PYMNTS

MARCH 12, 2020

Quick: Who’s the biggest retailer in the U.S.? In terms of sheer size and locations, the United States Postal Service (USPS) is the biggest retailer in the country, with 31,000 locations covering pretty much every town. Now, a new report is asking a good question: What if the post office expanded its retail offerings?

Retail 169

Retail US Survey Examples 169

PYMNTS

JULY 22, 2019

Retail trends and innovation can come from unlikely places, and that seems to be the case now when it comes to pets and CBD, two hot areas of commerce that are intersecting. According to a Brightfield Group study cited by the Bloomberg report, “the CBD market could be worth almost $24 billion in the U.S.

Retail 124

Retail Innovation Industry Study 124

PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

The National Retail Federation (NRF) said it predicts retail sales across the U.S. billion in retail sales and an increase of 3.5 billion in retail sales and an increase of 3.5 The shutdowns and stay-at-home orders from last spring have stunted some of the growth, with some smaller retailers still struggling.

Online 251

Online Retail National Analytics 251

PYMNTS

DECEMBER 16, 2020

16), the National Restaurant Association offered up seven public policy tenets that – in collaboration with delivery aggregators – are being billed as a “framework” for the delivery industry. The study found that 76.7 With data sharing, to boot. To that end, as reported on Wednesday (Dec. percent and 37.6

National 160

National New York City Policies New Jersey 160

PYMNTS

JULY 6, 2020

If your business touches retail in any way, it might pay to follow a few important breadcrumbs. Worse yet, some analysts fear the triggering of break-lease clauses for retailers in malls if anchor stores leave. All of this will only make malls an even tougher sell to consumers, and to retailers that want consumers to buy their stuff.

Retail 259

Retail Meeting Branding Maine 259

PYMNTS

OCTOBER 10, 2018

By some accounts, the 2018 holiday season is going to be a bang-up year for retailers. retailers are expected to increase 4.8 percent this year, according to the National Retail Federation (NRF) — well above the 3.9 percent growth seen by the retail market one year ago. Holiday sales for U.S.

Retail 122

Retail United States Seattle Washington 122

PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 18, 2020

18, otherwise known as National Cheeseburger Day. Don Lee Farms , a family-run California-based food company, has seen its bleeding veggie burgers sell out at mass-market vendors like Costco , Walmart, Whole Foods, Wegmans and Stop & Shop nationwide,” PYMNTS reported last year. And it doesn’t stop there.“ In both the U.S.

National 136

National Google California Apple 136

PYMNTS

JANUARY 3, 2020

Ouai , a hair and body care brand founded by celebrity hairstylist Jen Atkin, will roll out some of its merchandise in 1,200 Ulta Beauty locations in addition to the retailer’s website on Sunday (Jan. The retailer wrote in a tweet , “We’re starting off the decade with a big announcement: “@theouai by Jen Atkin is launching at Ulta Beauty!”

Retail 131

Retail Industry Branding Miami 131

Bank Innovation

JANUARY 2, 2020

While large banks may not feel threatened by personal finance apps or digital-only challengers, they can learn from them on the digital onboarding front, a recent Gartner study observed. It examined 1,200 data […].

Regional 273

Regional Study Survey National 273

PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 17, 2020

The eCommerce-physical location hybrid is marking 2020 with a presence at the world’s leading marathons throughout the year (New York City, Boston, Berlin, Tokyo and London) and is seeing a bounce in sales tied to a comeback in high-performance running shoes, which is a market Taylor is planning on entering with the Tracksmith brand.

Boston 175

Boston Marketing Training Branding 175

PYMNTS

DECEMBER 26, 2019

National Returns Day, which is Jan. million packages via UPS, a 26 percent increase over last year’s National Returns Day. According to the UPS Pulse of the Online Shopper report, 73 percent of online consumers indicate that repeat sales with a particular retailer are dependent on the returns process.

Study 131

Study National Retail Online 131

PYMNTS

MAY 11, 2016

Common sense isn’t so common when retail is still experiencing its fair share of upheavals from each new disruptor to make it to market, but the decade-plus of online and in-store retail operating side by side has established a few new ground rules that almost everyone can agree on.

