PYMNTS

DECEMBER 14, 2018

Retailers are bringing experiential stores to big cities, and Starbucks is no exception: The coffee chain was set to open its Starbucks Reserve Roastery New York City on Friday (Dec. According to the announcement, the offering is available on the retailer’s eCommerce site and at its 1,400 retail locations.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 11, 2018

Retailers are doubling down on toys amid a gap in the market left by the bankruptcy of Toys R Us. toy retailer Hamleys , for instance, is eyeing a potential New York City location for a flagship store. The atmosphere comes as brick-and-mortar retailers have to differentiate themselves from their eCommerce counterparts.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 26, 2019

This year, apps aimed to make it easier and more convenient for consumers to order their favorite foods and sundries, with restaurants and other retailers tapping into delivery. To help bring these options to more consumers, retailers and technology companies decided to join forces. and Chicago.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 13, 2019

Luxury department store retailers are combining digital shopping technology with dining experiences in their latest locations as part of their overall innovation plans. Neiman Marcus is gearing up to open what it describes as a “multi-level retail experience” at a new development in Manhattan. Hudson Yards.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 12, 2016

It’s what’s turned the retail word upside down as consumers with their mobile devices have decided they’d rather buy from their couch with their mobile phone than schlep to the mall. In other words, kick the door wide open to remote retail. Meeting the consumer where they are. That’s the mantra of innovators everywhere.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 3, 2020

reported “continued momentum” with its The EXPRESSway Forward long-term strategy, as a phased reopening of retail locations started on May 1. The retailer, however, reported that consolidated net sales dropped 53 percent to $210.3 As it took “decisive actions” to maintain liquidity, Express Inc. million in Q1 2020 from $451.3

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PYMNTS

MAY 13, 2016

With traditional brick-and-mortar retail facing big problems , some chains are addressing them with small solutions. Is this a viable answer to the beating that Sears’ bottom line (and that of many other one-time stalwarts of brick-and-mortar retail) have been taking in recent years? Specifically, with small(er) stores.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 23, 2020

In the longer run, the service will grow over the next several months to the grocer’s 570 retail locations throughout California, Illinois, Pennsylvania and Florida. Amazon Fresh, a new physical retail concept from Amazon, is setting up shop in four locations in the Chicago market, the Chicago Tribune reported.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 19, 2020

But Foxtrot, a small company out of Chicago, is reinventing convenience store retail and taking it uptown. It’s an ambitious business model, which so far has been limited to eight locations in Chicago, but certainly enough to prove the concept for LaVitola, who is an investment banker by trade, and his team.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 19, 2020

But Foxtrot, a small company out of Chicago, is reinventing convenience store retail and taking it uptown. It’s an ambitious business model, which so far has been limited to eight locations in Chicago, but certainly enough to prove the concept for LaVitola, who is an investment banker by trade, and his team.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 5, 2018

and Walgreens announced Tuesday (December 4) that the two are expanding a pilot announced in October to introduce Kroger Express and Home Chef retail meal kits. We are redefining the customer experience in a variety of ways through Restock Kroger, including innovative partnerships like our test-and-learn pilot with Walgreens.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 9, 2019

To help improve the productivity of workers and enrich the customer experience, Walgreens is tapping into mobile technology as it bridges the digital and brick-and-mortar store experiences. according to an announcement from Zebra. The news comes as Walgreens and Kroger Co.

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ATM Marketplace

DECEMBER 1, 2016

This fall, retail financial services executives from the US and beyond convened at the Bank Customer Experience Summit in Chicago to learn more about the latest banking trends and the customer attitudes driving them. But it wasn't all work, as our highlights video proves.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 22, 2018

Through their strategic partnership, the companies will experiment with the integration of Microsoft AI technologies into M&S stores, as well as the retailer’s broader operations, retail news source Chain Store Age reported. “We The move comes as the retailer unveiled a plan in November to become a “digital-first” business.

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Bank Innovation

APRIL 19, 2019

The Chicago-based bank is accepting applications from fintech startups for the 2019 BMO Harris/1871 Innovation Program through the end of the day today. BMO Harris Bank is expanding the scope of its in-house accelerator from a local to a national program. Ben Schack, Head of U.S.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 10, 2020

And several of them are affecting the retail industry. And judging from the continuing proliferation of videos on social media, the ability for retailers to enforce even the minimum safety standards of mask-wearing is risky business for employees. That line of thinking also leads to the counter-currents of retailing.

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ATM Marketplace

OCTOBER 4, 2018

First, September rolled around, then the school buses, then the sixth annual Bank Customer Experience Summit in Chicago, where bank executives and subject matter experts discussed trends and technologies driving change in retail banking.

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ATM Marketplace

SEPTEMBER 22, 2017

At the Bank Customer Experience Summit this week in Chicago, retail authority Doug Stephens highlighted shifts in demographics, technology and media that are completely transforming the consumer landscape — and the very essence of retail banking.

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PYMNTS

MAY 8, 2018

Kiosk Meets Retail. A few years after the introduction of Lappe’s kiosk, the Florsheim Shoe Company decided to bring self-service kiosks into its retail stores. One customer , for example, noted that the shoes “were delivered in five days, as opposed to at least a month when I special-ordered them before.”. Modern-Day Kiosks.

