PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 4, 2020

As reported by Eater San Francisco, “the restaurant announced Wednesday (Sept. After cherished Boston dining spot, Stella, closed its doors due to pandemic losses, chef and owner Evan Deluty couldn’t let the dream die — or his heavenly preparations disappear — and has reinvented Stella as a gourmet food truck. million of the 156.6

Boston 205

Boston San Francisco New York City Portland 205

PYMNTS

APRIL 10, 2019

The space, which is created to sell more than only supermarket items, also features a rooftop experience, Chain Store Age reported, and is the chain’s 500th store. Whole Foods Market South Region President Bobby Turner said, according to the outlet, “Whole Foods Market Midtown will be a true gathering space for the community.”

Los Angeles 116

Los Angeles Atlanta Boston Community 116

PYMNTS

OCTOBER 12, 2020

As of fall 2020, a third of consumers report that they are very or extremely likely to select a merchant based on the availability of suitable digital, touchless offerings. The number of consumers who report missing the physical shopping experience has dropped by 20 percent since April. The SMB Pinch.

Retail 220

Retail Study Report Boston 220

PYMNTS

OCTOBER 19, 2020

For Main Street businesses, the pain isn’t the result of just one shop or restaurant closing down, since the churn of small businesses is part of the small business reality – particularly in the retail and restaurant sector. The owner of an upscale hair salon in Boston is an example of a business living this reality.

Maine 199

Maine Boston Branding Retail 199

PYMNTS

MAY 27, 2020

As The Wall Street Journal reported, the eatery hoped to avert a complete liquidation of its 98 locations in New York, the Mid-Atlantic, California, Illinois and Florida with a proposed $3 million sale of the business to Aurify Brands LLC. SeafoodSource.com has reported that a number of U.S. Le Pain Quotidien , the U.S.

Florida 131

Florida New York New York City Delaware 131

PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 24, 2020

The movement toward stitching smart homes together to form “smart neighborhoods” hints at connectivity that extends beyond individual consumers to entire communities. The company has said the network enhancement is available at no charge. Users can turn the Sidewalk feature off if they would like.).

Boston 210

Boston Community Software National 210

PYMNTS

OCTOBER 11, 2017

The company first moved in to a half-floor last year and has since taken over the 28th floor of a 37-story office tower on Wacker Drive, The Chicago Tribune reported. Facebook will receive around $19 million in state tax exemptions through 2035, CNN Tech reported. Cambridge, Massachusetts. Menlo Park, California.

social media 100

social media San Francisco Boston Chicago 100

PYMNTS

JANUARY 17, 2020

communities. communities. That matters because as time goes by and existing cities become prohibitively expensive — think San Francisco, New York City and Los Angeles, with Chicago, Boston and other areas not far behind — many younger, well-educated consumers are making moves to exurban or even rural areas, or smaller cities.

Payments 131

Payments Los Angeles San Francisco New York City 131

PYMNTS

MAY 2, 2016

The move comes after community representatives complained that the service’s geographic limitations had some racial disparities. Amazon had last week pledged to serve the predominantly black Boston neighborhood of Roxbury. The firm also pointed to cities like San Francisco and Philadelphia where there is no disparity reported.

San Francisco 100

San Francisco New York New York City Boston 100

PYMNTS

JUNE 1, 2019

Now, the situation doesn’t look all that dire at first glance: The May report from rental listing site Zumper reports that the average monthly rent for an apartment in the U.S. 2,420 in Boston and $2,300 in Seattle for a no-frills one-bedroom, probably a walk-up. Co-living opens you up to an instant community and connections.

San Francisco 156

San Francisco Millennials New York Wichita 156

PYMNTS

APRIL 14, 2020

According to CDC data, only about 23 percent of American adults are getting the recommended amount of exercise per week, data consistent with measurements by the International Health, Racquet and Sportsclub Association (IHRSA) indicating that about a quarter of all Americans have gym memberships they report using regularly.

Exercises 141

Exercises Community Boston Industry 141

PYMNTS

AUGUST 7, 2020

The COVID-19 pandemic is taking a tremendous toll on communities across America,” Brainard said. He added that the service will provide additional reporting and messaging features as implementation takes shape. In a Thursday (Aug. 6) symposium highlighting the Fed’s approval of the FedNow system, Fed Gov. A Liquidity Boost? .

