PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 6, 2018

Fanatics , a company that sells Team USA merchandise, has taken a novel approach to Olympic retail this year with a physical store in a major U.S. The store marks a milestone for Team USA: It’s their first in-person retail store outside the Olympic Training Center in Colorado. Retail Gold.

Retail 118

Retail Strategy New York City Los Angeles 118

PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 9, 2020

More than one-quarter of retailers already offer installment payments, according to a survey by Forrester Research. The Cambridge market research company also reported that more than 40 percent of online consumers who are aware of installment payments use that method to purchase goods. . the Australian FinTech operating in the U.S.

Wisconsin 168

Wisconsin Atlanta Trends Retail 168

William Mills

OCTOBER 13, 2017

Approximately 1,300 attendees (including bankers, credit union executives, industry analysts and media representatives American Banker , Banking Exchange and BIG Media ) joined 30 sponsor companies to immerse themselves in all things retail banking at BAI Beacon 2017, held at the Georgia World Congress Center October 4-5.

Atlanta 41

Atlanta Innovation Conference Georgia 41

PYMNTS

AUGUST 16, 2019

Brick-and-mortar retailers are teaming up with social media platforms to curate labels for their stores and their websites. Kohl’s , for instance, will bring emerging brands to over 50 physical retail locations and online starting in the fall through Curated By Kohl’s. In Other Brick-and-Mortar News.

Branding 101

Branding Retail social media Houston 101

PYMNTS

JUNE 2, 2017

3,500 more McDonald’s markets are going to be lovin’ it by the end of June as delivery service rolls out to even more restaurants. That’s on top of the locations where it was already available, including Atlanta, Chicago, Columbus, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Miami, Orlando, Phoenix, San Diego and Tampa.

Las Vegas 104

Las Vegas San Antonio San Diego Los Angeles 104

PYMNTS

JANUARY 5, 2020

Germany — Amazon’s second-biggest market after the U.S. All told, there are 479 Whole Foods Markets, 11 Amazon Go convenience stores, 18 Amazon Books stores, three Amazon 4-Star outlets, four “Presented by Amazon” mall kiosks, and five Amazon Pop-Up sites, according to Supermarket News. million Amazon Go stores.

Atlanta 133

Atlanta Marketing Capital Retail 133

PYMNTS

OCTOBER 5, 2020

5) unveiled its next generation of operating software for ATMs, designed to integrate the now decades-old cash-dispensing machines into the digital age. From the retail banking perspective, FIs can also use the new ATM software to market directly to their customers on the new platform, advertising new offers and brand messages.

ATM 158

ATM Atlanta Software User Experience 158

PYMNTS

MARCH 8, 2019

Mobile point-of-sale (mPOS) adoption is becoming increasingly high on retailers’ to-do lists. In the March mPOS Tracker , PYMNTS explores the new mPOS uptake, as well as how mPOS providers are launching solutions into new markets, boosting their presence where they already operate and partnering to expand their reaches.

Samsung 142

Samsung Survey Atlanta Mobile 142

South State Correspondent

JANUARY 4, 2023

While the current growth rate needs to be left to each bank based on their capital cost, market, and risk tolerance, the general guide is that growth should be in the 3% to 5% range for this year. In addition, they may consider focusing on these five critical areas: Improve Operating Leverage. Then there is credit.

Community Bank 195

Community Bank Capital Training Lending 195

PYMNTS

APRIL 11, 2016

As brick-and-mortar retailers continue to struggle to bring in consumers, a few are taking a page out of Amazon’s book and working instead to meet consumers where they live. Macy’s, Best Buy and Kohl’s have all recently stepped up same-day delivery options that were in testing mode to full-scale operations in some locations.

Los Angeles 100

Los Angeles Las Vegas Houston San Francisco 100

Bank Innovation

JUNE 3, 2019

Bank Innovation Build will take place November 6-7 at Atlanta’s W Hotel Downtown. Bank, will participate in a fireside chat at Bank Innovation Build 2019, this blog’s event on best practices in banking innovation. Register here.) Bank Innovation Build will bring together industry leaders […].

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Innovation Atlanta Industry social media 170

PYMNTS

MAY 3, 2020

Mario Zelaya, CEO of Bad Axe, a bar/axe throwing social establishment, told Bisnow Atlanta that he had gone into reopening expecting business to be bad, with perhaps 10 percent of the normal crowds they see. That was the worst-case scenario, especially with all the marketing we did,” Zelaya said. The reopening weekend was a disaster.

