PYMNTS

AUGUST 24, 2019

It’s that’s time of year again – football season is upon us. As new PYMNTS research documents, over the past year, 18 Major League Baseball (MLB), National Basketball Association (NBA), National Football League (NFL) and Major League Soccer (MLS) arenas have deployed biometric solutions by CLEAR.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 21, 2020

Looks like retail sales are back on the street. With direct marketing hit by robocall abuse and the National Do Not Call Registry , direct-to-consumer (D2C) brands and other not-so-usual suspects are looking into and in some cases reinstating door-to-door sales. Last fall it tested the approach more aggressively. “If

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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. between March 1 and Sept.

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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.). (And

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 22, 2017

In a twist on contemporary retail trends toward online channels, consumers still largely prefer to return in-store. One logistics technology startup is working to solve the problem of physical returns for digital retailers. One logistics technology startup is working to solve the problem of physical returns for digital retailers.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 25, 2019

In a recent trend, eCommerce mattress brands have been moving into the world of brick-and-mortar retail by opening their own stores and pop-up shops to help let customers test-drive their products in real life. 22) before reportedly extending the service into Boston and New York, among other cities. now support Apple Pay.

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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.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 28, 2019

But somehow, we are a nation of chronically under-rested people. It’s important for us as a pharmacy benefit management company, as a big retail pharmacy, to endorse digital therapeutics when they work as good as or better than medications one can take by mouth,” Dr. Brennan said. “We Boston Med has offered Sleepio since 2016.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 22, 2018

In fact, in its founding days back in 2002, Wayfair fit comfortably in the spare bedroom of Conine’s Boston-area home. As of now, the firm is looking to branch out from its Copley Place headquarters in downtown Boston and into a neighboring building that reportedly has enough space to accommodate it.

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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

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 30, 2020

And experts are warning that given the spike in cases nationwide, we should expect to see that national death toll to double over the next 10 days to reach 4,000 daily. The retailer has made the Walmart app more Rx-friendly, opening express lanes in stores to reduce the amount of time people spend waiting in lines for refills.

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Jeff For Banks

JANUARY 11, 2014

According to a 2012 Boston College Center for Retirement Research study , 63% of American males (why only males I do not know) participated exclusively in defined contribution (DC) retirement plans in 2007, up from 47% in 1992. I think, as a nation, we will need lots of help managing our money. Probably not.

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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).

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PYMNTS

JULY 21, 2018

The DoorDash delivery addition will include 300 IHOP restaurants across the nation – a much bigger change for the chain than the temporary embracing of a newish name – and the addition of burgers to the menu. The concept for the promotion was pretty simple, and on the surface did not look like a recipe of disaster at malls across the nation.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 19, 2018

Sports teams, including the San Francisco 49ers and the Boston Celtics, also invested. “We As of today, Freeletics claims it has over 31 million users in 160 nations around the world, and that it is Europe’s most used fitness and personal coaching app.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 11, 2016

According to its survey of 507 vendors of merchant processing systems, Apple Pay is the most requested mobile digital payments service among retailers. According to the recently released figures, 44 percent of those vendors’ customers are using, or have asked about using, mobile digital payment systems.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 14, 2020

And while Peloton is one well documented case of delays, tales of sold-out yoga mats, free weights, resistance bands, exercise balls and all make and manner of home fitness equipment have abounded in the national news. Others merely require a physical space to jump up and down inside. Digital Fitness Firms Thriving.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 17, 2018

After all, here in Boston, our local Irish population is eight times the size of the motherland’s, and Americans of every ethnic background get their green on one day a year. People drink champagne on New Year’s, fine wine on Christmas and festive mixed drinks on the 4th, all of which run up the national bar tab. You say, ‘Ooo!

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 5, 2016

And Boston-based D rizly ’s news yesterday of its $15 million in Series B funding was a noteworthy milestone, for sure. . This round will help us really drive awareness. Most local liquor store retailers don’t have websites, which means that they don’t have online product catalogues for starters.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 3, 2018

The game will be the main event for most people, particularly for fans in Boston and Philadelphia, as both cities are known for being ever so slightly fanatical about their sports teams. [GO billion chicken wings Americans are expected to eat this weekend according to the (honest to goodness) National Chicken Council. Winner: Pizza

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Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 17, 2021

Some interesting finalists would be: M&T and People’s United Old National and First Midwest Webster and Sterling Columbia Bank and Umpqua. Congrats on a brave move and national recognition Jim! You tell us. Chuck Snyder, chief executive of National Cooperative Bank (NCB). Bank Merger of the Year. 82% to over 2.3%

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 3, 2018

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. This listing will only help us to continue to do what we are doing now: helping our merchants grow and reshaping the payments industry.”.

