PYMNTS

OCTOBER 28, 2020

Online retailers should get ready to ring up record eCommerce sales this holiday season. That’s according to a new study issued through Adobe Analytics predicting that “online holiday season spending will reach $189 billion, representing 33 percent growth year-over-year,” according to a Wednesday (Oct. 28) news release.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 1, 2020

When speaking with Tai Lopez , the executive chairman of one of the more disruptive retail companies in the pandemic period, it could be expected that the conversation would center around one topic: retailing. The distribution channel is digital, one in which the mass market has become comfortable with recency and frequency.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

Not every product launches smoothly (RIP Fire Phone ), not every new endeavor delivers (Amazon’s flirtations with offering a travel platform ended abruptly) and not every new market immediately yields. The degree to which consumers intend to continue shopping online seems to depend on the types of products and services they purchase.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 4, 2019

To help define travel for the next generation of adventurers, Porter & Sail is combining discovery and booking it leans toward full-platform experiences. While it may not be feasible to travel too far, that adventurer can book a trip to Miami, Nashville or Montréal. The Booking Experience. The Mobile Travel Market.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 10, 2020

It started as a simple online form: Users would fill out their destinations, the number of travelers in their group, their dates of travel and a bit of information on what they are like. That idea gradually morphed into Roost, which allows consumers to book a hotel and find a roommate. The Platform.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 29, 2020

parent company of luxury online retailer Mytheresa , announced that it's filed a registration statement with the SEC for an initial public offering (IPO), according to a press release. found that the market fell 23 percent this year. MYT Netherlands Parent B.V., Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC and J.P. A study by Bain and Co.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 9, 2017

While much has been made in the past few months about Amazon’s grocery store of the future, Amazon Go isn’t the online retailer’s only brick-and-mortar play — and a new move indicates that Amazon looks to continue expanding its physical retail presence outside of the grocery space. That’s not all.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 6, 2020

We have deep dives on digital payments, online ordering and memberships. Membership has its privileges ” was the nine-year marketing campaign rolled out by American Express in 1987 to convince consumers that it was worth paying a yearly fee for one of its charge card offerings. Walmart Reboots Retail With Its Rethink on Robotics .

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PYMNTS

APRIL 27, 2018

As it seeks to speed up its eCommerce expansion, China’s Xiaohongshu or “Little Red Book” is seeking new funding. competes with large eCommerce retailers such as Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. Another fashion retailer focused on women, Meilishuo , is reportedly eyeing an U.S. billion, Business of Fashion reported.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 6, 2018

He turned to the internet, but he couldn’t find a place to book spaces online. As a result, he came to understand the experience of booking meeting spaces offline: It’s hardly a hassle-free experience and can involve calling an individual property. That’s hardly the easiest or safest way to book a space for an event.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 18, 2018

To learn more about their customers and increase foot traffic, retailers are testing out new business ideas. In some cases, retailers are dedicating small spaces to brands inside their brick-and-mortar stores. Macy’s , for example, is testing out pop-up stores in 10 cities in a concept called “The Market @ Macy’s.”

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 24, 2020

As 2020 unfolds, the retail business has been dramatically altered. But with consumer spending holding steady, it’s important for retailers to grasp the opportunity to create innovative ways to get, keep and grow customers. And retailers that deploy experiential tactics drive repeat purchases at rates nearly twice those who don’t.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 22, 2018

The online marketplace has disrupted any number of verticals, changing the way we shop and spend, and where we grab must-have items — from books to rugs to lamps, and sometimes from across international borders. We operate the only truly global luxury digital marketplace at scale, seamlessly connecting brands, retailers and consumers.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 24, 2019

Brazilian retailer Magazine Luiza has announced that it will be selling books online, which could be picked up in one of its almost 1,000 stores. The company is aiming to compete directly with Amazon , which launched its online Brazilian operations in 2012. Magazine Luiza shares were up 1.9 percent at R$170.31 ($43.45

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PYMNTS

JUNE 20, 2019

No, that doesn’t mean that PYMNTS takes sides in the struggle for retail supremacy, but only that we like to note when someone or some organization mounts a challenge to the eCommerce and logistical behemoth. High-End Retail. The battle for Amazon retail supremacy also involves pets. Here’s some news: Amazon is not unbeatable.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 27, 2016

Goldman Sachs has officially entered the world of online retail banking. The platform was reportedly inherited by Goldman Sachs after its recent acquisition of a $16 billion book of deposits from GE Capital. Pushing into mass market banking is just the latest new venture Goldman has pursued. savings bank annual yield of.06

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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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PYMNTS

JANUARY 21, 2020

And nowhere is that aphorism better illustrated over the last decade than with the statistic that more than 90 percent of all retail sales took place at brick and mortar stores. It gave retailers the illusion that digital was the retail cart driven by the physical store horse. The answer, she noted, is complex.

