PYMNTS

OCTOBER 31, 2016

From loyalty to inventory management and data to omnicommerce strategy, there’s no shortage of available features and options for retailers looking to upgrade to full-service payments solutions. Even after a retailer does find a suitable option, integrating the system into their operations can be a challenge.

Payments 100

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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

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 27, 2017

Operating in concert with Mastercard and Neiman Marcus, the store will offer a range of items segmented into three categories relating to the magazine’s three core areas: @work, @play and @peak. Since Marie Claire is working with Neiman Marcus as its retail partner, they are styling outfits that fit into those three segments.

Groups 158

Groups Las Vegas Retail Branding 158

PYMNTS

AUGUST 24, 2019

According to Zach Hensley, vice president of operations and guest experiences for the Seahawks and CenturyLink Field, these services are changing how fans experience live games and boosting their overall enjoyment. For the 2019 NFL season – PYMNTS is based in Boston, so Go Pats! –

Payments 161

Payments social media Mobile Seattle 161

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. If all’s well, Happy Returns signals the retailer to refund the customer. “We’re

Los Angeles 107

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PYMNTS

MARCH 15, 2017

The company currently operates 263 department stores in 25 states under the Bon-Ton, Bergner’s, Boston Store, Carson’s, Elder-Beerman, Herberger’s and Younkers banners. Total revenue for the entire year fell 4.3 percent to $2.6

Boston 100

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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.

Apple 109

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 22, 2017

Finally, not every retailer can be Amazon, but they can all learn something from the eCommerce giant – here’s what. The Hilton hotel chain is now allowing its customers to redeem their Hilton Honors rewards points via Amazon, making it the first hotel operator to offer such an ability. Setting Trends. Prime Pharma?

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 16, 2018

Another online bill payment trend is a move away from banks for those transactions. That growth came, in part, at the expense of bill-paying sites and services operated by banks. It cites a figure from the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston that says more than 80 percent of rent payments are made via cash or paper checks.

Industry 105

Industry Payments Online Boston 105

PYMNTS

OCTOBER 9, 2020

For those who operate restaurants or simply enjoy them, 2020 has been a nightmare. Many will continue leveraging the third-party delivery apps that sustained them until their on-premises operations restarted, but these apps come with a host of issues. cities, including Boston, Chicago, New York and Washington, D.C.”.

Mobile 131

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PYMNTS

JULY 30, 2019

That trend continued in the second quarter and looks likely to be a dominant trait in the 2020s, only a few months away. 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. Starbucks Delivery. Mobile-Order Ahead. In fact, 91.4

Mobile 148

Mobile New York Philadelphia Google 148

PYMNTS

JUNE 9, 2017

That retail is changing rapidly — and that many of its oldest and most established players are struggling to keep pace — is not much of a surprise these days. Everyone knows retailers are in trouble — at this point, the whole market knows it. And retailers also know they have a problem,” said Arish Ali, CEO of Skava.

Retail 116

Retail Mobile Miami Marketing 116

PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 4, 2019

The food truck trend is taking off in the U.S., Fostering this growth means enabling food truck operators to quickly accept customers’ payments as they dish out food and friendly service. Merchants must ensure their mPOS offerings seamlessly operate alongside existing fixed solutions. with the industry being valued at $856.7

Massachusetts 100

Massachusetts Boston Cards Operations 100

PYMNTS

MAY 20, 2016

What followed over the next four decades was the evolution of a once familiar retail fixture – the carhop – who first walked, and then later roller skated their way into creating a convenient way of serving the customer. Retailers are having to find new ways of fulfilling shoppers’ orders.”. Pulling Up To Convenience .

St. Louis 102

St. Louis Retail Dallas Mobile 102

Abrigo

JULY 25, 2023

FedNow will operate around the clock every day of the year, so fraudsters can try to push through fraudulent transactions at any time. Involve the right people at the bank or credit union to create a retail solution tailored for your risk tolerance and your customers or members. Review the institution’s current tactics to fight fraud.

