PYMNTS

MARCH 30, 2020

Consumers shopping in droves via eCommerce channels is hardly a piece of breaking news — for the better part of a decade, that has been obvious to anyone watching the retail space. They are, Fiserv Senior Vice President of Retail Solutions John Nicola told Karen Webster in a recent conversation — and in great numbers.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 12, 2019

The obituary for brick-and-mortar retail has been written many times. About 20 percent of those surveyed said they would probably return upwards of 50 percent of their presents. Retailers need to seize the moment when shoppers return gifts. The youngest generation, Gen Z , will return the most presents. Mall Trends.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 2, 2020

Driven by the pandemic’s push that has sparked a massive surge in online traffic and purchasing, the rise in gift card giving, validated by PYMNTS research, suggests that Americans are clearly embracing their new digital lifestyles especially when it comes to giving presents. Bridge millennials and Gen Xers led the way, with a 35.7

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PYMNTS

JUNE 5, 2018

However, for SSENSE (pronounced essence), at its first retail location, the Canadian eCommerce brand turned physical retailer has opted for a slightly different flavor. And it is an idea from which bigger brands are beginning to borrow. SSENSE has a really great mix of high-end, contemporary and emerging designers.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 17, 2017

It can be argued that some of the toughest buyers to keep in mind when planning out retail strategies are teenagers. While one day a teen may be into shopping strictly online, another day may see an offline preferred experience or a mixture of both, and retailers must be at the ready to transform engagement efforts at any given time.

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PYMNTS

JULY 15, 2020

Consumers were already changing their retail preferences before anyone had heard of COVID-19, let alone had their life utterly upended by it. This vastly accelerated retail realignment presents challenges — and opportunities — for retailers of all kinds, particularly those dealing in luxury goods, Molnar said.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 17, 2017

It can be argued that some of the toughest buyers to keep in mind when planning out retail strategies are teenagers. While one day a teen may be into shopping strictly online, another day may see an offline preferred experience or a mixture of both, and retailers must be at the ready to transform engagement efforts at any given time.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 24, 2017

The long-suffering team at American Express has a new headache to handle — losing the love of those millennial customers. While BJ’s doesn’t have quite the scale, scope or name recognition of its rivals Costco and Sam’s Club, among the wholesale shoppers of the northeastern United States, the brand maintains a fairly devout following.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 11, 2018

In fact, the now Duchess of Sussex has sold out a few items for the brand, as its items regularly sneak into her wardrobe rotation. A royal celebrity endorsement is, of course, always nice – and certainly a good way to get a brand’s name in print. At present, Club Monaco isn’t willing to cough up any hard numbers.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 6, 2019

Go Global Retail announced its plans to acquire the assets of ModCloth from Walmart. ModCloth offers exclusive indie and vintage-inspired women’s clothing, shoes, handbags and accessories for 18- to 35-year-old women, while Go Global Retail is a brand investment platform for strategic investors in the consumer sector.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 3, 2017

Retail is a dog-eat-dog world, operating at times on the thinnest of margins. Rewards can help lure customers to a brand and keep them there. I think merchants and issuers alike see the value of rewards in creating a storyline for customers, enhancing the relationship with the brand and driving stronger loyalty,” he added.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 20, 2020

“In this case, it provided a really great opportunity to work closely with their whole team, and to learn about the impact of influence-based businesses on retail.”. An endorsement from the Kardashian media empire is a big deal for any up-and-coming brand. However, for a brand like Afterpay, which launched in the U.S.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 20, 2020

A recent PYMNTS study found that more than two-thirds of consumers see rescuing Main Street physical retail linked to the economic vitality of their local communities. Home is the center of our world at present, and anything misaligned with that ‘home as digital command center’ ethos courts danger.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 29, 2016

Last week, Sears CEO Edward Lampert got personal as he went into detail about the retailer’s continuing woes and the challenges it (and many other “old-line” retailers like it) face in a rapidly changing industry. The chain, which operates both the Sears and Kmart brands, reported a loss of $580 million in the quarter ending Jan.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 25, 2018

The Amazon Prime program at Whole Foods also works by linking a mobile number presented at checkout. As a long-time Whole Foods customer, I know, like and trust the Whole Foods brand and the quality of the products they carry in-store. As one of the 90 million U.S. As one of the 90 million U.S.

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Celent Banking

MARCH 16, 2015

This last week the American Banker Retail Banking Conference 2015 was going on in Austin, TX. Many presenters discussed developing non-traditional revenue streams. Presentations focused on targeted marketing for “moneyhawks” , new P2P models (e.g. Presenters proposed some solutions.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 1, 2018

To better reach millennials, Harley-Davidson is looking to Amazon. The motorcycle maker will offer merchandise such as riding gear and apparel through the eCommerce retailer, CNBC reported. “We The brand plans to sell only items from its economy line, J.Crew Mercantile, on Amazon.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 14, 2016

How long should it take a brand to get its message across in a video advertisement? A predominant finding of the IAB study is that when it comes to mobile advertising (on both smartphones and tablets) for millennials, shorter is better. If one were to presume that there’s kind of a big difference between the two, one would be correct.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 22, 2018

We operate the only truly global luxury digital marketplace at scale, seamlessly connecting brands, retailers and consumers. The reach is considerable, touching 335,000 stock keeping units (SKUs) across 3,200 brands. We are redefining how fashion is bought and sold through technology, data and innovation.”.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 9, 2019

Holiday spending has changed over the past decade as digital payments began to filter into the retail world. Keeping up during this high-volume season can be difficult for retailers when shoppers have unique payment expectations. Retail is all about conversion. Such connections could include buy now pay later (BNPL) solutions.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 6, 2018

Big brands have a complicated relationship with Amazon : The eCommerce retailer serves both as a potential competitor and as a retail partner that could open up new sales channels. Among others, J.Crew has joined the likes of Nike and Party City to become the latest brand to offer its products through the eCommerce site.