Georgia 314

Georgia North Dakota South Carolina Atlanta 314

PYMNTS

JULY 10, 2020

Yotpo, the New York-based eCommerce marketing platform, has been selected as a partner by the UPS Customer Technology Program ( CTP ) that promises to provide small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) with access to customer reviews, visual marketing, loyalty and referrals, the company announced. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.

Atlanta 160

Atlanta Branding New York Mobile 160

PYMNTS

JANUARY 15, 2019

30 kickoff in Atlanta will include access to experts from Visa and entrepreneurs operating both nationally and globally. Notably, at the Atlanta event, participants from Visa, Square and Yelp will participate in the workshops. An inaugural Jan. For example, Simon said, the Jan. India and Mexico.

Atlanta 189

Atlanta New York social media Community 189

PYMNTS

JUNE 26, 2018

As of today (June 26) consumers in those newly added markets can buy a range of grocery items, fresh and pre-packaged, and have them delivered for free within two hours, or for a small fee within the hour. Customers can start shopping from Whole Foods Market selection from the Prime Now website or by using the app available.

San Antonio 113

San Antonio Indianapolis Houston Minneapolis 113

PYMNTS

MARCH 11, 2020

billion, on an 82 percent increase in retail sales. That is the most organic growth of any automotive retailer ever in the U.S. This year we expect another year of market-leading growth. Our cohort growth was broad based with many markets crossing key milestones.”. New Markets. In 2019, we increased GPU by $750.

Company 130

Company Miami San Antonio Oklahoma City 130

PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 8, 2019

Startups in the eCommerce space have long enabled their customers to experience their products in real life (“IRL”) through temporary retail shops, and now, digitally-focused brands belonging to major retailers are taking a similar approach. Fashion retailer Charlotte Russe , which has over 500 stores in the U.S.,

Charlotte 135

Charlotte Los Angeles Kansas City Branding 135

PYMNTS

OCTOBER 4, 2019

Assuming people trust us (assuming other people consider us more than boastful blowhards), they are likely to at least listen when we talk about favorite products and services, retailers, and consumer-oriented experiences. Imagine the world’s largest affiliate marketing network.”. Yet, what if we could get paid? Vital Challenges.

New York City 108

New York City Retail Atlanta US 108

PYMNTS

OCTOBER 2, 2017

In retail news, home goods eTailer Wayfair announced Friday (Sept. Currently available in 10 retail markets — including Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Dallas, New York City and San Francisco, among others — Chain Store Age reports the new feature will “transform what is considered a time-consuming, even frustrating, process.”

San Francisco 101

San Francisco New York City Cleveland Detroit 101

PYMNTS

JUNE 20, 2016

Since Amazon made on-demand delivery the feature of choice for any retailer capable of delivering it, plenty of merchants who had no business doing so had no choice but to stomach the costs and ship like they’ve never shipped before.

Philadelphia 100

Philadelphia Miami Austin Atlanta 100

PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 12, 2019

The venerable automaker has agreed to sell its own vehicle subscription operation to Fair, a startup in this space. Fair reportedly will buy Ford’s Canvas operation, though terms remain undisclosed. The anticipated compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of the global automotive subscription services market through 2022 is 71 percent.

Georgia 100

Georgia Atlanta Nashville Tennessee 100

PYMNTS

MARCH 15, 2019

The announcement from the mobile network provider serves as the latest demonstration that 5G is coming, and that retailers and payment services providers should get ready to operate in the 5G world. 5G Potential. A glimpse of the 5G future recently came from the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona.

Mobile 168

Mobile Indianapolis North Carolina Minneapolis 168

PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 16, 2018

While much of physical retail struggled in 2017 from rapidly realigning consumer shopping habits, the team at Home Depot had an incredibly solid year, with same-store sales growing each quarter and a stock price that surged 42 percent. Despite retail’s slump, the stock market did well in 2017.

Retail 101

Retail Training Atlanta Marketing 101

PYMNTS

MARCH 15, 2019

However, even as the use of cash declines, there is mounting evidence that it’s not going anywhere, whether it be the ongoing political backlash to the concept of a cashless retail economy or merely the realization among many consumers that using cash instead of credit cards is a better way to keep from sinking into debt. Kickfin Play.

