PYMNTS

APRIL 19, 2018

By 2022 online retail sales will go beyond $712 billion. According to news from Retail Dive , the study, released this week by Forrester Research, shows that 98 percent of American adults already go online at least once a day. retail market will be driven through digital touchpoints by the end of the year. trillion U.S.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 29, 2019

American quick-service restaurants (QSRs) are growing in markets around the world that are thousands of miles away from the United States. As it stands, the quick-service pizza chain has more than 15,900 stores in over 85 markets around the world and over half of its global retail sales are through international locations.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 10, 2019

Toshiba Global Commerce Solutions has announced that it will be integrating its TCx 300 point-of-sale (POS) systems at all of the Massachusetts locations for grocery store chain Roche Bros. Family-owned and Massachusetts-based Roche Bros. We are excited with the selection of Toshiba as our provider of retail technology,” Roche Bros.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 29, 2019

In the United States, Shark vacuums run the market — it’s the top selling upright brand and owns 35 percent of the market. Not bad for a firm that in 2010 controlled only 1 percent of the market. and Europe over that last few years, and the firm “fully intend[s] to become UK market leader” in floor care. “We

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 4, 2020

Retail, said per the announcement, “We recognize that the way people shop is changing, and with the launch of Staples Connect, we are adapting to fit the needs of our customers.” The store also houses the Staples Studio coworking concept that the retailer has been launching in some Massachusetts locations, as well as three Canadian locations.

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ABA Community Banking

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

Anne Tangen, a bank IT expert-turned-CEO at BankFive in Fall River, Massachusetts, talks about BankFive's efforts to reduce friction in the account opening process, as well as her work to smooth the path for talented women in the community bank C-suite.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 7, 2018

billion market to a $5 billion market by the end of 2017, as independent startups entered the business only to find supermarket chains and big box stores entering the mix. For example, retailers that get customers to pick up goods inside a store have the opportunity to get them to buy more products when they come to pick up orders.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 17, 2018

On October 4, the Massachusetts Cannabis Control Commission (CCC) issued its final four recreational marijuana licenses to businesses, meaning legal marijuana will soon be available for purchase. Massachusetts joins a handful of states, including Colorado, Washington and Maine, that have taken steps to legalize recreational marijuana.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 11, 2021

Opening hubs in new markets presents a tremendous opportunity for CarLotz to gain ground in large and attractive regions of the country where the Company’s business model can make a real difference for car buyers and sellers,” CarLotz CEO and Co-Founder Michael Bor said in the announcement. 11) announcement. 8, CarLotz, Inc.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 12, 2018

To highlight its ability to grow into new markets and categories, New York & Co. The move comes as the retailer seeks to top the $1 billion mark in sales, Chain Store Age reported. “We By 2022, online retail sales will go beyond $712 billion. retail market will be driven through digital touchpoints by the end of the year.

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AUGUST 31, 2020

Now that Walmart is officially enjoined in a bid for TikTok with the Redmond, Washington-based software giant, the jury is not out on whether the deal can actually happen, the jury is out on whether Walmart can make TikTok fit into its digital retailing needs. Walmart and Microsoft would need to apply some market muscle to make that happen.

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PYMNTS

JULY 3, 2018

exchanges, companies are raising capital through the markets at an uncommonly fast pace compared to the past 20 years. Shares of the wholesale club retailer jumped more than 20 percent on June 28, reaching north of $21, Financial Times reported. BJ’s brought in $637.5 million by selling 37.5 million more shares. million more shares.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 11, 2019

Great news for innovative retailers. The self-checkout system market is expected to increase from its current value of $2 billion to more than $4 billion by 2024, according to a new study. Labor laws were the impetus for French grocery conglomerates Casino Guichard Perrachon and Carrefour to begin experimenting with automated retail.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 14, 2019

After testing out pop-up shops last year, digital furniture retailer Wayfair plans to open the doors to an outlet store in Kentucky. As it stands, Appriss Retail data indicates that merchandise returns have led to $351 billion in lost sales.

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ABA Community Banking

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

On the latest episode the ABA Banking Journal Podcast, Berkshire Bank President and CEO Nitin Mhatre discusss Berkshire Bank's "BEST Community Comeback," a new $5 billion ESG-focused initiative at the Massachusetts-based midsize community bank.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 17, 2019

The funding also included participation from existing investors Synchrony, MassMutual Ventures, Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company and Wellington Management. financial institutions, as well as leading healthcare, insurance, technology and retail companies. Payfone serves six of the top 10 U.S.

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JUNE 19, 2018

The warehouse club retailer also said that it plans for each share to be issued in a range between $15 to $17, leading to a market cap topping $2.15 It was stated that the deal could value the Westborough, Massachusetts-based, membership-only warehouse chain somewhere between $2 billion and $3 billion. million shares.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 29, 2019

The bank said the committee should have “all-round expertise” to come up with amendments and laws “ so that Sweden continues to have a stable and efficient payment market.” The new law will take effect in July and would require most retail outlets to accept physical currency. Massachusetts already requires businesses to accept cash.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 3, 2016

The credit card company and retail wholesaler announced on Tuesday (Aug. 2) that they are running a contest to reward shoppers who pay with Mastercard credit, debit or prepaid cards at BJ’s locations in Rhode Island, New Hampshire, Maine and Massachusetts. The prize? Maripi Jalandoni, EVP of U.S. ”

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 4, 2019

To serve customers who want to shop in stores and online, retailers and solution providers are working to offer a unified retail experience across multiple channels. According to the latest PYMNTS mPOS Tracker , almost two thirds – or 63 percent – of retailers plan to offer this option within the next three years.

