PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 3, 2020

Bloomberg reported this week that Boston-based home décor eCommerce giant Wayfair turned in strong Q3 financials, noting that the firm’s quarterly results “exceeded analysts’ estimates, suggesting the wave of home improvement inspired by the COVID-19 pandemic is lingering.”. percent in Q3 2019. Those repeat shoppers made 11.3

Boston 141

Boston Tools Report Branding 141

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. Through the partnership, Nectar Sleep’s mattresses will come to over 250 of the retailer’s locations on the East Coast in 2019.

Apple 109

Apple Branding San Francisco New York City 109

PYMNTS

JANUARY 7, 2021

Online FinTech startup SoFi announced Thursday (Jan. To address that perceived name recognition mismatch, in 2019 SoFi signed a record 20-year, $600 million stadium naming rights deal for the brand-new facility that is home to both the Los Angeles Rams and Chargers football teams.

Capital 150

Capital Los Angeles Boston Lending 150

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). Power 2019 U.S. Financial Services at Cisco Live 2019. According to the J.D.

Customer Experience 72

Customer Experience Retail San Diego Study 72

PYMNTS

JULY 30, 2019

Chipotle , too, is enjoying the benefits of investing in digital and delivery, at least according to its own Q2 2019 results. Need more evidence of the rise of mobile-order ahead offerings as 2019 gives way to 2020? That trend continued in the second quarter and looks likely to be a dominant trait in the 2020s, only a few months away.

Mobile 148

Mobile New York Philadelphia Google 148

PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 11, 2019

Early accounts seem to indicate that the just-launched Apple -branded credit card is finding its way into customers’ hands, and into heavy use. 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.

Apple 101

Apple Massachusetts Data Cards 101

PYMNTS

DECEMBER 12, 2019

11), that public pilot officially came to an end, as Penn Station was added to the New York list of MTA stations that enables open payments using network-branded contactless cards. Penn Station is going online, and [the MTA] will enable another 50 stations this month. So, when is it coming to Boston?” Yesterday (Dec.

New York 167

New York US Payments Training 167

Fintech Labs Insights

DECEMBER 1, 2021

Two have been acquired by large banks, but they will stay on this list as long as they are operated as an independent brand. Check out our latest lists: SMB online lenders (33) | SMB challenger banks (12) | SMB insurers (15). Expensify is more known for expense management, but introduced a corporate charge card in Oct 2019.

Cards 15

Cards Online Utah Austin 15

Fintech Labs Insights

DECEMBER 1, 2021

Two have been acquired by large banks, but they will stay on this list as long as they are operated as an independent brand. Check out our latest lists: SMB online lenders (33) | SMB challenger banks (12) | SMB insurers (15). Expensify is more known for expense management, but introduced a corporate charge card in Oct 2019.

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). Power 2019 U.S. Financial Services at Cisco Live 2019. According to the J.D.

Customer Experience 48

Customer Experience Retail San Diego Study 48

PYMNTS

DECEMBER 21, 2020

And you can see it in the hustle by retailers and brands large and small to pivot their businesses and business models — and the disclaimers on just about every retail site starting a week or more ago that orders placed online might not make it in time for Christmas. Take PayPal, for example. consumers showed that of the 7.75

Apple 227

Apple Study Innovation Survey 227

PYMNTS

JULY 31, 2019

Call Blue Apron what you will: a struggling retailer, a comeback kid, a prime example of hype in the online world, a respectable survivor. The opportunity has not gone unnoticed by grocery stores and online delivery services, either, of course. At the same time, retailers and brands were experimenting with their own meal kit products.

Industry 110

Industry social media New York City Retail 110

PYMNTS

JULY 31, 2019

Call Blue Apron what you will: a struggling retailer, a comeback kid, a prime example of hype in the online world, a respectable survivor. The opportunity has not gone unnoticed by grocery stores and online delivery services, either, of course. At the same time, retailers and brands were experimenting with their own meal kit products.

Industry 100

Industry social media New York City Retail 100

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. Good luck with that. Some consumers will take the bait, of course, but most won’t.

Cards 169

Cards Course Study New York 169

PYMNTS

OCTOBER 13, 2016

According to Andrea Boetti, vice president of global business development at Fortumo, although Asia has the highest growth in online content consumption, digital merchants often have difficulty collecting payments because many consumers do not have a credit card. Carrier billing allows uses to make online payments. But In the U.S.,

Mobile 100

Mobile Payments Apple Samsung 100

PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 14, 2018

The move, according to CVS CEO Larry Merlo, will change the face of the CVS brand going forward, as it moves to take a more active and avid approach to influencing better health outcomes while at the same time reducing healthcare costs across the board.

Apple 131

Apple United States Boston Branding 131

CB Insights

OCTOBER 26, 2020

Even so, September 2020 was one of the strongest months for IPOs since Uber went public in May 2019. Investment banking revenues hit a 13-year-low in 2019. Biotech firms saw most of the best IPO performances in 2019, but conditions appear to be favoring large software platforms and tech companies once again in 2020.

Management 78

Management Capital Company Marketing 78

Independent Banker

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

Building trust in your institution has a lot to do with technology, from implementing strong data security practices to humanizing your online customer interactions. But for most community banks, building a trustworthy brand isn’t a conscious effort. “I Source: 2019 Edelman Trust Barometer Special Report. Do not fully trust.

Community 139

Community Community Bank social media Security 139

CB Insights

MARCH 26, 2019

2019 FOOD & BEVERAGE TRENDS TO WATCH. ” For example, the rise of “athleisure” brands like Lululemon and Athleta has been attributed to millennials’ search for clothing options that let them easily transition from the yoga studio to the office. Forget cereal, canned tuna, and raisins. Casual dining. Millennials are 6.4%

Millennials 78

Millennials Industry Trends Branding 78

CB Insights

SEPTEMBER 4, 2018

They are a diverse group of players, ranging from automotive industry stalwarts to leading technology brands and telecommunications companies. A few of the companies or brands listed below belong to the same parent organization, but are detailed separately if they are operating distinct autonomous development programs.

System 78

System Technology Michigan California 78

CB Insights

APRIL 24, 2018

E-commerce sales growth is pulling ahead of total retail sales ( 17% vs. 6% for year-over-year in Q4’17), and Amazon is controlling upwards of 40% of online sales in the US, according to the US Department of Commerce and Slice Intelligence, respectively. ” — Alistair Davidson, CFO, Ikea. Its membership fee revenue grew 12.6%

Retail 59

Retail Trends Technology Branding 59

PYMNTS

JANUARY 7, 2019

Welcome to the first Monday of 2019. According to the Chinese calendar, 2019 is the “Year of the Pig” – which may not, at first blush, inspire much excitement for the 358 days ahead of us. Paying for things will happen online for pickup in the store later.

Mobile 205

Mobile Innovation Apple Study 205

PYMNTS

OCTOBER 9, 2017

The modern-day department store, the intermediary that’s aggregated brands and buyers in a single physical location for more than 160 years, and the modern-day shopping mall, which has done the same for the last six decades, has steadily lost foot traffic, sales and profits to online competitors since about 2010.

Online 128

Online Google Branding Retail 128

PYMNTS

OCTOBER 9, 2017

The modern-day department store, the intermediary that’s aggregated brands and buyers in a single physical location for more than 160 years, and the modern-day shopping mall, which has done the same for the last six decades, has steadily lost foot traffic, sales and profits to online competitors since about 2010.

Online 112

Online Google Branding Retail 112