PYMNTS

DECEMBER 12, 2018

With the opening of Amazon Go in Seattle in January , Amazon arguably popularized the cashierless store concept. Since then, the eCommerce retailer has brought the store to other locations in the city and Chicago as well as one location on the way in Lower Manhattan. If she decides not to buy an item, she can put it back on the shelf.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

In today’s top retail news, holiday spending is expected to be flat this year, Bed Bath & Beyond rolls out same-day delivery and Target goes up against Amazon Prime Day with “Deal Days.” Q4 Outlook: Consumer Mindset Is The Wild Card. Also, J2 Global has agreed to buy RetailMeNot. But these are the easy points. Walmart Inc.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 11, 2020

The advance of Amazon’s cashierless technology is not a new story to the retail beat as of 2020. with new openings scheduled for New York, Chicago, Seattle and San Francisco on the agenda for his year. with new openings scheduled for New York, Chicago, Seattle and San Francisco on the agenda for his year.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 10, 2018

In the press release announcing the new feature, Walmart noted that customers can pay via cash, check, credit card or Walmart Pay. The retailer said at the time that “associates will help customers pay and go by simply swiping their credit card and providing them with a paper or electronic receipt for their purchase.”

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

According to the eCommerce giant, the new technology will allow consumers to pay via a palm-print scan that verifies their identity and pushes their payment using whatever card they have stored. The technology will make its debut at two Amazon Go locations in the company’s hometown of Seattle, according to published reports.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 25, 2020

25) in Seattle, according to reports. . Located in Seattle’s Capitol Hill, the space is four times bigger than the first cashierless location that opened to the public in January 2018. . We’re not trying to replace them,” Cameron Janes, vice president of Amazon’s physical retail division, told CNBC.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 10, 2018

Traditional retail locations, ranging from fashion and home furnishings to hardware and department stores, have been forced to make significant changes in the face of heightened competition from eCommerce giants like Amazon and omnichannel powerhouses, like Walmart and its online unit, Jet.com.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 9, 2016

With the recent announcement of details surrounding the new Amazon Go grocery stores , which will feature “Just Walk Out” technology, new reports have surfaced about the size and scale of the retail giant’s brick-and-mortar ventures. No plans to build such a store,” Arthur added. If they put an item back, it senses that, too.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 22, 2019

The coffee chain, which operates in 78 global markets, opened its first store in Seattle in the 1970s. Consumers who link their loyalty membership to Starbucks Rewards Visa credit or prepaid card will not have to worry about expiring points, either, and the green and gold rewards tiers will be removed with the new offering.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 12, 2018

According to The Seattle Times , a company spokesperson confirmed that employees received an email notification and apology from Co-president Blake Nordstrom last week regarding the breach. The retailer isn’t the first to be hit with a breach.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 19, 2018

Wendy’s , for example, planned to roll out self-ordering kiosks at about 1,000 of its retail locations by the end of 2017 in an attempt to both lure younger customers and to battle long lines at peak dining hours. Consumers want their orders faster than ever before. The move could also bolster the company’s bottom line.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 14, 2019

With the unveiling of the first Amazon Go store in Seattle last year, multiple challengers have been inspired to offer new methods for shoppers to grab items from a store and avoid the checkout line. The eCommerce retailer can easily absorb the costs of undercutting rivals and creating technology.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 14, 2018

Cashierless stores aren’t just for mega retailers like Amazon to sell prepared food from their kitchens or products from other producers: Beverage brands, among other companies, are getting into the action and choosing this checkout experience for stores that showcase their own products IRL (“in real life”) as a marketing tool.

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PYMNTS

MAY 1, 2019

The tills and checkout area of the store have been removed, and a helpdesk was created to assist consumers who want to make cash or card payments. The apparent payments policy shift comes amid criticism that cashless retail discriminates against unbanked consumers. Shelves are also stocked with meat, produce and Amazon meal kits.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 12, 2020

Renz helped to launch Amazon’s free shipping policy and introduced new multi-billion-dollar retail categories, such as beauty, shoes and groceries, according to her LinkedIn profile. She was also the CEO of Amazon subsidiary Quidsi, based in her native New Jersey, The Seattle Times reported.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 16, 2020

The the world’s largest retailer paid about $200 million for the Seattle-based tech startup. New Data: Why 75 Pct Of Consumers Want More From Card Apps Than They’re Getting. Ride-Hailing Firm Grab Cuts Staff. Sam’s Club COO: What We Learned During The Pandemic’s Lockdowns.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 28, 2016

What about gift cards? Research says millennials love gift cards , so that may be a way to create a budding bitcoin trend. But other research says to forget millennials and focus on ourselves, as many of us enjoy buying eGift cards for me, myself and I — and, sometimes, you. Just like cash.

