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AUGUST 9, 2016

A new study by The NPD Group found that anything related to health and wellness ­­— like wearable technology , basketball gear, sweats and active bottoms (AKA exercise pants), running products, outdoor sports and toys, running gear, portable beverageware — were among the fastest-growing retail categories between Dec. 2014 and Dec.

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MARCH 5, 2017

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. Kaplan said that the company looks to partner with retailers like these because they combine to offer more than 8,000 locations around the U.S.,

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NOVEMBER 3, 2020

the government of Prime Minister Boris Johnson, after weeks of seeking to avoid national shutdown in favor of local tiered limitations, has imposed another strict national lockdown aimed at halting the coronavirus’ spread. Consumers aren’t going into a commerce coma, as retail experts around the world seem to fear. In the U.K.,

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NOVEMBER 11, 2016

According to the BDO Retail Compass Survey of CMOs, nearly 60 percent of marketers plan to leverage mobile in their marketing strategies this holiday season. Although less than 10 percent of marketers say they plan to focus on generic mobile coupons, retailers will be offering bargain hunters other ways to get a deal.

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MAY 11, 2018

That’s one of the driving ideas behind a new service that Marriott International recently launched for Chinese travelers going overseas — a service that also helps to demonstrate how the country’s growing tourist class is changing payments and retail. Last year, the U.S.-based But mobile is only the beginning.

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FEBRUARY 29, 2016

Last week, Sears CEO Edward Lampert got personal as he went into detail about the retailer’s continuing woes and the challenges it (and many other “old-line” retailers like it) face in a rapidly changing industry. According to a new projection from National Retail Federation, retail sales are estimated to grow just 3.1

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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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NOVEMBER 6, 2020

Millennials Drive More to Faster Payments . Millennials and Gen Z are among the groups that are most likely to have received instant payments. Walmart Reboots Retail With Its Rethink on Robotics . These users are receiving investments, insurance and income via those means. Trackers and Reports.

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DECEMBER 6, 2019

Payments technology company Payoneer announced updates to its cross-border payments solutions enabling support for small- to medium-sized businesses (SMBs) in the U.S. Independent and company-hired truckers haul goods across the nation, keeping retailers supplied and in operation. Around The Next-Gen Payments Landscape.

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DECEMBER 22, 2018

No matter what, though, the present and future of real Christmas trees — even if bought in a weekend frenzy — owes much to digital technology, eCommerce and the consumer preferences of younger buyers. To learn more about why, PYMNTS this past week caught up with Doug Hundley, a spokesperson for the National Christmas Tree Association.

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MAY 27, 2016

Omnicommerce usually refers to where and how retailers sell their products, not necessarily who they choose to sell them with. From office supplies and communal workspaces to new ways to pay for concert tickets, more barriers to siloed retail activity are falling every day to the onslaught of retail partnerships.

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SEPTEMBER 16, 2019

Retailers scour social media to find influencers and designer bellwethers to turn trends into sales. In the payments ecosystem, we need look no further than the bridge millennial for how the connected purchasing experience will evolve over the next decade. How We Will Pay 2019 is an annual national study of more than 5,000 U.S.

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NOVEMBER 6, 2020

Meanwhile, millennial consumers have drastically picked up the pace of their home buying. Pushed by all of that suddenly exploding demand, the real estate market (particularly the digital retail market) has been booming. Also, continued investment in technology is enabling people to do more of their shopping and transacting online.

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NOVEMBER 13, 2019

In an interview with PYMNTS, Mladen Vladic, general manager of loyalty solutions at Fidelity National Information Services ( FIS ), said bridging the gap between a satisfied customer and a loyal one is a matter of urgency for firms across all verticals, but especially for retailers. That’s just not engaging.”. The Mechanics.

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OCTOBER 23, 2020

And, beginning next year, they will be able to spend their crypto collections with any of the 26 million retailers currently taking PayPal. General Electric operates in over 100 nations in segments that encompass energy production, aviation and healthcare. Millennials Will Lead The Voice Commerce Revolution.

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JANUARY 18, 2019

Though kiosk-based medical care might seem impossible, the current usage of health-related connected devices indicates that this technology could someday become a reality. Urban centers could use connected technology to track the speed and efficiency of buses, trains and subways, as well as public and private vehicles.

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FEBRUARY 13, 2017

million last month to purchase the retail condo housing Murray’s flagship store, affiliated classrooms, as well as its catering and event operations. Murray’s Cheese and Kroger have been partners for nearly a decade, with the national grocer selling the cheese shop’s products in its supermarkets. percent of U.S.

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JUNE 12, 2019

OfferUp Senior Manager of Business Development Daniel Azoulai said in an announcement for the partnership, “More than half of OfferUp’s 44 million annual users are millennials, and as our most engaged customers, are incredibly aware of their impact on the planet and the value of recommerce.” for sellers and buyers.

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MARCH 23, 2016

“The combination of American Apparel’s real-time, local inventory paired with Postmates’ superior delivery technology and national footprint is changing the way customers can access their favorite brands,” Luedorf said in a statement.

