PYMNTS

JANUARY 17, 2020

Retailers are aiming to help consumers manage chronic diseases as well as their overall health and wellness through new brick-and-mortar experiences. Through HealthHUBs, consumers are at the center of an unmatched retail health experience. CVS Health, however, is not the only retailer to bolster its health offerings.

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PYMNTS

MAY 7, 2020

While sales fell 25 percent in the first quarter, the slowdown is expected to accelerate in the second quarter and could lead to an estimated contraction by as much as 35 percent for the year, said the Boston-based investment firm. It will take time for the market to recover. The biggest category to take a hit is watches.

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Cisco

MAY 29, 2019

In retail banking, it’s clear customer experience matters, and the stakes have never been higher. And it’s not just about happy customers… Boston Consulting Group data indicates personalizing customer journeys can lead to a 10-30% increase in revenue. Power 2019 U.S. Financial Services at Cisco Live 2019.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 24, 2019

Last year, in fact, some 80 million people bought mobile game tickets – and it is fairly certain that number will continue to increase in 2019 and into 2020. Revenue for the online sports betting market is predicted to reach $150 billion, making it likely that even more states will follow suit with regulations of their own.

Payments 161

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 16, 2019

s two resident retail superpowers’ race for the consumer’s whole paycheck this week. The world’s largest physical retailer, Walmart, spent much of its earnings call with analysts discussing its digital commerce victories and expansion. Big Play of the Week: The Power of Prime Day to Move Markets .

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 23, 2020

On March 24, on what would have usually been a busy day at the start of spring, the state ordered all nonessential retail shops on the green to shut down, as the pandemic crept its way north from New York City and south from Boston. That day was the start of a harrowing three-month retail lockdown.

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PYMNTS

JULY 30, 2019

The company has also expanded Starbucks Delivers with the help of Uber Eats, which is in more than 2,700 stores in 11 markets. Chipotle , too, is enjoying the benefits of investing in digital and delivery, at least according to its own Q2 2019 results. This rapid growth is expected to boost the market’s value to $38 billion by 2020.

Mobile 148

Mobile New York Philadelphia Google 148

PYMNTS

DECEMBER 18, 2019

In 2019 alcohol consumption in the U.S. percent it fell in 2017 according to IWSR, an industry tracker for the drinks market. . billion in sales between October 2018 and October 2019 — a roughly 200 percent jump — and kicked off something of a spiked seltzer follow-on craze. fell by just shy of 1 percent, more than the 0.8

North Carolina 131

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 23, 2020

Yet the image of the kiosk is unblemished, as self-service is in high demand and expected to be a $31 billion tech market within four years. Sandwich favorite Jimmy John’s rolled out its brand new Freaky Fast Rewards program in 2019 powered by the Paytronix engagement platform, logging 1.7 Delivering Customer Loyalty.

Dallas 131

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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. As of 2019, it seems the two are working hard and getting a jump on that cashless Super Bowl vision. According to data from the National Retail Federation (NRF), stores will bring in around $14.8 Snack Time.

Boston 150

Boston Retail Branding Payments 150

PYMNTS

JANUARY 17, 2020

That matters because as time goes by and existing cities become prohibitively expensive — think San Francisco, New York City and Los Angeles, with Chicago, Boston and other areas not far behind — many younger, well-educated consumers are making moves to exurban or even rural areas, or smaller cities. communities. Government Efforts.

Payments 131

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 21, 2020

You can see it in how investors are putting money to work in both consumer-facing and B2B startups, and how startups and incumbents are forging new partnerships to move innovation faster to market. Almost half, 45 percent, have shifted digital to shop for retail products, and one in five to shop for groceries and order food from restaurants.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 11, 2019

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. According to reports last week, Amazon will soon be heading to Boston to construct a $40 million state-of-the-art robotics innovation hub. India, the U.K.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 10, 2020

The state legislature adopted such regulations in late 2019, permitting these services for use beginning in January 2020. He argued that the pandemic did not create the market demand — it merely accelerated it. Florida was one of the few states that had legalized RON services prior to the initial outbreak.

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MyBankTracker

MAY 7, 2021

John Hancock, also known as The John Hancock Life Insurance Company, was founded in 1862 with operations based mainly in Boston, Massachusetts. Once the request is received, an assistant to their licensed insurance representatives will call you from the Boston headquarters. Background on John Hancock. John Hancock Vitality PLUS.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 23, 2017

In last year’s announcement of the country’s switch to cashless, Modi vowed to short circuit the vagaries of a cash-based economy that were — and still are, in some cases — rife with black market activities like counterfeiting.

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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 idea took off, with “growth (looking) like a steady exponential curve, aided by word of mouth and social media marketing,” according to the BI account.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 3, 2020

Calculating how long lockdown trendlines can continue before plateauing or falling off is now the fixation of most CEOs and CFOs, as they closely watch the progress of market-makers. percent in Q3 2019. Shoppers are spending slightly less per order, at $243 compared with $252 during the same period a year ago,” reported Bloomberg.

Boston 141

Boston Tools Report Branding 141

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 idea took off, with “growth (looking) like a steady exponential curve, aided by word of mouth and social media marketing,” according to the BI account.

