PYMNTS

APRIL 24, 2017

This week we saw scientists march, the French go to the polls and a $400 high-tech juicer turned out to be an innovation on par with something that everyone already has: their hands. The long-suffering team at American Express has a new headache to handle — losing the love of those millennial customers. Ready to jump in? these days.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 7, 2018

Big retailers are opening smaller-format stores in major U.S. The store, which will be located in the Upper East Side, will be the first of its kind for IKEA in the United States. Already, the retailer has opened a Planning Studio across the pond in London in October. In the announcement, IKEA Retail U.S.

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PYMNTS

JULY 7, 2017

Generation Z are the next up-and-coming group of shoppers who retailers are turning to for the future of retail. Yes, those born between 1994 and 2002 are starting to push millennials over in terms of shaping commerce and eCommerce trends. Get ready, retailers.

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AUGUST 11, 2017

This stems from emerging markets like China, Russia and the United Arab Emirates starting to move into the luxury purchasing arena, with 70 percent of consumers increasing their spending. Within these emerging markets, we’ve seen retailers make large bets on luxury.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 22, 2018

We operate the only truly global luxury digital marketplace at scale, seamlessly connecting brands, retailers and consumers. We are redefining how fashion is bought and sold through technology, data and innovation.”. Later in the filing, the company stated, “We are a technology company at our core.”.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 22, 2018

More important, perhaps, than the innovations they made on behalf of their more famous lead players, was how their contributions accelerated those innovations’ time to market. Innovation in payments and commerce has an unsung hero, too. And who will influence how innovation happens.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 18, 2020

This is a popular strategy — DoorDash handled a full 35 percent of all meal deliveries in the United States in 2018, and Grubhub closely trailed on its heels, claiming 30 percent of orders. based QSRs draw millennials consumers, with half of this age group reporting that they place more deliveries now than they did two years ago.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 9, 2019

Between 1983 and 1984, three retailers opened in the United States that would drastically alter the landscape by introducing a new business model to consumers. The retailers were Costco, Sam’s Club and BJ’s and the mode was wholesale club for consumers. Building Tomorrow’s Customer Base.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 24, 2019

The region is also the home to more than 213 million millennials. We are incredibly excited with the opportunities that this innovative payment solution serves to millions of consumers, connecting them to an extensive network of merchants globally,” said Razer Co-founder and CEO Min-Liang Tan.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 5, 2017

The report found that 32 percent of transactions used cash in 2015 and that demand for cash remains strong in the United States. And cash’s popularity isn’t limited just to retail purchases. PayNearMe allows consumers to pay bills with cash by visiting local retail partners like Family Dollar or 7-Eleven.

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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. The luxury travel market is booming: The PYMNTS Luxury Travel Study found that luxury travelers from the United States spent $1.1 Millennials make up about a third of the U.S.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 26, 2018

Amid this market, chains such as Thorntons and 7-Eleven are innovating to meet the needs of modern-day consumers, as companies including GasBuddy and P97, among others, are seeking to make gas station trips more convenient through improved loyalty and reward programs and connected car payments, among other offerings. “You

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 1, 2019

small hotel rooms are the rule, not the exception, and even here in the states the idea has been floating around since 1989 when the Microtel brand began first offering its half-sized, half-priced hotel rooms in Rochester, New York. In that sense it might be hard to pick them out as innovative as first glance.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 30, 2018

Home shopping used to mean something quite different in the United States than it does today. As the prominent global video-commerce retailer, and North America’s third-largest mobile and eCommerce retailer, the combined company will be well-positioned to help shape the next generation of retailing.”.

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PYMNTS

JULY 16, 2018

So much so that P97 will go live this week with one of the largest fuel retailers in the United States, across 10,000 U.S. Simply put, said Frieden, the car now “becomes an extension of the consumer’s home” across retail, fuel and convenience stores. Hands-Free Commerce. trillion.”. “By

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 4, 2019

Beyond its website, the company’s products are in brick-and-mortar retailers such as Whole Foods and Gelson’s Market, among others. It is finding a lot of success, as might be expected, with people like urban millennials, Kurzrock noted, and similar groups. The Market. It also offers banana bites and banana brittle.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 2, 2020

Retailers often need additional coverage during peak holiday shopping periods, hospitals may need substitutes for nurses on paternity leave and construction companies might need to increase staff for sizable projects. The United States’ tight labor market exacerbates competitive tensions for such agencies, though.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 25, 2020

The report pointed out that DoorDash handled 35 percent of all meal deliveries in the United States last year, while Grubhub wasn’t too far behind at 30 percent. Here’s just a few examples of how these companies, among others, are innovating with digital ordering: . The approximate portion of the U.S.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 27, 2019

Gov’t Fights States’ Bid To Block Sprint, T-Mobile Merger Saying Move Would Slow 5G. A group of state attorneys is joining together to fight a merger of Sprint and T-Mobile that the United States Justice Department supports. A ‘Diaper’ By Any Other Tax Code: The Complexities Of Selling Across State Tax Laws.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 23, 2018

billion in domestic sales — Starbucks is far and away the most successful mobile payments platform in the United States. And with its scale in mobile payments and loyalty members, the company is well-positioned for other innovative initiatives. They’ve done a good job of connecting with the millennials and Gen Z.”.