America 189

America Kansas City Payments Kansas 189

PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 11, 2019

The fee-free card is Goldman Sachs’ latest inroad into the retail consumer business after establishing its online Marcus brand in 2016, which makes unsecured personal loans. According to reports last week, Amazon will soon be heading to Boston to construct a $40 million state-of-the-art robotics innovation hub.

Apple 101

Apple Massachusetts Data Cards 101

PYMNTS

JANUARY 30, 2019

Rouse’s communications director, Robert Rubenkonig, said in a 2004 Shopping Centers Today story that the developer sought to create “community picnics” with the concept. That was double the number reported at the time. As it stands, the chain has locations in cities such as Boston, New York and Los Angeles, among others.

New York City 115

New York City Los Angeles New York New Jersey 115

Independent Banker

MARCH 15, 2015

Customer contact centers are reshaping retail service for the technology age. Increasingly, more digitally connected consumers are saying yes to that question with their community bank. For many community banks, telephone calls still generate the highest volumes of customer service interactions. Bob Meara, retail banking expert.

Community Bank 70

Community Bank Community Operations Retail 70

CB Insights

SEPTEMBER 6, 2017

As internet retailers are expanding their operations into brick-and-mortar operations (think Warby Parker, Argent, Bonobos, and BaubleBar ), venture capitalists are also investing in “physical-first” startups focused on creating new brick-and-mortar business models. New Frontiers in Retail Tech. How will we shop in 2020?

Maine 70

Maine Capital Rhode Island DC 70

PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 29, 2019

Trackers and Reports. The Greater Boston Food Bank (GBFB) is among the nonprofits working to feed local communities this holiday season is the which provides food services to 190 towns as well as cities in the eastern Massachusetts region. As Voice-Assisted Retail Gets Emotional, Privacy Issues Loom.

Google 129

Google Mobile Data Capital 129

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. So where do ballyhooed mobile banking and payments developments among the biggest players leave community banks?

Mobile 105

Mobile Community Bank Community Technology 105

PYMNTS

MARCH 6, 2018

When you make it super easy to farm something, it becomes a whole new business opportunity for a community. Boston-based agricultural tech company Freight Farms , for example, grows produce inside of shipping containers. “You can put [it] literally anywhere,” Smallhold’s Co-Founder and COO Adam DeMartino told PYMNTS in an interview.

New York 122

New York Marketing New York City Study 122

PYMNTS

OCTOBER 13, 2016

The Bank of Korea reported that in the second quarter of 2016, mobile payments rose by over 53 percent compared to the first quarter, and the daily average of mobile payments increased by 7.2 In a Toronto university campus-like town called Liberty Village, an experiment is underway among millennials to explore a cashless community.

Mobile 100

Mobile Payments Apple Samsung 100

Independent Banker

JULY 31, 2022

Fallout from recent global events presents an obstacle to generating revenue for community banks. Since COVID-19, profitability planning for community banks has mainly hinged on how the government was coping with the pandemic and the key role financial institutions played in keeping the economy afloat. By Elizabeth Judd.

Strategy 135

Strategy Community Bank Louisville Community 135

Abrigo

MAY 8, 2024

But Boston Consulting Group (BCG) says generative AI serves a fundamentally different purpose than predictive AI, which is the powerful tool with which many financial institutions are already familiar. That’s equivalent to 9% to 15% of operating profits, the report notes.

Examples 195

Examples Fraud Resources Risk Management 195

CB Insights

APRIL 24, 2018

Research BRIEFING: Surviving the Retail Apocalypse. How are brick-and-mortar retailers surviving and adapting in the world of digital commerce? The retail apocalypse has claimed many victims , with almost 7,000 stores closing in the US in 2017. And that’s just since February. However, this isn’t the whole story.

Retail 59

Retail Trends Technology Branding 59

PYMNTS

DECEMBER 14, 2020

percent reported that they “strongly” plan to get vaccinated, slightly outnumbered by the 38.4 Retailers like grocers and pharmacists, including CVS, will be a big part of that distribution plan. PYMNTS’ data on U.S. percent of people who say they “definitely” or “probably” won’t.

Boston 203

Boston Community Training Groups 203

PYMNTS

APRIL 18, 2016

And Messenger and Marcus’ big bet is that its chatbots will provide a mechanism for brands to strike up those conversations with their community faster, cheaper and as well – if not better – than a live person can do now. comScore also reports that 62 percent of time spent online is spent on mobile phones – not a surprise. In the U.S.,

Google 100

Google Mobile Branding Apple 100

PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 13, 2017

have a retail crisis — or a small business crisis? Which is why “fixing” retail must include giving SMB merchants the tools they need to compete in the very dynamic environment that now defines Retail U.S.A. After a high of 614,024 SMB openings in 2014, the Census reported that only 452,835 firms were started in the U.S.