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BankInovation

MAY 18, 2020

A new partnership between Cross River Bank and Remitly, a Seattle-based remittance company, has enabled Remitly customers to receive international disbursements in near real time, thanks to Cross River’s recently expanded push-to-card capabilities.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 18, 2020

Customers in Baltimore, Boston, Chicago, Dallas, Los Angeles, New York, Philadelphia, San Francisco, Seattle and Washington, D.C. Some curbside customers will also receive complimentary gifts like free unlimited coffee cards, holiday Nordy Bars, Sugarfina cubes and more, the company said. for a $20 fee.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 19, 2019

Ahead of plans to open hundreds of locations annually in China, Starbucks hit a retail milestone by opening its 30,000 th location in the world in Shenzhen. The coffee chain opened its first store in Seattle in the 1970s and has operations in 78 markets globally, Chain Store Age reported.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 2, 2020

It’s the latest effort by the Seattle-based online retailer with a headquarters in Bengaluru, the center of India's high-tech industry, to intensify the competition in the mostly cash-based economy. Today, it offers a credit card and processes payments for customer bills.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 16, 2020

CNBC reported the world’s largest retailer paid about $200 million for CareZone , the Seattle-based tech start up. Customers can use the app to scan labels or insurance cards to speed and simplify the process. Walmart lost out on a chance to buy the company after Amazon’s bid came in higher. CareZone said the apps have about 3.5

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 16, 2019

the FBI recently issued a warning for holiday shoppers of a new scam called eSkimming , in which cyber criminals hack into legitimate online retailer websites to steal shoppers’ credit and debit card details. In the U.S.,

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Bank Innovation

JANUARY 22, 2019

Bank Innovation Ignite, March 11-12 in Seattle, offers high-level discussions and networking around the future of what’s next in banking. IBM, one of the world’s largest technology companies, has agreed to sponsor Bank Innovation Ignite, which explores new ideas and technologies needed to push banking forward. The […].

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 6, 2020

The pilot will be introduced in the Seattle, Washington area, the company said, and will let customers use their mobile phones to pay in a seamless manner. Grocery chain Kroger is rolling out a new contactless pay solution at its Quality Food Centers (QFC) locations, according to a press release.

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Bank Innovation

JANUARY 24, 2019

Previously, only INV Fintech members were permitted to attend Demo Day on March 11 in Seattle. INV Fintech, the technology accelerator run in partnership with Fiserv, has opened its Demo Day event to financial institution executives attending Bank Innovation Ignite.

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PYMNTS

JULY 21, 2020

The Seattle-based coffee behemoth said in a Tuesday (July 21) news release that beginning this fall, customers who use the Starbucks app to order at company-operated stores will no longer have to pay for their purchases through the app in order to earn stars in the rewards program.

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PYMNTS

MAY 30, 2019

In a press release , HSBC said Pepper is being deployed in a retail branch in Miami, marking the first time Pepper has been deployed in Florida. Miami’s tech scene is experiencing positive growth and we see a lot of opportunity for disruption in the region,” Pablo Sanchez, head of retail banking and wealth management for HSBC in the U.S.

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Bank Innovation

FEBRUARY 18, 2016

Gray will discuss corporate banking and blockchains on March 1 in Seattle with JP Jolly of Citigroup and Deva Annamalai of Fiserv. Bank Innovation is pleased to welcome Marley Gray, Microsoft’s director of technology strategy for blockchain and financial services, to our speaker faculty.

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PYMNTS

JULY 30, 2019

Our fully compliant solution allows businesses to feature a state-of-the-art retail customer experience for both in-store and delivery, while also providing in-depth business analytics and increased revenues for businesses.”. billion by 2020 — the industry is largely cash-based.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 11, 2020

In separate mobile payment grocery news, Amazon opened its first cashierless grocery store, Amazon Go Grocery , in Seattle in late February. Shelf sensors, as well as cameras on the ceiling, keep tabs on what shoppers put in their carts and charge their credit cards that are on file automatically as they leave the premises.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 2, 2020

It was the wild card category for back-to-school, and it will be the wild card category for the holidays. percent of all consumer retail spend. When it comes to the battle between Bentonville and Seattle, Amazon is taking the lion’s share of this category, according to an exclusive PYMNTS data analysis.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 7, 2020

According to Vox Media’s Recode , Walmart is close to unveiling the service, but it’s unclear whether the retailer has set a new deadline for the subscription program. As Amazon continues to keep its Prime Day cards close, its decision to launch the event in India has come under scrutiny. Walmart could be waiting for its Aug.

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CB Insights

OCTOBER 9, 2018

Traditional retail is getting an upgrade. Despite the rise of e-commerce and mobile, the physical channel still plays an important role in consumer experience — and retailers are increasingly leveraging technologies to stay afloat. Get the entire 54-page retail report. Why Are retailers are pivoting towards cashier-less retail?

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CB Insights

FEBRUARY 13, 2020

As businesses and consumers become more comfortable using credit cards online, the proportion of US commerce that takes place online has steadily increased over the last 20 years. Virtual card issuance. Business lending and corporate cards. Fraud prevention tools. Supporting merchant partner growth. Growing the internet economy.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 18, 2020

A sampling of the press coverage at that time shows that the Seattle crew might have been having a rough go of it. percent of retail spend. That line is defined by PYMNTS as Prime, the co-branded Chase credit card and advertising services. Brexit and the U.S. presidential election dominated the news. In 2016, it was $7 billion.

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Bank Innovation

MARCH 4, 2016

SEATTLE — The Silicon Valley model for its startups is well-known. Heck, there’s a Wikipedia for it. It centers on a simple principle: build a business that scales, no matter the initial profitability. And then scale it like mad. Or, in technical terms, build a business that has the potential Read More.

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