Industry 100

Industry social media New York City Retail 100

PYMNTS

DECEMBER 19, 2018

Which is why Munich-based Freeletics is trying to disrupt the fitness market with a customizable training app that requires no equipment. Sports teams, including the San Francisco 49ers and the Boston Celtics, also invested. “We According to some estimates, Americans on the whole waste $1.8

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Training San Francisco United States Boston 144

PYMNTS

JANUARY 30, 2019

At the Empire Stores complex in Brooklyn, the Time Out Market New York is set to open in 2019. New York’s dell’anima restaurant, in one case, is making the move from a Greenwich Village location to a space in the Gotham West Market. Baking Co. & & Restaurant, Mermaid Oyster Bar and Jacob’s Pickles.

New York City 115

New York City Los Angeles New York New Jersey 115

PYMNTS

JUNE 1, 2019

And while San Francisco’s housing market is legendary for its many rental horror stories, other cities are less extreme but still quite high: roughly $2,850 a month in New York, $2,670 in Washington, D.C., 2,420 in Boston and $2,300 in Seattle for a no-frills one-bedroom, probably a walk-up. Co-living companies in the U.S.

San Francisco 156

San Francisco Millennials New York Wichita 156

PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 15, 2017

We then distribute their products to markets where sharing makes sense. Although he had prior experience in sales and marketing, he needed both engineering expertise and investment to get his idea off the ground. The same model applies in other markets. 2016, Oomf launched its first shareable product in multiple test markets.

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Boston Software Marketing Examples 127

PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 18, 2019

So, Amazon hasn’t just benefited its customers: It has forced retailers to lower prices and increase their levels of service. percent of all retail sales to 6.4 percent of retail sales and 50 percent of all eCommerce sales. I found that even the early adopters of that strategy, like Target, have seen their market share plateau.

Cards 169

Cards Course Study New York 169

PYMNTS

OCTOBER 13, 2016

London transportation that accepts Oyster will support mobile payments of up to £30 only, and for larger amounts, users can use Vodafone Pay at retailers, which requires a PIN. “You want to get into as many use cases as possible,” said Greg Weed, director of card performance research at Phoenix Marketing International.

Mobile 100

Mobile Payments Apple Samsung 100

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. Taking a hefty fee mitigates the investment bank’s risk by insulating it from the stock’s actual performance in the market. Source: Getty.

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CB Insights

APRIL 24, 2018

Research BRIEFING: Surviving the Retail Apocalypse. How are brick-and-mortar retailers surviving and adapting in the world of digital commerce? The retail apocalypse has claimed many victims , with almost 7,000 stores closing in the US in 2017. And that’s just since February. TABLE OF CONTENTS.

Retail 59

Retail Trends Technology Branding 59

PYMNTS

DECEMBER 17, 2018

Producers (or importers) sell to distributors, distributors sell to retailers and retailers sell to customers. Only retailers can sell to customers, and only distributors can buy from producers (except in the state of Washington). The goal for 2019 is simple, and summed up in a single word: growth.

Retail 128

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CB Insights

JULY 17, 2018

In the past decade, restaurant and bar purchases have grown at twice the rate of general retail spending. Market share is simply shifting away from big chains that haven’t successfully innovated, flowing instead to new models for creating and selling food to customers. The sophisticated food hall: North 3rd Street Market.

San Francisco 69

San Francisco California United States CA 69

CB Insights

MARCH 26, 2019

2019 FOOD & BEVERAGE TRENDS TO WATCH. “Cereal used to be the only breakfast option, [but] there’s a lot more to choose from than there ever used to be,” says Andrew Shripka, Kellogg’s associate director of brand marketing. GET THE 54-PAGE RETAIL TRENDS REPORT. Forget cereal, canned tuna, and raisins.

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Millennials Industry Trends Branding 78

CB Insights

JUNE 14, 2018

T echnology trends and market needs are pushing companies to set their sights on the residential real estate and construction industry. Blokable was founded by Aaron Holm, who formerly spearheaded physical retail efforts at Amazon. However, tariffs in flux between the two countries could dampen the timber market.

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Seattle Capital Industry New York 56

CB Insights

JULY 23, 2020

While still relatively new, biometric technology is a growing market , and its advantages are driving increased adoption. For example, in 2018, 23andMe entered a $300M deal to sell data to drug giant GlaxoSmithKline, while in 2019, MyHeritage experienced a data breach that exposed details from 92M+ accounts.

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Meeting Tools Survey Company 101

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. Pigs are considered practical, yet fun-loving and blessed with good fortune – as measured by their very generous girths. Consider this.

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Mobile Innovation Apple Study 205

PYMNTS

OCTOBER 9, 2017

That market power gave the merchant guilds who organized trade inside the Bazaar license to set the rules of engagement for the merchants who wanted to be part of it. Having lost its position of market power and influence, the Grand Bazaar was forced to reboot, and sellers had to adjust. That worked well. Until it didn’t.

Online 128

Online Google Branding Retail 128

PYMNTS

OCTOBER 9, 2017

That market power gave the merchant guilds who organized trade inside the Bazaar license to set the rules of engagement for the merchants who wanted to be part of it. Having lost its position of market power and influence, the Grand Bazaar was forced to reboot, and sellers had to adjust. That worked well. Until it didn’t.

Online 112

Online Google Branding Retail 112