Retail 134

Retail Innovation Maine Community 134

William Mills

MAY 11, 2016

Portfolio outlooks, recommendation.Provide retail and advisory users the insight they need with Polly Portfolio. If you have a large retail investor base, and no resources to interact with them, then perhaps there some value? ^SR. Svyatoslav Ostrovsky (Head of Retail Digital Business). Retail for a piece.

Video 40

Video Mobile social media Analytics 40

CB Insights

OCTOBER 26, 2020

Despite this, the Wall Street Journal reported that Morgan Stanley, Goldman Sachs, and the company’s other underwriters made $175M in fees. When Facebook wanted to go public, it convinced Morgan Stanley, Goldman Sachs, and others to accept a reported fee of just 1.1%. get the full REPORT. INITIAL COIN OFFERINGS.

Management 78

Management Capital Company Marketing 78

CB Insights

JULY 17, 2018

the Future of food report. In 2017, the National Restaurant Association reported annual sales of $799B — close to 48% of the total amount that Americans spent on food. In the past decade, restaurant and bar purchases have grown at twice the rate of general retail spending. Community initiatives: Loom (Massachusetts).

San Francisco 69

San Francisco California United States CA 69

Fintech Labs Insights

MARCH 28, 2016

Point-of-sale financing for retailers. HQ: Boston, Massachusetts. Tags: SMB, expense management, expense reports, debit card, prepaid, accounting, bookkeeping, Y Combinator (investor), Community Federal Savings Bank (issuer). Latest round: $25 million Debt. Total raised: Unknown. HQ: Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

Company 12

Company Fintech San Francisco New York City 12

PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 9, 2017

That announcement comes as most of the global payments-watching community was watching Samsung Pay’s imminent foray into India. merchants — which said report notes is good enough to make it the most favored form of in-store mobile payment among American merchants. Speaking of watching — and watches…. merchants to 36 percent of U.S.

Samsung 100

Samsung Apple Mobile National 100

CB Insights

MARCH 26, 2019

Download our Food & Beverage Trends report for a data-driven look at the future of food. In this report, we explore 12 key consumer areas that millennials have been accused of “killing” — and dig into the real story behind the clickbait headlines. GET THE 54-PAGE RETAIL TRENDS REPORT.

Millennials 78

Millennials Industry Trends Branding 78

PYMNTS

APRIL 4, 2016

In the four years since its launch, Tencent’s WeChat reports 600 million active monthly users who can do a variety of things beyond messaging with some of the coolest emojis you’ve ever seen. It’s not hard to see why. And David Marcus, Messenger’s Chief, says that Messenger isn’t about making money right now.

Branding 100

Branding Payments Los Angeles Innovation 100

CB Insights

JUNE 14, 2018

These companies are advancing a variety of construction methods to build ambitious development projects that reimagine everything from the wood used in homes to the ways we think about private vs. communal space. Blokable was founded by Aaron Holm, who formerly spearheaded physical retail efforts at Amazon. Table of contents.

Seattle 56

Seattle Capital Industry New York 56

CB Insights

NOVEMBER 9, 2017

The R.I.P. Report – Startup Death Trends And Data. We then highlight discussion about the reasons for failure based on press reports, founder post-mortems , and company statements. With its demise, Jawbone become the second-costliest VC-backed startup failure of all time (per CB Insights’ 2017 Hardware Failure report ).

Capital 78

Capital Company San Francisco Operations 78

PYMNTS

OCTOBER 22, 2018

The beloved mall kiosk, or the more formally named retail merchandising unit ( RMU ), had its humble beginnings in Boston. In the 1990s, the International Council of Shopping Centers reported that 75 percent of the shopping centers in the U.S. “The industry has not kept pace with modern retail.

Branding 129

Branding Retail America Boston 129

CB Insights

OCTOBER 31, 2017

Pearl’s demise was first reported by Axios. East-West Digital News reported on how international sanctions, mismanagement, and strategic missteps contributed to the failure of this Russian e-commerce platform that had raised $81M in disclosed funding. Product: Fresco News ‘ social reporting platform. Around 4 p.m.,

Company 78

Company US San Francisco Capital 78