PYMNTS

AUGUST 23, 2019

Wayfair , for instance, opened a store at the Natick Mall in suburban Boston, where consumers can experience products firsthand before making a purchase, after debuting a pop-up shop there last year. The store itself is on the shopping center’s first floor near Wegmans , which itself opened its first mall store in 2018.

Retail 109

Retail Boston Kentucky New Jersey 109

PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 8, 2018

Brick-and-mortar retail oftentimes gets a bad rap in 2018. And adapting to those evolutions – and following them through, ” The Tie Bar CEO Allyson Lewis noted in an interview Lewis is how the eCommerce Tie Bar brand made a full migration to permanent physical stores — now up and running in Boston, Chicago and New York.

Chicago 102

Chicago Retail Boston New York 102

PYMNTS

APRIL 11, 2018

And starting in May, it will begin home delivery in Sweden and Finland, followed by Denmark and Norway in the second half of 2018. The expansion into the Nordic region is just one part of the fast-food chain’s plans to boost sales and build brand loyalty. same-store sales were down 1.3 percent year on year. billion ($1.5

Regional 116

Regional United States Boston ATM 116

PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 20, 2019

Worldwide legal cannabis products represented a $55 billion market in 2018, and most analysts estimate that it will have nearly tripled to reach $147 billion by 2025. the domestic market for legal cannabis in 2018 was $9.1 Here in the U.S., By 2025, estimates put it in the $15 billion range.

Retail 136

Retail District of Columbia San Francisco Denver 136

PYMNTS

OCTOBER 16, 2018

The Boston-based company generated $5.7 billion in net revenue for the 12 months that ended June 30, 2018. We are bringing the Wayfair brand directly to shoppers in a completely new format this holiday season,” Macri said at the time.

New Jersey 129

New Jersey Massachusetts Boston Maine 129

PYMNTS

JULY 25, 2018

Amid the headline numbers, the company has noted that average order sizes were up 3 percent year over year, with a boost in mix across all brands served. Amid the organic growth and the LevelUp news, the firm’s guidance now comes in above the Street, with 2018’s top line at $966 million to $983 million, versus the $961 million consensus.

Boston 100

Boston Branding Online Regional 100

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. percent from December 2018 per Commerce Department data. CVS Health, however, is not the only retailer to bolster its health offerings. percent and rose 5.8

Atlanta 131

Atlanta Houston Fort Worth North Carolina 131

PYMNTS

JANUARY 25, 2019

Investors were eager to see if the brand’s efforts to streamline its special offerings, and efforts for holiday 2018, had brewed up a merrier picture. As of the end of 2018, 12 percent of Starbucks’ total sales came in through its mobile ordering features, according to the latest edition of the PYMNTS Mobile Order-Ahead Tracker.

Mobile 162

Mobile Los Angeles San Francisco Miami 162

PYMNTS

JANUARY 25, 2019

In a recent trend, eCommerce mattress brands have been moving into the world of brick-and-mortar retail by opening their own stores and pop-up shops to help let customers test-drive their products in real life. Then, in 2018, Pop-In@Nordstrom partnered with Casper to bring pop-up stores to select Nordstrom locations and online.

Apple 109

Apple Branding San Francisco New York City 109

PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 7, 2018

Digitally native brands, especially those that sell tactile products like footwear, are seeing an offline opportunity in opening flagship stores in major cities. Shoe brand Allbirds , in particular, has brought a large retail space in New York City. cities, such as Boston and Los Angeles, for additional brick-and-mortar locations.

Retail 100

Retail Los Angeles Branding New York City 100

PYMNTS

JANUARY 7, 2021

Noto will continue in his role as CEO which he has held for three years since arriving from Twitter in 2018, where he was COO, and prior to that the NFL, where he served as CFO. consumers.

Capital 150

Capital Los Angeles Boston Lending 150

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. And it will be a lot more than just 10 cents.

Regulation 181

Regulation Boston Cards Innovation 181

PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 11, 2019

Pharmacy operator CVS , for example, experimented with a program in Boston in which shoppers received free delivery on prescriptions and eCommerce purchases as well as other perks. The program, which is dubbed CarePass, also includes access to a pharmacy helpline, a discount on CVS branded products and a monthly coupon.

