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FEBRUARY 11, 2019

Amid great technological change, health and beauty retailers are developing strategies to drive innovation. In some cases, retailers are using social media tools such as Instagram to post promotions and product tutorials — or interact openly with consumers about their offerings. About the same share — or 60.9

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SEPTEMBER 24, 2020

22%: Rise in identity thefts targeting seniors between 2018 and 2019. Data: 200%: Increase in women’s apparel digital sales for Nike in Q1. 80K: Number of global regulatory updates in 2019 with which banks must comply to avoid fines. 10.6B: Reported Q1 revenues for Nike, down only 1 percent vs. 2019. 6.7B: Amount U.K.

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PYMNTS

JULY 29, 2019

The rise of video games, both online and mobile, is helping to drive innovation in retail. This is only part of the innovation trend stemming from video games. In-store sales, notably, is where the retailer needs to see growth. Consumers are buying Tilly’s products online, as digital growth was up 22 percent in 2018.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 27, 2019

That sense of hope is a big part of childhood, and it applies as well to retail aimed as children, as least going by current developments involving Toys R Us. That news is another recent development in the world of children’s retail, where innovation continues. Retail Recommendations. Hope springs eternal.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 20, 2019

No, that doesn’t mean that PYMNTS takes sides in the struggle for retail supremacy, but only that we like to note when someone or some organization mounts a challenge to the eCommerce and logistical behemoth. High-End Retail. The battle for Amazon retail supremacy also involves pets. Retail Challenge.

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DECEMBER 27, 2018

It has been a year of innovations for quick-service restaurants (QSRs), with chains rolling out new digital technologies to help diners order and pay for food without having to wait in line. These are just some examples of how restaurant technology innovations powered convenient restaurant experiences this year: Online Ordering Expansions.

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SEPTEMBER 18, 2019

The future of retail is playing out in multiple places, including the open road, while voice will help capture the connected commerce frontier. In B2B payments, a series of payment innovations is promising to put an end to some common frictions. Data: 1,100: Number of business email compromise fraud scams that targeted CEOs in 2018.

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FEBRUARY 6, 2020

5 percent: Approximate increase in independent bookstore sales in 2018. percent: Chipotle’s increase in digital sales in the fourth quarter. 10 percent: Share of Bookshop’s revenue that will be divided among the independent bookstores on the platform every six months. 1.4B: Chipotle’s revenue in the fourth quarter.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 27, 2018

Glenn Fodor, SVP and head of First Data Insights, contributed the following piece as part of PYMNTS’ 2018 year-end eBook. Brick-and-mortar’s performance to start the holiday season illustrated physical retail’s ability to encourage customers to spend more per visit. As the U.S.

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PYMNTS

JULY 8, 2019

Can cameras replace cashers in retail? The paper noted that many such retail innovation efforts for grocery start in Europe. The apparent payments policy shift comes amid criticism that cashless retail discriminates against unbanked consumers. The grocery industry is making a go of it. European Role. the report noted.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 26, 2018

It has been a busy year in the world of mobile commerce, particularly with retail apps. 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. Apps As Mobile Ordering Tools.

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Bank Innovation

FEBRUARY 19, 2019

The year 2018 was a great year for fintech funding across the globe. In fact, a new report by CB Insights showed there were about 2,745 investors in 2018, representing a five-year high. […]. This is true not only because the total funding was high, but also because there were more investors in fintech than in years before.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 6, 2019

What to do with retail malls? That is among the latest trends as retail reinvents itself, and technology and other trends force new uses for old commerce spaces. Malls are not exactly the hotspots of coolness and retail activity they once were. retailers so far this year than in all of 2018. New Investment.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 6, 2019

And, in retail, wellness innovators are personalizing vitamin subscriptions for better self-care, while disruptors are aiming to replace heavy parking structures with automated towers. institutions lost to check fraud in 2018. In disbursements news, a sizable portion of U.S. All this, Today in Data. 18 billion: Amount U.S.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 10, 2020

The David’s Bridal application was built by Vertebrae , a tech company that specializes in bringing real-world applications to retailing. Vince Cacace , CEO of Vertebrae, told PYMNTS that AR in 3D has become a high-demand technology for all kinds of products and retailers. “We How does it work on me? How does it work in my space?

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Bank Innovation

JANUARY 25, 2018

EXCLUSIVE — It’s not even a month into 2018 and already so much has changed. The cryptocurrency bitcoin, which shocked everyone by surpassing $17K, further shocked everyone by dropping below $10K. Then of course there are various other events sweeping the financial services space, from new tax laws in the U.S., to the rise of […].

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NOVEMBER 27, 2019

Restaurants that are driving food innovation with carefully chosen ingredients focused on health are seeking funding to help power their growth. percent in the United States in 2018 to $167 million per Technomic data. percent in the United States in 2018 to $167 million per Technomic data. Its sales increased 22.3

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Bank Innovation

MARCH 16, 2018

The word “innovation” get thrown around a lot in banking these days (ah-hem!), but Lara Druyan, managing director, head of innovation, west coast, for the Royal Bank of Canada warned that without metrics, it is easy for innovation efforts to get “squishy.” “I don’t.Read More.

