PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 7, 2018

The health retailer is looking to open concept stores in the beginning of 2019, CNBC reported. The retailer plans to focus on the management of chronic conditions, such as asthma, kidney disease and cardiovascular disease, while also seeking to encompass more services at its MinuteClinics.

Boston 118

Boston Retail Branding Report 118

PYMNTS

JUNE 25, 2018

Then I went to Whole Foods on the North Shore of Boston Saturday morning to do some grocery shopping. Another had an offer with a promo code to get $10 off my first online order, which would be delivered free to my front door in two hours or less once I linked my Prime account to Whole Foods. Prime Time at the Grocery Store.

Retail 156

Retail Branding Millennials Online 156

PYMNTS

DECEMBER 4, 2019

The beauty brand has launched pop-up shops in cities such as Austin, Miami, Boston and London, but its success has primarily been in online sales of its lotions, lash products and soft, pink-colored lip balms since its 2014 inception. The department store retailer has also reportedly worked with Allbirds, Everlane and Away.

Los Angeles 131

Los Angeles New York Miami Austin 131

Chris Skinner

MAY 18, 2017

A recent acquisition spree including Jet.com gives the retail giant much-needed digital chops by Brad Stone and Matthew Boyle from Bloomberg Business Week Last summer, Marc Lore, founder and chief executive officer of e-commerce startup Jet.com Inc., Even more astonishing, Lore and his management team in Hoboken, N.J.,

Omaha 277

Omaha Video Arkansas Boston 277

Cisco

MAY 29, 2019

In retail banking, it’s clear customer experience matters, and the stakes have never been higher. 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. Opportunity #1: When opening a new account. According to the J.D.

Customer Experience 72

Customer Experience Retail San Diego Study 72

PYMNTS

MAY 27, 2016

Omnicommerce usually refers to where and how retailers sell their products, not necessarily who they choose to sell them with. From office supplies and communal workspaces to new ways to pay for concert tickets, more barriers to siloed retail activity are falling every day to the onslaught of retail partnerships.

Retail 100

Retail Las Vegas Millennials Conference 100

PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 25, 2016

Maxx, Marshalls and Home Goods — was one of the few retailers coming out of this earnings season with something to crow about. Same store sales — an all important retail metric — almost doubled analyst forecasts and clocked in at 5 percent. TJX — the owner of the discount department chains T.J. TJX posted a 6.4

Boston 100

Boston Retail Management Security 100

PYMNTS

OCTOBER 16, 2019

Boston startup True Tickets is teaming up with the Broadway theater company The Shubert Organization for blockchain-based mobile ticket delivery , the companies said in a press release Wednesday (Oct. Shubert Ticketing sells tickets through its retail brand, Telecharge, as well as through hundreds of third-party agents.

blockchain 108

blockchain Boston US Customer Experience 108

PYMNTS

OCTOBER 16, 2019

Boston startup True Tickets is teaming up with the Broadway theater company The Shubert Organization for blockchain-based mobile ticket delivery , the companies said in a press release Wednesday (Oct. Shubert Ticketing sells tickets through its retail brand, Telecharge, as well as through hundreds of third-party agents.

blockchain 100

blockchain Boston US Customer Experience 100

Cisco

MAY 29, 2019

In retail banking, it’s clear customer experience matters, and the stakes have never been higher. 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. Opportunity #1: When opening a new account. According to the J.D.

Customer Experience 48

Customer Experience Retail San Diego Study 48

PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 24, 2020

Amazon said in its announcement that Sidewalk will extend the low-bandwidth working range of such devices, with bandwidth sharing across neighbors representing a “network of networks” that will help devices stay online. The company has said the network enhancement is available at no charge.

Boston 210

Boston Community Software National 210

PYMNTS

OCTOBER 26, 2016

Bonobos, the men’s clothing brand that began life online and has now pushed into the physical realm, is betting on the tactile experience to boost sales. The first standalone location was in Boston in 2012. The personal service provides this and allows them to move beyond online to an environment where they can experiment more.