Retail 100

Retail Online Study Regional 100

Abrigo

DECEMBER 18, 2023

Takeaway 2 Advisors recommend that financial institutions look behind some of the headlines and examine their own markets before ruling out CRE altogether. But understanding trends in their own portfolios and local markets can allow lenders to identify risk-appropriate CRE credits. The impact is not consistent.”

Risk Management 221

Risk Management Management Lending Capital 221

PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 4, 2017

The recommerce trend is sweeping not just the nation, but perhaps the world. Venture capitalists are funding new entrants to the field, and features like authenticity guarantees, postings to social media, the use of data and post-sale services could propel the industry forward, according to a new report from Fung Global Retail & Tech.

Marketing 100

Marketing social media Retail Mobile 100

PYMNTS

OCTOBER 6, 2016

Retailers continue to rely on paid search and email marketing channels, but mobile marketing and social media are continuing to increase in popularity as a way for businesses to grow their customer acquisition, according to a new study.

social media 205

social media Survey Retail Online 205

Chris Skinner

JULY 5, 2017

Nevertheless, from a financial markets point of view, it’s a fascinating place. One of the first to be contactless and, more recently, one of the first to offer social retail banking. In this growing and dynamic market, payments have been one of the major drivers of growth and innovation.

National 300

National Cards Innovation Payments 300

PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

A recent report released by the United Nations found that 132 out of 194 countries have now introduced data protection regulations of some kind, all varying in terms of what type of information they protect and the severity of their restrictions. Meanwhile, other markets are continuing to adjust with their own data protection laws.

Industry 298

Industry Regulation Data Study 298

PYMNTS

DECEMBER 21, 2020

You can see it in how investors are putting money to work in both consumer-facing and B2B startups, and how startups and incumbents are forging new partnerships to move innovation faster to market. Source: PYMNTS.com longitudinal study of over 40,000 consumers (data from the most recent panel on Nov. consumers — 47.2

Apple 227

Apple Study Innovation Survey 227

PYMNTS

OCTOBER 9, 2020

The BIS report issued this week that focuses on “foundational principles” defines a CBDC as “a digital payment instrument, denominated in the national unit of account, that is a direct liability of the central bank.”. Depending on where you look, the shift to cashless has been dictated by market forces, or by government guidance.

National 175

National Boston Examples Course 175

PYMNTS

JANUARY 21, 2020

In today’s top news, Uber sells its India food delivery service to Zomato for a stake in the business, and JPMorgan created a $100 billion funding arm to expand investments in emerging markets. Also, Amazon leads the pack in Europe’s expanding smart home market. Amazon Unseats Google in Fast-Growing EU Smart Home Market.

Retail 130

Retail Groups Payments Innovation 130

PYMNTS

JULY 7, 2020

The Southeast Asian country’s national tax office announced it will impose a 10 percent value-added tax (VAT) on foreign global technology companies as the nation looks for ways to defray the costs of battling the economic effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, Reuters reported. The country’s total budget for 2020 is $177.6

Taxes 141

Taxes Google Seattle National 141

PYMNTS

MAY 30, 2016

But for all the glories of summer — long days, vacations and a built-in excuse to substitute ice cream for any actual meal — summer does have one asterisk for retailers in the U.S. So what fun in the sun can the nation’s retailers expect this year? However, across the U.S. Strange, but not necessarily bad.

Retail 100

Retail Course United States Boston 100

PYMNTS

JULY 22, 2019

Much of the excitement surrounding automated retail — aka cashierless retail — has been driven by Amazon Go, but the enthusiasm for “just-walk-out” technology has been tempered by the stores’ limited locations. The next wave of automated retail might be heralded by U.K.-based Unattended Retail Can Boost Sales.

Innovation 125

Innovation San Francisco Retail Study 125

PYMNTS

JANUARY 8, 2020

The development of digital identity solutions shows no signs of slowing in the new decade, with the mobile biometrics market expected to add $28.45 Nations around the world are continuing to implement digital ID systems. billion per year in incremental growth between 2018 and 2023. Developments From Around The World Of Digital ID.

Fraud 169

Fraud Cards Security National 169

PYMNTS

DECEMBER 18, 2020

Why Affirm Would Delay Its IPO Amid A Hot Market . Globally and in Australia, 20 percent of our transactions take place in physical retail,” Molnar said. Study: 69 Percent Of Consumers Say They Want Subscription Bundles. Study: 67 Percent Of Main Street SMBs Say They’ll Do More Business Online Post-Pandemic.