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Independent Banker

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

Kathy Strasser of IncredibleBank is evaluating marketing campaign management platforms. Customized, well-thought-out interactions—especially in the online banking space—are integral to wooing new customers and retaining existing ones. Their ability to market and add banking functionality … is a natural fit.”.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 7, 2020

The impulse to protect purchases runs deep, as does brand affinity (aka trust) in our favorite online retailers. Delving into the topic in-depth, the latest PYMNTS Retail Product Insurance Study surveyed close to 3,000 U.S. Of respondents who recently bought a car online, 45.2 Better Safe Than Sorry. percent), theft (10.5

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PYMNTS

MARCH 17, 2016

The biggest question around Amazon’s Seattle brick-and-mortar bookstore — as well as the upcoming second location in San Diego — remains a philosophical one: Why would an online retailer that already sells books need to put up with the hassle of running a physical store?

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 11, 2019

In a world where, as the Census says, 90 percent of retail sales still happen in the physical store, cards rule. That’s been the case in markets such as the U.K. As longtime readers of my columns know well, the 90 percent of retail sales promulgated by the Census is just an average across all categories of retail spend.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 4, 2019

Online retailers are expanding their brick-and-mortar footprints – and using feedback from eCommerce customers to inform the selections in their new stores. There are also digital price tags for every item, and Prime members can pay the discounted online price for their selections at the store. In Other Brick-and-Mortar News.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 15, 2019

After a week of uncertainty pushed by lackluster results, particularly among department store retailers, along with uncertainty over U.S.-China China trade relations, the markets got some good news in the form of July retail sales figures. July retail sales saw a 0.7 That result came in far above the 0.3

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PYMNTS

APRIL 18, 2019

The second time is the charm — that holds true for Neiman Marcus, and the hot retail trend the chain is tapping into (again). Retailers are increasingly turning their sights to resale commerce. The latest evidence for that came this earlier this week from the high-end retail chain. Resale Factors. Resale Growth.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 19, 2019

Digital disbursements are appearing in unexpected markets , such as sports betting platforms and boatsharing sites. billion: The gross bookings of Uber in the fourth quarter of 2018. At the same time, the share of households with subscription video on demand/over-the-top (SVOD/OTT) services is growing in the U.K.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 13, 2020

In what appears to be an unprecedented move, an industry trade association is stepping in to help restart a retail community hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic. It will be a series of virtual market weeks to help businesses connect with customers at a time when in-person events are impossible to hold. Books are also on the rise.

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JANUARY 23, 2019

Just consider the news this week: Truebil , an online marketplace for buying and selling secondhand cars, has raised $14 million in a Series B round led by Japanese investor Joe Hirao, the founder of ZIGExN. China, too, is experience growth in online sales of used cars. Phones and Luxury Watches. Phones and Luxury Watches.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 18, 2019

Spring has sprung, as March marched to the best showing of monthly retail sales data in a year and a half. percent), total core retail sales were up 90 basis points. Online and mail order retail sales were up 1.2 Through the past year, retail spending is up 3.6 The latest showing is well above the 1.1

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PYMNTS

JUNE 25, 2019

When it comes to retail, general commerce and online payments, the increasingly powerful middle class in India will probably get major credit in future textbooks for shaping the global digital economy. Most of the company’s revenue comes from fee-paying franchisees and bookings. Retail Influences.

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PYMNTS

MAY 3, 2019

To provide consumers with less expensive and more flexible booking options, eCommerce innovators are taking new approaches to hotel reservations. With that scenario, a traveler could book the first night at a non-refundable rate and the others with a rate that allows free cancellation to, say, the day before check-in. The Hotel Market.

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Perficient

OCTOBER 19, 2020

This will now be the ‘new normal” for customer onboarding across all products and services, whether retail and commercial. Marketing : The financial industry will use videos to engage with customers, replacing FAQs, and product demos. booking appointments, working with sales and support teams online).

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 21, 2016

Retailers that are unable to call on substantial financial reserves are struggling in the current environment. Consumers want everything these days, from online shopping with one-click ordering and fast delivery to an exciting and high-tech shopping experience at physical stores. Here’s an update on some of the recent casualties.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 21, 2019

Brick-and-mortar retailers, as well as online merchants, are offering consumers all sorts of products and services through the subscription business model, from movies to tea. And retailers are offering innovative subscriptions for all sorts of products.

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PYMNTS

MAY 6, 2019

And, in retail, 7-Eleven is experimenting with beer and cider delivery in select markets, while online hotel booking platform Splitty Travel recently raised funds in a Series A round. markets in which 7-Eleven is testing beer and cider delivery. markets in which 7-Eleven is testing beer and cider delivery.

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PYMNTS

JULY 14, 2016

There’s no doubt that Google ‘s dominance in the search engine market means it’s similarly dominant in the realm of online marketing, and it’s giving advertisers who’ve tried to make sense of its algorithm for years a few new toys to play with.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 16, 2018

The store’s concept, dubbed Nike NYC, is to blend the online and offline worlds with the help of smartphones. The retailer also offers a Shop The Look service in the store that allows customers to scan a quick-response (QR) code to find out the size and available colors of the items displayed on a mannequin.

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