PYMNTS

MARCH 19, 2019

Philadelphia recently became the first major city to pass a ban on cashless shops; New York, San Francisco, Chicago and Washington are reportedly considering passing similar legislation. The Philadelphia law takes effect in July and will also require most retail outlets to accept physical currency.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 17, 2020

A Philadelphia-based mall owner is taking a proactive approach to the digital shift and back-to-school shopping. PREIT (Philadelphia Real Estate Investment Trust) is curating its first eCommerce offering in what it says is a unique avenue to engage consumers from a multi-retail perspective.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 11, 2019

While it is easy to imagine the path of progress is ever forward, often in the innovation game it is a bit more like the Paula Abdul hit song from the late ’80s — two steps forward, one step back. The city of Philadelphia certainly worried it is …. The Philadelphia measure does have some exceptions. Cashless Coup.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 26, 2019

In other cashless payment news, Philadelphia recently passed a ban on cashless stores – the first big U.S. With the new law, most retail outlets would have to accept physical currency. The Philadelphia measure does have some exceptions. city to do so, per reports. The law doesn’t apply to garages or lots, hotels or rental cars.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 11, 2020

A Newark Airport store will start using Amazon’s Just Walk Out cashierless technology on March 16, just days after the company announced it was licensing the platform to retailers, according to reports on Wednesday (March 11). . Philadelphia and Toronto. Shoppers will be able to buy food and drinks without interacting with a cashier.

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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 times a year.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 10, 2019

Cashless retail, to a point, and then cashless and cash, too. The apparent shift in payments policy – up to now, the 10 extant stores had been marked by a cashierless existence – comes amid criticism against the company contending that cashless retail discriminates against unbanked consumers.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 21, 2020

These are just some of the ways companies are tapping into the latest restaurant innovations with the help of technologies such as artificial intelligence (AI) and automated retail: Among diners, 71 percent would be open to QSRs incorporating AI. The new law would require most retail outlets to accept physical currency.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 5, 2019

The department store retailer reported revenues of $6.8 Gass said that a pivotal prong to the retailer’s strategy for omnichannel commerce is growing the role and relevancy of its brick-and-mortar locations. And, according to a statement from Kohl’s, the retailer ended its fiscal year with 1,159 brick-and-mortar locations in 49 states.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 22, 2020

-based Niantic , the company behind the mobile and augmented reality gaming behemoth Pokémon Go, is touting its growing role in the global tourism industry (which, as PYMNTS readers know , is undergoing its own digitally-fuel period of innovation and disruption). Louis, Philadelphia and Liverpool to the gaming event list.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 30, 2018

“Since announcing the challenge, we have continued to see businesses across the country go cash-free, and Visa is committed to tapping into our innovation and technology for merchants to remain competitively connected to their consumers.”.

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PYMNTS

MAY 18, 2016

Those brand names enjoy central placement on the jerseys of Major League Soccer (MLS) teams Columbus Crew , Philadelphia Union and Seattle Sounders , respectively — all based in your own country. Our brands are now inextricably linked as we create lifelong memories for our fans in Philadelphia and around the world. You hear that, Joe?

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 6, 2017

For retailers, it’s the Hunger Games. This year’s newest innovation? The move comes as Amazon is making changes in other areas of its sprawling retail business. For consumers, the holiday shopping season is the most wonderful time of year. Seasonal sales, twinkling lights and Santas for photo-ops everywhere you turn.

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PYMNTS

JULY 30, 2019

That said, mobile order-ahead apps — as can be the case generally when comes to many types of retail innovations — have lower adoption among smaller QSRs. And there are plans to expand the service to additional markets in the coming months, including Boston, Chicago and Philadelphia. Mobile-Order Ahead.

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FICO

JUNE 6, 2019

For the third year in a row, FICO was honored with the Drexel LeBow Analytics 50 award for our innovative work on the FICO® Safe Driving Score. The university’s Center for Business recognizes 50 organizations nationwide, who leverage analytics in notable and innovative ways to solve business problems.

