PYMNTS

DECEMBER 14, 2018

Retailers are bringing experiential stores to big cities, and Starbucks is no exception: The coffee chain was set to open its Starbucks Reserve Roastery New York City on Friday (Dec. With premium coffees, teas, mixology and the iconic Milanese Princi Bakery, it serves as a Starbucks brand amplifier and a platform for future innovation.”

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PYMNTS

APRIL 12, 2016

It’s what’s turned the retail word upside down as consumers with their mobile devices have decided they’d rather buy from their couch with their mobile phone than schlep to the mall. In other words, kick the door wide open to remote retail. Meeting the consumer where they are. That’s the mantra of innovators everywhere.

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SEPTEMBER 20, 2019

Retailers are testing drone delivery to grow their omnichannel offerings and provide “store to door” on-demand service to their customers. From Amazon to Uber and Walgreens, retailers and eCommerce platforms are tapping into drones to expand their omnichannel offerings by providing consumers with easy access to their favorite products.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 18, 2019

Brick-and-mortar retailers are joining forces with online reCommerce companies to bring pre-owned merchandise into their stores, adding to their sustainability efforts. That price point, according to Fashionista , is significantly less costly than a new pair of the brand’s jeans that usually cost approximately $130.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 10, 2018

Traditional retail locations, ranging from fashion and home furnishings to hardware and department stores, have been forced to make significant changes in the face of heightened competition from eCommerce giants like Amazon and omnichannel powerhouses, like Walmart and its online unit, Jet.com.

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CB Insights

OCTOBER 9, 2018

Traditional retail is getting an upgrade. Despite the rise of e-commerce and mobile, the physical channel still plays an important role in consumer experience — and retailers are increasingly leveraging technologies to stay afloat. Cashier-less technology is one of the latest trends to dominate conversation.

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Gonzobanker

NOVEMBER 18, 2014

After Retail Delivery had some mushy general sessions a few years ago, this is the second year in a row we have seen some provocative stuff on the main stage. Favorite Gonzo quote of the event: “For 16 years, we’ve said our technology sucks … because it’s never good enough.” So, isn’t retail delivery about consumer lending?

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 11, 2020

In the age of Amazon, achieving success in this market takes dozens of fulfillment centers, advanced logistics and sophisticated enterprise technology. While massive businesses like Amazon have the scale and expertise to make this a reality, the vast majority of online retailers simply can’t meet this expectation on their own.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 11, 2020

The digital shift continued to show its dramatic potential to change retailing today, as three companies announced major changes to their business models. Zara was not among the retailers seen to be at risk from the pandemic, so the move was something of a surprise. The brand has about 15,000 U.S.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 19, 2020

But Foxtrot, a small company out of Chicago, is reinventing convenience store retail and taking it uptown. It’s an ambitious business model, which so far has been limited to eight locations in Chicago, but certainly enough to prove the concept for LaVitola, who is an investment banker by trade, and his team. percent.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 19, 2020

But Foxtrot, a small company out of Chicago, is reinventing convenience store retail and taking it uptown. It’s an ambitious business model, which so far has been limited to eight locations in Chicago, but certainly enough to prove the concept for LaVitola, who is an investment banker by trade, and his team. percent.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 2, 2017

Between automated checkout lines, online grocery ordering and meal kit services, it seems like the inexorable tide of progress is determined to wipe out millions of jobs across the retail and grocery sectors. And those are just the new technologies getting the most press. Coca-Cola follows in fellow CPG brand Campbell Co.’s

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 21, 2020

Chang’s To Go location in Chicago that will focus on carryout, delivery and catering, with delivery offered through third-party services as well as the restaurant’s website and app. From Chipotle Mexican Grill to DoorDash , quick-service restaurants and technology platforms are making it easier for consumers to order their favorite foods.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 5, 2019

The department store retailer reported revenues of $6.8 And, according to a statement from Kohl’s, the retailer ended its fiscal year with 1,159 brick-and-mortar locations in 49 states. With that aim in mind, the company plans to experiment with an “outfit bar concept” in 50 brick-and-mortar locations in Philadelphia and Chicago.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 24, 2020

a Chicago-based ready-to-eat meal startup, for $177 million. brand to enter HelloFresh’s portfolio: HelloFresh, EveryPlate and Green Chef are the other three. We have four high-growth food brands in our group, all benefiting from our strong growth engine, technology and supply chain infrastructure.”.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 7, 2018

They’ve been using the same technology for hundreds of years, and we saw the opportunity to differentiate ourselves from a product perspective. This brand exercise allows us to express that.”. The new technology is a proprietary formulation of Aerogel called Solarcore, for which they own several patents.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 15, 2017

Oakland, San Jose, San Francisco, Detroit, Austin, Boston and Chicago. They’re places where the company already has a presence and where resources and infrastructure could support a technology heavyweight like Amazon. Whole Foods-branded product sales tallied $500,000 in the first week. Mexico City.

