PYMNTS

JANUARY 8, 2020

Before coming to McDonald’s, Brady worked at the Boston Consulting Group. She has been at McDonald’s since 2016, where she helped to grow the company’s nascent delivery business to over $4 billion in just three years. The team will be led by Lucy Brady, the former senior vice president of corporate strategy and business development.

Boston 131

Boston Meeting Strategy Technology 131

William Mills

NOVEMBER 17, 2016

This year’s MBA Annual Convention & Expo was like many other MBA Annuals in that it was an opportunity to spend quality time with peers that you may not see that often (maybe once a year); enjoy the beautiful weather; eat yummy Boston lobster rolls; and grab a copy of Mortgage Banking magazine.

Conference 65

Conference Industry Boston US 65

PYMNTS

AUGUST 10, 2020

Boston-based Advent International , a global private equity firm focused on overseas buyouts, has purchased a stake in the United Kingdom’s parcel delivery group Hermes for 1 billion euros ($1.3 business is “consistently growing market share” with “industry-leading margins,” according to FT.

Boston 141

Boston Online Groups Retail 141

PYMNTS

DECEMBER 29, 2016

In a recent interview with PYMNTS, Mike Galarza, founder and CEO of AP automation firm Entryless, touted 2016 as the year that corporates stopped relying on banks. “As The time for this radical shift is now,” Boston Consulting Group declared. The list of cyberattacks on banks from 2016 is long. FinTech Continues Its Disruption.

Security 181

Security Fintech Boston Fraud 181

CFPB Monitor

APRIL 3, 2017

The report also highlights complaints from consumers in Massachusetts and the Boston metro area. to 1:00 p.m.ET, Ballard Spahr will hold a webinar, “The CFPB’s Consumer Credit Card Market RFI and Other Important Recent Credit Card Developments.” On April 13, 2017, from 12:00 p.m.

Massachusetts 89

Massachusetts Cards Report West Virginia 89

PYMNTS

AUGUST 16, 2018

online bill payments made by consumers in 2016 were conducted via biller-direct sites, up from 62 percent in 2010. They accounted for 27 percent of online bill payments in 2016, down from 38 percent in 2010. The rental industry could well be the next market to undergo that shift.

Industry 105

Industry Payments Online Boston 105

CFPB Monitor

APRIL 3, 2017

The report also highlights complaints from consumers in Massachusetts and the Boston metro area. to 1:00 p.m.ET, Ballard Spahr will hold a webinar, “The CFPB’s Consumer Credit Card Market RFI and Other Important Recent Credit Card Developments.” On April 13, 2017, from 12:00 p.m.

Massachusetts 74

Massachusetts Cards Report West Virginia 74

PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 28, 2019

According to McKinsey , if you take the approximate value of all the sleep swag on the market as of 2018 –think luxury pajamas , high-end bed linens , cuddling robots , DTC mattresses and odd gadgets – it generates somewhere between $30 billion and $45 billion annually in revenue worldwide. Boston Med has offered Sleepio since 2016.

Boston 145

Boston Study Maine social media 145

PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 23, 2016

Macy’s seems to be on something of a “say yes to everything” kick in 2016 as it tries to reset its business model after what has been a highly chaotic year for the struggling department store retailer. Its latest experiment with out-of-the-box thinking is in its beauty offerings. Prices will range from $25 to $185.

Las Vegas 100

Las Vegas San Diego Los Angeles San Francisco 100

PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 15, 2017

We then distribute their products to markets where sharing makes sense. Although he had prior experience in sales and marketing, he needed both engineering expertise and investment to get his idea off the ground. The same model applies in other markets. 2016, Oomf launched its first shareable product in multiple test markets.

Boston 127

Boston Software Marketing Examples 127

PYMNTS

OCTOBER 17, 2016

percent by 2020, according to Astound Commerce’s 2016 Mobile Research Report. Mobile commerce sales are forecasted to reach 33 percent of all eCommerce sales in 2016, up from 26 percent the previous year — 2.7 Currently, smartphone users make up about 64 percent of the U.S. population, but that number is expected to grow to 72.2

Retail 100

Retail Mobile Survey Boston 100

PYMNTS

JULY 21, 2017

No longer are retailers working with marketers to figure out a way to mass market products and services. Between 2015 to 2016, consumer expectations for multiple purchase options grew from 61 percent up to 74 percent according to Retail Systems Research’s 2016 Customer Experience/Unified Commerce Benchmark Survey.

