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Cameras Help Fuel Retail Innovation

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When it comes to retail innovation — changes that promise to influence commerce not only this year, but in the 2020s — cameras could have a significant role. This data certainly isn’t nothing, but it pales in comparison to the data troves that digital retailers have. Take security cameras for starters. “We Data Blocks.

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Smile! Retailers Want To Take More Of Your Pictures

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That’s because cameras are playing a much bigger role in retail, a trend that will keep gaining steam in the new decade. The Associated Press reports that cameras are, at least somewhat quietly, making inroads into a number of retail outlets in a bid to, well, get to know you. are now looking to follow suit.”. Security Cameras.

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Trust And Speed Light A New Path To Omnichannel Retail

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For retailers, nothing really ever comes easy — and things aren’t getting any easier, at least when it involves gaining and retaining customers. Indeed, as the recently completed National Retail Federation (NRF) retail show in New York City demonstrated, commerce keeps moving to what Webster called in the webinar a “customer-centric approach.”

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Mastercard Bets On Biometric Cards To Advance Inclusion

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In early May, Mastercard , in partnership with SEDESSON, the Mexico state agency for social benefits, and Edenred Bank, announced a first-of-its-kind test in Mexico’s Sonora state – the first regional test of biometric card technology in national history. The Challenge of Building the Right Card for the Job. In the U.S.

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Back-To-School Predictions Go Off The Charts

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On the positive side is the retailing trade group the National Retail Federation ( NRF ). Neil Saunders, managing director of research firm GlobalData PLC’s retail division, projects $26.4 It’s retailers’ first big test. It’s retailers’ first big test. There are two wild cards. percent from last year.

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Whole Paycheck Tracker: Amazon And Fashion Make A Sleek Outfit

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The Nation: “Amazon’s many tentacles provide it with novel ways to strong-arm suppliers.”. percent of retail spend. By way of comparison, Amazon’s total sales for its highest spend category – electronics and appliances – were $71.6 In 2017, after the two co-branded cards debuted, it jumped to $11 billion, on its way to $27.4

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Deep Dive: Measuring COVID-19’s Impact On Consumers’ Payment Preferences

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Consumers are also rethinking whether they should be paying for goods with cash, credit cards or debit cards. The price of oil plunged into the negative in late April before making a lukewarm recovery, reaching a national average of $1.80 Apparel and accessory retailers reported an 89.3 percent year-over-year drop.

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