PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 20, 2020

An old Los Angeles gas station is getting a new life as a drive-thru authentication hub for eBay , according to a company statement on Friday (Nov. The online marketplace sold more than two million watches last year; 54 percent of the inventory is pre-owned. Rolex accounts for 40 percent of luxury watch sales on eBay.

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MAY 4, 2019

The realm of quick service restaurants (QSRs) is and actually always has been a pretty innovative space. In the modern digital era of QSR, it is almost impossible not to mention Starbucks and its myriad contributions to innovation — including the first really successful launch of a mobile wallet product in the U.S.

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FEBRUARY 9, 2017

Float – a Los Angeles-based startup, launched today – is set to change that. It’s not news that millennials hate credit cards. Which is one of the reasons a lot of them end up as “thin file,” with through-the-roof overdraft fees. Through a non-Fico based underwriting system, the platform offers customers Read More.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 29, 2016

It hasn’t necessarily taken a long time for Enjoy to find a foothold among consumers in New York and San Francisco, and this week, the company will be bringing its on-demand services to Los Angeles, followed by a launch in Chicago in May. The tech startup helps consumers find, purchase and learn to use new technology.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 28, 2020

FIs and FinTechs are promoting social distancing by providing online card applications and virtual payment cards to help customers avoid using cash or visiting bank branches. The Paytm cards can be used both in-store and online. Around the Next-Gen Debit World. Debit cards are also helping consumers receive funds.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 8, 2020

12 with a performance by Dominic Fike live from Epic’s new Los Angeles studio (custom-designed for in-game concerts). Fortnite managed to side-step the usual outrage among gamers with its wide array of microtransaction offerings by being an innovator that figured out it should separate game play mechanics from commerce mechanics.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 3, 2018

Mastercard and Next Retail Concepts announced a new way to shop online this holiday season, with a new digital environment that lets shoppers browse and buy as if they were in a physical store. The new shopping experience will premiere at 29Rooms in Los Angeles, which is Refinery29’s experiential event.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 28, 2020

Not only have retail sales shifted online, but more consumers are buying more of what they want directly from the brand. Six in 10 consumers are shopping more online and less in stores than they did before the pandemic. Six in 10 consumers are shopping more online and less in stores than they did before the pandemic.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 16, 2018

We know that delivery is all about convenience, and Domino’s Hotspots are an innovation that is all about flexible delivery options for customers.”. The pizza chain said the Domino’s Hotspots options are available online-only and for prepaid orders on dominos.com and in mobile apps.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 20, 2019

The needs of children are a driving force for online and mobile innovation and disruption. It’s not exactly unusual these days, of course, to find multiple eyeglass options online for both adults and children – the purchase of glasses was traditionally an expensive and friction-filled process before the spread of online sales.

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PYMNTS

JULY 9, 2019

In the age of quick-service restaurant (QSR) dining technology innovation, restaurants are frantically looking into ways to provide consumers with mobile ordering bells and whistles like third-party payment integrations, rewards programs and surprise-and-delight offers. At the same time, dining platforms are expanding their offerings.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 24, 2017

eCommerce leader Amazon is moving more deeply into the brick-and-mortar retail arena with the launch of two new physical bookstores, both of which will welcome customers this week, the Los Angeles Times reports. And, if customers have any input into the future, there may be more on the way.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 20, 2019

From SPOT to Starbucks , online platforms and retailers are providing consumers with new ways to place orders or make purchases from the car. SPOT serves cities including Los Angeles, Miami and Philadelphia, per a report last year. Digital innovations are helping consumers pick up their orders. Currently, 58.7

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 27, 2019

While customers might find out about the company through social media channels or word of mouth and see the design (as well as its price) online, they might want to sit on the furniture before making a decision. For now, the company has spaces in the Los Angeles area such as Long Beach and Woodland Hills.)

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 15, 2017

Whether it’s something that ran out of stock in the store and needs to be ordered or an online purchase, swift (and cheap) delivery is among one of the many things consumers have come to expect. While the retail industry is undergoing its transformation, there’s one clear winner on both brick-and-mortar and eCommerce delivery services.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 9, 2019

The sporting goods brand has also brought introduced some of the experimental items from its Nike Live store in Los Angeles. In separate news, news surfaced earlier this year that Foot Locker invested $100 million in the online platform Goat Group. It’s not something that we traditionally do.”

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PYMNTS

MAY 15, 2017

is expanding in Chicago as it targets both brick-and-mortar and online expansion. Aritzia also recently debuted in Los Angeles, opening a 10,000-square-foot flagship at Westfield Century City. Canada’s Aritzia Inc. According to Chain Store Age , the fashion retailer will open a flagship on Rush Street in Chicago this fall.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 22, 2020

All of that helps prepare the ground for innovation. “In Function shoppers complete online surveys – a basic part of the DTC website experience these days. And much of that innovation and disruption comes down to better analytical prowess. One recent example comes from Los Angeles-based Pepper.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 9, 2017

The delivery option is free for online orders exceeding $75 from 376 U.S. Orders totaling less than $35 will be subject to prices approximately 15 to 17 percent higher than those found in-store, according to the Los Angeles Times. Costco stores, Reuters reported. A delivery fee will also be added to the order.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 21, 2016

Tim Leiweke, Oak View Group founder and CEO, was quoted as saying: “Point of purchase as it relates to overall guest experience is a pivotal area of focus for our industry, and Appetize represents a powerful force of innovation in the space. This is the future of our industry, and Appetize is way ahead of the game.

