PYMNTS

APRIL 12, 2018

Through the arrangement, Crate and Barrel will pair with Synchrony on a private label credit card as well as a new dual-branded card, the companies said in an announcement. “In The new Synchrony-backed credit cards are expected to be released later in 2018.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 27, 2018

From kiosks to online ordering and drive-through lanes, these merchants sought to provide their customers with digital alternatives to ordering at the counter in 2018. These are just some examples of how restaurant technology innovations powered convenient restaurant experiences this year: Online Ordering Expansions.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 15, 2017

Retail isn’t all about taking people’s money. Today, it’s also about telling a story and building an experience that makes customers want to shop with the brand again. Yet luxury brands have been slower than most other retailers to embrace digital innovation – for storytelling or for anything else.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 7, 2018

The goal for all retailers is, of course, to deliver an excellent experience, both online and in stores, and to find ways for those disparate experiences to mesh seamlessly with one another. The Swedish furniture retailer seems to be making the opposite transition. market, axing plans for new stores in three U.S.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 27, 2019

percent in the United States in 2018 to $167 million per Technomic data. 1 on its list of the top 10 emerging restaurant brands of 2018.). restaurant market with its food platform by rethinking the customer experience and addressing the pain points people face when seeking nutritious, fast meals.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 8, 2020

"Our new financing will allow us to further distinguish our offerings and customer experience as an industry innovator," said Modal CEO and Founder Aaron Krane. American Honda has worked with Modal, formerly Drive Motors, since late 2018 to create branded online buying tools for Honda and Acura.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 22, 2019

Online brands are stepping into the world of brick-and-mortar, opening their own physical locations to help consumers experience their concepts in real life with the help of digital technology. Custom eCommerce framing startup Framebridge is opening its own in Washington, D.C., The 20 largest brands notched a 1.2

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 17, 2020

Digital fraud is a long-running problem for merchants, retailers, banks and businesses of all types. Account takeovers and shipping fraud increased by 347 percent and 391 percent, respectively, between 2018 and 2019, and the pandemic has only exacerbated these issues. Developments From The World Of Digital Fraud.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 14, 2018

Macy’s managed to come out ahead of analyst expectations for the third time in a row during Q3 2018, with earnings and same-store sales all coming in front of earnings forecasts. The retailer expects to see $1 billion in mobile sales this year. The retailer expects to see $1 billion in mobile sales this year. 27 versus the $.14

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PYMNTS

JULY 15, 2020

Its virtual mall solution is called LazMall , which was launched in August 2018. It connects shoppers to more than 18,000 leading international and local brands. For brands and sellers,” the company says, “LazMall offers an opportunity to create a customized experience for their customers.”. “For

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Bank Innovation

DECEMBER 16, 2019

The brand released a new current account for U.K. customers last week, the first product launched by the bank since it was acquired by CYBG in 2018. Virgin Money is making a play for the mass affluent.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 9, 2019

Retailers raked in more than $850 billion during the 2018 holiday season, marking the fastest holiday retail sales growth seen in the past six years. Luxury retailers have been slower to move online than some other retailers, but the impact of online sales in this industry can already be seen.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 15, 2020

It’s the digital shift taking place among retailers who are trying to play catch up with consumers by pulling resources away from brick-and-mortar investments and stacking them against digital infrastructure and capabilities. For the best example of retail’s digital shift, look to Inditex and its key brand Zara.

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William Mills

SEPTEMBER 25, 2018

However, they see their main value as helping to improve customer experience. ^SR Cashoff enhances customer engagement with its loyalty program offering cash back by big-name brands. User goes to Walgreens and registers the retail store in app. Cashoff integrated with global brands. 09:34 am Cashoff.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 25, 2020

The fund’s investors include retail landlords like Acadia Realty Trust and Macerich. Retail is not dead — it’s changing,” Fifth Wall Co-Founder Brendan Wallace said in an interview last summer. There will never be a 1,500-store retailer that is truly ubiquitous. It now has than 75 physical retail stores across the U.S.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 8, 2019

Startups in the eCommerce space have long enabled their customers to experience their products in real life (“IRL”) through temporary retail shops, and now, digitally-focused brands belonging to major retailers are taking a similar approach. Fashion retailer Charlotte Russe , which has over 500 stores in the U.S.,

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 26, 2020

This is the year that customer experience surpasses brand and price as the most important factor in retail. That’s just one of the conclusions drawn in the latest American Customer Satisfaction Index (ACSI) out of U Michigan’s Kellogg School, which focuses on retail. Online retail increased by 1.3

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PYMNTS

MARCH 10, 2020

Between 2018 and 2019, there was a 162 percent increase in buy now, pay later (BNPL) downloads – rising to roughly six million – of the most popular new “layaway” apps by the close of last year. Consumers love the delayed payment options and so do retailers, but the BNPL players themselves are loving their business model, too.