Innovation 166

Innovation Retail social media Apple 166

PYMNTS

APRIL 30, 2018

Store count isn’t everything,” CEO Suzanne Greco told The Boston Globe. As a high-profile American brand, Subway may have some luck with its plans for international expansion — it plans to open more than 1,000 locations abroad this year — but it appears that America has already moved on. It’s about growing the business.

Retail 100

Retail Branding Boston Washington 100

PYMNTS

JANUARY 6, 2018

Boston and the areas surrounding New York didn’t get quite as lucky and were actually buried under more than a foot of snow, but the damage was done. Boston, in its ongoing quest to suffer more than any other American city in the winter, didn’t just have more than a foot of snow and more than 50-mile-an-hour winds. The Expected Costs.

Boston 101

Boston Florida New York South Carolina 101

PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 2, 2019

As PYMNTS is Boston-based, the company is, of course, excited to see Tom Brady take a shot at that sixth Super Bowl ring. The two brands first started working together in 2015. In the second quarter of 2018, Walmart sales grew their highest in over 10 years. We in Boston hope for it to be our sixth! It’s a tall order.

Boston 150

Boston Retail Branding Payments 150

PYMNTS

JULY 31, 2019

Social media was largely considered more friend than foe, most consumers still used passcodes instead of fingerprints to open their mobile devices, and Tom Brady was merely a great athlete instead of the fountain-of-youth demi-god he is today (PYMNTS is based in Boston, so just go with us on that one).

Industry 110

Industry social media New York City Retail 110

PYMNTS

JULY 30, 2019

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. More than 400 Dunkin’ restaurants throughout New York City’s five boroughs are now offering delivery through Seamless, Grubhub’s New York brand.

Mobile 148

Mobile New York Philadelphia Google 148

PYMNTS

JULY 31, 2019

Social media was largely considered more friend than foe, most consumers still used passcodes instead of fingerprints to open their mobile devices, and Tom Brady was merely a great athlete instead of the fountain-of-youth demi-god he is today (PYMNTS is based in Boston, so just go with us on that one).

Industry 100

Industry social media New York City Retail 100

PYMNTS

OCTOBER 22, 2018

fans traveling to Boston for the start of the World Series will want to pack — and possibly purchase for the first time — sweaters, as this week will be an excellent opportunity to enjoy New England’s crisp fall weather. In fact, they have favored brands, with iTunes and Google Play cards popular favorites. billion in assets and $11.3

Data 134

Data Fraud Cards Regulation 134

PYMNTS

APRIL 16, 2018

It’s also a core tenant that I outlined in my January 2018 annual opus on trends that will drive the payments and commerce ecosystem dynamics this year and in the years to come. On those content-filled pages were advertisements hoping to catch the consumer’s eye, build a brand and influence a purchase.

Google 121

Google Data social media Branding 121

CB Insights

JULY 9, 2018

Whether you call it happy hour, apéro, or aperitivo, the couple of hours right after work and before dinner is a key drinking occasion for major alcohol brands. How will food leaders adapt in 2018? For example, actor Ryan Reynolds took a stake in American gin brand Aviation , and Jeremy Piven invested in Mezcal El Silencio.

Industry 64

Industry Branding Capital Trends 64

PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 14, 2018

Boston, Philadelphia and Washington D.C. For food, they want to see the brands and the products and confirm they will be fresh and quality. The program, dubbed Restock, was launched earlier this year in an effort to adjust product choices, rearrange store layouts and highlight private-label brands.

Metro 122

Metro New York City Nashville Oklahoma 122

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

NOVEMBER 19, 2018

All of those things are precisely what Sam Walton staked the Walmart brand on 56 years ago when he opened the first store in Bentonville, Arkansas. The brand was built on keeping prices low, and stocking shelves with a variety of merchandise categories that would keep consumers coming back week after week. That’s $62,941.

