PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 10, 2020

Start creating more customer data to feed the algorithm and then you too can join the artificial intelligence (AI) retail revolution. Retailers can engage with an “AI lite” strategy that produces lookalike customer data and a level of predictive analytics. But the present and future of AI in retail is much richer.

Retail 203

Retail Boston Data Trends 203

PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 12, 2018

Put on a Retail Happy Face. Yup, physical retail is doing just fine — despite all the talk of doom and gloom. Yet, according to Fung Global Retail & Technology, 6,985 stores closed in 2017 , up 229 percent from 2016, and well above the number of stores which closed in the year that started physical retail’s death spiral: 2008.

Big Data 135

Big Data Data Retail Marketing 135

PYMNTS

DECEMBER 8, 2016

Clavis Insight, a world leader in digital shelf analysis, insights and analytics, recently formed an alliance with leading Big Data and predictive analytics provider IRI. Our solution is oriented toward brand manufacturers who are looking to monitor their brands’ product listings in the online marketplace,” said Silverman.

Retail 100

Retail Analytics Boston Branding 100

PYMNTS

AUGUST 18, 2016

Big Data is big business. That’s become pretty much gospel for brands, retailers and marketers alike. And one of the most valuable forms of data right now is behavioral data because it tells a retailer or brand where a customer or potential customer goes, does and spends their time and money on.

Data 100

Data Meeting Company San Francisco 100

Fintech Labs Insights

MARCH 28, 2016

Point-of-sale financing for retailers. HQ: Boston, Massachusetts. Online foreign exchange services. Financial data for private equity funds. Nigerian online credit card processor. Tags: Investors, big data, business intelligence, investing, capital markets. Latest round: $25 million Debt. Hockeystick.

Company 12

Company Fintech San Francisco New York City 12

CB Insights

JULY 19, 2017

Retail/Consumer Goods. From their humble, skunkworks-style origins in Palo Alto to their current offices in Sunnyvale, Cupertino, Seattle, and Boston, they’ve scaled up to attack new projects but keep the same focus on experimentation and innovation that helped them build the first Kindle. Retail/Consumer Goods. Technology.

Innovation 74

Innovation San Francisco Georgia Technology 74

CB Insights

JULY 23, 2020

Individuals using Alipay’s Health Code fill out a form in the app and the software uses big data to generate a QR code depending on a user’s contagion risk. As the world moves increasingly online, cybersecurity is an omnipresent threat (as we discuss further on in this report). Store Checkout Tech Startups.

Meeting 101

Meeting Tools Survey Company 101