PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 8, 2018

In a bid to increase loyalty, merchants are driving innovations in their stores. To that end, some brick-and-mortar retailers have begun to offer rewards programs for the very first time to bring shoppers through their doors. Retailers are taking new approaches to the way they attract customers.

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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. Many retailers use beacons now, but they’re almost always hidden,” that report said.

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PYMNTS

MAY 5, 2020

As retailers contend with the continuing COVID-19 crisis and the inevitable resettling of the business, one of the most popular pieces of advice has been to reformat existing stores. Here’s the basic business model: Schildt selects a location and alerts local beverage, food and wellness brands about the installation’s launch.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 26, 2019

To provide men’s personal care items that feel like premium brands at accessible price points, eCommerce innovators are building product lines through the direct-to-consumer (DTC) model. Founder Matt Mullenax was inspired to start the brand after cutting his teeth in the DTC world as an early employee at Bonobos.

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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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Bank Innovation

FEBRUARY 6, 2019

banks accounted for 81 of the 500 most valuable and strongest bank brands around the world on Brand Finance’s Banking 500 2019 list, released this week. Led by the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China, the world’s most valuable banking brand (at $79.8

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 20, 2019

Providing a top consumer experience is becoming more important and is a rising trend in retail, and that will almost certainly increase in the 2020s. The upscale apparel brand, according to a recent report , is opening an “experiential store” in the Mall of America in Minneapolis on Wednesday (Nov. Physical Retail Efforts.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 1, 2019

looks to improve the channel mix of its eponymous brand and shutter specialty stores, the retailer beat analysts’ earnings estimates but fell short on top-line revenues for the fourth quarter of 2018. The retailer reported revenues of $4.62 The company’s Athleta brand notched another year in market gains. As Gap Inc.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 11, 2018

Consumers expect fast, efficient service that barely requires them to look up from their smartphones, and the modern QSR needs to innovate accordingly. and Canada, plus the innovation cues it’s taking from outside the restaurant industry. Attention To Innovation. This is where we are in QSR.

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Bank Innovation

OCTOBER 10, 2019

Wirecard is taking aim at Asia and the Americas. The German financial services provider is advancing these plans through new product offerings, including cashierless checkout technology for retailers, a payments app for U.S. brands and retailers, and efforts to support China UnionPay‘s expansion to new markets.

America 150

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Bank Innovation

AUGUST 22, 2018

JPMorgan Chase announced that it was rolling over customers with a Chase Premier Platinum checking account to its better-known consumer brand, Chase Sapphire.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 29, 2016

Walmart isn’t exactly synonymous with humanitarian efforts, but in the age of socially conscious consumers and brand activism, it might just be good business to fight hunger with everything the multinational retailer has got. each — the average price of a meal in a local food bank — to Feeding America.

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JUNE 14, 2016

Retailers as dependent on a brick-and-mortar footprint as Macy’s don’t always have the luxury of fixes to pick from if their stocks experience the continuous slide that the former tentpole brand’s has. The commitment to the store-within-a-store extends, ironically, beyond the physical.

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DECEMBER 26, 2018

It has been a busy year in the world of mobile commerce, particularly with retail apps. Below, PYMNTS rounds up the top trends of the year and sheds light on how retailers are tapping into mobile apps to make the shopping experience more convenient and less time consuming for shoppers. Apps As Mobile Ordering Tools.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 14, 2018

Walmart has announced it is acquiring Cornershop , a leading online marketplace for on-demand delivery from supermarkets, pharmacies and specialty food retailers in Mexico and Chile. “We This is an opportunity to leverage both of our brands, as well as Walmart’s strong supply chain and store network.

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MARCH 29, 2018

When Dunkin’ Donuts came up with the slogan “America runs on Dunkin,’” the company was pretty clearly being metaphorical. Because Dunkin’ Donuts thinks of itself as more than an iconic coffee, donut or breakfast brand; they also view themselves as a proudly iconic Boston brand.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 12, 2020

Chevron updated its branded mobile applications to offer consumers access to Venmo to pay for fuel and car washes at the pump from their mobile devices,” said Bill Miner, Chevron’s general manager of Americas Marketing Sales & Services. The rewards were announced for the payment company’s Mastercard debit card at certain retailers.

Branding 147

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Bank Innovation

MARCH 15, 2019

CEO scandals, pulled IPOs and sinking stock prices, have taken the luster off previously high-flying brands. But over the last 12 months, warnings that first signaled in 2016 have been flashing brighter. Big banks have finally woken up […].

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 10, 2017

At the basic level of retail industry chatter online, much of the focus is on the battle between brick-and-mortar versus eCommerce. While the closing of several big box and department stores alongside online shopping’s reshaping the retail shopping are certainly discussions worth having, it doesn’t encompass the entire retail spectrum.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 7, 2016

While the line between online and offline commerce continues to blur, there has remained at least one retail category that appears to be safe from ever losing a brick-and-mortar element entirely: apparel. Cadillac Drives Into Retail Space (No Injuries Reported). Herein, we present two current examples of those divergent tactics.