Retail 167

Retail Online Branding Analysis 167

PYMNTS

OCTOBER 6, 2017

The option to buy Kenmore appliances (both smart and standard) on Amazon rolled out to Southern California first, due to strong brand recognition in the area. Availability is expanding through West Coast and Midwest markets this fall and should go nationwide early in 2018. Miscellaneous. Probably not long at all.

Google 118

Google Course Boston California 118

PYMNTS

JULY 21, 2018

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. IHOb,” the brand mysteriously sent out over Twitter. It’s a tough needle to thread. They offered no further explanation at that time. For 60 pancakin’ years, we’ve been IHOP.

Boston 101

Boston social media National Marketing 101

Cisco

MAY 29, 2019

According to JD Power, “Nearly 90% of retail banking customers who are highly satisfied with the advice provided by their financial institution say they “definitely will” reuse their bank or credit union for another product” (The Financial Brand). And those abandonment rates? Power 2019 U.S.

Customer Experience 72

Customer Experience Retail San Diego Study 72

PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 18, 2019

I hosted a digital discussion last week with an executive from Sift with more than 15 years of experience building trust and safety organizations for some of the biggest digital brands in the world – including Google , Facebook and Square. Yet, over the last four years, Amazon has gone from 2.2 percent of all retail sales to 6.4

Cards 169

Cards Course Study New York 169

CB Insights

AUGUST 2, 2018

See the investment trends, top deals, and active investors in Q2 2018. US consumers aged 18+ make an average of 70 payments per month, with debit cards accounting for 32% of those purchases, according to a 2017 study by the Boston Fed. Source: Bloomberg , June 2018. Source: PYMNTS , July 2018.

Cards 71

Cards Fintech UX Strategy 71

CB Insights

DECEMBER 19, 2017

Formerly beloved brands such as Aeropostale, American Apparel, and PacSun bit the dust in 2016, and the pace of retail deaths has accelerated since then. Additionally, many of these physical retailers have lost the cache they once had as new direct-to-consumer brands with a hyper-focus on specific products have taken off.

Retail 78

Retail Branding Company Capital 78

Fintech Labs Insights

DECEMBER 1, 2021

With Brex’s arrival on the scene in 2018 followed by a meteoric rise to multi-unicorn status, there has been considerable attention to, and investment in business credit/charge cards ( see definition below ). Two have been acquired by large banks, but they will stay on this list as long as they are operated as an independent brand.

Cards 15

Cards Online Utah Austin 15

Fintech Labs Insights

DECEMBER 1, 2021

With Brex’s arrival on the scene in 2018 followed by a meteoric rise to multi-unicorn status, there has been considerable attention to, and investment in business credit/charge cards ( see definition below ). Two have been acquired by large banks, but they will stay on this list as long as they are operated as an independent brand.

Cards 15

Cards Online Utah Austin 15

Cisco

MAY 29, 2019

According to JD Power, “Nearly 90% of retail banking customers who are highly satisfied with the advice provided by their financial institution say they “definitely will” reuse their bank or credit union for another product” (The Financial Brand). And those abandonment rates? Power 2019 U.S.

Customer Experience 48

Customer Experience Retail San Diego Study 48

CB Insights

NOVEMBER 9, 2018

Using CB Insights’ Earnings Transcript Search Engine, we identified 13 insurers that mentioned telematics or their specific telematics programs on earnings calls since the start of 2018. Carrier. . ” Bell Car Insurance. ” N/A. ” N/A. ” SafeTeen. ” Which telematics vendors are insurers using?

West Virginia 54

West Virginia Boston US Mobile 54

CB Insights

MARCH 27, 2019

Facebook, for example, disclosed that an unprecedented data breach in September 2018 exposed the social media accounts of up to 90M users — including login credentials — effectively compromising access to any site that lets users log in with their Facebook account. Collectively, FAMGA has poured nearly $2.5B

Google 76

Google Apple Security Data 76

PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 10, 2018

Uber reported in July of 2018 that it had completed 10 billion trips , with Uber users spending, on average, $50 a week with Uber. Some spend much more in cities like Boston, New York and San Francisco. In 2016, Uber launched Local Offers with Visa , and in 2017, it launched the Uber co-branded Visa card issued by Barclays.

Innovation 146

Innovation Cards Payments San Francisco 146