Fraud 195

Fraud Payments Security Resources 195

PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 3, 2020

Bloomberg reported this week that Boston-based home décor eCommerce giant Wayfair turned in strong Q3 financials, noting that the firm’s quarterly results “exceeded analysts’ estimates, suggesting the wave of home improvement inspired by the COVID-19 pandemic is lingering.”. Unmasking What Happened. There are some certainties.

Boston 141

Boston Tools Report Branding 141

PYMNTS

APRIL 2, 2018

According to a recent survey from the Boston Consulting Group (BCG), profits among the world’s corporate banking institutions is significantly declining – but digitization could halt that trend. Researchers found that just 17 percent of retail banks rated their digital transformation strategies as “optimal.”

blockchain 171

blockchain Lending User Experience Mobile 171

PYMNTS

DECEMBER 1, 2016

Boston-based company Cybric is a relative newcomer on the cybersecurity scene, but it’s re-envisioning how developers test the security of their applications. “If What Cybric’s Continuous Security-as-a-Service platform does is to merge development, security and operations into one process — DevSecOps, if you will. “We

Security 100

Security Boston Operations Innovation 100

Independent Banker

MARCH 15, 2015

Customer contact centers are reshaping retail service for the technology age. But in today’s world of proliferating digital devices and communication options, customer contact centers, once operating primarily as telephone switchboards, are turning into full-service and multichannel communication hubs. Bob Meara, retail banking expert.

Community Bank 70

Community Bank Community Operations Retail 70

Celent Banking

FEBRUARY 1, 2017

This is the third article in a weekly series highlighting trends and themes from Celent’s Model Bank submission process. The second type is a completely separate brand ring-fenced under a different technology stack, operating under the umbrella of the parent organization but effectively a separate entity.

Customer Experience 100

Customer Experience Branding Boston Innovation 100

PYMNTS

MARCH 31, 2017

The service is available in several major metropolitan areas, including Boston, New York, Washington, D.C., Biggins explained how she initially encouraged restaurants to join the MealPal platform by conducting a series of tests at a Fresh Market location in Boston. million lunches over the past year. San Francisco and Miami.

Boston 100

Boston San Francisco Meeting Miami 100

CB Insights

APRIL 17, 2018

15 of the top 20 operate in the Greater Bay Area. He received his MBA in 1993 from UT Austin before joining Credit Suisse First Boston as an Equity Research Analyst, where he focused on computer hardware and software. Operating Location: San Francisco, CA. Operating Location: San Francisco, CA. BILL GURLEY.

San Francisco 71

San Francisco CA Capital Operations 71

CB Insights

APRIL 24, 2018

Research BRIEFING: Surviving the Retail Apocalypse. How are brick-and-mortar retailers surviving and adapting in the world of digital commerce? The retail apocalypse has claimed many victims , with almost 7,000 stores closing in the US in 2017. And that’s just since February. However, this isn’t the whole story.

Retail 59

Retail Trends Technology Branding 59

PYMNTS

DECEMBER 6, 2019

And groups such as LVMH are also investing in retail ventures. From acquisitions to new or revamped brick-and-mortar stores, beauty, as well as cosmetic brands, are taking steps to evolve their retail operations. Glossier is opening temporary shops in Nordstrom stores, including the retailer’s New York flagship.

Branding 132

Branding Retail New York Miami 132

PYMNTS

OCTOBER 13, 2016

Vodafone is the third-largest mobile operator in the U.K. London transportation that accepts Oyster will support mobile payments of up to £30 only, and for larger amounts, users can use Vodafone Pay at retailers, which requires a PIN. Operator East Japan Railway Company alone served 17.4 But In the U.S.,

Mobile 100

Mobile Payments Apple Samsung 100

Independent Banker

OCTOBER 29, 2014

Big-brand megabanks, the Visa and MasterCard networks, and big-box merchants had signed up to become partners with Apple’s universal retail smartphone app that uses Near Field Communication and tokenization technologies. We are seeing a trend where technology providers will unbundle capabilities and provide separate apps,” Epperson notes.