Retail 137

Retail social media Customer Experience Boston 137

PYMNTS

JANUARY 31, 2017

percent in 2016 alone. But the fast-food giant is playing quick catch-up with its in-store tech, mobile ordering and delivery initiatives — and is doing so by taking a page out of Snapchat’s playbook by blending unattended retail with marketing. Kenmore Square, Boston will activate what it calls a “customized digital Big Mac ATM.”

ATM 100

ATM Boston social media Retail 100

PYMNTS

JANUARY 18, 2019

With the help of Robomart , a startup based in California, the grocery chain plans to bring produce, convenience items and meal kits to the customers’ doors through roving autonomous mobile stores in the Boston area. The concept has been in development with Nuro for some time — since 2016.

Retail 129

Retail Branding Arizona United States 129

PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 7, 2018

Beyond the Big Apple, which is the brand’s biggest market , Allbirds has its eyes on other U.S. cities, such as Boston and Los Angeles, for additional brick-and-mortar locations. For Allbirds, a brick-and-mortar presence can provide a bit of a marketing boost. In Other Brick-And-Mortar News.

Retail 100

Retail Los Angeles Branding New York City 100

PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 13, 2016

economy, with the recovery underway, would see the Fed incrementally tick up interest rates throughout 2016, with an overall goal of ~2 percent, coming close to 2008 levels. Unfortunately, for those looking for the long freeze on interest rates to give way to a thaw, the economy did not quite cooperate in 2016.

Meeting 100

Meeting Boston Policies Atlanta 100

Gonzobanker

AUGUST 15, 2017

Inventory days climbed from an average of 66 in June 2016 to 74 in June 2017. lower than where it was in June 2016. Missing from this list are taxis, whose share dwindled to 12% in Q4 2016. According to an estimate by Boston Consulting Group, “One-quarter of miles driven in the U.S. increase year over year.

Industry 107

Industry Lending Policies United States 107

PYMNTS

JANUARY 17, 2020

According to previous reports, Boston, Dallas-Fort Worth, North Carolina, and Ohio are among the next markets the pharmacy chain is targeting for the growth of HealthHUB in 2020. And news surfaced last year that Walmart was opening a health clinic in Georgia with a deeper move into the market for primary and mental healthcare.

Atlanta 131

Atlanta Houston Fort Worth North Carolina 131

PYMNTS

AUGUST 24, 2019

million people in 2016 to 17.2 Revenue for the online sports betting market is predicted to reach $150 billion, making it likely that even more states will follow suit with regulations of their own. For the 2019 NFL season – PYMNTS is based in Boston, so Go Pats! – Attendance at NFL games declined from approximately 17.8

Payments 161

Payments social media Mobile Seattle 161

PYMNTS

MARCH 17, 2017

With a big focus on technology in Silicon Valley and Boston, New York City slowly made its way to becoming a powerhouse tech player. billion (2016). With its access to a multitude of industries and startups in 2016 alone receiving $9.5 NYC is also the center of one of the biggest markets in the world for the tech industry.

New York City 100

New York City New York Community Industry 100

SWBC's LenderHub

OCTOBER 17, 2016

I was struggling with narrowing down his vast collection, that is until I looked up at my Bloomberg and read this from Boston Federal Reserve President Eric Rosengren, “The combination of slow GDP growth and rapid decline in unemployment is one of the clear puzzles of the recovery.”

Policies 60

Policies Boston Marketing 60

William Mills

MAY 11, 2016

William Mills Agency and Beyond the Arc will be live blogging at FinovateSpring 2016. What’s the market strategy? From their web site: “Chattanooga-based TransCard strives to build and service a world-class technology platform that supports innovative payment solutions across multiple markets. Who is the target audience?

Video 40

Video Mobile social media Analytics 40

PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 11, 2019

The fee-free card is Goldman Sachs’ latest inroad into the retail consumer business after establishing its online Marcus brand in 2016, which makes unsecured personal loans. According to reports last week, Amazon will soon be heading to Boston to construct a $40 million state-of-the-art robotics innovation hub.

Apple 101

Apple Massachusetts Data Cards 101

Abrigo

AUGUST 6, 2019

FIs must understand the industry, the markets, and the risks. Follow the FinCEN advisories and watch for future guidance in this growing market. Since the release of the BEC advisory in 2016, the rate of BEC SARs has increased by more than 95%. Do not let the complex nature of this threat intimidate you. The 12 major U.S.

System 264

System Las Vegas San Antonio San Diego 264

PYMNTS

JANUARY 28, 2019

Since about mid-December of 2018, checking out in the stores here in Boston has become even more of a hassle. This newfound friction is the result of the City of Boston passing a bill that bans plastic bags and gives merchants the right to charge for ones made of paper. Because when they do, consumers can get hurt.