New York City 100

New York City Boston New York Analysis 100

PYMNTS

JUNE 1, 2016

Wayfair, an online home furnishing retailer, is launching a home-grown display display advertising platform to improve consumer targeting through customized messaging. Magellan’s launch comes as the Boston-based company looks into investing in building technologies that can enhance its marketing intelligence.

Boston 100

Boston US Strategy Retail 100

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

SEPTEMBER 30, 2016

Cosi, the Boston-based sandwich chain renowned for its flatbread sandwiches, filed for bankruptcy in a Boston courtroom. Will Sears be the next major retailer to file for bankruptcy? ” Those retailers who made Fitch’s list are: Sears Holdings Corp., And how many more could follow after that? Claire’s Stores, Inc.,

Boston 100

Boston Retail Nebraska Study 100

PYMNTS

MARCH 19, 2019

To enhance diners’ experiences in quick-service restaurants (QSRs), managers are utilizing digital innovations, enabling everything from faster orders to more efficient kitchens. More than 70 percent of QSR managers see these as the main benefits of implementing technology, according to the PYMNTS Restaurant Readiness Index.

Innovation 179

Innovation Houston Denver Mobile 179

PYMNTS

AUGUST 8, 2017

With the advent of artificial intelligence (AI), retailers and merchants have the capability to reach a much larger array of consumers on an extremely tailored and personal level. As such, it should come as no surprise that many retailers are using AI to help boost both their products and services.

Retail 128

Retail Customer Experience Boston Branding 128

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

JUNE 8, 2017

Tripodes has more than 15 years of franchising experience with Boston Restaurant & Sports Bar, Bojangles and Moe’s Southwest Grill, among others. Franchising veteran Paul Tripodes has loved fast casual eatery Saladworks since the very first time he ate there, and now he’s the company’s vice president of franchise sales.

Fort Worth 100

Fort Worth Dallas Georgia Atlanta 100

PYMNTS

MARCH 9, 2020

The model for the DineVite online and mobile app is actually similar to social media. What will factor into any restaurant or restaurant group’s success in tomorrow’s online world are the numbers and demographics of just how tourist-traveled your city, town, or region is going forward.

Miami 130

Miami Los Angeles Austin South Carolina 130

PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 28, 2019

The pods set up shop in places where the nap-needing tend to gather – university campuses and office spaces being their two main sweet spots – and offer the chance to book a 20-minute to two-hour nap online or on mobile with a few clicks or taps. Boston Med has offered Sleepio since 2016. It was chosen, according to Dr. Troyen A.

Boston 145

Boston Study Maine social media 145

PYMNTS

AUGUST 16, 2019

As of the first day of August 1994 more people had walked on the surface of the moon than had bought things online, because online shopping did not yet exist. s two resident retail superpowers’ race for the consumer’s whole paycheck this week. She also forecasts headline retail sales to rise by 0.4 percent.

Retail 108

Retail Nashville Seattle Boston 108

PYMNTS

MARCH 19, 2018

After all, Boston managed to have a St. According to John Hecht, consumer finance analyst at the investment bank Jefferies, retailers “have become really aggressive at pushing back” and looking for better rates from the card networks. Sometimes, the unexpected is good. Will Walmart Flip Big Into Flipkart? After the U.S.

Data 108

Data Cards Online Retail 108

PYMNTS

JANUARY 23, 2020

Boston-based vegetarian fast food chain Clover Food Lab is getting one-third of its business via mobile ordering software it wrote itself — a bold move that most small to medium-sized businesses (SMBs) could never take on. stores so that managers can get a complete view while customers track their orders online.

Dallas 131

Dallas Customer Experience Boston Mobile 131

PYMNTS

MAY 29, 2017

Some were already investors in the startup, which is headquartered in New York City and will use the funding to expand into Los Angeles, San Francisco, Seattle, Boston, Philadelphia, Washington, D.C., It’s time-consuming and difficult to navigate, with many businesses not even having a presence online.”. and Chicago.

