PYMNTS

MAY 7, 2020

While sales fell 25 percent in the first quarter, the slowdown is expected to accelerate in the second quarter and could lead to an estimated contraction by as much as 35 percent for the year, said the Boston-based investment firm. It will take time for the market to recover. The biggest category to take a hit is watches.

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CB Insights

SEPTEMBER 26, 2018

One solution: in-house healthcare innovation labs. Get the 47-page google in healthcare report. We put together a list of healthcare innovation labs from new entries to the field, as well as some of the oldest — and most familiar — names in health. McKesson and the Mayo Clinic — Center for Innovation (CFI). Founded: 2008.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 3, 2017

Plain cake, glazed, chocolate dipped, Boston creme, powdered sugar and jelly was the standard line – with perhaps the occasional cruller or blueberry cake thrown in for exoticism. Its entry into the market comes nearly three year after Tim Hortons first announced its interest in incorporating mobile order-ahead.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 4, 2019

The projected value of the global POS software market by 2024 is said to be $30.9 The finding was reported by Boston Retail Partners in its 20th annual POS/Customer Engagement Benchmark Survey. Customers bag their purchases at a checkout station, and a receipt is available through the app or via email.

Innovation 126

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 22, 2018

Restaurants may want to reach more delivery customers by expanding into new markets, especially as the market for food delivery could grow to $17 billion by 2020. Uber Eats, the food delivery branch of the ridesharing company, was on track to post more than $3 billion in gross sales by the end of 2017, The Financial Times reported.

Marketing 134

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Abrigo

OCTOBER 7, 2016

One study by The Boston Consulting Group estimated that small and midsize U.S. Leaders reap multifaceted benefits from the technology tools they adopt,” BCG’s report said. Writing a report while analyzing a business. This capability is a significant time-saver and also produces professional reports customized for each client.

Technology 170

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PYMNTS

MARCH 29, 2018

That’s no longer the case, as the fast food company has decided to take a turn for the literal in their newest marketing campaign. According to a report from USA Today , the heels of the running shoes feature a picture of a frosted donut, while Saucony’s logo has been slightly modified to include a coffee bean design.

America 104

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 30, 2018

Fidelity Investments , the Boston-based fund company, is becoming a leader in blockchain technology, investing billions of dollars on that and other cutting-edge technologies. According to a report in CNBC citing Fidelity, billions of dollars are going toward Fidelity blockchain, Fidelity AI and Fidelity VR. Revenue was up 13.7

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 8, 2020

McDonald’s, with an increasing focus on digital initiatives and new technologies to sell food, has created a digital customer engagement team, according to a report by CNBC. Before coming to McDonald’s, Brady worked at the Boston Consulting Group. billion in sales, per the report.

Boston 131

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 2, 2017

According to reports from Chain Store Age, the company’s new Day of Delivery Tracking offering is part of an increased focus on improved customer service. In retail news, home goods eTailer Wayfair announced Friday (Sept. 29) it had launched a new tracking feature to help keep its delivery team accountable for deadlines.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 11, 2018

The Wall Street Journal reports that cryptocurrency firms are laying off employees, a survival tactic in a world where crypto prices have crashed in some instances by more than 85 percent. The number of employers listing blockchain-related jobs is still rising, but at a much lower rate,” said the report. The anecdotes abound.

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blockchain Boston cryptocurrency Capital 154

PYMNTS

MARCH 6, 2018

Boston-based agricultural tech company Freight Farms , for example, grows produce inside of shipping containers. The Mushroom Market. The market for mushrooms is just so strong, especially local mushrooms,” DeMartino said, adding that beautiful exotic fungi have good margins.

New York 122

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 23, 2019

Wayfair , for instance, opened a store at the Natick Mall in suburban Boston, where consumers can experience products firsthand before making a purchase, after debuting a pop-up shop there last year. The new location comes with a digital innovation, the Wayfair Home Bar, which helps customers visualize how Wayfair’s products fit into a room.

