PYMNTS

APRIL 27, 2018

The restaurant, Spyce , is set to open this spring in central Boston. While the Restaurant Readiness Index revealed that QSR industry adoption of innovation has been spotty, kiosks were the one area where the best-performing and worst-performing QSRs were making advances. An earlier version was opened at an MIT cafeteria.

Innovation 105

Innovation Study Google Survey 105

PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 20, 2020

Future tech is no longer the province of high-end retailers. Innovations in 3D and augmented reality (AR) eCommerce are leveling the playing field and bringing conversion-centered visual technology to any online retailer. The main expansion of 3D is being seen in its dual usage for consumers and retailers. interactions.

Retail 259

Retail Maine Google Technology 259

PYMNTS

JUNE 25, 2018

Then I went to Whole Foods on the North Shore of Boston Saturday morning to do some grocery shopping. I’ve been a Whole Foods shopper since I moved to Boston 17 years ago for the same reasons that each of you may be too: organic meat, seafood, produce and foods, great bread and cheese and a fun vibe. Prime Time at the Grocery Store.

Retail 156

Retail Branding Millennials Online 156

PYMNTS

APRIL 11, 2017

The Super Bowl may be a memory, but the somewhat improbable victory of the New England Patriots was still fresh in the minds of many at snow-jammed Boston during Innovation Project 2017. The great Alibaba was the one before us, and Snap was the one after us.”. Bisignano agreed (“This is a journey”).

Data 138

Data Payments Innovation Retail 138

PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 26, 2019

” Founded in 2012, Boston-based DraftKings offers daily fantasy sports contests across 11 professional sports and in eight countries, including the U.S., In New Jersey and Mississippi, DraftKings Sportsbook mobile and retail allows players to bet for major U.S. and Australia.

Online 108

Online Mississippi New Jersey Boston 108

PYMNTS

JANUARY 9, 2021

In it, a series of Boston Dynamics robots definitively answer the question: Do you love me, now that I can dance? Which, according to Aaron Saunders , Boston Dynamics’ VP of engineering, is pretty much the point: introducing the world to the fun side of robotics. This one was definitely anchored in fun for us. Yes, we do.

Boston 251

Boston Video Louisiana America 251

Celent Banking

JANUARY 20, 2017

Ongoing innovation in banking technology is clearly beginning to pay off, and we’ve been privileged to learn an immense amount from all of the financial institutions that took the time to tell us about their how they’ve been using technology and innovation to serve customers better, become more efficient, and mitigate risk.

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Case Study Boston Innovation Massachusetts 100

PYMNTS

AUGUST 24, 2019

It’s that’s time of year again – football season is upon us. These teams are looking to mobile apps to innovate payments in a way that will revitalize purchases and the game experience. For the 2019 NFL season – PYMNTS is based in Boston, so Go Pats! – we can also expect more voice-assistant retail as part of the games.

Payments 161

Payments social media Mobile Seattle 161

PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 12, 2018

Put on a Retail Happy Face. Yup, physical retail is doing just fine — despite all the talk of doom and gloom. Yet, according to Fung Global Retail & Technology, 6,985 stores closed in 2017 , up 229 percent from 2016, and well above the number of stores which closed in the year that started physical retail’s death spiral: 2008.

Big Data 135

Big Data Data Retail Marketing 135

PYMNTS

AUGUST 7, 2020

Drilling down a bit into why real-time payments are taking on more urgency for retailers, Brainard said research showed that households “with the least liquid resources” — marked by relatively lower income and savings — boosted their spending starting on the day they received emergency-relief payments. A Liquidity Boost? .

America 189

America Kansas City Payments Kansas 189

PYMNTS

OCTOBER 20, 2018

Don’t worry if you didn’t remember to get us a present – we didn’t want to make too big a deal out of it, so we didn’t remind you. The traditional gift for a ninth anniversary is pottery, and our offices are in Boston – but, you know, no pressure.). We always want to talk to innovators and those who understand them best.

Innovation 177

Innovation Payments Cards Retail 177

CB Insights

DECEMBER 19, 2017

Modern-day retail is at an inflection point as retailers face struggling physical storefronts, massive debt, and inefficient operations, among other issues. Formerly beloved brands such as Aeropostale, American Apparel, and PacSun bit the dust in 2016, and the pace of retail deaths has accelerated since then.

