PYMNTS

JANUARY 15, 2020

With CVS Health on the path to meeting its goal of revamping more than 1,000 of its stores, the health retailer is reportedly seeing positive early results. CVS rolled out three HealthHUB concept stores in Texas close to the conclusion of 2018 and grew the offering to 50 locations in four markets by the end of last year.

Puerto Rico 131

Puerto Rico Fort Worth North Carolina Texas 131

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.

Atlanta 131

Atlanta Houston Fort Worth North Carolina 131

PYMNTS

OCTOBER 16, 2019

Boston startup True Tickets is teaming up with the Broadway theater company The Shubert Organization for blockchain-based mobile ticket delivery , the companies said in a press release Wednesday (Oct. Shubert Ticketing sells tickets through its retail brand, Telecharge, as well as through hundreds of third-party agents.

blockchain 108

blockchain Boston US Customer Experience 108

PYMNTS

OCTOBER 16, 2019

Boston startup True Tickets is teaming up with the Broadway theater company The Shubert Organization for blockchain-based mobile ticket delivery , the companies said in a press release Wednesday (Oct. Shubert Ticketing sells tickets through its retail brand, Telecharge, as well as through hundreds of third-party agents.

blockchain 100

blockchain Boston US Customer Experience 100

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.

Apple 227

Apple Study Innovation Survey 227

PYMNTS

AUGUST 8, 2017

With the advent of artificial intelligence (AI), retailers and merchants have the capability to reach a much larger array of consumers on an extremely tailored and personal level. As such, it should come as no surprise that many retailers are using AI to help boost both their products and services.

Retail 128

Retail Customer Experience Boston Branding 128

PYMNTS

APRIL 10, 2019

To create a food hall-like experience for customers, Whole Foods Market ’s 70,000-square-foot store in Atlanta showcases four eateries. Whole Foods Market South Region President Bobby Turner said, according to the outlet, “Whole Foods Market Midtown will be a true gathering space for the community.”

Los Angeles 116

Los Angeles Atlanta Boston Community 116

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 of overall orders in Q3 2020 in contrast to 67.3 million orders in Q3 2020, marking a jump of 84.4 percent in Q3 2019.

Boston 141

Boston Tools Report Branding 141

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

Payments social media Mobile Seattle 161

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. in early 2020 through an agreement with Uber Eats.”. This rapid growth is expected to boost the market’s value to $38 billion by 2020. To take one example, look at the Starbucks results from Q2.

Mobile 148

Mobile New York Philadelphia Google 148

PYMNTS

OCTOBER 8, 2020

We want restaurants to work so badly that we are willing to lie to ourselves,” Heather Mojer, co-owner and beverage director at Boston-based Big Dipper Hospitality Group , operator of the Café Du Pays, Mamaleh’s Delicatessen and State Park restaurants, wrote in an Instagram post. “We

San Francisco 291

San Francisco Boston Operations Report 291

PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 28, 2019

According to McKinsey , if you take the approximate value of all the sleep swag on the market as of 2018 –think luxury pajamas , high-end bed linens , cuddling robots , DTC mattresses and odd gadgets – it generates somewhere between $30 billion and $45 billion annually in revenue worldwide. billion globally by 2020.

Boston 145

Boston Study Maine social media 145

CB Insights

SEPTEMBER 26, 2018

While the store is a first for Nike, it’s part of a bigger trend in retail — product and inventory localization. how retailers can survive (and thrive) this holiday season. Learn about the technologies, innovations, and strategies that retailers can leverage during the holidays. Major retailers and brands go local.

Retail 64

Retail Los Angeles Strategy Community 64

PYMNTS

JUNE 20, 2019

And rapid growth is expected to boost the market’s value to $38 billion by 2020. At the same time, there are reportedly plans to bring the service to more markets in the months to come such as Chicago, Philadelphia and Boston.

Mobile 116

Mobile Jacksonville New York City New York 116

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.

Online 131

Online Florida Meeting Regulation 131

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.

