PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 20, 2019

Retailers are testing drone delivery to grow their omnichannel offerings and provide “store to door” on-demand service to their customers. The announcement was made by Worldwide Consumer CEO Jeff Wilke on June 5 at the eCommerce retailer’s “re:MARS” conference in Las Vegas. Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc.

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PYMNTS

MAY 2, 2019

With efforts to bring convenience to its guests through mobile technology, Dunkin’ Brands reported first-quarter results that beat analysts’ top-line and bottom-line earnings estimates. The executive added that menu innovation and consistent national value offers are the pillars of the company’s 2019 plans. million and 62 cents.

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Celent Banking

APRIL 28, 2017

As sharp-eyed Celent retail banking subscribers know, I'm an avid collector of good analogies. My favorite and I believe useful analogy for banking system engineering is that of automobile engineering, an industry that has a similarly colorful past and has been marked by fits and starts of innovation over the past 120 years.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 27, 2016

By now, it’s a well-accepted fact that brick-and-mortar retailers will do just about anything to turn uncommitted buyers both online and on the sidewalk into in-store conversions. Regardless of Barnes & Noble’s culinary expertise, it’s hard to begrudge Boire and the brand for their efforts.

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South State Correspondent

OCTOBER 28, 2022

While we have the technology to solve all of the above and more, there was a realization at both conferences that we are still decades away from developing a workable ecosystem and creating widespread adoption. While last year was dominated by crypto, this year, the themes were mainly around fraud and identity (both conferences).

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Celent Banking

APRIL 28, 2017

As sharp-eyed Celent retail banking subscribers know, I'm an avid collector of good analogies. My favorite and I believe useful analogy for banking system engineering is that of automobile engineering, an industry that has a similarly colorful past and has been marked by fits and starts of innovation over the past 120 years.

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PYMNTS

MAY 6, 2019

To create more convenient ordering experiences and build loyalty, quick-service restaurants (QSRs) are innovating with the help of digital and mobile technologies. In Starbucks’ second-quarter earnings conference call, President and CEO Kevin Johnson said the company expanded its active member base by half a million customers.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 6, 2019

According to a report in Adweek, the shoppable ads will enable retailers to tag product images , and when users hover over them, they will find information including the brand name and the price for the product. Shoppable ads are being tested with select retailers, noted the report. The reality is it’s really not like a funnel.

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PYMNTS

MAY 2, 2018

Retailers and retail landlords are reporting strong first-quarter earnings results, beating analysts’ expectations in many cases. As quick-service restaurants (QSRs) look to the future, digital innovations such as self-serve kiosks and delivery are on top of mind. billion, according to news from Retail Dive.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 7, 2018

While we have been successful in driving customers to our platform, we must improve the rates at which they convert to paid subscribers,” CEO Brad Dickerson told analysts during the Blue Apron second-quarter conference call with analysts late last week. Retailers have realized that consumers still like to come into stores,” Kilcourse said.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 15, 2018

In the 1960s, Avis turned to its marketing agency in hopes of tackling a challenge: the car rental company wanted to keep pace with Hertz, which was the top brand for car rentals. The agency, Doyle Dane Bernbach, came up with the tagline “We Try Harder” — to highlight the brand’s position as a challenger. Car Rental Innovation.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 4, 2019

As Chipotle continues its digital efforts, the chain’s stock is having its best year since 2013, with part of the increase credited to investors liking CEO Brian Niccol , who joined the chain about a year ago after turning Taco Bell into a lifestyle brand and introducing breakfast at the quick service restaurant. Chipotle’s Digital Gains.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 14, 2017

voice) to interact with people, brands, or services and bots that heretofore have had no real place in the bidirectional, asynchronous messaging context.”. At this conference, Facebook announced it was partnering up with the likes of CNN, 1-800-Flowers and other retailers to provide a more enhanced offering.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 20, 2019

One of Kroger ’s most powerful competitive advantages is the company’s own brand products, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Rodney McMullen said in the company’s first-quarter 2019 earnings conference call. During the first quarter, for instance, it introduced 219 our brand items. Omnichannel Retail.

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William Mills

OCTOBER 13, 2017

Approximately 1,300 attendees (including bankers, credit union executives, industry analysts and media representatives American Banker , Banking Exchange and BIG Media ) joined 30 sponsor companies to immerse themselves in all things retail banking at BAI Beacon 2017, held at the Georgia World Congress Center October 4-5. October 10-11.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 2, 2019

Let’s move past the metaphors and low-level poetic imagery when it comes to the International Consumer Electronics Show, that annual conference and trade show better (and officially) known as CES. PYMNTS readers already know that CES — scheduled to take place in Las Vegas from Jan. Speakers from SoftBank Robotics and Wilkinson Baking Co.

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Chris Skinner

JULY 23, 2017

You will all know by now that I love the innovations in retail banking in Turkey, and Gürhan didn’t disappoint. First, there … Five financial innovations you may have missed I just attended an EFMA conference where the opening presentation talked about the most innovative banks in the world.