Los Angeles 100

Los Angeles San Francisco New York City Philadelphia 100

PYMNTS

JULY 25, 2018

Turns out the online and mobile food ordering business has some hefty tailwinds in place. As for greenfield opportunities, more new diners signed up for the platform than any quarter before, with less money spent on advertising, as management noted on the call. Grubhub ’s active diner count jumped 69 percent year over year to 15.6

Boston 100

Boston Branding Online Regional 100

MyBankTracker

MAY 7, 2021

John Hancock, also known as The John Hancock Life Insurance Company, was founded in 1862 with operations based mainly in Boston, Massachusetts. Today, the company has almost $540 billion in assets under management and administration. No easy online quoting tool. Manage insurance and long-term care claims.

Policies 52

Policies Boston Tools Maine 52

PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 11, 2019

And while the last week had no shortage of players pushing ahead with big moves, there were three that managed to put up some pretty staggering early-season numbers. 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.

Apple 101

Apple Massachusetts Data Cards 101

PYMNTS

JULY 30, 2019

That said, mobile order-ahead apps — as can be the case generally when comes to many types of retail innovations — have lower adoption among smaller QSRs. percent of small QSR managers were satisfied, according to the Mobile Order-Ahead Tracker. Mobile-Order Ahead. PYMNTS’ most recent Restaurant Readiness Index found that only 30.7

Mobile 148

Mobile New York Philadelphia Google 148

Abrigo

JULY 25, 2023

Financial institutions will have different appetites, so they will have time to learn about it and learn from the activity of others.” - Russ Chacon, VP of Product Management, Abrigo Here are some fast facts about FedNow instant payments to help financial crime professionals get up to speed: Not mandatory; no implementation deadline.

Fraud 195

Fraud Payments Security Resources 195

PYMNTS

JANUARY 3, 2019

Taziki’s Mediterranean Café , for instance, has seen its online and to-go orders increase by 200 percent over the past three years. These are just some of the ways that QSRs have recently sought to reinvent their mobile and online ordering experiences to encourage diners skip the line and order ahead: The total number of U.K.

Los Angeles 158

Los Angeles San Francisco Mobile DC 158

PYMNTS

AUGUST 18, 2016

That’s become pretty much gospel for brands, retailers and marketers alike. And one of the most valuable forms of data right now is behavioral data because it tells a retailer or brand where a customer or potential customer goes, does and spends their time and money on. In other words, it’s a lot of that uber-valuable type of data.

Data 100

Data Meeting Company San Francisco 100

PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 29, 2019

Amazon has opened an online store , establishing a presence on Chinese online shopping site Pinduoduo. How Spend Tools Feed Food Banks’ Need For Accountability (Bento for Business Spend Management Playbook). 25) that it will sell its StubHub ticketing operations to online ticket reseller Viagogo Entertainment Inc.

Google 129

Google Mobile Data Capital 129

PYMNTS

JUNE 9, 2017

Kate Rettker, senior marketing manager and manager of the Protein Bar’s mobile order-ahead process, said the company has tweaked its app design to feature more distinct pops of color and better menu functionality, including adding photography. Because they are special to us.”. We’re a dietary-sensitive brand,” said Rettker.

social media 109

social media Mobile Boston Payments 109

PYMNTS

MAY 11, 2017

The Boston-based furniture and home goods retailers saw it stock price shoot up 20 percent to an all time high as earnings reports clocked in stronger than expected. They get completely annihilated when they are wrong,” Active Alts’ Brad Lamensdorf, portfolio manager of the SQZZ ETF, said in a phone interview with CNBC.

Retail 100

Retail Boston America Management 100

Independent Banker

DECEMBER 13, 2015

In a Federal Reserve Bank of Boston survey of mobile banking and payment services released in August, roughly three-fourths of about 600 community banks and credit unions in five Federal Reserve districts that were polled were offering some kind of mobile service. Personal financial management (account aggregation). Check ordering.

Community Bank 70

Community Bank Boston Community Iowa 70

Independent Banker

NOVEMBER 24, 2015

In a Federal Reserve Bank of Boston survey of mobile banking and payment services released in August, roughly three-fourths of about 600 community banks and credit unions in five Federal Reserve districts that were polled were offering some kind of mobile service. Personal financial management (account aggregation). Check ordering.

Community Bank 70

Community Bank Boston Community Iowa 70