PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 17, 2020

DraftKings already has similar arrangements with three NBA franchises: the Boston Celtics, Indiana Pacers and Philadelphia 76ers. The hat trick right now is to keep fans engaged while the market normalizes. We’re talking about the strengths of virtual teams right now, but this is the current landscape.”. percent over the same period.

Online 168

Online Indiana New York Nevada 168

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. Source: PYMNTS.com longitudinal study of over 40,000 consumers (data from the most recent panel on Nov. consumers — 47.2

Apple 227

Apple Study Innovation Survey 227

PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 30, 2016

Cosi, the Boston-based sandwich chain renowned for its flatbread sandwiches, filed for bankruptcy in a Boston courtroom. “Brand degradation and competitive pressures to either price or experience can be real threats to the survival of struggling retailers,” said Sharon Bonelli, senior director of leveraged finance at Fitch.

Boston 100

Boston Retail Nebraska Study 100

PYMNTS

AUGUST 4, 2016

Meanwhile, Samsung is tackling the African market ahead of Apple and Android, and Google announces a way to avoid app downloads. Passport has designed similar mobile applications for the transportation systems in Chicago, Toronto and Boston. Samsung May Beat Android Pay And Apple Pay In Tapping The African Market.

Samsung 100

Samsung Google Mobile Millennials 100

PYMNTS

JUNE 14, 2017

U supermarkets’ Fresh Stories guarantee more than freshness — they also create transparency along the supply chain, showing that U is partnering with local and small businesses, which are trademark values of the brand. And in the Northeast, Instacart and Stop & Shop will be offering same-day delivery to customers in Boston.

Massachusetts 100

Massachusetts Seattle Boston Apple 100

Cisco

MAY 29, 2019

Study after study confirms the importance of providing personalized, integrated experiences for satisfaction and retention of financial services customers. And it’s not just about happy customers… Boston Consulting Group data indicates personalizing customer journeys can lead to a 10-30% increase in revenue.

Customer Experience 72

Customer Experience Retail San Diego Study 72

PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 24, 2018

She stayed with Bell and the Boston Telephone Dispatch Company for more than 30 years until her retirement. We did a study last year in collaboration with Visa that identified some $212 billion of commerce initiated by drivers in the U.S. At the end of her three-decade-plus career, about 25 percent of the U.S.

Google 190

Google Branding System Apple 190

Cisco

MAY 29, 2019

Study after study confirms the importance of providing personalized, integrated experiences for satisfaction and retention of financial services customers. And it’s not just about happy customers… Boston Consulting Group data indicates personalizing customer journeys can lead to a 10-30% increase in revenue.

Customer Experience 48

Customer Experience Retail San Diego Study 48

PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 18, 2019

I hosted a digital discussion last week with an executive from Sift with more than 15 years of experience building trust and safety organizations for some of the biggest digital brands in the world – including Google , Facebook and Square. Our own studies show that more than 14 percent of all consumers over the age of 18 living in the U.S.

Cards 169

Cards Course Study New York 169

PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 19, 2018

All of those things are precisely what Sam Walton staked the Walmart brand on 56 years ago when he opened the first store in Bentonville, Arkansas. The brand was built on keeping prices low, and stocking shelves with a variety of merchandise categories that would keep consumers coming back week after week.

Retail 167

Retail Online Branding Analysis 167

PYMNTS

MAY 20, 2016

“The idea of curbside pickup is that shoppers are demanding the ability to get purchases however they want and wherever they want,” said Laura Kennedy, director of retail insights at Boston-based Kantar Retail. “A The firm surveyed more than 1,000 U.S.

St. Louis 102

St. Louis Retail Dallas Mobile 102

PYMNTS

MAY 30, 2016

The Good … The really good news about summer for retailers is that the temperature is their ally — well, at least for those retailers in the Northeast, assuming that it warms back up again in Boston (from 92 to 62 in 24 hours is a bit much …). Also, energy consumption spikes, but often in hard to predict ways. .

Retail 100

Retail Course United States Boston 100

CB Insights

SEPTEMBER 26, 2018

Innovation centers across the globe in Boston, London, California, and Shanghai serve as regional hubs that can connect with local entrepreneurs, scientists, and technologies. Diverse teams within Verily work with partners in healthcare, technology, and engineering to develop new hardware and software, publish studies, and encourage startups.

