PYMNTS

JANUARY 17, 2020

London-based online retailer ASOS offers a new feature, “See My Fit,” that allows shoppers to see how over 800 items would look on up to 16 specific body types, the Mirror reported. Yael Vizel, CEO at Zeekit, said, “Together with ASOS, we have a shared mission to make online fashion as personalized and easy-to-use as possible for customers.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 13, 2019

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,” Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Edward W. Stack said in a press release. ”

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Abrigo

JULY 5, 2020

Key Takeaways Credit unions participating in the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) found that the right technology helped them serve business members when they needed help and also gain new members. Technology can facilitate delivery on credit unions' brand promise of relationship-based services.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 8, 2020

The surge in automotive online purchasing traffic sparked by the pandemic has led to increased demand for eCommerce. Working with leading brands such as Honda and Acura has been our vision since launching five years ago, and we cannot wait to show more dealers and brands the power of Modal's e-commerce design and technology.".

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 18, 2017

The data-driven “Restock Kroger” initiative will largely take the place of new growth in the coming year, according to Supermarket News , with improvements to customer service and assortment winning out over expansion in 2018. The retailer is also expanding online ordering and delivery options available through Shipt and Uber.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 19, 2019

Two famous North American-based quick-service restaurant (QSR) brands are preparing to duke it out in China for chicken-meal supremacy, the most recent sign of how Western brands are trying to increase their footholds in that massive country. The news comes as more Western brands – including those based in the U.S. –

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OCTOBER 3, 2017

2) that Toys R Us has partnered with global marketplace solutions provider Mirakl to create a new online marketplace. As the leading toy and baby retailer, customers expect us to have the latest and greatest assortment of products available,” said Lance Wills, chief technology officer at Toys R Us.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 30, 2019

Online Resale. Online resale has become all the rage — even for retailers like Neiman Marcus — from a little bit of everything on OfferUp to fashion-focused Poshmark and high-end The RealReal and 1stdibs. Sales of counterfeit goods through online marketplaces are expected to hit $1.8 billion per year to fake online sales.

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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

DECEMBER 28, 2018

In a blog post , the company noted that “nearly half of all items” purchased through online grocery involve fresh products such as meat and produce. Amazon might have kicked off the year of cashierless checkout with its Amazon Go store in January , but the concept took off in other parts of the world in 2018. The offering comes as 4.9

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PYMNTS

MAY 8, 2020

Now more than ever, people are counting on technology to help them make contactless payments, shop, and manage their finances without leaving the house,” said Sang Ahn, vice president and GM of Samsung Pay’s North America service business, in a statement. By 2018, about 50 percent of retailers and restaurants starting accepting Apple Pay.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 26, 2018

Merchants from grocers to quick-service restaurants (QSRs) and gas stations rolled out new ways for consumers to transact from mobile ordering to scan-and-go checkout in 2018. Amazon, however, isn’t the only retailer that deployed similar technology this year. It plans to bring the technology to about a quarter of its U.S.-based,

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 29, 2019

Which brands will blow it? For payments and commerce , there’s another uncertainty that hangs in the air: Will legal online sports betting keep going forward, despite a recent decision by the U.S. First, a review and update about the online sports gambling situation in the U.S. More about that in just a bit, though.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 7, 2019

Brands , moves that serve as a good reflection of overall trends in the quick service restaurant (QSR) space. 7), provided details about where those online and mobile efforts are headed in 2019 for those well-known restaurants. Point-of-sale technology must be up to the task. “In percent, to nearly $1.56

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 14, 2019

million international subscribers in 2018 and now boasts 137 million global users, according to the PYMNTS Connected Commerce Playbook. From 7-Eleven to H&M , retailers are adopting digital payments and artificial intelligence (AI) technology to bring more convenient experiences to their customers. Netflix, for instance, added 6.4

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 3, 2018

Here at PYMNTS our resident expert in thinking outside of the lines as laid out by conventional wisdom is Karen Webster — and summer 2018 has been a particularly good time for drawing long and unexpected lines way outside the box, and into a rapidly changing future. AKA thinking outside of the box.

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SEPTEMBER 3, 2018

Since we would hate for anyone to go into the end of 2018 behind the eight ball, we decided to pay tribute to both a great bit and a great deal of news with our own top 10 list of the biggest news of summer 2018. It is not an exaggeration to say that 2018 has been the summer of movie subscription service MoviePass ’ discontent.

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DECEMBER 17, 2020

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. Other fraudsters are deploying phishing schemes to net their ill-gotten gains, either using the stolen data themselves or selling it online.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 10, 2018

At first glance, 2018 is shaping up to be a year that has brought meaningful consumer, regulatory and legislative backlash against lax online privacy. social media users are “very confident” that those platforms would protect users’ data, according to Pew — with 64 percent calling for more regulation of online advertisers.

