PYMNTS

MARCH 25, 2019

And some eCommerce brands are bringing the convenience of self-service technology into their brick-and-mortar stores. and SoftBank -backed robotics firm Nuro recently announced the rollout of their autonomous grocery delivery service in Houston. In the U.S., Nuro Co-founder Dave Ferguson said in an announcement.

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OCTOBER 2, 2019

But that doesn’t mean the money doesn’t flow during the baseball playoffs – evidence of that comes from Jim McIngvale, a Houston furniture store owner known as “ Mattress Mack ,” who just put $3.5 million on the Houston Astros to win the 2019 World Series. Payments Innovation. More Consolidation Coming. elections.”.

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JUNE 21, 2019

Luxury fitness brand Equinox is set next month to open its first hotel in New York City, “with more on the horizon in Seattle, Houston, Chicago, Los Angeles and Santa Clara, Calif.,” As well, the furnishings brand RH, formerly known as Restoration Hardware, plans to open RH Guesthouse in New York in the fall.

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JULY 13, 2018

Celebrity brand endorsement is nothing new. In their hundreds of years of existence, the celebrity endorsement has become an increasingly prominent part of branding — so prominent, in fact, that by the end of the 20th century, they weren’t just endorsing products. 1 on its list of the top 10 emerging restaurant brands of 2018.

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OCTOBER 11, 2019

It’s never quite a slow week in the world of payments and commerce, and the newest edition of the PYMNTS Weekender is proof of that. The payment firm’s $500 million investment in Uber just before its initial public offering (IPO) dropped 34 percent. Upgrade Card Combines Credit Card Acceptance With Installment Payments Flexibility.

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APRIL 4, 2016

In January of this year, I wrote a piece in which I said there were six things that would shape the direction of payments and commerce in 2016. Uber’s magic is how payment at the end of the ride happens, as much as it about how rides are procured. Third on that list was “contextual commerce.”.

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