Maine 168

Maine Bitcoin Study System 168

PYMNTS

JANUARY 25, 2021

a circumstance that almost certainly relates to the pandemic’s severity in the nation. PYMNTS’ ambitious Global Digital Shopping Index series examines the digital shift in four key markets around the world — the United States, Australia, the U.K. Data shows that 46 percent of U.K.

Study 222

Study United States Online Innovation 222

Bank Innovation

SEPTEMBER 28, 2018

Power's annual National Banking Satisfaction Study, beating last year's winner PNC Bank by a few points, but the rest of the contenders stayed in the same place as last year. JPMorgan Chase took the number one spot in customer service in J.D.

UX 150

UX Report Study National 150

PYMNTS

DECEMBER 1, 2020

DoorDash Valuation Could Hit $28 Billion, Says It Has Only 3 Pct of US Market. Costly professional services from accountants, lawyers, marketing firms or the like are often more than small businesses want to (or can afford to) pay. A new PYMNTS study of a national sample of 2,000 U.S.

Apple 141

Apple Payments Retail US 141

PYMNTS

JUNE 3, 2020

His ringing endorsement of the luxury goods market, released yesterday as his annual letter to shareholders , was a clarion call to the frontlines of retailing during a decidedly difficult time. It had to close stores, like most non-essential retail, during the pandemic. Will luxury move online?

Retail 130

Retail Online Marketing Study 130

PYMNTS

JULY 18, 2016

This newfound cost consciousness is reshaping the retail industry in everything from spurring the rise of fast fashion at the expense of mall “anchor stores,” to the increasing popularity of off-brands or store brands in the supermarket, to the shift in the apparel business, to off-price retail outlets over full-priced department stores.

Branding 100

Branding Retail Study Portland 100

PYMNTS

APRIL 9, 2020

consumers who had shopped in a physical retail location during the previous week. By that time the nation had accepted the COVID-19 pandemic’s inevitability, triggering a wave of stock-up buying of household supplies as face masks were suddenly everywhere, and major coronavirus-induced lockdowns commenced. percent in 2019.”.

Mobile 140

Mobile Apple Cards Millennials 140

PYMNTS

MARCH 17, 2020

A study by Moody’s Analytics indicates that almost 80 million jobs are at risk — more than 50 percent of the 153 million occupations all around. The stock market is down and wiping out people’s nest eggs,” Mark Zandi, chief economist at Moody’s Analytics, told CNN. People are going to be buying less of everything.

US 189

US Analytics Study National 189

PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 27, 2020

The 2020 outlook report from the National Restaurant Association was released today and it paints a picture of an industry dealing with the countercurrents of solid consumer spending and disruptive technology. In fact, by 2030, the National Restaurant Association expects that technology could completely change the face of dining.

Rhode Island 151

Rhode Island National social media Arizona 151

PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 8, 2020

Consumers are living in stressful times, and Patrick Gauthier , vice president at Amazon Pay , told PYMNTS in a recent interview that merchants working to prepare for retail’s new normal should start by addressing that. As long as retailers focus on creating such safe spaces, he said, “the future is bright.”. Gauthier said.

Innovation 223

Innovation Retail Millennials Tools 223

PYMNTS

AUGUST 12, 2020

All told, cash accounts for 75 percent of all retail transactions within Germany, even taking into account, as the German Association of Money and Bond Services estimated, that a third of all card payments have been done through contactless means in the wake of the coronavirus. percent done in cash.

Course 221

Course Cards Fintech Payments 221

PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 9, 2016

Sage, which is a market leader for integrated accounting, payroll and payments software, released the results of the sixth annual report focused on the current and future payment trends. The report addresses drivers for innovation, the need for omnichannel retailing, as well as payment security and consumer trust.

Report 176

Report Study Trends Innovation 176

PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 24, 2020

Two words might explain Tuesday’s stock market action: "Relief rally." As noted in this space this week, the National Retail Federation (NRF) has estimated that retail sales across the U.S. Because Wall Street, it’s famously been said, abhors a vacuum and hates uncertainty. will rise between 3.6 percent and 5.2

Payments 136

Payments Course Examples Analytics 136