Innovation 73

Innovation Cleveland New York New York City 73

Banking 2020

FEBRUARY 2, 2016

Regardless of how and why they hit the market, some technology-driven innovations seem to lend themselves to particular vertical markets and/or disciplines. Revolutionizing every aspect of sales and marketing in the process? The regular drumbeat of stories about data breaches at brand-name retail chains probably doesn’t help.).

Retail 40

Retail Strategy Boston Industry 40

Independent Banker

OCTOBER 29, 2014

Big-brand megabanks, the Visa and MasterCard networks, and big-box merchants had signed up to become partners with Apple’s universal retail smartphone app that uses Near Field Communication and tokenization technologies. s entry into the payments business with Apple Pay. See sidebar “Is Mobile Fully Catching On?”.).

Mobile 105

Mobile Community Bank Community Technology 105

CB Insights

AUGUST 2, 2018

US consumers aged 18+ make an average of 70 payments per month, with debit cards accounting for 32% of those purchases, according to a 2017 study by the Boston Fed. Square has partnered with other top brands (including Shake Shack, Whole Foods, and Chipotle) to offer other cash boosts, and claims to be expanding the list.

Cards 71

Cards Fintech UX Strategy 71

PYMNTS

JUNE 21, 2016

Recent market research performed by the NPD Group revealed that delivery traffic outside of pizza has expanded by 33 percent since 2012. Of those who already utilize these store-to-door programs, the study found that 51 percent order meals from casual dining restaurants. We need to be an extension of our partners’ service and brand.”.

Resources 102

Resources Operations Technology Boston 102

CB Insights

SEPTEMBER 26, 2018

And there’s a lot to gain from this trend: 63% of consumers are interested in personalized recommendations from retailers, according to a recent study. Major retailers and brands go local. According to CEO Brian Cornell: “In urban markets like New York or Chicago, San Francisco, Boston and D.C.,

Retail 64

Retail Los Angeles Strategy Community 64

CB Insights

MARCH 27, 2019

And because it’s so valuable — and not well understood — the scope of exactly what the big tech brands have been collecting is only recently being recognized by the general public. Its market cap seemed unaffected until July 2018, when Facebook lost around 20% of its value in one day off of news of slowing user growth.

Google 76

Google Apple Security Data 76

CB Insights

MARCH 26, 2019

While American paychecks have increased over the past few decades, the purchasing power of those paychecks has remained stagnant, according to a recent Pew study. Savvy marketers at struggling cereal brands may be able to reverse their fortunes with the millennial set. Millennials value spending their money ethically.

Millennials 78

Millennials Industry Trends Branding 78

NCR

FEBRUARY 23, 2018

With smartphones now saturating the market and people all over the world regarding their handset as their primary, if not only, computing device, there’s no excuse for not providing a high-quality, full-featured service on this platform. Mobile banking everywhere, payments less so. 2018 to be a tipping point?

Mobile 72

Mobile US Payments Study 72

PYMNTS

APRIL 4, 2016

Six years and an expanding inventory of cars and price points later, Uber’s platform has a market cap of $70 billion, more than 1 million drivers across 400 cities worldwide who’ve delivered a 1 billion rides – and the first instance of what we now call “invisible” payments in the offline world. And monetize. And the more money they make.

Branding 100

Branding Payments Los Angeles Innovation 100

CB Insights

MAY 10, 2018

Before Bruce Doolin Henderson opened the doors of Boston Consulting Group on July 1, 1963, the concept of “competition” barely existed in American business culture, let alone the concept of strategy. They used every available resource to understand industries, markets, consumer sentiment, and companies’ product lines.

Strategy 78

Strategy Management Analytics Tools 78

CB Insights

APRIL 24, 2018

Retailers are leveraging technology, such as artificial intelligence and augmented reality, to enhance operational visibility and personalize their customer service, a new necessity in fast-changing and demanding consumer market. Kohl’s can move into smaller markets where a larger store may not fit.

Retail 59

Retail Trends Technology Branding 59

PYMNTS

JANUARY 7, 2019

The How We Will Pay study, done in collaboration with Visa and published last fall, made this point quite vividly. Google, with Google Assistant, recognizes this shift, too, and is making its own moves in the space with branded devices and integrations with consumer product brands. Of those customers, 8.9 Of those customers, 8.9

Mobile 205

Mobile Innovation Apple Study 205