Retail 78

Retail Branding Company Capital 78

PYMNTS

JANUARY 28, 2019

Since about mid-December of 2018, checking out in the stores here in Boston has become even more of a hassle. Or the chatty person who strikes up a conversation with the only cashier on duty while the rest of us cool our heels. Merchants, especially in an increasingly tough retail environment, just want the sale.

Regulation 181

Regulation Boston Cards Innovation 181

PYMNTS

OCTOBER 12, 2020

When asked, fear of crowds surfaced as consumers’ primary reason for preferring to carry on with digital-first experiences when it comes to shopping for groceries (57 percent), purchasing retail products (52 percent) and even ordering food from restaurants (45 percent). The SMB Pinch. The Power of Persistence.

Retail 220

Retail Study Report Boston 220

PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 28, 2019

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. It feels a lot more like play than work,” Lisa Kelly-Croswell, the chief human resources officer at Boston Medical Center, noted of the program.

Boston 145

Boston Study Maine social media 145

PYMNTS

MARCH 11, 2016

And, by those standards, Target has us exactly where it wants us with Project Goldfish. Stringfellow was promoted to the permanent position of VP of internal innovation and operations. However, Target is not the only retailer in its segment that is taking such a strong, heavily invested swing at digital.

Retail 100

Retail San Francisco California Minneapolis 100

PYMNTS

OCTOBER 31, 2020

That’s what PYMNTS surveys tell us, anyway. Consumers’ interest in going back to their old habits when it comes to things like shopping for groceries and retail goods has persistently been diminishing since we first started asking them about it in the spring. And perhaps most critically, do the dishes when we’re done.).

United States 178

United States Boston US Apple 178

CB Insights

SEPTEMBER 26, 2018

While the store is a first for Nike, it’s part of a bigger trend in retail — product and inventory localization. how retailers can survive (and thrive) this holiday season. Learn about the technologies, innovations, and strategies that retailers can leverage during the holidays. Major retailers and brands go local.

Retail 64

Retail Los Angeles Strategy Community 64

PYMNTS

JULY 27, 2017

In a press release detailing the effort, the retailer said the meeting included a bipartisan conversation about the current challenges and opportunities in the American manufacturing sector as well as case studies of successful collaboration among different players. “The Manufacturing. manufacturing.”. million jobs being added in the U.S.

Policies 111

Policies Case Study United States Boston 111

PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 2, 2019

As PYMNTS is Boston-based, the company is, of course, excited to see Tom Brady take a shot at that sixth Super Bowl ring. Luckily, for those of us who didn’t snag a ticket, the concession stand is also known as the kitchen, and snacks can be kept flowing to the central watching area. We are mostly kidding about that. Snack Time.

Boston 150

Boston Retail Branding Payments 150

PYMNTS

MARCH 11, 2016

After a bit of a bumpy start to the year, what has become a now multi-week debacle with the FBI over that phone and a solid month of share prices below $100, it has been a while since Apple has managed a whole week of headlines that were, more or less, positive and even hopeful about innovation in the offing.

Apple 100

Apple Houston Boston Mobile 100

PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 22, 2018

And Grubhub has been in expansion mode , gobbling up Boston-based Foodler, Groupon’s OrderUp and Yelp’s Eat24 in 2017. At the same time, former retail rivals (now partners) Grubhub and Yelp agreed to a five-year alliance that includes the integration of Grubhub ordering into Yelp’s listings. “So

Marketing 134

Marketing Boston Operations Retail 134

PYMNTS

MAY 24, 2018

To have their foot scanned in a retail environment, for example, consumers might not be comfortable standing on a machine that has been used by many other customers. That gives us all the data we need to make a custom insole for your foot,” Hargovan said. These traditional options may not be attractive to all consumers.

Branding 103

Branding Examples Boston Retail 103

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

JUNE 15, 2016

Staples announced on Tuesday (June 14) that it had officially launched its “Staples Rush” program that provides same-day delivery service to a handful of metropolitan areas, including parts of Boston, Dallas and Manhattan, with Chicago, Houston, Los Angeles, San Francisco and Seattle to come.