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PYMNTS

MAY 16, 2017

One company that’s helping to move the ball for many living in various space sizes is startup on-demand furniture company Interior Define, based out of Chicago. Chicago how the company came to be and what he sought to accomplish. Interior Define’s founder and CEO, Rob Royer, shared with Tech.Co

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 11, 2017

Chicago, Illinois. This week, Facebook announced it is increasing its office space in Chicago. The company first moved in to a half-floor last year and has since taken over the 28th floor of a 37-story office tower on Wacker Drive, The Chicago Tribune reported. Here are five locations to watch for activity in the near future.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 19, 2018

Cargill’s birds came equipped with a tracking code powered by blockchain technology. Blockchain is one of those technologies that will disrupt in a lot of ways,” Debra Bauler, Cargill Protein’s chief information officer, said in a Shop Talk interview.

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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.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 20, 2020

The pandemic-related increase in demand will now give food brands a larger chance to test and demonstrate their new order-to-go technologies and approaches. The latest Order To Eat Tracker ® examines why customers’ preference for ordering has staying power and how the latest technologies are redefining restaurants.

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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. Now, in addition to buying Amazon’s Echo and Fire tablet lines at Kohl’s stores, shoppers will be able to make Amazon returns at certain Kohl’s retail locations in the U.S. Prime Pharma? Setting Trends. In the U.S.,

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 15, 2019

The first big news over the wires was official confirmation that the eCommerce giant will open an Amazon branded grocery store next year in California. Additional locations are reportedly being considered for Philadelphia, Chicago and Los Angeles. The move ends a two-year eCommerce partnership between the two brands.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 10, 2019

The latest PYMNTS Order to Eat Tracker highlights how several major brands are embracing (or resisting) third-party delivery services, new models and new ordering solutions in an effort to win over customers. The virtual restaurant business model is becoming increasingly popular as technology improves the user experience.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 19, 2016

But first, virtual reality is also serving the retailer by helping to build more appealing physical retail layouts. Virtual reality is disrupting retail with the force of a wrecking ball in all parts of the world. Alibaba is a persistent influence in the Chinese retail and eCommerce sectors.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 17, 2017

It’s a hungry brand, gobbling up three different food delivery competitors in the last quarter alone: Boston-based Foodler, Groupon’s OrderUp and most recently, Yelp’s Eat24. Both Groupon and Grubhub are Chicago-based, although OrderUp calls Baltimore home. Grubhub isn’t just about hungry people. The Eat24 deal closed last week on Oct.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 17, 2017

As such, this may spur other technology design companies to move swiftly on executing other connected pieces of furniture. On the probability of Sobro hitting the shelves in retail? StoreBound has several other brands under the head company,” Dash explained.

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JULY 30, 2019

The company’s technology was in place at 700 of the company’s stores in the quarter that was most recent. Mobile doesn’t just mean apps – order-ahead technology is also increasingly being integrated into cars, and the rise in mobile ordering is affecting restaurants themselves. Mobile-Order Ahead.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 17, 2018

It’s not uncommon for online brands to open brick-and-mortar stores, and it seems that Google may be the latest digitally native brand to take the plunge into offline retail. The company is reportedly looking to bring a two-story flagship store to the Windy City, according to the Chicago Tribune. by the end of 2018.

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PYMNTS

JULY 30, 2018

Blue Apron opened up an experiential pop-up retail location in New York City, which featured cooking classes and celebrity chefs. Albertsons, which had already been selling the meals in California Safeway and Chicago-area Jewel-Osco stores, started selling the product in hundreds of its Albertsons stores and via home delivery on Instacart.

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JUNE 20, 2019

In an era of restaurant technology that provides diners with many choices, mobile order-ahead is more popular than ever with consumers. At the same time, he noted that they increase speed of service, access, and convenience for the restaurant’s guests while also driving digital sales and building more love for the brand.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 13, 2018

Tovala discounts a steam oven — relatively new technology for a residential kitchen — to entice consumers to sign up for a meal kit subscription service. David Rabie, who studied at The University of Chicago Booth School of Business, teamed up with engineer Bryan Wilcox to develop the oven and to launch the service.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 9, 2017

Computer vision and payments technology ensure that the right amount is collected from the right customer as they leave the store. The only guarantee at this point is that the retail and grocery playing field is going to continue to change, and players in those industries are going to have to change, too, or sink. No waiting in line.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 4, 2018

Through platforms such as Slice , small pizzerias can tap into technology that allows their customers to order pizza online for pickup or delivery — just like the larger national chains. Large urban centers such as New York, Chicago or San Francisco have many options for pizza. But many markets outside those areas are underserved.

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Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 22, 2020

During a busy year we saw Jill supporting her local community, blogging with Mark Cuban, spinning up new PPP technology and innovating with things like curbside banking. For more than 20 years, John has helped City National grow its niched commercial and private banking businesses with strategic technologies. Drum roll please….

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 10, 2020

This week McDonald’s announced that as part of its ongoing focus on digital initiatives and integrating new technologies it has created a digital customer engagement team. Digital is transforming global retail, and it will transform McDonald ’s,” said CEO Chris Kempczinski. “At Will Grub hub Find A Buyer?

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