Mobile 105

Mobile Community Bank Community Technology 105

Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 17, 2021

Lots of tech and operations to clean up, it appears, but no solid bank is better qualified than the team from Minneapolis. THE INDUSTRY TREND AWARDS. Man, this is the bread and butter of retail banking and credit unions. Acronym of the Year. Has to be M-O-E. Michael was a smart, gritty banker with a heart of gold.

Fintech 147

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Abrigo

MAY 8, 2024

They can more easily consider how to harness genAI's power to enhance their operations, compliance, risk management, and member or customer experience. That’s equivalent to 9% to 15% of operating profits, the report notes. This can include images, videos, audio, text, and other digital content.”

Examples 195

Examples Fraud Resources Risk Management 195

CB Insights

OCTOBER 26, 2020

While the rules against prop trading have more recently been loosened, the restriction has still changed how investment banks operate. But there’s no question that the way these institutions function has shifted, pushed along especially by the financial crisis and technology trends. Table of contents. The disruption of the IPO.

Management 78

Management Capital Company Marketing 78

CB Insights

JULY 17, 2018

Instead, new millennial-inspired and tech-infused dining trends have been emerging across the US and internationally. In the past decade, restaurant and bar purchases have grown at twice the rate of general retail spending. Vegan fast casual: By Chloe (NYC, Boston, LA, Providence, London). Dining out. the Future of food report.

San Francisco 69

San Francisco California United States CA 69

William Mills

MAY 11, 2016

11:37 am William Mills, CEO of William Mills Agency, and Stephen Ramirez, CEO of Beyond the Arc, discuss major trends presented at this year’s Finovate and highlight key companies such as Malauzai Software, PayActiv and many more! Diana Chin (HR & Operations). Svyatoslav Ostrovsky (Head of Retail Digital Business).

Video 40

Video Mobile social media Analytics 40

CB Insights

JUNE 14, 2018

We deep dive into the trends disrupting the housing industry, as well as the startups and technologies making these changes possible. T echnology trends and market needs are pushing companies to set their sights on the residential real estate and construction industry. Construction industry trends. Construction industry trends.

Seattle 56

Seattle Capital Industry New York 56

PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 6, 2016

Online retailers will be where we shop. I believe that this inflection point will accelerate the four big shifts that have been taking place right before our very eyes over the last decade — shifts that will now set the course for how every single player in payments and commerce and retail should be planning their 2017 and beyond.

Payments 100

Payments Online Mobile Retail 100

CB Insights

JULY 23, 2020

iHealth’s no-contact thermometers retail for less than $45, and Salesforce’s Workplace Command Center, which centralizes key real-time reopening metrics, starts at $5 per user per month as an add-on to existing Salesforce products. Finally, several of these solutions are relatively low in cost.

Meeting 101

Meeting Tools Survey Company 101

CB Insights

NOVEMBER 9, 2017

The R.I.P. Report – Startup Death Trends And Data. Australian music streaming company Guvera has reportedly stopped operating, with its co-founder and biggest financial backer walking away from the project. and a dearth of people with technical, operational experience running energy facilities. via Beta Boston.

Capital 78

Capital Company San Francisco Operations 78

CB Insights

JULY 19, 2017

Innovation Summit: (N+1) Trends. Retail/Consumer Goods. From their humble, skunkworks-style origins in Palo Alto to their current offices in Sunnyvale, Cupertino, Seattle, and Boston, they’ve scaled up to attack new projects but keep the same focus on experimentation and innovation that helped them build the first Kindle.

Innovation 74

Innovation San Francisco Georgia Technology 74

PYMNTS

OCTOBER 22, 2018

The beloved mall kiosk, or the more formally named retail merchandising unit ( RMU ), had its humble beginnings in Boston. That development started a trend of shopping centers bringing in small carts or kiosks into their properties. “The industry has not kept pace with modern retail.

Branding 129

Branding Retail America Boston 129