Los Angeles 100

Los Angeles San Francisco Houston Dallas 100

PYMNTS

AUGUST 8, 2017

FatBurger was founded during the golden era of American fast food innovation – 1947 – by a woman named Lovie Yancey. Today there are 200 Fatburgers in 18 countries – though tragically for those of us who live in the Eastern U.S., it has yet to leave it historical home of the West Coast. It will, however, be a franchise-only operation.

Regulation 119

Regulation Boston Branding Maine 119

PYMNTS

JUNE 1, 2020

Not surprisingly, to make consumers more comfortable shopping and checking out in their stores, retailers have rushed to enable a “ contactless ” payment experience. Part of that includes reminding consumers to use their contactless cards when they check out in their stores (if they have one) or their mobile wallets (if they choose).

Cards 147

Cards Study Maine Payments 147

Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 17, 2021

This is an innovation-seeking franchise that has built a solid brand and never got over its skis in execution. You tell us. Eric has always been a student of innovation, and now at Coastal, this fearless leader has spearheaded a number of high-profile banking-as-a-service partnerships. GonzoBanker of the Year – Bank.

Fintech 147

Fintech Strategy Leadership Lending 147

Javelin Strategy & Research

JUNE 21, 2014

I had the pleasure of speaking at NextBankUSA in Boston the other week on the Future of Payments, as I see them. The retail experience does. I used the “Fastlane” analogy for US retail at NextBank. Travel on any US highway for a distance and you’ll come across a toll and you will be faced with one of two scenarios.

Google 70

Google Apple Retail Boston 70

PYMNTS

AUGUST 16, 2016

So, how did a “team of geeks” with “zero experience” in the fashion or retail industries go on to become the second fastest-growing retail company in the U.S. Sharon Klapka, Adore Me’s vice president of business and brand development, appeared at the eTail East conference in Boston on Monday (Aug. million in funding.

Data 100

Data Retail Industry Boston 100

PYMNTS

APRIL 20, 2017

Annoyed to the point of swearing them off for good: “Shopping with a bot is tedious — it takes 20 exchanges to finally get a link to a just-OK pair of black pumps that you have to then go outside the bot to the retailer site to buy. Trying to book a trip on Hipmunk seems primitive to the point of being useless. Aeromexico.

Groups 104

Groups San Francisco New York City Cards 104

PYMNTS

AUGUST 5, 2016

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. .

Comparison 100

Comparison Retail Boston Online 100

Banking 2020

FEBRUARY 2, 2016

There are lessons to be learned from experiences in retail. Regardless of how and why they hit the market, some technology-driven innovations seem to lend themselves to particular vertical markets and/or disciplines. Well, there’s no doubt about this one: retail. In fact, 38% of retailers say this is a top priority.

Retail 40

Retail Strategy Boston Industry 40

PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 18, 2019

We had roughly 340 execs register to listen live to the two of us banter about the people, processes and tech necessary to do more than simply rebrand what’s typically described as the fraud and risk departments of digital platforms. percent of all retail sales to 6.4 percent of retail sales and 50 percent of all eCommerce sales.

Cards 169

Cards Course Study New York 169

Celent Banking

MARCH 28, 2017

Over the past few weeks we have been previewing various content themes we will be discussing at our Insight and Innovation Day in Boston on April 4th. I would like to finish this series of posts by looking at the new Model Bank category we introduced this year – Emerging Innovation. See you in Boston!

Innovation 100

Innovation Boston blockchain social media 100

PYMNTS

MARCH 14, 2016

Well, it is “an innovative new payment platform created to transform the payments industry by drastically altering the economics through Internet-based technology, generating significant consumer benefits.” Except, of course, it didn’t – and it is now in the crowded graveyard of payments innovations that sounded too good to be true.

Bitcoin 100

Bitcoin blockchain Video Apple 100

PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 3, 2018

Almost 33 years ago, David Letterman introduced his singular innovation in stand-up comedy: the Top 10 List. CFO Adam DeWitt noted that a seven-year-old, Boston-based LevelUp serves 200 regional and national brands, with a point-of-sale (POS) approach that seeks to replicate each brand’s experience online. million users, up from 9.2

Branding 100

Branding Cards Fraud Marketing 100