and waiting two weeks, or even two days, was no longer acceptable. “We

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South State Correspondent

OCTOBER 28, 2022

Almost every bank and brand we spoke with will increase their investment in these two areas for 2023. During the two weeks, there were over a hundred significant cyberattacks by nation-states on national and regional banks that you could watch unfold in near real-time (bel0w) at Gartner and Money 20/20. Big Idea – Trends.

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CB Insights

AUGUST 10, 2017

Carmeli is CEO & Founder of Deliv, a same-day delivery solution that bridges the “last mile gap” between retailers and their customers. Fast, free delivery is here, and retailers need to take note. According to one study , 80% of consumers want a same-day shipping option, while only 56% of retailers offer one.

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FICO

MAY 15, 2023

“With the pandemic, the world underwent rapid changes, and we realized that customers were seeking out digital experiences that were tailored to their needs and offered convenience,” said Steven Horbury, credit and affordability head of customer operations at AGL. “As

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 8, 2018

But when it comes to retail technology , those sectors of the restaurant world have recently been making significant strides — progress that counters the image of a merely a place to go after a long day shopping, for instance, or where your mom will agree to eat because she demands “normal” food instead of that new sushi joint down the street.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 23, 2018

Taco Bell is living más as it pulls ahead of Burger King as the fourth-largest quick-service restaurant (QSR) brand with new delivery options and, yes, nacho fries. percent in 2017, Taco Bell has been drawing in customers with new food items, a Live Más marketing campaign and new nacho fries for $1. . But McDonald ’s Corp.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 7, 2017

We are also expanding into retail partnerships as a “last mile” service. By promoting and offering in-store access to the Truxx service, retailers drive sales by conveniently solving a problem for customers for no additional cost. TruxxRetail is for pickups at a partner retail location. TruxxMe is driver-only.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 25, 2019

It will operate as the parent company of BitPesa, as well as the TransferZero and BFX brands, all of which focus on cross-border B2B and B2C transaction capabilities for payments initiated in Africa. It noted plans to use the funding to invest in its underlying technology, with a focus on improving customer experience.

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Bobsguide

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

Designed on the Digital First, Cloud First philosophy, TCS BaNCS will help BDB enhance agility, drive superior customer experiences and transform itself to meet the needs of an ever-evolving banking environment,” said Venkateshwaran Srinivasan, Head, TCS Financial Solutions.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 26, 2019

Bensen also trains its proprietary natural language processing technology based on the menu data restaurants give them, and works with those restaurants to develop a tone of experience, ensuring the system’s responses are coherent with the client’s brand image. The Voice AI Market.

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CB Insights

SEPTEMBER 17, 2018

Around the middle of the twentieth century, there was what The Atlantic called a “Cambrian explosion” of brands. Tide, Crest, Band-Aid, Lipton, and other branded packaged goods — and the conglomerates that manufactured them — reigned. Store brands from retailers were seen as down-budget choices. Why the shift?

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PYMNTS

MARCH 9, 2016

The first few months have been less than wholly kind to the nation’s biggest names in retail. However, if the wheezing and seizing of the physical retail environment has had any kind of silver lining of late, it has been the yet-to-be-fully-tapped power of omnicommerce. Well, so do retailers, as it turns out.

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