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JANUARY 15, 2019

15) that it has launched a global initiative, She’s Next, Empowered by Visa, which seeks to support the advancement of women-owned small businesses around the world through shared research, experience and technologies. 30 kickoff in Atlanta will include access to experts from Visa and entrepreneurs operating both nationally and globally.

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JUNE 28, 2016

Walmart has become the biggest grocery retailer in the U.S. And while, strictly speaking, that is not wrong — suburban moms do in fact buy the majority of our nation’s groceries (they also cook the majority of them and clean up the dinner dishes when everyone is done) — it is also increasingly incomplete and less helpful.

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APRIL 28, 2017

In today’s tech-driven world, attracting modern consumers can mean offering the latest technology. According to recent industry research , consumers, particularly millennials that are accustomed to shopping on digital channels, expect merchants like supermarkets to offer technology that gives them more control over their shopping experiences.

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JUNE 17, 2019

Hong Kong, India and Australia are among just a few of the nations to launch their own local faster payment systems while a host of other countries are moving forward with their own plans to launch a faster payment scheme.

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NOVEMBER 16, 2020

PYMNTS fielded a national consumer study of 2,806 U.S. In this, PYMNTS’ 14 th study of a national sample of now roughly 40,000 consumers since March on their sentiment about COVID and the digital behavioral shifts it has caused, we learned a lot. and global economy for most of 2020. That’s assuming most people got the vaccine.

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DECEMBER 21, 2020

And you can see it in the hustle by retailers and brands large and small to pivot their businesses and business models — and the disclaimers on just about every retail site starting a week or more ago that orders placed online might not make it in time for Christmas. One hundred and ten (110) million U.S. consumers — 47.2

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SEPTEMBER 27, 2016

Technology is taking us to a world where we never have to leave our homes. Rather than build a new warehouse or rely on tried-and-tested technologies for picking products off shelves, Target decided to try a “new breed of robots.”. Cohen owns a national distribution network and deals with some of the nation’s biggest retailers.

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AUGUST 24, 2018

Not only do gift cards stand as the most popular holiday present, according to the National Retail Federation and other sources, but a Blackhawk Network survey found that “44 percent of consumers surveyed are interested in receiving a gift card to play the lottery, while 43 percent would be interested in giving a lottery gift card.”.

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NOVEMBER 15, 2016

The retail chain has investigated urban farming and conducted food research with MIT. In 2015, the National Retail Federation lauded supermarkets as the fastest growing retailer sector. While millennials still eat, they’re certainly not setting foot in physical stores. in the next 10 years.

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MAY 9, 2017

Likewise, earnings per share (EPS) and net income hit well above expectations, with the online retail giant raking in $1.48 The online retail giant is already a major contender in online apparel sales among millennials. For the quarter, Amazon reported revenue of $35.7 EPS and netting $724 million, up 41 percent year on year.

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NOVEMBER 8, 2019

The latest QSR earnings report comes amid massive technological changes in that world as restaurant operators seek to improve all facets of their operations via mobile and digital technology. The chain’s revenue increased some 32 percent year over year, though, hitting nearly $159 million, and meeting analyst expectations.

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OCTOBER 31, 2018

This year, Ken Dolls, Easy-Bake Ovens, Hot Wheels toy cars and Barbie DreamHouses will all find real estate underneath the nation’s Christmas trees. For the 2018 version, Google – in partnership with Disney and Random House – is rolling out an interactive storytelling feature in its Google Home technology.

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JULY 30, 2018

With millennials working multiple gigs, very few have enough time left to make a proper meal — if they aren’t eating out at a local restaurant. Blue Apron opened up an experiential pop-up retail location in New York City, which featured cooking classes and celebrity chefs. The pop-up opened after Memorial Day and closed in late June.

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NOVEMBER 8, 2017

Pundits prophesy a cashless society — and indeed, vast swaths of consumers are migrating to digital and mobile channels for many of their banking needs, as shown by a decline in the number of brick-and-mortar retail bank branches. Millennials are taking a mobile-first approach to banking, driving that transformation.

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APRIL 24, 2017

On the back of this social commerce model, the company now sees about $500 million in annual sales and has become one of the most recognizable names, particularly to millennial consumers in the footwear industry. These are challenges that Daniel Jones, who founded Bext360 in 2016 and serves as its CEO, is all too familiar with.

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DECEMBER 27, 2019

Among the common themes to emerge: Change will come to the point of sale (POS), moved by the continued pivot to contactless ways to pay — and the demographic change that will bring the mighty millennial more buying power. Colombia Blocks Uber From Using Its Ride-Hailing App. Businesses are just as particular as end consumers.

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SEPTEMBER 16, 2019

This report — the third in our annual series — shows the results of a national study of 5,000 U.S. It’s a remarkable acceleration of a technology that is still relatively young, and for which the use cases for commerce are both nascent and very much evolving.

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