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Gonzobanker

OCTOBER 6, 2015

While bankers may be a bit fatigued this year by articles about payments, the more enlightened Gonzo bankers are paying close strategic attention to the single most impactful payments trend in our industry: the shift from a plastic card to a “card-not-present” world. times faster than card-based transactions.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 13, 2019

In an interview with PYMNTS, Mladen Vladic, general manager of loyalty solutions at Fidelity National Information Services ( FIS ), said bridging the gap between a satisfied customer and a loyal one is a matter of urgency for firms across all verticals, but especially for retailers. That’s just not engaging.”. The Mechanics.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 9, 2020

But the lines of commerce have blurred, presenting both challenges and opportunities for merchants to engage with their targeted shoppers. In the webinar, case studies will show how merchants can differentiate themselves by successfully bridging digital and physical retail settings. In the webinar scheduled for Jan.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 1, 2018

Packaged goods often reach consumers’ hands after traveling across oceans and being shipped between manufacturers, distributors and retailers. As brands seek greater transparency and control, some IoT players are suggesting packaging do more than display product descriptions, logos and barcodes.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 30, 2018

QVC President and CEO Mike George said when the deal was announced,“By creating the leader in discovery-based shopping, we will enhance the customer experience, accelerate innovation, leverage our resources and talents to further strengthen our brands, and redeploy savings for innovation and growth.

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NCR

JUNE 20, 2016

With an aging demographic, that target audience is now being taken over by the Millennial marketplace – and as you know, when it comes to business, its evolve or face extinction. So who are these Millennials, and how do you reach them? In placing Millennials into a bucket, first we must define this target audience.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 1, 2017

Klarna announced its partnership with online mattress retailer GhostBed to integrate an instant financing solution into the merchant’s existing checkout system. GhostBed customers are now presented with two Klarna financing options at checkout along with the ability to purchase using their existing credit or debit card.

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PYMNTS

MAY 16, 2017

What’s helping both of these companies to reach the largest generation in today’s workforce ( millennials surpassed baby boomers with 75.4 million), is a digital-first and more open strategy to all aspects of the retail lifecycle.

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PYMNTS

JULY 29, 2016

Online retail has taught merchant and consumer alike a pertinent lesson for the age of digital retail: Everything might have a price, but the quest for the ultimate bargain means it can always be lower. The story starts with a somewhat out-of-the-blue move from leading discount retailer Dollar General.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 28, 2018

When it comes to retail, recollections seem likely to linger upon the ongoing (and significant) growth in eCommerce, the developing relationship between online and physical stores, a big boost in apparel sales, and the role of mobile in the journey from browsing to purchase. According to Mastercard , overall retail spending increased 5.1

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PYMNTS

MARCH 11, 2016

As then-Senior Brand Director Paul Smailes told Ad Age in 2012 of the logic behind using an older protagonist, younger beer consumers would not “see him as a threat or as a reminder of accomplishments they hadn’t achieved yet,” but instead that they “needed to be someone to work toward, versus a mirror of themselves.”

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OCTOBER 15, 2018

It was at that same time, he noted, that the opportunity to head up Kitchen United first presented itself. It’s been an educational experience so far, Collins noted, both in terms of the data coming in and what Kitchen has learned from other brands it has met, even from its pre-opening days. Building A Better Experience.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 19, 2016

” Retailers have come to recognize the incredible marketing opportunity presented by the multi-weekend music festival in Southern California. Todd Smith, president and CMO at Sonic, told MarketWatch that this campaign comes from the company’s long experience with the millennial demographic. Is it though?

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 4, 2019

In an interview with PYMNTS, Richard Noguera , chief information security officer at Yapstone , discussed the findings of the playbook titled “ Meeting the Millennial Need For AI-Powered Visual Shopping.”. In most retail verticals, Noguera said, the approach can be somewhat scientific, based clearly on past purchasing behavior.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 14, 2018

Amazon and its ever-expanding marketplace of goods presents a problem that looms large in retail: try to beat ’em or try to join them. For some retailers and brands, the risks outweigh the rewards: Sears, Best Buy, Nike and Chico’s are all big names that have added their shops to the Amazon digital marketplace.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 20, 2017

Shopkick recently announced it had opened up Shopkick Grocery to brand and grocery partners, inviting participation in the upcoming consumer launch of Shopkick Grocery, currently slated for early April of this year. Additionally, some 60 percent of beta users tried new products or brands to earn Kicks. grocery stores. RFG’s “U.S.

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