PYMNTS

JANUARY 22, 2020

And in tech, virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR) are starting to make more significant gains in the retail world. 1.8B: Amount that virtual reality will generate through retail and marketing in 2022. . 1.8B: Amount that virtual reality will generate through retail and marketing in 2022. All this, Today in Data.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 10, 2020

The David’s Bridal application was built by Vertebrae , a tech company that specializes in bringing real-world applications to retailing. Vince Cacace , CEO of Vertebrae, told PYMNTS that AR in 3D has become a high-demand technology for all kinds of products and retailers. “We How does it work on me? What are the details?

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Chris Skinner

OCTOBER 4, 2017

I get lots of input from many sources, and one of the ones I like is the innovation survey of banking produced annually by EFMA with Accenture.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 9, 2018

The ascent of eCommerce and the digital tools that support it have made it easier — in both theory and practice — for retailers to not only see how consumers browse and what they buy (to analyze the entire path to purchase), but to get to know them in the same ways as those old-time general store operators who served small towns.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 12, 2019

The myth of the lone (and possibly mad) scientist died out a long time ago, as the industrial age led to teams of researchers working together (or at healthy cross purposes) to enable innovation. He added that “our customers buy our product because we offer advantages over the technologies mentioned here. Customer Journey.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 21, 2020

And nowhere is that aphorism better illustrated over the last decade than with the statistic that more than 90 percent of all retail sales took place at brick and mortar stores. It gave retailers the illusion that digital was the retail cart driven by the physical store horse. Testing Innovation .

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 17, 2018

New technologies bring new opportunities to serve consumers, and retailers are offering their customers more digital options than ever to meet their wants and needs. They are innovating to meet consumer demand for new payment methods , and to improve customer convenience through technologies such as kiosks.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 24, 2019

Retailers are getting smarter about artificial intelligence (AI), and the latest example of that innovative effort comes from Walmart. According to a new report , the retail chain, hoping to reduce checkout theft, is turning to cameras powered by AI, with deployments underway in some 1,000 stores.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 11, 2019

Amid great technological change, health and beauty retailers are developing strategies to drive innovation. In some cases, retailers are using social media tools such as Instagram to post promotions and product tutorials — or interact openly with consumers about their offerings. About the same share — or 60.9

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PYMNTS

JULY 11, 2019

Innovation takes many flavors and paths, and that’s especially true when it comes to merchants who sell retail products and companies that sell retail services. Innovation Role. But that doesn’t mean innovation is impossible for those service providers, of course. According to the PYMNTS/AEVI research, 44.8

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Bank Innovation

NOVEMBER 16, 2018

Innovation is expensive. And for banks, making sure regulatory and security compliance is met on each technology undertaking only makes those costs larger. But innovation is a must for banks, who are not only competing with fintechs like neobanks, PFMs, and payment companies, but also with the likes of Amazon, Google, and even Walmart.

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Bank Innovation

NOVEMBER 16, 2018

Innovation is expensive. And for banks, making sure regulatory and security compliance is met on each technology undertaking only makes those costs larger. But innovation is a must for banks, who are not only competing with fintechs like neobanks, PFMs, and payment companies, but also with the likes of Amazon, Google, and even Walmart.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 27, 2019

When it comes to retail innovation — changes that promise to influence commerce not only this year, but in the 2020s — cameras could have a significant role. This data certainly isn’t nothing, but it pales in comparison to the data troves that digital retailers have. Take security cameras for starters. “We Data Blocks.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 13, 2020

And in transportation, Lyft is innovating on its technology stack as the firm rolls out features like the Lyft matching platform. Connected brides have a series of new platforms, interactive tools and partnerships to help them plan their weddings. All this, Today in Data. 301: Number of David’s Bridal brick-and-mortar stores.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 11, 2019

In restaurant technology, cloud kitchens have emerged as a new model driven by the rise of online ordering. And, in digital banking, banks are innovating with their strategies for fraud protection and anti-money laundering (AML). 96 percent: Share of retail banks that plan to develop services focused on real-time payments by 2020.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 20, 2019

For instance, why are there significant, revenue-draining gaps between what merchants think about payments innovation and what they actually do? Koopman and Karen Webster recently engaged in a discussion about how those gaps apply to a very specific but lucrative part of the retail landscape: the health and beauty product space.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 7, 2019

As consumers get more visual, so, too, does retail, and that is helping to fuel some significant innovation. Indeed, 3D mapping stands as one of the latest ways that spatially focused technology promises to improve the retail experience. All of that provides an opportunity for visual innovation. Among them?