Regulation 181

Regulation Boston Cards Innovation 181

PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 12, 2018

Yet, according to Fung Global Retail & Technology, 6,985 stores closed in 2017 , up 229 percent from 2016, and well above the number of stores which closed in the year that started physical retail’s death spiral: 2008. The average temperature in Boston in February is 37 degrees Fahrenheit, but on Saturday it was 52 degrees.

Big Data 135

Big Data Data Retail Marketing 135

PYMNTS

JUNE 14, 2017

The futuristic sunglasses — a wearable tech product introduced in December 2016 by Snap Inc. In the American Southeast, Instacart and Publix Super Market are teaming up to provide same-day grocery delivery to all Publix Super Market customers. started using the bags in 2016 and is still the only supermarket customer in the U.S.

Massachusetts 100

Massachusetts Seattle Boston Apple 100

CB Insights

AUGUST 2, 2017

We’ve examined previous unicorn valuations including Dropbox , Airbnb , and Blue Apron and compared WeWork’s current and projected valuation data, using CB Insights’ Enhanced Valuation capability, against those posted by a few of its public-market counterparts. Boston Properties reportedly has 43.7

Boston 69

Boston New York City Company Community 69

Celent Banking

FEBRUARY 14, 2017

Indeed, it does not take extensive examination to see, in Wayne Gretzgy’s words, “where the puck is going” Digital needs to be a top technology priority among financial institutions – particularly in highly digitally-directed markets such as North America and Western Europe. That is changing, but not quickly.

Retail 100

Retail Survey Boston Trends 100

PYMNTS

MAY 29, 2020

In 2016, an organization called Digital Main Street was set up by the city of Toronto as a business improvement project for small- to medium-sized businesses (SMBs). It’s a marketing initiative, a publicity generator and an Instagrammable moment all in one, Carder said. “I Working in the tech space at the time was Carder. Carder said.

Maine 142

Maine Retail Google Community 142

PYMNTS

JUNE 9, 2017

Kate Rettker, senior marketing manager and manager of the Protein Bar’s mobile order-ahead process, said the company has tweaked its app design to feature more distinct pops of color and better menu functionality, including adding photography. Because they are special to us.”.

social media 109

social media Mobile Boston Payments 109

PYMNTS

JULY 21, 2018

When planning a large-scale marketing push or publicity stunt, it can be easy to overlook the fact that getting attention is hard, and getting positive attention is even harder. And the summer of 2018 has already featured two flashy mass-market promotions that aimed for it, missed and got to watch things go spectacularly awry.

Boston 101

Boston social media National Marketing 101

PYMNTS

JULY 30, 2019

The company has also expanded Starbucks Delivers with the help of Uber Eats, which is in more than 2,700 stores in 11 markets. Between 2016 and 2018, for instance, the volume of orders placed through mobile apps grew by 130 percent, according to PYMNTS’ Mobile Order-Ahead Tracker.

Mobile 148

Mobile New York Philadelphia Google 148

Independent Banker

DECEMBER 13, 2015

In a Federal Reserve Bank of Boston survey of mobile banking and payment services released in August, roughly three-fourths of about 600 community banks and credit unions in five Federal Reserve districts that were polled were offering some kind of mobile service. An ATM or branch locator is another standard mobile function. Check ordering.

Community Bank 70

Community Bank Boston Community Iowa 70

Independent Banker

NOVEMBER 24, 2015

In a Federal Reserve Bank of Boston survey of mobile banking and payment services released in August, roughly three-fourths of about 600 community banks and credit unions in five Federal Reserve districts that were polled were offering some kind of mobile service. An ATM or branch locator is another standard mobile function. Check ordering.

Community Bank 70

Community Bank Boston Community Iowa 70

PYMNTS

JUNE 12, 2018

When Sephora announced the launch of a new 2,000-square-foot concept store in Boston last year , it unveiled a marriage of brick-and-mortar and digital: The store allowed customers the ability to order products in-store from the Sephora website, and it announced same-day pickup through its Sephora app, too.

Retail 109

Retail Examples Boston Mobile 109

PYMNTS

AUGUST 10, 2017

In this case , “a bit” goes back as long ago as January 2016, when it came out that beginning in the third quarter of 2015, Uber began to displace rental cars, at that point only in Boston. Uber is the heavyweight ridesharing company here, with 55 percent of the market, and Lyft held 8 percent, said Certify.

Phoenix 112

Phoenix Trends United States Boston 112