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CB Insights

APRIL 17, 2018

We used CB Insights data gathered via our machine learning technology (dubbed The Cruncher ) and from thousands of submissions we received from VC partners and firms via The Editor. 2018 VC Report: AI FUNDING LEPT 29% IN US. Jeff began his post-graduate career as a Management Consultant with The Boston Consulting Group.

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CB Insights

APRIL 24, 2018

Foot Locker is closing 110 stores, Abercrombie & Fitch is closing 60 stores, department store Bon-Ton is possibly headed toward liquidation, and Toys R’ Us has shut down completely. Research BRIEFING: Surviving the Retail Apocalypse. How are brick-and-mortar retailers surviving and adapting in the world of digital commerce?

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 9, 2018

It’s a tall order for a Boston-based furniture company – but Wayfair has always thought big, even when it was very, very small. So small, in fact, that when it first started in 2002, the entire operation fit easily into the spare bedroom of Co-founder Steve Conine’s Boston home. For us, it’s a primary focus,” Shah said.

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Celent Banking

APRIL 7, 2017

Many of us at Celent just came back from a busy and exciting week in Boston. The rain and clouds couldn't obscure spectacular views from the State Room overlooking the Boston harbour. The rain and clouds couldn't obscure spectacular views from the State Room overlooking the Boston harbour. IndusInd Bank, India.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 17, 2019

At the same time, Tortora noted the technology has been adopted by farmers markets nationally (the company white labels its product as well). The company recently launched its service in Boston, where producers have to be able to drive to the city within two hours. There is not a lot of noise like in Boston and New York.

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Tomorrow's Transactions

JANUARY 19, 2017

Naturally, as is the case for most forward-looking of retailers, they do not take cash, so I paid with one of the many cards about my person. Perry Kramer, vice president and practice lead at consultant Boston Retail Partners, contends that as many as four-fifths of (US, I presume) retailers are already “largely cashless”.

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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. So, what does this all have to do with retail? Here’s a question: Does the U.S. Here’s an answer. We have both.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 14, 2016

They provide physical or virtual platforms (like a shopping mall) for multiple groups (like retailers and shoppers) to get together. Put yourselves in the shoes of the Revolution Money team back in 2007, pitching its platform to retailers and consumers. Platforms’ Critical Success Factor: Crossing the Critical Mass Frontier.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 9, 2017

Samsung’s global march added another stopping point this week, as Thailand became the latest nation to come online for Samsung Pay. Kim noted that Thailand presents a natural opportunity for a mobile payments platform — given the government’s national e-payment scheme and the widespread use of smartphones and e-commerce.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 7, 2016

Petryk, who said he was bullied ruthlessly as a kid from the third grade to high school, views his chain of Boston-based ice cream stores as safe havens that he wants to share with his community. “I The first store opened in Boston’s Jamaica Plain neighborhood (hence the initials J.P.), I was always a weirdo,” said Petryk. “I

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CB Insights

JULY 17, 2018

Instead, new millennial-inspired and tech-infused dining trends have been emerging across the US and internationally. In 2017, the National Restaurant Association reported annual sales of $799B — close to 48% of the total amount that Americans spent on food. Vegan fast casual: By Chloe (NYC, Boston, LA, Providence, London).

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CB Insights

MARCH 26, 2019

GET THE 54-PAGE RETAIL TRENDS REPORT. Not all in-store retailers have fallen out of favor with millennials the way department stores have. 70% of millennials say that they shop at off-price retailers like TJ Maxx and Marshalls. Between 2006 and 2015, off-price retail sales went from $18B to $35B — a jump of 94%.

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William Mills

MAY 9, 2018

I’ve participated in every US event except one as well as Finovate Europe last year. HQ: Boston, MA. Fiserv is one of the top two US FinTech companies focusing mainly on core systems. HQ: Boston, MA. This is either my 21st or 22nd Finovate; I’m not sure. Website: projectfinance.io. Twitter: @yourfinanceapp.

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CB Insights

JUNE 14, 2018

Asimov predicted the exploding population would cause US cities like Boston and New York to converge along the coast into combined super-urban bodies, while suburban communities would have to expand downwards, building subterranean homes. Housing supply is dire nationally, with the US reportedly staring down a housing shortage of 7.3M

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CB Insights

JULY 23, 2020

However, in the US, 2 out of 3 workers still feel uncomfortable returning to the workplace, according to a Qualtrics study. Companies will have to look to guidelines from local and national authorities for each office location. Source: Wellable. Advantages: Preventing disease spread & allaying employee concerns .

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