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 24, 2019

Brick-and-mortar retail can get a bad rap these days, as its considered old-fashioned and on the decline. But recent developments show that innovation in commerce does indeed happen in this area of retail. That’s why [the] brick-and-mortar retailer isn’t going anywhere. Grocery stores stand as a good example of all that.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 9, 2019

Everyone needs furniture and home furnishings, and that need is helping to drive innovation in that sector of the retail economy. Among the latest examples is a PYMNTS interview with Beck Besecker, CEO and co-founder of Marxent , a company that sells 3D commerce technology. Touch and Senses. That’s not all, though.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 25, 2019

Retail innovation comes from various places – and for the new decade, that includes quick-service restaurants (QSRs), the site of massive technological change. Self-service kiosks have been gaining popularity, and cutting-edge technology like biometrics is starting to be integrated. Contactless Payments.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 26, 2019

Pretty much everyone needs medicine at one or another, and that need is helping to drive retail innovation and attempts at disruption in the pharmacy business. But innovation efforts continue for retail pharmacy operations. That’s not the only area of innovation in this part of the retail world.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 2, 2020

Retailers are under the gun to bolster their messaging and ordering capabilities for online shopping, as eCommerce becomes strained amid the coronavirus. Data: 30K: Minimum number of retailers that are alerted to theft by Indyme’s sensors and hardware. 42%: Share of retailers who cite concerns about consumer confidence.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 14, 2019

Radio-frequency identification (RFID) technology is carrying more weight in retail these days, helping merchants to innovate and win over consumers, and even serving to tie together web, mobile and in-store experiences as part of the focus on omnichannel commerce. That’s where RFID technology can also help with retail.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 19, 2019

In retail, the Flat Tummy Instagram brand was able to make an effective algorithm that could accurately predict the effect an influencer would have on pushing its line of teas. Wrench is serving as a mobile source of mechanics – and saving consumers a trip to the auto repair shop.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 2, 2019

It’s not enough to be a retailer these days, not if a merchant intends to survive in a world of commerce dominated by the likes of Amazon and other tech-focused competitors. Innovation is one of the keys to advancement — and that increasingly means opening tech hubs, incubators and other such operations. New Efforts. Lab Changes.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 19, 2020

Afresh Technologies has raised $13 million in a Series A extension round to expand its fresh food management technology that helps grocers reduce food waste. The round was led by Food Retail Ventures and joined by existing investors Innovation Endeavors , Maersk Growth , and Baseline Ventures.

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Payments Dive

APRIL 28, 2023

Standard AI CEO Jordan Fisher acknowledged that the technology has “been a really hard market to start growing,” but believes it will expand alongside other AI-driven innovations.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 29, 2019

In a season where tradition is key, retailers are setting new ones with the help of emerging products and services on this Black Friday. You may have missed our coverage of a few of the retail innovators that are summed up below, arranged in no particular order, or perhaps you’ll want to revisit them anew. Shoes As A Currency.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 5, 2020

The Carrboro, North Carolina-based chain has used its technology-first strategy to get, keep and grow its customer base – even while its stores were shut down early in the pandemic. Even now that its stores are open, the retailer has discovered that its eCommerce, curbside pickup and virtual fitting services remain popular with customers.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 23, 2019

For a glimpse at how innovation is playing out in the retail world, it always helps to take a look at recent developments in the world of quick-service restaurants, or QSRs. Digital technology and delivery helped to fuel that growth, according to company officials on the post-earnings conference call with analysts and investors.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 19, 2019

Apparel used to be mostly a brick-and-mortar retail experience, but that has changed drastically over the last few years – and has been one of the main innovations when it comes to commerce related to the clothes we wear. But at this point, it is also mostly table stakes in the race to bring apparel retail online.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 10, 2019

The world of quick service restaurants (QSRs) is where it’s at when it comes to so much retail innovation these days. are now adding this new technology and by the end of 2019 roughly a quarter of locations nationwide will have it in place,” the company said. That’s hardly it when it comes to recent innovation in this space.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 5, 2018

Retailers are turning to accelerators to drive innovation, and Target is taking its program to the international stage: It is teaming up with Germany’s wholesale and food specialist METRO AG for its cohort this year. What new retail inventions will these accelerators bring? as well as other countries.

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Payments Source

OCTOBER 16, 2020

Amid the disruption of the coronavirus pandemic, many companies are taking a chance on innovative new technologies to keep their customers engaged.

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PYMNTS

MAY 9, 2019

In today’s digital economy, with shopping as easy as the tap of a finger on a smartphone screen, brick-and-mortar retail businesses have no choice but to innovate to keep and grow their clientele. At the same time, many consumer services firms recognize the value that specific technological applications can bring to their operations.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 21, 2020

Furniture is helping to build a larger retail ecosystem, with the value proposition of Oliver Space centered around providing furnishings, along with design help, to consumers who are moving. The company, for its part, provides furniture to customers in exchange for monthly fees from customers.

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Chris Skinner

JANUARY 25, 2017

Last year, one of my most read blog entries was this one: The top ten trends in banking innovation (February 2016). This was a summary of the top trends in banking innovation, and … The post The biggest innovations in retail banking (research) appeared first on Chris Skinner's blog.

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