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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

NOVEMBER 9, 2018

Uppercase Co-founder and CEO Yashar Nejati said that anyone can start a brand online, but when brands arrive at a certain threshold – about $10 million or more in sales – it’s time for them to take the next step: “That usually means opening up brick and mortar,” Nejati told PYMNTS in an interview.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 2, 2016

The ubiquitous (well, at least in the Northeast) coffee chain has announced a partnership with DoorDash , the online delivery app that promises food and other “goods” delivered to your doorstep in 45 minutes or less, that will see it offer an on-demand delivery service in select parts of Brooklyn and Manhattan. “The

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PYMNTS

MARCH 14, 2018

Betting that its popularity with shoppers online will translate into brick-and-mortar customers in Washington, D.C., For Prime members, Amazon will charge the same price for items in the store as it does online. Amazon opens an Amazon Books location in the nation’s capital.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 29, 2020

The shift online is inexorable, and so will the pressure to speed up the movement from factory to consumers’ doorsteps. As noted in a blog post featured on Business 2 Community , the overall trend has been one where consumers expect an ever tightening window for deliveries, but logistics are ever more complex.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 25, 2019

To connect food delivery platforms with consumers looking for convenience and cost savings, eCommerce innovators are creating aggregators as price and time comparison tools. as well as Los Angeles, San Francisco and Seattle. FoodBoss is available in markets from Chicago to Washington, D.C., percent of QSR managers and 83.6

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PYMNTS

MAY 8, 2018

He went on to found a new firm: Los Angeles Apparel, which was founded very much in the image of the old one, and started out in wholesale. The company has since moved to consumer sales online. focused online store at www.americanapparel.com in August 2017,” Bell told Retail Dive in an email last week.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 26, 2018

For its report, inMarket looked at nearly 100 Whole Foods stores in markets such as New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Dallas-Fort Worth and San Francisco metropolitan areas. Their trips also provide an opportunity for Whole Foods to make shoppers aware of changes at the grocery chain. billion last year.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 1, 2016

There was a point not too long ago when online-only merchants were happy to thumb their noses at the stodgy paradigm of brick-and-mortar retail, but nowadays, even the chicest brands on either side of the divide know they can’t afford to miss out on any selling opportunity.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 16, 2017

According to a press release, Amazon said the service will be available in five pickup locations in Los Angeles; Atlanta; Berkeley, Calif.; Prime members can browse the selection, place an order, even add last-minute items to an online order and pick it up from a self-service locker – all within two minutes or less.

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PYMNTS

MAY 20, 2020

These payment options include EMV cards — which consumers can tap against point-of-sale (POS) terminals to avoid making direct contact — and mobile wallets such as Apple Pay , Google Pay and Samsung Pay , which consumers can use for both in-store and online payments.

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PYMNTS

JULY 13, 2016

Just when it looked like online-only brands would take every last penny of brick-and-mortar retailers’ lunch money, digital merchants started opening up B&M store fronts like it was the newest fad in town. With any luck, the gaming tournaments and celebrity appearances that have put the L.A.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 15, 2016

Staples announced on Tuesday (June 14) that it had officially launched its “Staples Rush” program that provides same-day delivery service to a handful of metropolitan areas, including parts of Boston, Dallas and Manhattan, with Chicago, Houston, Los Angeles, San Francisco and Seattle to come.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 30, 2019

But many luxury trips can run aground without effective and innovative payment solutions to help travelers meet and manage associated costs. And a significant share of luxury travelers express high levels of interest in using innovative payment solutions to fund their future vacations. trillion on their vacations last year.

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PYMNTS

MAY 5, 2020

For a business built on a nomadic and innovative business model, the two-year-old firm has reacted quickly and expertly to an unforeseen crisis by pushing into eCommerce. After launching 10-day and month-long installments in NYC’s Soho last year, Pop Up Grocer opened in Los Angeles in February.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 31, 2019

There is no shortage of places to buy furniture online. What we often see is that while it is easy to order a couch online, actually taking delivery is a whole other issue. The latest innovation in that supply chain was Article’s recent launch of its in-house last-mile delivery solution in New York and Los Angeles.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 9, 2018

Sales of things like personal care products, cosmetics and various other household goods have been slipping, as consumers are increasingly stocking up online or at alternative retail venues like dollar stores for those types of items. The first six of those stores will open just in time for the holiday season in December of this year.

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