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PYMNTS

MAY 5, 2019

In other news, Singapore’s Chief FinTech Officer of the Monetary Authority said that while blockchain has potential for cross-border payments, the agency “does not see much” in retail bank digital currencies. And Ripple has announced that Yoshitaka Kitao, Representative Director, President & CEO of SBI Holdings Inc.,

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 27, 2018

cities this year, with big brands testing retail concepts “in real life” with temporary spaces. And, in some cases, brick-and-mortar retailers brought these concepts to their sales floors with their own takes on pop-up shops. Pop-up shops welcomed consumers in malls and major U.S.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 11, 2019

The fee-free card is Goldman Sachs’ latest inroad into the retail consumer business after establishing its online Marcus brand in 2016, which makes unsecured personal loans. The 350,000-square-foot facility is planned for Westborough, Massachusetts, a community roughly 35 miles west of Boston.

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JUNE 8, 2017

Industrial rents in already-expensive cities like Los Angeles and Boston are expected to get a boost because of weed startups, according to Bloomberg Markets. California and Massachusetts will begin allowing residents to purchase recreational pot — not just medicinal marijuana — making the states especially attractive to entrepreneurs.

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DECEMBER 24, 2020

Building The (Retail) Use Cases. Said Allaire of the bid to get digital currencies more front and center: “Regulators are getting their arms around them … the digital asset market is now moving, more and more, into the mainstream of finance, FinTech payments and banking world.”. Of course, it’ll take some time to get there if we do.

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OCTOBER 2, 2019

Louis Fed’s community banking research conference, bank CEO Julieann Thurlow outlined Massachusetts-based Reading Cooperative Bank’s innovation journey and how it improved financial inclusion in the communities it serves. In keynote remarks last night at the St.

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PYMNTS

JULY 15, 2016

According to the CFPB, the telemarketing vendor Santander contracted with deceptively marketed the overdraft service to consumers and signed them up without getting their consent. We will put a stop to any such unlawful practices that harm consumers.”.

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JANUARY 9, 2019

With the help of connected car technology, the morning and evening commutes are no longer just a time for consumers to drive to and from work: These periods of the day between home and work life are also becoming a time where retailers can engage shoppers in contextual commerce experiences. More than three in 10 commuters — or 33.4

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PYMNTS

APRIL 25, 2016

and Massachusetts (Yucesoy v. Uber also agreed to help establish “a driver’s association” in California and Massachusetts, with funding coming from the company to sustain the group’s activities. Late Thursday (April 21), an answer came down that sits somewhere in between those two outcomes.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 23, 2016

Waltham, Massachusetts-based eCommerce solutions company Yottaa has made a big splash in the commerce space in the past few years. Its SaaS platform for accelerating eCommerce has been picked up by major retailers, including Puma, eBags, King Arthur Flour, Jo-Ann Fabric and Moosejaw, to name a few. Think back a few years ago.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 20, 2020

The item became a national phenomenon due to a widespread belief in its superior taste and a viral marketing campaign highlighting its availability on Sundays, unlike the offerings of competitor Chick-fil-A. market, attributed the shortage to a vast underestimation of demand. “We Felipe Athayde, Popeye’s president for the U.S.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 12, 2020

“Business is heavy in vacation markets and second-home markets,” Anthony Hitt, CEO of Engel & Völkers Americas, told Fortune. ” According to Fortune’s analysis of 103 luxury-home markets, property values showed the largest gains in resort areas that cater primarily to second-home buyers. percent bump.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 11, 2019

Amazon’s expansion into physical commerce was a similarly non-linear progression: news that the retail giant was expanding its grocery efforts beyond Whole Foods came right before the firm announced plans to scale back its pop-up shops. Massachusetts already has a law requiring cash acceptance. So too, is Costco.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 16, 2018

We are always looking for new ways to enhance the shopping experience and bring even more value to our customers,” Ed Macri, chief product and marketing officer for Wayfair, said in a press release. “At Wayfair, we believe creating a home you love should be easy, fun and affordable. The Boston-based company generated $5.7

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 4, 2017

A Shifting — But Resistant — Market. The SMB restaurant and food service provider sector was Visa’s first Cashless Challenge target because it is both a segment of commerce that could benefit greatly from digital upgrading, and also one that is slower than other retail sectors to jump on board the digital payments train.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 11, 2016

But Interactions , a 12-year-old virtual assistant startup out of Franklin, Massachusetts, has been amping up its language processing tech in order to meet full “functionality,” according to TechCrunch. Interactions said on Tuesday (Aug. According to TechCrunch, Interactions has thus far secured $167 million in total funding.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 15, 2018

Headquartered in Westborough, Massachusetts, BJ’s Wholesale Club doesn’t always attract the same level of interest as its larger counterparts at Costco or Sam’s Club — mostly because those competitors are much larger. BJ’s is the smallest warehouse retail player in the business. A Unified Omnicommerce Focus.

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