PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 21, 2020

For retailers, the fourth quarter of 2020 is likely to see a media blitz that will make other years pale in comparison. Unspent budget from big box retailers will be let loose as early as Oct. There are many critical aspects to SMB retail media strategy but two stand out this year: when to advertise and where to advertise.

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The Financial Brand

FEBRUARY 3, 2020

Bank, PNC and TD Bank reveal about how they're redesigning their branch networks and retail strategies overall. The post How Regional Banks Are Revamping Retail Strategies for 2020 appeared first on The Financial Brand. Here's what leaders at U.S.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 31, 2019

As it sets a new strategy into motion to drive growth amid its presence in markets around the world, Mondel?z 30) that he shared a long-term strategy in September to refocus the company toward sustainable top-line growth, which he noted was a “natural evolution” from a more cost- and margin-oriented strategy of the prior five years.

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Gonzobanker

NOVEMBER 26, 2018

Rapid consolidation in the banking industry is creating a growing band of regional banks that find themselves stuck in a solution provider market that isn’t fully capable of serving them. FIS has captured a dominant share in the regional banking space with its IBS core platform (formerly Metavante).

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 6, 2019

Fast casual chain Chipotle Mexican Grill became one of the first major restaurant brands to pioneer the mobile ordering experience in 2008. Investing in digital ordering experiences is now a core part of the company’s business model, according to Nicole West, Chipotle’s vice president of digital strategy and product.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 30, 2020

Patrik Frisk, president and CEO of Under Armour, told The Baltimore Sun that the company is focused on returning to profitability and is planning to invest in eCommerce and company-owned retail outlets. . The brand is also making moves to reel-in the number of brick-and-mortar locations that carry the Under Armour line. .

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 6, 2018

Digitally native brands are trying on a new brick-and-mortar model for size: Instead of opening the doors to cavernous stores, they are opting to create smaller-format locations. In turn, brands such as Indochino can benefit by not having to stock many items. The Omnichannel Advantage.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 5, 2018

retailers (or any foreign players) to establish a strong presence in the Chinese market. Meanwhile, although many products around the world bear the “Made in China” stamp, that doesn’t necessarily mean Chinese brands have had an easy time setting up shop away from home. Historically speaking, it has not been easy for U.S. Sam Edelman.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 15, 2018

It’s been a week of experimentation in retail, with many big names opening new types of stores to — as the saying goes — see what sticks. It seems more likely that these brands will uncover their key rather than some universal master retail key that can solve the brick-and-mortar challenge across the board.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 23, 2020

"It's gratifying that KKR sees such incredible value in our brand and that they will continue to support us in doing what we do best — delivering the best vision care to consumers with the highest quality customer service,” 1-800 Contacts CEO John Graham said in the announcement.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 24, 2019

All of the items—such as hand-blended hair serum and handmade fruit spray—are made by California artisans, with no big corporate brands included in the boxes. The Brands. That strategy expands the reach of its suppliers through what McClure calls “an exponential communication vehicle.”.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 1, 2019

Okay, that’s not the best joke ever from the PYMNTS Bureau of Stand-Up Comedy, but the point is that the popularity of pizza constitutes a driving force for ongoing retail innovation – and we have proof. The brand aimed to convey that freewheeling attitude through its mobile order-ahead app , a revamped version of which launched in spring.

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Independent Banker

DECEMBER 31, 2021

In a nutshell, paid social can drive website traffic, promote engagement, boost brand recognition and generate leads for businesses of all kinds. Anthony Englund, director of digital strategy at MSPC, the content marketing agency in St. Paid social represents one component of a digital marketing strategy. Paul, Minn.,

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PYMNTS

APRIL 5, 2019

Iconic American retailers that have been around more than 100 years are creating new concepts for the new era of retail. Major appliances, for instance, will be offered from Kenmore along with other brands and showcased “in kitchen and laundry vignettes.” In Other Brick-And-Mortar Retail.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 21, 2020

Nike showed in its latest earnings report that the sportswear giant is “just doing it” when it comes to three of the COVID-19 era’s hottest retail trends – digital-first shopping, direct-to-consumer (D2C) sales and building a killer loyalty/rewards program. This is the sharp point of our strategy. A Booming Loyalty/Rewards Program .

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PYMNTS

APRIL 4, 2018

Just because a retailer was created for the internet doesn’t mean it has to stay on the internet. Digitally-native retailers, such as thredUP , are turning to brick-and-mortar stores to reach consumers, too. thredUP, though, works a little differently from traditional retailers. by the end of 2018, CNBC reported.

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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. Recently, Casper , which already has retail stores, said it was planning to open 200 physical locations. by the end of 2018. by the end of 2018.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 18, 2020

18) as part of its Q2 fiscal 2021 financial results that its flagship Nike brand’s digital sales surged 80 percent on a currency-neutral basis during the three-month period. The shoe giant said that included triple-digit percentage growth in North America and double-digit percentage increases in other regions. billion.

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South State Correspondent

MAY 31, 2023

The advent of generative artificial intelligence is about to shift branch strategy again to re-raise the question – how can we get the most out of our branches? As such, banks should use the branch purposefully, leveraging a specific strategy built around human interaction. Strategy drives tactics, and tactics can drive success.