Retail 109

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PYMNTS

JULY 5, 2017

Its abundance in payments and commerce is what inspires innovators to challenge a friction-filled status quo and create something new. But none rose to the level of the seriously friction-filled experiences that might motivate a would-be innovator to quit her day job and give up her life to solve for it.

Boston 124

Boston Regulation Innovation Study 124

PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 20, 2020

Innovations in 3D and augmented reality (AR) eCommerce are leveling the playing field and bringing conversion-centered visual technology to any online retailer. Our survey of over 50 of the top 200 advertisers in the US shows that marketers recognize the opportunities in AR. Future tech is no longer the province of high-end retailers.

Retail 259

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PYMNTS

MARCH 20, 2018

The Boston Consulting Group (BCG) has released a new report that suggests corporate bankers may be able to halt shrinking profits through digital transformation. The trend is even worse among Western European FIs, with shrinking profits prevalent among 57 percent of institutions in this region, reports said.

Boston 109

Boston Survey Digital Strategies Regional 109

Abrigo

AUGUST 6, 2019

Financial criminals are working hard, using technology and innovation to their advantage, to stay one step ahead of FinCEN and financial institutions. Each day, FinCEN creates a “Flash Report” that is distributed to law enforcement and regulatory partners. This has helped U.S.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 7, 2020

Our team is dedicated to continuing 7-Eleven’s legacy of innovation with industry-leading digital solutions. From RBS to 7-Eleven, retail innovators are piloting cashierless technology with their employees to help make the shopping experience faster and more convenient for the general public. In Other Brick-and-Mortar News.

Retail 143

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 15, 2019

Amazon To Build $40M Robotics Innovation Hub Near Boston. Tye Brady, chief technologist at Amazon Robotics , said the new hub will speed-up innovation and will be a “world-class facility, where our teams can design, build, program, and ship our robots, all under the same roof.”. Reports and Trackers .

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PYMNTS

JUNE 25, 2020

And this, Unison CEO Thomas Sponholtz told PYMNTS in a recent conversation has pretty much been in its terms of innovation in the world of homeownership financing since the mortgage was invented in 1192. ” Unison offers its services to both potential homebuyers and homeowners with equity in their properties.

Las Vegas 255

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 28, 2019

According to NIH studies , those who report poor sleep in middle age often experience symptoms of dementia or Alzheimer’s later in life. But luckily, where there is a problem, there is typically an innovative entrepreneur selling a solution – and in the case of sleep, there are a lot of solutions out there. billion globally by 2020.

Boston 145

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PYMNTS

JUNE 20, 2019

To meet this rising demand, QSRs are tapping into ordering interfaces built into cars and reconstructing stores to make for smoother mobile pickup — along with other innovations. From Chipotle Mexican Grill to Square , QSRs and payment firms alike are enabling a world of ordering innovation.

Mobile 116

Mobile Jacksonville New York City New York 116

PYMNTS

JANUARY 30, 2019

Mall developer James Rouse was known for many innovations, but his best known might have arguably been the food court. One Washington Post reporter remarked in September, “The pretzel-and-Cinnabon lineup was expressly designed for shoppers to carbo-load while resting their feet — sustenance to keep them shopping.” Baking Co. &

New York City 115

New York City Los Angeles New York New Jersey 115

PYMNTS

OCTOBER 3, 2019

restaurant market. Many restaurants are realizing, however, that they need to provide their customers with delivery options to tap into the market’s full revenue potential, and are partnering with third-party delivery services to give customers the option to order their favorite meals, while raking in extra revenue. About The Tracker.

Branding 139

Branding Boston Mobile Online 139

PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 11, 2019

According to reports last week, Amazon will soon be heading to Boston to construct a $40 million state-of-the-art robotics innovation hub. The 350,000-square-foot facility is planned for Westborough, Massachusetts, a community roughly 35 miles west of Boston. Amazon’s Big Robotics Investment .