Management 136

Management Los Angeles Cards Philadelphia 136

PYMNTS

JULY 30, 2018

Blue Apron opened up an experiential pop-up retail location in New York City, which featured cooking classes and celebrity chefs. Hello Fresh , a German-based meal-kit company, saw its share of the market boom and took the pole position from rival Blue Apron earlier this year. Hello I Must be Growing. million customers and 39.5

Industry 100

Industry Los Angeles Atlanta New York City 100

PYMNTS

JULY 2, 2019

One of the biggest stories in retail continues to be Uber’s effort to move well beyond its core offering of automotive ridesharing. Now the company, recently off its initial public offering (IPO), reportedly is “ showing JUMP bikes, scooters and Lime scooters in the main map you see when you first open the Uber app in Atlanta, Ga.

San Diego 109

San Diego San Francisco Atlanta Maine 109

PYMNTS

MARCH 23, 2018

When Foxtrot ’s Mike LaVitola was studying at the University of Chicago’s Booth School of Business, he witnessed many on-demand mobile apps and business models coming to market. And [we] found out pretty quickly people liked the [brick-and-mortar] retail side of the business as well.”. The Online Grocery Market.

San Francisco 116

San Francisco Chicago Online Retail 116

PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 6, 2018

In the 1970s, the venerable The Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Company (A&P) was losing market share. To try to increase its market share, A&P came up with a novel way to sell groceries: It decided to sell its most popular items in their original wholesale bulk packaging — for a much cheaper price.

New Jersey 100

New Jersey Las Vegas Retail Dallas 100

PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 30, 2016

Sionic said Hojeij Branded Foods (HBF), the concessions operator in U.S.-based It’s being piloted in select Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport restaurants. Users can earn and spend rewards at more than 100,000 retail and restaurant locations that are part of the Mobile Rewards Marketplace.

Mobile 100

Mobile Atlanta Washington Branding 100

PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 22, 2017

In a twist on contemporary retail trends toward online channels, consumers still largely prefer to return in-store. One logistics technology startup is working to solve the problem of physical returns for digital retailers. One logistics technology startup is working to solve the problem of physical returns for digital retailers.

Los Angeles 107

Los Angeles San Francisco Retail New York City 107

PYMNTS

MAY 31, 2018

The paper reported that, in May, the online retailer “added two directors to its 11-member board that were nominated by activist investor Starboard Capital. These are busy times for the intersection of digital and automotive, with a variety of players trying to get a piece of the market. and autoscout24.de.

Indiana 105

Indiana social media Illinois Georgia 105

PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 10, 2019

It’s a tough place to market,” said Sami Beydoun, owner of an imaging practice. But the way I look at it is you’re getting decent marketing.”. Brittany Swanson, who works in an imaging center in Atlanta, said these types of services are very popular. They take about half. It’s kind of brutal. Discounted Services.

Philadelphia 108

Philadelphia Atlanta Online Trends 108

PYMNTS

JANUARY 31, 2017

Ahold Delhaize (AD) — the food retail group that owns Food Lion, Hannaford and Stop & Shop, among others in the U.S. — Whole Foods recently announced its latest move to cut costs and streamline its business operations in the wake of comparable sales declines. Atlanta, Ga.; the market share is growing quickly.

social media 100

social media Online Atlanta Marketing 100

PYMNTS

JUNE 8, 2017

Saladworks also plans to plant corporate stores in key markets in Atlanta, Georgia and Dallas/Fort Worth, Texas over the next six to 12 months. These corporate stores are projected to spur growth in those new markets, eventually leading to franchise locations.

Fort Worth 100

Fort Worth Dallas Georgia Atlanta 100

PYMNTS

APRIL 7, 2017

When one of these variables falls out of place, the whole operation can be out of whack. We sat down with Truxx’s Founder and CEO, Carlos Suarez, to learn more about what inspired him to develop this company and how Truxx is helping the middle market of moving. We are also expanding into retail partnerships as a “last mile” service.

Louisville 116

Louisville Philadelphia Atlanta Retail 116

PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 21, 2016

With big-box retailers, like Walmart, expected to spend more than $1 billion on eCommerce this year, merchants are making a concerted effort to bolster their omnichannel strategies. But significant investments aren’t just made on a whim, as retailers rely heavily on analytics to craft winning omnicommerce strategies.

Data 100

Data San Jose Retail Analysis 100

PYMNTS

DECEMBER 3, 2020

As a brand, we are relentlessly focused on reaching our guests on their terms,” says Darin Dugan, Chief Marketing Officer at Jimmy John’s. “In The two firms today announced a new partnership as the private equity-owned food brand is looking to expand its customer base and upgrade its delivery services for customers. “As

Branding 157

Branding Atlanta Survey US 157