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The Financial Brand

JUNE 25, 2018

The post 4 Major Digital Marketing Trends Redefining Retail Banking in 2018 appeared first on The Financial Brand. What are financial marketers top priorities? Where are they struggling? And how will budgets shift in the year ahead?

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 18, 2019

To serve travelers from China who want to shop in-store and online, retailers thousands of miles away from Asia are accepting Alipay in brick-and-mortar stores and on the web. Wang noted that the retailer is also “constantly evolving to provide more Chinese consumers a seamless and familiar way to pay.”. Apparel brand GUESS?,

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Insights on Business

FEBRUARY 22, 2019

But physical branches are still where most customers prefer, and 80% of them actually chose [2] to open new accounts. Should growth-seeking retail banks favor air strikes with heavy investment in digital, or build a branch network to launch ground attacks? How can retail banks invest on the spectrum of digital vs. physical?

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 7, 2019

Legacy retail company Foot Locker has invested $100 million in Goat Group, an online platform that sells and resells rare and classic sneakers, according to reports. Eventually, the two companies will collaborate for an online presence as well as in physical stores, to offer customers exclusive shopping opportunities. million so far.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 21, 2018

The 2018 holiday shopping season has already started for people and organizations bent on fraud. Though many consumers have yet to shift focus onto the season (Halloween is next on their agenda, after the rush of back-to-school shopping), retail preparations, of course, are well underway. It’s the Amazon effect.”. Account Takeovers.

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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

MARCH 8, 2018

7) that it plans to shutter another 60 stores by the end of 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.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 29, 2018

Kroger , the grocery retailer, announced that it is partnering with tech company Nuro for the pilot of an on-road, fully autonomous delivery service for customers. Partnering with Nuro, a leading technology company, will create customer value by providing Americans access to fast and convenient delivery at a fair price.”

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NCR

APRIL 6, 2018

The new regulations came into effect on January 13th 2018. One potential consequence of PSD2 and open banking is a significant shift in how businesses engage with customers and deliver services. The European Union’s PSD2 legislation, which helps to pave the way for a new era of open banking , is now a reality. New distinctions.

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PYMNTS

MAY 16, 2019

The trouble with direct-to-consumer (DTC) brands is that the name belies how hard it actually is to reach and recruit the consumer. This is particularly hard for unknown emerging brands — and it gets exponentially harder the more crowded the field gets with competitors.

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PYMNTS

MAY 2, 2018

“The Store Card skill for Amazon Alexa demonstrates our focus on exploring new ways to deliver the best possible experience to our customers,” said Tom Quindlen, executive vice president and CEO, Retail Card at Synchrony. The new Synchrony-backed credit cards are expected to be released later in 2018. “In

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 31, 2018

Matt Redwood, head of self-service at Diebold Nixdorf , contributed the following piece as part of PYMNTS’ 2018 year-end eBook. There has been an assumption that if SCO is installed, customers will use it, and the retailers will shave costs. Ubiquitous smartphone use has changed the way consumers engage with brands.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 23, 2019

As more retailers try to get more shoppers into their stores – not everything is about eCommerce, after all – new technologies are playing a big role. Many retailers use beacons now, but they’re almost always hidden,” that report said. Many retailers use beacons now, but they’re almost always hidden,” that report said.

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PYMNTS

JULY 11, 2018

To create a new fashion line under its own label, the Dip apparel brand, Kroger is linking up with designer Joe Mimran. “Dip will transform our apparel business, further redefining the customer experience through Restock Kroger.” He has launched brands such as Joe Fresh, Pink Tartan and Club Monaco.

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CB Insights

DECEMBER 19, 2017

Modern-day retail is at an inflection point as retailers face struggling physical storefronts, massive debt, and inefficient operations, among other issues. 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.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 16, 2018

To help gain exposure and customer insights, Warby Parker is expanding its brick-and-mortar portfolio. The eyeglass retailer is aiming to have approximately 100 stores in the U.S. by the end of 2018, CNBC reported. Warby Parker currently has 64 stores in markets the retailer carefully chose.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 15, 2019

Automation promises many benefits in retail, including the potential to reduce costs and improve the customer experience. The July Automated Retail Tracker examines the latest cashierless efforts in retail and finds which are experiencing uptake and which may fall flat. Isn’t Only for Big Brands. In the U.S.,

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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

AUGUST 21, 2019

Moreover, in the two years since Amazon officially closed its deal to purchase Whole Foods , the grocery retail landscape has become a series of maneuvers and counter-maneuvers in an attempt to gain the customer’s favor. Target Looks To Gather New Customers With New Grocery Goods . Both of the tests will begin this fall.

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