Retail 100

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 14, 2019

From 7-Eleven to H&M , retailers are adopting digital payments and artificial intelligence (AI) technology to bring more convenient experiences to their customers. And retailers with brick-and-mortar locations in North America are starting to accept Chinese mobile payment systems.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 30, 2018

As a high-profile American brand, Subway may have some luck with its plans for international expansion — it plans to open more than 1,000 locations abroad this year — but it appears that America has already moved on. Some experts called the brand “tired” and in need of an update. Subway’s domestic system sales fell 4.4

Retail 100

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JUNE 5, 2020

The world of retail might not be quite getting back to normal, but people are starting to pick up some pieces of their old day-to-day lives again. A few big-ticket purchases of digital apparel retailers like ModCloth and Bonobos didn’t turn out as planned. Innovation Add-On of the Week: Amazon Embraces Supply-Chain Blockchain .

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PYMNTS

MAY 22, 2018

Ahold Delhaize USA , the supermarket operator, announced news on Tuesday (May 22) that it is creating a new entity dubbed Peapod Digital Labs, which will drive digital and eCommerce innovation. Peapod Digital Labs will also oversee the local brand Peapod, which Ahold said is the country’s largest online grocery retailer. “We

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PYMNTS

MAY 4, 2019

The realm of quick service restaurants (QSRs) is and actually always has been a pretty innovative space. In the modern digital era of QSR, it is almost impossible not to mention Starbucks and its myriad contributions to innovation — including the first really successful launch of a mobile wallet product in the U.S.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 30, 2020

This year will not only go down in history as “the year of the pandemic,” but for consumer packaged goods brands, it will also be known as “the year of direct to consumer.”. 1 reason cited involves loyalty to well-known brands. This suggests that D2C does well in areas where consumers have strong brand preferences.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 10, 2019

The rewards will be available for about 50 online retailers in the portal. The deals view now features a bar that shows users their cash back balance and which retailers are available for the program. “Verizon Media houses a myriad of innovative and industry-leading brands which people have come to trust.

Branding 131

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 1, 2020

A Mastercard survey revealed 76 percent of small businesses in North America said the pandemic prompted them to become more digital. Fortunately, Cadore quickly pivoted her business to focus on online sales and partnerships with online retailers. She introduced curbside pickup in June as customer behavior shifted.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 15, 2018

In the 1960s, Avis turned to its marketing agency in hopes of tackling a challenge: the car rental company wanted to keep pace with Hertz, which was the top brand for car rentals. The agency, Doyle Dane Bernbach, came up with the tagline “We Try Harder” — to highlight the brand’s position as a challenger. Car Rental Innovation.

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Bank Innovation

OCTOBER 15, 2019

To Citibank, the world’s largest credit card issuer, cards are driving revenue and deeper relationships with the brand. On Tuesday, the bank reported that, in North America, revenue from branded cards grew 11% to $2.3

Cards 199

Cards America Branding Report 199

PYMNTS

AUGUST 14, 2019

A few big players had dominated the industry for decades, and there hadn’t been much innovation. The brand has a cult-like following on Instagram, with more than 92,000 followers, and has sold out four times this year, per its website. After many months and calls, they found one who believed in them. The eCommerce Experience.

Innovation 116

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PYMNTS

MARCH 9, 2017

Burkhart will be one of many innovator CEOs on Innovation Project’s The Future Meets The Present Right Now: Can Retail Keep Pace? Skyler Fernandes and current Proudwork CEO — former Rakuten.com CEO — Fumio Kobayashi to discuss the rapidly resetting world of retail — and what merchants can do other than just “going digital.”.

Retail 101

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PYMNTS

MAY 24, 2018

Some landlords announced new deals for residential uses, while retailers and real estate owners in general seemed to be collaborating more closely to keep shopping centers alive. You don’t have to fill retail with retail anymore,” remarked Greg Maloney, head of JLL’s America retail business, at the event.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

has completed its Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection process and emerged from one of the highest-profile retail collapses since COVID-19 began, the Dallas-based company disclosed. We emerge from Chapter 11 as a stronger, more innovative retailer, brand partner and employer.”. Neiman Marcus Holding Company Inc.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 14, 2021

13) between Walgreens , Mastercard and Synchrony is more than a standard co-brand deal. But that’s where the standard co-brand partnership ends. In general, co-branding programs are an opportunity for merchants to build strong loyalty with their consumers,” Saxena said. The relationship announced Wednesday (Jan.

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PYMNTS

MAY 4, 2018

It gives them] the opportunity to walk around the store … see how the shoes correlate with the art pieces and let them experience the brand, experience the store without actually having to go there,” Lepp said. Six Hundred Four is hardly the only retailer to embrace VR technology. And what about the number “Six Hundred Four”?

Retail 101

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PYMNTS

JUNE 25, 2018

As a long-time Whole Foods customer, I know, like and trust the Whole Foods brand and the quality of the products they carry in-store. On top of Prime Deals, brands will be able to offer me deals to select their brands over others with special coupons and offers too, just like they do today online at Amazon Pantry.

Retail 156

Retail Branding Millennials Online 156