Apple 101

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 21, 2020

You can see it in the quarterly earnings reports this year of just about every publicly traded company and among the list of companies that have either gone public one way or the other or have filed S-1s because they plan to do so soon. Source: PYMNTS.com survey of 2,683 consumers conducted between Nov. 23-25, 2020.

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Apple Study Innovation Survey 227

PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 4, 2019

While most people don’t report having a deeply felt affection for furniture shopping, Rob Royer’s background makes him a little different from most people. Sofas, caught his interest, he said, because they seemed to be something of the odd player out in the furniture market in terms of range of offerings.

San Francisco 122

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 4, 2019

While most people don’t report having a deeply felt affection for furniture shopping, Rob Royer’s background is a little different from most people. Sofas, caught his interest, he said, because they seemed to be something of the odd player out in the furniture market in terms of range of offerings.

San Francisco 101

San Francisco Branding Austin Customer Experience 101

PYMNTS

JUNE 21, 2016

My thought is, if the Toyota production system can be applied to cars, maybe it can also be applied to robots, because they’re quite similar,” Pratt told reporters Friday in Tokyo. However, that interest has been waning in recent months, as Boston Dynamics in now up for sale. The market’s going to be there,” he said.

Boston 101

Boston Software System Google 101

PYMNTS

APRIL 8, 2019

The report also noted that “health and beauty sector customers were more likely to use their retailers’ mobile apps than those in other sectors.” CVS, too, revealed a similar move: It was reported that the retailer would start selling items from Curaleaf (CURLF) at 800 locations. New Products.

Retail 152

Retail Oregon New Mexico Mobile 152

PYMNTS

OCTOBER 12, 2020

In an interview with Karen Webster, Boston Federal Reserve Chief Operating Officer and FedNow Program Executive Ken Montgomery said the central bank’s ambitious payments initiative remains on track — and will inject competition into the instant payments market.

Payments 244

Payments Boston System Operations 244

PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 12, 2018

Apocalypse, Schmapolcalypse, reports say, as a strong economy and historic levels of unemployment have driven people to open their wallets and buy more stuff than they have in a very long time. The average temperature in Boston in February is 37 degrees Fahrenheit, but on Saturday it was 52 degrees. What Innovation?

Big Data 135

Big Data Data Retail Marketing 135

PYMNTS

MAY 10, 2018

Businesses are largely behind the push, with government initiatives promoting a digital economy and FinTech innovators targeting corporate payments and finance in addition to their consumer-focused endeavors. In a 2016 report, India’s YES BANK highlighted the flourishing digital FinServ space for businesses. Choosing a Path.

Lending 100

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 18, 2019

percent it fell in 2017 according to IWSR, an industry tracker for the drinks market. . Both Anheuser Busch and Boston Beer Company (better known as Sam Adams) have released their own versions of spiked seltzer. In 2019 alcohol consumption in the U.S. fell by just shy of 1 percent, more than the 0.8 percent loss in sales.

North Carolina 131

North Carolina Millennials America Boston 131

PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 9, 2016

million in seed funding, reports by TechCrunch said on Wednesday (Sept. Reports said the company is looking at blockchain technology to streamline invoice payment, purchase orders and other procurement necessities. While it’s unclear exactly when the funding occurred, InstaSupply has raised $1.5

Capital 100

Capital Boston Management Report 100

PYMNTS

MARCH 15, 2019

Cinema chains are driving customer convenience and building loyalty with the help of digital innovations to make for more seamless moviegoing experiences. As it stands, mobile ordering is available at the chain’s Denver, Boston and Houston locations — and more markets are said to be in the works for this year.

Mobile 108

Mobile Retail Houston Denver 108

PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 22, 2017

The eCommerce giant has reportedly been in talks with middle market pharmacy benefit managers to arrange a contract. The target market would be the uninsured and customers with high deductibles who pay cash for their prescription drugs. Consumers may also be able to “click and collect” beer from their local Whole Foods Market.

Strategy 102

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