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The Paypers

DECEMBER 20, 2017

In 2018, hiring volume is again predicted to increase with 61% of recruiters expecting to hire more people. According to SourceCon’s State Of Sourcing Survey, increased hiring volume coupled with stagnant recruiter headcount means the most important trend to learn and understand for recruiters are tools and technology.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 23, 2019

While many retailers are using the technology to create tailored experiences for their brands, it may well become a new way for customers to shop, too. With more at-home shoppers curious about this hardware, VR is also gaining its place in eCommerce as a way for consumers to have a full, tactile experience in an online store.

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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. In the online arena, Macy’s reported that digital sales are up — Gennette noted by “double digits,” though he did not specify beyond that. 27 versus the $.14

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 2, 2019

It also wants to showcase its blockchain -based tech; according to the 2018 Global Brand Counterfeiting Report, losses from online counterfeiting have cost the industry $323 billion. Luxury brands are especially susceptible, with $30.3 billion in counterfeit online sales.

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Bank Innovation

OCTOBER 27, 2017

EXCLUSIVE- With two products and a recently announced partnership with tax preparation software provider Intuit, Marcus by Goldman Sachs is keen on growing its brand through more new partnerships and products in 2018. The […].

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William Mills

SEPTEMBER 25, 2018

Cashoff enhances customer engagement with its loyalty program offering cash back by big-name brands. Cashoff integrated with global brands. Largest independent purely online bank in the world. Tinkoff’s data shows that they do and it drives engagement with the mobile banking app and the brand. ^DG. 09:34 am Cashoff.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 31, 2020

We have deep dives into virtual card adoption and self-service technology, as well as a report on Kobe Bryant’s legacy. Bank client preferences have moved toward self-service technologies over branch visits in recent years because of ease of use and improved convenience. Super Bowl Countdown Brings New Online Gambling Action.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 22, 2019

Sports brands are thus looking to a host of new technologies, like contactless payments, and even virtual reality technology, to accommodate a new generation of mobile users. Consumers are set to spend $23 billion buying mobile tickets for sports and gaming events by 2023. Putting Connected Tech in the End Zone.

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PYMNTS

JULY 14, 2020

“We will continue innovating to bring the next 200 million Indian shoppers online.”. million in Arvind Fashions’ new subsidiary, Arvind Youth Brands, to expand its reach in India’s fashion market. In 2018, Walmart become the majority owner in Flipkart with a $16 billion investment. The company recently invested $34.6

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 14, 2020

The way it works, since the company began testing it in the city of Kahramanmaras in 2018, is that users can send a text message and refill their cards via mobile phone. The country otherwise has sophisticated online banking products and an emerging FinTech sector.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 11, 2020

Technology that lets diners place their orders for pickup or delivery has become more common, and mobile devices are serving more restaurant functions than they have in the past. Domino’s was one of the original restaurant chains to drive disruption with the development of an online tracker.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 9, 2019

Amazon, in the announcement released today, said that it “spends billions” on tools and services to help SMBs grow their operations and sell more online. The number of SMBs doing over $1 million in sales grew by 20 percent in 2018, while over 50,000 surpassed $500,000 and 200,000 surpassed $100,000 in in sales. “We

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PYMNTS

JUNE 3, 2019

small businesses, to launch Clicks and Mortar, a new program that helps small businesses grow in-store and online. The program will enable more than 100 small online business to sell on High Street in 10 Clicks and Mortar shops across the U.K. The events are aimed at helping small businesses have success online and boost export sales.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 18, 2020

Some residents of France who use Western Union online services to wire money to friends and family in certain African countries will be offered free one-month, 1,000-euro life and disability policies benefiting those recipients under a pilot program, according to a press release.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 11, 2019

The number of VR users more than doubled in 2018, growing from 85 million to 171 million. The rise of new 5G mobile network technology also promise to spark new deployments of virtual reality in the retail space. Many VR retail deployments are likely to be modest, even when backed by new 5G technology, according to analysts.

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PYMNTS

MAY 22, 2019

To prevent consumers from leaving their carts behind before they pay, businesses need to have strong online checkout processes that convert online shoppers into customers. percent — of all online shopping carts end up deserted, according to the latest PYMNTS Checkout Conversion Index. Nearly all — or 98.7

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 13, 2020

As Amazon, Target and Walmart hog the spotlight with a steady stream of newsworthy notices, grocery giant Kroger has been assiduously implementing, and benefiting from, a three-year-long digital transformation that has quietly made the brand into an eCommerce powerhouse. Online Grocery as a Moneymaker. Dividends of Patience and Vision.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 2, 2019

The online giant first discontinued Dash button sales in February but had said it would support product reorders if customer demand was there. But despite big brands linking to Dash, like Listerine, Tylenol and even Calvin Klein, Amazon shifted its strategy to focus instead on Alexa. . In 2018, just a quarter to a third of U.S.

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