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CB Insights

DECEMBER 19, 2017

Modern-day retail is at an inflection point as retailers face struggling physical storefronts, massive debt, and inefficient operations, among other issues. Formerly beloved brands such as Aeropostale, American Apparel, and PacSun bit the dust in 2016, and the pace of retail deaths has accelerated since then.

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PYMNTS

MAY 1, 2018

The company delivers items such as milk, produce and baked goods that consumers might be hard-pressed to find through other retailers. When Mast began Doorstep Dairy, many of his vendors treated his company as another retail outlet. Doorstep Dairy is seeking to change that with a regional delivery service focused on local products.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 25, 2016

Most people know some version of an apocryphal legend about how retailers need the holiday shopping season to get their sales “into the black,” and Black Friday is named for the beginning of the profitable season. As with many things commerce and retail these days, Amazon can rightly be held responsible for setting the pace.

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MARCH 27, 2020

cities, including Chicago, Milwaukee, New York City and Philadelphia, and it plans to expand to additional locations. It allows you to be much more targeted in how you innovate and how you meet customers on what they want,” he said. “We Targeting Convenience.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 20, 2016

Since Amazon made on-demand delivery the feature of choice for any retailer capable of delivering it, plenty of merchants who had no business doing so had no choice but to stomach the costs and ship like they’ve never shipped before.

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MARCH 15, 2019

However, even as the use of cash declines, there is mounting evidence that it’s not going anywhere, whether it be the ongoing political backlash to the concept of a cashless retail economy or merely the realization among many consumers that using cash instead of credit cards is a better way to keep from sinking into debt.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 20, 2019

To meet this rising demand, QSRs are tapping into ordering interfaces built into cars and reconstructing stores to make for smoother mobile pickup — along with other innovations. From Chipotle Mexican Grill to Square , QSRs and payment firms alike are enabling a world of ordering innovation.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 12, 2018

The service will run in partnership with Mercedes-Benz dealers and will launch as a pilot in June in Nashville and Philadelphia. In a press release , the companies said the service will enable consumers to switch in and out of vehicles depending on their need at the time or how their lifestyle dictates.

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PYMNTS

JULY 26, 2018

Here is how different industries are innovating with subscriptions. Drivers will be able to access Mercedes-Benz vehicles in Philadelphia and Nashville with the launch, the company said in an announcement. The global average Subscription Commerce Conversion Index merchant score grew from 62.9 in Q1 2018 to 64.0 in Q2 2018.The

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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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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 31, 2020

For example, Philadelphia restaurateur Tamekah Bost told PYMNTS in a digital round table discussion that the secret to staying alive in 2020 has been openness to reinvention at a moment’s notice. At the time, Jeff Clementz , Walmart Marketplace vice president, said the retailer will add 1,200 SMB sellers from Shopify to Walmart.com this year.

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Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 20, 2019

Brown gives his employees $100 to go open accounts across the Philadelphia area and then shares the results: good, bad and humorous. So many miles to go, retail bankers! It is an innovator with tech (e.g., Netflix co-founder Marc Randolph said the leading trait of an innovator is identifying pain.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 7, 2016

it is patentable, trademarkable or copyrightable), an innovator can easily find itself competing with a lot of copies. Part of that, it seems, will entail the national rollout of a Whole Foods rewards program, which it has been testing so far in Philadelphia and Dallas to positive effect, according to in-house reports.

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CB Insights

MAY 23, 2019

Few places are more receptive to new ideas and innovative business models than Silicon Valley. Demonstrating sales is a necessity for retail startups, especially those operating in the intensely competitive food vertical. But the model doesn’t always work perfectly. want to know THE TOP 20 REASONS STARTUPS FAIL? The Outcome.

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Celent Banking

JANUARY 26, 2017

British Prime Minister Theresa May visits the United States this afternoon to address a gathering of Republican lawmakers in Philadelphia, followed by a visit to the White House tomorrow. A blog entry by my colleague Patty Hines represents an excellent summary of this report.

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