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PYMNTS

MAY 17, 2016

One would expect that a event called the Retail Innovation Conference (RIC) would be a veritable brainstorm of big ideas as to how to improve the woeful retail space in the U.S.: And that might be the root cause of a lot of the problems in which retail businesses currently find themselves mired.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 19, 2019

However, many QSRs, from Dunkin’ Brands to Taco Bell , are tuning to these digital innovations. These are just some of the ways that these companies are bringing innovative ordering and payment options to consumers in the digital age. For Baskin’ Robins, he noted that the brand continues to expand its DoorDash partnership.

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PYMNTS

JULY 13, 2017

Cutting out the middleman has helped many retailers provide a quicker experience for consumers. As one of the largest retailers in the industry, Amazon is pushing other retailers to innovate beyond the historical avenues as it moves to brick-and-mortar locations.

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FICO

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

Our eight judges are business leaders, analysts, media and innovators in their own right, drawn from nearly every continent. She is a top advisor to Fortune 500 companies on responsible artificial intelligence strategy and data innovation practices and serves on several boards advising startups, universities, and other non-profits.

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PYMNTS

MAY 27, 2016

Omnicommerce usually refers to where and how retailers sell their products, not necessarily who they choose to sell them with. At the rate so many once-solitary brands are shacking up with other companies, though, maybe the definition of the term needs to be widened a bit. Staples Will Sell You A Desk — Or Let You Share One.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 20, 2019

The department store retailer also highlighted efforts such as the upcoming launch of its Curated by Kohl’s program and an expansion of its rewards pilot. Kohl’s Chief Executive Officer Michelle Gass said in an earnings conference call on Tuesday (Aug. The department store retailer reported net sales of $4.17 billion and $1.53

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Perficient

OCTOBER 12, 2020

It’s the week after Signal 2020, Twilio’s annual developer conference. As usual, there were a number of highlights and announcements during the conference and leading up to it. A common use case would be a retail store employee who is helping a customer find a product.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 5, 2019

The department store retailer reported revenues of $6.8 Gass said that a pivotal prong to the retailer’s strategy for omnichannel commerce is growing the role and relevancy of its brick-and-mortar locations. And, according to a statement from Kohl’s, the retailer ended its fiscal year with 1,159 brick-and-mortar locations in 49 states.

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FICO

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 1, 2020

We are talking about the upcoming International Consumer Electronics Show, the annual conference and trade show in Las Vegas that goes by the moniker CES. That remains to be seen, but it’s clear that 5G is going to significantly impact not only retail and payments, but manufacturing, healthcare, transportation and other vital areas.

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Abrigo

OCTOBER 20, 2020

Plan for new technology and innovations. virtual conference, to learn from industry thought leaders, peer institutions, and other experts. Planning for new technology and innovations. Abrigo has never slowed down their pace on innovation and change and making things better. Drive Growth.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 14, 2019

The department store retailer bolstered its omnichannel efforts while opening a distribution center for its off-priced business that taps into cloud computing technology; however, it struggled with inventory during the quarter. In other innovations, the company launched its second iteration of STORY at Macy’s with Outdoor STORY.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 18, 2020

To add value and give products a health halo, cereal brands incorporate ancient grains, superfoods, probiotics, or seeds and nuts.”. Mintel found that 51 percent of consumers aged 18 to 24 agreed that ‘eating my favorite brands reminds me of childhood.’ The past few weeks have seen all of these trends – and more – manifest themselves.

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Fintech Labs Insights

APRIL 12, 2024

The last one, published in Jan 2014, featured 50 innovations (see below). Note: These are the rankings from 10 years ago. I will update with milestones from 2014 to today and publish next month. I’m taking suggestions here (so far: crypto, BNPL, earned-wage access, chatbots, deposit networks).

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PYMNTS

MARCH 25, 2016

Though every brick-and-mortar retailer and its grandmother are chattering about how nice it would be to have the same kind of personalization technology that makes online shopping so customizable, few have figured how to make it a seamless part of the shopping experience. Perhaps Adobe can help. ”That’s what we’re taking on.

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William Mills

MARCH 30, 2017

This year’s Retail Banking conference took place at the Trump National Doral in Miami March 22-24. The first day was dedicated to credit unions with sessions about Best Practices for Credit Unions, Omni-Channel Banking – Is the Branch Dead or Is it the Future and How to Best use Branding.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 18, 2017

It’s nearly impossible to find a day where money isn’t flowing between retailers and consumers. The retail industry is in the nascent stages of seeing the impact of what’s been dubbed “chat commerce.” The digital storefront has a lot of different paths for customers and how they connect to retailers.”.

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Gonzobanker

OCTOBER 21, 2015

BAI Retail Delivery was at the Venetian in Vegas this year, sharing conference space with a travel convention called IMEX, which made things interesting in between sessions. I gave my teams 8% of their budgets to blow [on innovation] and we talked about what we learned every week.”. Oracle’s Innovation Lounge.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 10, 2017

What if we were to tell you that retail shopping isn’t dead? The caveat may have to be that we’d be talking about Amazon, with a new bookstore on the way in its storied (pun intended) march to its own physical, branded store footprint. Bricks and Mortar , Alive? That there may be a spark of life in the bricks and mortar model?

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PYMNTS

MARCH 19, 2018

“The ones who work very close, like in the building up above, will come down even just to grab a drink because it’s so fast and easy,” said Amazon Go Vice President Gianna Puerini according to Reuters , at the ShopTalk eCommerce conference in Las Vegas, offering a rare glimpse into a very new retail format for the commerce giant.

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