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JANUARY 21, 2020

Don’t look now, but virtual reality and augmented reality are starting to make bigger gains in the retail world. The spread of VR and AR technology is not confined to physical retailers, either — eCommerce giants are getting into the game as well. billion via retail and marketing in 2022. Larger Trends.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 11, 2019

Virtual reality could have more retailers reach more consumers in the coming few years — in large part by upping the consumer experience. billion for retail and marketing in the year 2022, with revenues from VR initiatives expected to increase by 3,000 percent over the next four years. and Europe by 2022. Amazon VR Push.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 19, 2018

But the same technology that enables those transactions also can bring the benefits of consumer intimacy to small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) that are often struggling to win more market share in a retail world dominated by the likes of Amazon, Walmart and other large retailers.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 13, 2019

Brick-and-mortar retailers are doubling down on digital as they look to staff their stores for the busy holiday shopping season. The retailer noted that all seasonal hires will have a minimum hourly starting wage of $13 an hour. Target is also offering an array of benefits to the seasonal workers, which all hourly team members receive.

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Bank Innovation

DECEMBER 24, 2018

What follows is a list of four alliances that the Bank Innovation staff found most interesting. While some banks and fintech view each other as competitors, that’s not always the case. In fact, there have been a number of significant bank-fintech partnerships this year.

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Bank Innovation

DECEMBER 26, 2018

Here are five deals, in no particular order, that Bank Innovation's editors think will most significantly impact the landscape in 2019. This year the financial services industry saw a lot of fintech M&A activity. iZettle is […].

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PYMNTS

MARCH 27, 2020

The virus once again tested the boundaries of the EU’s GDPR rule, which has governed the transmission of online information in the region since 2018. Considering t he global nature of COVID-19, regulators outside of the U.S. To find out more about how U.S.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 31, 2018

According to the report, cybercrime touched nearly every sector throughout 2018, including those that may seem less obvious, like education or manufacturing — and for one obvious reason: the money. Facebook’s 2018 regarding the stewardship of user data and privacy was one it would like to soon forget. Department Store Hacks.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 5, 2019

How do you measure innovation? Innovation and change also stand as constant factors in payments – including purchase financing – and in online marketplaces , where trust is becoming a more vital factor. Meanwhile, in the connected vehicle ecosystem , voice is becoming a much bigger agent for innovation. homes in 2018.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 19, 2019

Those who work in and around high tech and innovation are lulled into a narrative about progress being on a march ever forward, rarely slowing, never stopping and certainly never turning around and marching in the wrong direction. . Even worse, it’s having an impact on how quickly their innovations can get to market.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 14, 2019

It looks like we can finally have a serious conversation about the impending collapse of physical retail in the U.S. All it took was a 160-year old retailer and a $34 billion kick in the stomach to the retail sector to get everyone’s attention. retailer, Sears, which found itself standing at Chapter 7’s front door.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 28, 2018

Mike Camerling, CEO of AEVI , contributed the following piece as part of PYMNTS’ 2018 year-end eBook. We cannot call 2018 a Year of Change, for that would imply that we completed a journey. Rather, we are changing — and are still in the early stages of a transformation of the payments industry that is gathering speed and far from over.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 28, 2020

New Report: Helping Retail Treasurers Navigate The Digital D2C Shift (“How To” Playbook). Not only have retail sales shifted online, but more consumers are buying more of what they want directly from the brand. Report: Helping Retailers Solve The Payments Piece Of The eCommerce Puzzle (Anatomy Of A Consumer Payment Playbook).

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 23, 2020

And platforms that don’t innovate to support the gig economy’s payment needs will soon find themselves obsolete. gig workers in 2018. gig workers in 2018. Many of their payments, however, are sent through slow or complicated methods. All this, Today in Data. Data: $443B: Projected value of the gig economy by 2023.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 24, 2020

The one thing we all have to learn: it is not about the innovations themselves. We get very excited about our innovative capabilities, and we are extremely proud of all of our IP and patents in this area. Those innovations have illumination that there is value here beyond a great light,” said Karner.

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Bank Innovation

SEPTEMBER 11, 2017

New-York based bank Goldman Sachs is planning to launch an online deposit service in the United Kingdom by mid-2018, a retail service that will be provided under the bank’s year-old ‘Marcus’ brand.

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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. percent since 2018. Related Innovation. That includes beacons. Moreover, major U.S.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 23, 2019

And, in retail, the so-called smart home — powered in large part by voice-assisted retail and payments — will be one of the primary trendlines of the 2020s. 89 percent: Year-over-year increase in loyalty program fraud between 2018 and 2019. All this, Today in Data.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 11, 2020

To help diners make the best use of their mobile devices to order meals, quick-service restaurants (QSRs) are tapping into mobile innovations. From Dunkin’ Brands to Grubhub , QSRs and ordering platforms are driving innovation with mobile ordering technology.

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