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Jeff For Banks

SEPTEMBER 24, 2023

We build a strategy that is more often than not preaching differentiation versus cost advantage. Our brand, according to our latest Net Promoter Score, should allow us to succeed at not having to be "best price." That's our strategy. It's an unsustainable strategy. And we can't measure that anyway. Yet it remains elusive.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 30, 2016

This year has been big for retail — big on change, innovation and some surprises along the way. Consumers flocked to online and mobile commerce , robots rose in food and consumer goods , and brick-and-mortar stayed relevant with retail experimentation — pop – ups , flash sales , store-in-store and showrooms.

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NCR

MAY 4, 2017

There are many reasons why, one of the most powerful of which is to strengthen brand loyalty and drive revenue generation by providing a seamless, rewarding customer experience. In the above report, McKinsey offered an insight into the tangible business benefits that can be gained from a successful omni-channel strategy.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 17, 2020

PREIT (Philadelphia Real Estate Investment Trust) is curating its first eCommerce offering in what it says is a unique avenue to engage consumers from a multi-retail perspective. In addition, the initiative offers shoppers the benefit of a mall’s collection of brands from the comfort of their home, particularly for time-strapped families.”.

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PYMNTS

MAY 25, 2017

Dubai-based e-commerce retailer Emaar Malls has been looking to expand its online presence for quite some time. To help further propel Emaar Malls’ e-commerce presence, its rumored that the company’s chairman Mohamed Alabbar is looking to invest approximately $2 billion in startups throughout the region.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 1, 2017

Most of those gains, however, were lost later in the day following Mastercard’s separate announcement of a potential regulatory fine from the European Commission over its inter-regional interchange fees. “We are executing well on our strategy and are pleased to deliver another quarter of record results,” said Banga.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 15, 2019

The grocer operates Kroger stores along with regional brands such as Fry’s, King Soopers and Harris Teeter, Cincinnati.com reported. billion in grocery sales last year in the region. In other cases, however, the gains came in areas where the retailer had cut back on a few stores. percent over the past two years.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 30, 2017

Fraudsters have been making their lists and checking them twice, and it’s not going to make for a very happy holiday for retailers. Kothari said that the well-known and luxury brands people expect fraudsters to target will continue to see fraudulent activity, as they always have. But that’s not what retailers saw this time last year.

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South State Correspondent

DECEMBER 8, 2023

Every Bank Has a Certain Level of Small Business Banking Channel Confusion While few said it, almost every major bank implied some level of channel confusion with small business banking as it overlaps with retail, commercial, and specialty lines of business. However, this was the most common structure. The same goes for technology.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 18, 2017

In the new year, it seems very fashionable for retailers to re-think global growth. The company revealed a new organizational structure — focused on strategy — in attempts to stay competitive in the global beauty industry. The goal is to optimize and build brand equity while connecting successfully with consumers.

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PYMNTS

JULY 31, 2017

The appointments are part of Visa’s ongoing efforts to fortify its leadership in the region. She assumes management of the regional marketing team, including strategy for consumer and retail marketing, loyalty and digital and mobile experiences. Manmeet Vohra has been appointed marketing head, India and South Asia.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 4, 2016

” In love, this is true, but in retail, friends in high, low and every other place in-between can be just what merchants need to dig themselves out of a rut. At least that’s the driving force behind most of the members of this week’s Retail Bedfellows Tracker. ” The Backdoor To Indian Retail.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

It offers savings on products from small businesses and top brands for Prime members. It has waited long enough to see shipment times improve on non-essential items across most regions, but not so long that it’ll compete with its own early Black Friday 2020 deals,” the website wrote.

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PYMNTS

MAY 29, 2019

Western Union has expanded its services into Thailand and launched a brand new international money transfer service in the region, the company said in a release. To use the service, customers can use a card or a bank account, or pay in person at a retail location. They can also use the Western Union mobile app.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 21, 2016

Retailers that are unable to call on substantial financial reserves are struggling in the current environment. Mobile shopping is growing and a key focus of retailers going into the holiday season. Mobile shopping is growing and a key focus of retailers going into the holiday season. Along with Claire’s Stores Inc.,

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 27, 2019

Retailers are designing brick-and-mortar spaces around experiences to attract and keep customers. Chinese eCommerce retailer JD.com , in one case, has just rolled out its inaugural SEVEN FUN lifestyle space in Galaxy SOHO in Beijing. From Wegmans to 7Fresh and the U.S. In Other Brick-And-Mortar News.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 12, 2020

These concerns are a focus for Global Payments, a worldwide payments processor that includes eCommerce payment processing brands eWay and Ezidebit in Australia and New Zealand. Fraudsters can use fake IDs and stolen cards to place orders and quickly make off with items before retailers catch on. The card industry’s 3D Secure 2.0

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The Financial Brand

JULY 6, 2020

Regional bank wrestles with branch role as digital soars and virtual meetings take on more of the advisory work. The post Citizens Bank CXO Details How COVID Has Changed Retail Banking appeared first on The Financial Brand. Data and agility are keys.

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