Google 135

Google Samsung Boston Apple 135

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. As it stands, the chain has locations in cities such as Boston, New York and Los Angeles, among others.

New York City 115

New York City Los Angeles New York New Jersey 115

CB Insights

SEPTEMBER 6, 2017

As internet retailers are expanding their operations into brick-and-mortar operations (think Warby Parker, Argent, Bonobos, and BaubleBar ), venture capitalists are also investing in “physical-first” startups focused on creating new brick-and-mortar business models. New Frontiers in Retail Tech. How will we shop in 2020?

Maine 70

Maine Capital Rhode Island DC 70

PYMNTS

DECEMBER 18, 2019

percent it fell in 2017 according to IWSR, an industry tracker for the drinks market. . Both Anheuser Busch and Boston Beer Company (better known as Sam Adams) have released their own versions of spiked seltzer. In 2019 alcohol consumption in the U.S. fell by just shy of 1 percent, more than the 0.8 percent loss in sales.

North Carolina 131

North Carolina Millennials America Boston 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. of investment banking revenues in 2020, per IBIS World. Taking a hefty fee mitigates the investment bank’s risk by insulating it from the stock’s actual performance in the market. Source: Getty.

Management 78

Management Capital Company Marketing 78

Banking 2020

FEBRUARY 2, 2016

There are lessons to be learned from experiences in retail. Regardless of how and why they hit the market, some technology-driven innovations seem to lend themselves to particular vertical markets and/or disciplines. Well, there’s no doubt about this one: retail. In fact, 38% of retailers say this is a top priority.

Retail 40

Retail Strategy Boston Industry 40

Independent Banker

MARCH 15, 2015

Customer contact centers are reshaping retail service for the technology age. Certainly for the largest banks, contact centers are evolving into digital retail centers, managing new digital channels to handle more customer support activities previously conducted in-person at branches. Bob Meara, retail banking expert.

Community Bank 70

Community Bank Community Operations Retail 70

Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 17, 2021

It was a cray cray year for mergers and acquisitions (M&As) in 2021 coming out of COVID slowdown in 2020. For the past four-plus years, Chesler has guided Glacier through continued growth and successful acquisitions across the West, all while staying true to Glacier’s local market culture. THE BANKER AWARDS. Bank Deal of the Year.

Fintech 147

Fintech Strategy Leadership Lending 147

PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 15, 2020

In many ways, 2020’s version of New York Fashion Week was much like any other year. Bonus points to the influencer who can find a way to combine all of those design elements into a single outfit – the team at PYMNTS just can’t wait to see that conglomeration on the streets of Boston this spring. Or at least it did.

New York 177

New York social media Los Angeles Trends 177

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

SEPTEMBER 30, 2016

Fall has arrived in Boston and we are sizzling. Regardless, the full employment act for lawyers on these matters continues as the Supreme Court just yesterday agreed to take the appeal of the New York state law barring retailers from imposing surcharges on purchases made with a credit card instead of cash. They were …. Faster Payments.

Retail 100

Retail New York Marketing Regulation 100

Banking 2020

OCTOBER 20, 2015

All of this occurs in an environment where technology takes center stage and business owners may consume retail (for their personal accounts) as well as business services at a given financial institution. The key is to understand the businesses’ needs in order to upsell and cross-sell effectively through targeted marketing and promotions.

How To 40

How To Training Boston Millennials 40

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.

Seattle 56

Seattle Capital Industry New York 56

CB Insights

JULY 23, 2020

At the end of May 2020, Salesforce reopened its offices in South Korea, Hong Kong, and China. While still relatively new, biometric technology is a growing market , and its advantages are driving increased adoption. The company received $20M in Series B funding in March 2020. Source: VergeSense.

Meeting 101

Meeting Tools Survey Company 101

PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 23, 2019

Western Union’s history as a retail cross border remittance platform is moving money between people, largely via cash, within minutes. We move money in minutes on the retail side of our business, and asked ourselves whether we could move money in real time to an account or mobile wallet,” Ersek told Karen Webster.

Payments 205

Payments Mobile Boston Retail 205