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CB Insights

MARCH 26, 2019

Every few weeks, another story about the dreaded generation surfaces: millennials are killing casual dining; millennials are killing breakfast cereal; millennials are killing home ownership. Millennials aren’t shunning luxury goods; they’re just renting them instead of buying. Millennials are in debt.

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CB Insights

SEPTEMBER 10, 2019

While the media often portrays millennials as preoccupied with the rising prices of festival tickets and avocado toast, their real financial concerns are a bit more practical. But millennials face significant headwinds in making those financial dreams a reality. get the REPORT on next generation investors. From big banks to big tech.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 24, 2019

21, the last Saturday shopping day before Christmas 2019, has been confirmed as the single biggest retail sales day in U.S. According to retail research firm Customer Growth Partners, consumers on Super Saturday spent a total of $34.4 More customers are shopping online, as well, as retailers offer improved web platforms. (58

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PYMNTS

MAY 22, 2018

The pair collaborated on the first push payment seen in the United States five years ago. Millennials are helping to shape expectations of transactions — and what they want is now. In an interview with Karen Webster, Ingo Money CEO Drew Edwards and Visa ’s SVP, head of U.S. Or how about, partner?

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OCTOBER 30, 2015

Focusing specifically on that evolving demographic known as millennials, the survey of 1,500 respondents aged 18-34 reveals that nearly three-quarters visit a branch once a month or less. In Britain, a much smaller market than the United States, banks closed 500 branches in the last year alone.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 11, 2019

To enable pet owners to feed their dogs snacks sourced from sustainable ingredients, innovators are upcycling products that might go to waste. Co-founder James Bello initially worked at the headquarters of a major retail chain, and then moved to Boston to serve in their innovation group. The Market.

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PYMNTS

MAY 11, 2018

There were problems in the $7 billion industry — markups could go as high as 100 percent because the playing field was dominated by a handful of highly consolidated manufacturers and retailers. That was an early innovation of Casper — 100 days to try a mattress at home — and the free pick-up (no questions asked) if it did’t work out.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 2, 2017

From using virtual reality to overhauling the retail industry to shifting trends in cross-border payments, here are some of the highlights from our 2016 Trackers. Prpic and his team are hoping to use VR technology to transform luxury and high-end retail as we know it. DEVELOPER TRACKER.

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Insights on Business

OCTOBER 11, 2017

The digital era is rapidly changing every aspect of our lives through more recent inventions, innovations and new business models. Better yet for these companies, they are unburdened by assets such as brick and mortar retail branches, allowing them to operate on very thin margins. I wonder what the millennials think of that.)

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CB Insights

JULY 17, 2018

Instead, new millennial-inspired and tech-infused dining trends have been emerging across the US and internationally. Many of yesterday’s casual dining brands are dying, but not because millennials “don’t eat out.” In the past decade, restaurant and bar purchases have grown at twice the rate of general retail spending.

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OCTOBER 6, 2017

Meanwhile, nearly 5 million retail workers are at a medium risk of automation within 10 years. With the emergence of industry-specific AI, the effects of automation — initially felt in manufacturing — are seeping into retail sales, restaurants, e-commerce, marketing, and even software development. Retail salesperson (4.6M).

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CB Insights

JULY 30, 2017

It’s all but a certainty that autonomous or driverless vehicles will be widely used in the United States at some point over the next two decades. Brick and Mortar Retail. A shift away from licensing can already be seen in the sharp decline in millennials getting licenses. Urban Planning.

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CB Insights

AUGUST 6, 2017

Lending, Investments, And Personal Finance: 102 Startups Attacking The Retail Banking Value Chain. Millennial Personal Finance: 63 Fintech Startups Targeting Millennials. The United States Of Unicorns: Every US Company Worth $1B+ In One Map. $1B+ RETAIL TECH AND NEXT-GEN COMMERCE.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 2, 2017

Every Monday, this column space is dedicated to the musings of Karen Webster and her take on all things payments, commerce and retail. The goal: to start a conversation by taking a fresh look at how the ecosystem is changing, innovating and disrupting — all at the same time. Millennials Are In For Some Hard Times.

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PYMNTS

JULY 29, 2016

Retail had a good week, both in concept with contextual commerce and Macy’s getting high-tech with a little help from IBM. Millennials. If you’re a millennial, the FinTech world is literally beating a path to your front door. Millennials are clearly a sizzle. Context + commerce = sizzle. The next step? Macy’s.

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OCTOBER 31, 2016

Regardless of who’s sworn in as president of the United States on Jan. Just a week ago, he said publicly that he’s now “gravely concerned” about banks wanting to limit access to their assets, like customer data, to innovators who, without it, have no way to ignite their own ideas and monetize them. And it’s already pretty bad.

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