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PYMNTS

JULY 12, 2018

As of Q2 2018, 95 percent of American consumers had encountered at least one form of self-service retail, and 49 percent used them on a weekly basis at the supermarket, according to the PYMNTS Self-Service Kiosk Report. With the addition of kiosks , McDonald’s is turning its eye to customer experience and choice.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 11, 2020

billion, on an 82 percent increase in retail sales. That is the most organic growth of any automotive retailer ever in the U.S. Orlando, Tempe, Cleveland, Philadelphia, Indianapolis, Pittsburgh, Chicago, Kansas City, Greensboro, Westminster (L.A.), Apparently that will get you in trouble on the Street. Ontario (L.A.),

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CB Insights

FEBRUARY 13, 2020

Braintree , a Chicago-based payment infrastructure company founded in 2007, aimed to replace the traditional model where merchants used different providers for a payment gateway and a merchant account. Stripe often states that less than 8% of total commerce occurs online, suggesting roughly $26T in global, omnichannel retail sales.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 27, 2020

cities, including Chicago, Milwaukee, New York City and Philadelphia, and it plans to expand to additional locations. Looking at our customers, for example: What items did we recommend? Enabling such sales required more than just swapping traditional vending machine products for healthier options, however.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 19, 2016

But first, virtual reality is also serving the retailer by helping to build more appealing physical retail layouts. Virtual reality is disrupting retail with the force of a wrecking ball in all parts of the world. Alibaba is a persistent influence in the Chinese retail and eCommerce sectors.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 5, 2019

This week, Chicago became the largest metro area to officially say no to library fines – joining St. Because libraries need customers to keep coming in – and they have been finding out in recent years that a late fee and a disapproving librarian create a very bad customer experience … but one that is pretty easily rectified.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 14, 2018

The world’s largest retailer announced it has acquired the crowdsourced, on-demand delivery marketplace Cornershop for $225 million. The business currently offers on-demand delivery from supermarkets, pharmacies and specialty food retailers in Mexico and Chile, which will continue following the deal’s close, Walmart says. “We

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PYMNTS

JULY 18, 2018

Directly out of the gate customers began requesting customization options that went beyond our initial offerings. It was clear there was a big demand for a brand that could deliver a better sofa and customization experience. “Shopping for a sofa is an important, and often emotional experience.

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Gonzobanker

NOVEMBER 18, 2014

With a focus on digital banking and branch transformation, it was interesting to see the attendee list with lots of sexy new customer experience and analytics titles. After Retail Delivery had some mushy general sessions a few years ago, this is the second year in a row we have seen some provocative stuff on the main stage.

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Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 22, 2020

Whether this turns out great or a bubble that pops, Chime has jolted the staid banking industry into thinking about who will acquire future retail customers and where value creation may emerge. The Experience Award Goes to BCU , Chicago. The Gonzo team who gave Chime the “Egregious Valuation” award last year at $4.5

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CB Insights

JULY 24, 2018

The most potent symbol of the ascendance of e-commerce and downfall of physical retail is, of course, Amazon. 15-Min Flash briefing: Can AI Save Physical retail? Learn how Walmart, Amazon, Sephora, Zara, and other retailers are using AI to reinvent the brick-and-mortar store. Why physical retail still matters. to $355.9B

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Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 17, 2021

But this was a huge endorsement of FIS’ core modernization strategy, of Code Connect as an emerging API superstar, and of Commercial Express as a proof point that next gen cores aren’t just for retail banking. Goes to Lumin Digital for its big win with BCU in Chicago, a highly progressive looking to differentiate through experience even more.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 11, 2017

But then again, New Yorkers take pizza unusually seriously, a fact former Daily Show host — and proud New York style pizza fan — Jon Stewart proved during 3:32 minutes of pure unadulterated hatred for Chicago-style pizza. How appetizing.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 20, 2020

BNPL is a thoroughly mobile experience that completes the retail trifecta: less expensive, easy to use and totally portable. cities (LA, Chicago, Brooklyn, Houston, Philadelphia) seeing the greatest action. Sneakers, Makeup and Money. And what did those shoppers buy now to pay for later? The concept has legs. and the U.S.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 7, 2021

Bringg Joins Forces With Uber in Retail, B2B Delivery Deal. Bringg is teaming up with Uber Technologies in a deal that will give corporate customers of the logistics software firm “seamless access” to Uber Direct drivers, the company announced on Wednesday (Jan.

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PYMNTS

JULY 18, 2018

“Pop-In@Nordstrom is all about introducing our customers to the best of what’s out there, and we are excited to partner with a like-minded brand like Casper that leads with innovation and a strong customer experience.”.

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Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 19, 2016

Since Richman and about 100 other bankers from LaSalle Bank in Chicago joined PrivateBancorp nearly a decade ago, the bank has grown to an $18 billion solid niche player with $10 billion in assets under management. Best Free Market Research a Retail Banker Will Ever Get. Maybe nobody can get that many retailers to agree on anything.

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Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 19, 2016

Since Richman and about 100 other bankers from LaSalle Bank in Chicago joined PrivateBancorp nearly a decade ago, the bank has grown to an $18 billion solid niche player with $10 billion in assets under management. Best Free Market Research a Retail Banker Will Ever Get. Maybe nobody can get that many retailers to agree on anything.

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