Remove Boston Remove Comparison Remove Innovation Remove Retail
article thumbnail

Smart Watches, Run Hubs And New Balance’s Retail Reset Button

PYMNTS

Boston-based athletic company New Balance has a simple mission: to become the world’s best running brand. New Balance, by comparison, brings in a mere $3 billion annually — certainly nothing to shake a stick at, but still 90 percent smaller than Nike. The new favorite phrase in retail reinvention is building a better experience.

Retail 100
article thumbnail

Data Dive, Go Big Edition: Apple, Amazon And CloudKitchens

PYMNTS

That sounds like a large number, though it is difficult to make an apples-to-apples comparison with cards issued by others, since as a general rule banks do not break out performance by individual cards. 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
Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

The Truth Is In The Data, Not The Mirror

PYMNTS

There are a few innovators trying to solve the problems of fashion fit and style, both online and in physical or omnichannel environments. A companion mobile app enables tagging of favorites, style comparisons and, of course, shopping recommendations. That means the retailer sees more sales and fewer returns. Fashion Tech.

Data 116
article thumbnail

Target’s Got A Secret (Its Codename Is Goldfish)

PYMNTS

The Goldfish team will work out of Target’s tech office in Sunnyvale, California, under West Stringfellow — one of three entrepreneurs in residence who joined up with Target last year to help drive the firm’s latter-day efforts at innovation and out-of-the-box retail thinking. ECommerce was big business for Target in 2015.

Retail 100
article thumbnail

Why The Dollars Are Actually The Greatest Show On Turf

PYMNTS

As PYMNTS is Boston-based, the company is, of course, excited to see Tom Brady take a shot at that sixth Super Bowl ring. According to data from the National Retail Federation (NRF), stores will bring in around $14.8 And retailers are ready, whether you need food, team jerseys, decorations or a new TV.”. Snack Time. per person.

Boston 150
article thumbnail

Drizly: The Amazon of Alcohol

PYMNTS

For a startup that’s done some pretty heavy lifting to successfully recruit merchants to join an innovative new eCommerce platform, being front page news lauding its accomplishments is always great news. And Boston-based D rizly ’s news yesterday of its $15 million in Series B funding was a noteworthy milestone, for sure. .

article thumbnail

Innovation in the Asset Management industry

Tefkin

While other sectors attract more mainstream press attention (payment, retail banking), the asset management industry is also deeply affected by “software eating the world” Asset Class Competition. On the “Beta” end of the scale, ETFs are steadily becoming one of the most successful innovation in recent decades.