PYMNTS

AUGUST 31, 2018

That arguably describes the recent acquisition of Seattle-based Blueprint Registry , an online universal gift registry, by David’s Bridal , the privately held wedding retail chain that traces its roots back to the first years after World War II. The retailer has a $520 million term loan due in Oct. Online Advantages.

Online 100

Online Retail Seattle Industry 100

PYMNTS

OCTOBER 4, 2019

Online retailers are expanding their brick-and-mortar footprints – and using feedback from eCommerce customers to inform the selections in their new stores. There are also digital price tags for every item, and Prime members can pay the discounted online price for their selections at the store. In Other Brick-and-Mortar News.

Retail 109

Retail San Francisco United States Boston 109

PYMNTS

AUGUST 10, 2018

Traditional retail locations, ranging from fashion and home furnishings to hardware and department stores, have been forced to make significant changes in the face of heightened competition from eCommerce giants like Amazon and omnichannel powerhouses, like Walmart and its online unit, Jet.com.

Digital Strategies 104

Digital Strategies Retail Strategy Los Angeles 104

PYMNTS

MAY 21, 2020

Seattle-based Amazon is ramping up its operations in India’s growing market by launching Amazon Food, which will deliver prepared meals. Competitors include online food delivery platform Zomato and Swiggy , which raised $43 million from investors last month in a bid to expand into new businesses. The report concluded the U.S.

Marketing 142

Marketing Seattle United States Survey 142

PYMNTS

JULY 6, 2017

The Tower holds, retrieves and dispenses online orders by scanning a barcode displayed on the customer’s smartphone screen. The Pickup Tower basically works like a huge, high-tech vending machine for online order pickup. Mark Ibbotson, executive vice president of central operations for Walmart U.S.,

Online 101

Online Seattle Course Retail 101

PYMNTS

AUGUST 16, 2019

Brick-and-mortar retailers are teaming up with social media platforms to curate labels for their stores and their websites. Kohl’s , for instance, will bring emerging brands to over 50 physical retail locations and online starting in the fall through Curated By Kohl’s. In Other Brick-and-Mortar News.

Branding 101

Branding Retail social media Houston 101

PYMNTS

JUNE 14, 2019

Online brands are expanding their brick-and-mortar footprints: Online handbag marketplace Rebag , for instance, is opening a new store in Miami’s Design District with more stores said to come. We are thrilled to expand Rebag’s retail footprint to the Miami community. Operating hours span from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m.

Miami 100

Miami Retail New York City New York 100

Bank Innovation

MARCH 14, 2019

Customers increasingly expect banks and other financial institutions to meet them where they are with full functionality, said panelists at Bank Innovation Ignite 2019 in Seattle on Tuesday.

Seattle 199

Seattle Meeting Innovation Online 199

PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 6, 2020

And so two years ago Worthy purchased a local physical thrift shop in Seattle that was on the doorstep of shutting down — the eponymous Kids on 45th — and decided to expand its mission. In short, she put consignment on subscription for parents. .

Online 141

Online Seattle United States Guidelines 141

PYMNTS

MARCH 22, 2019

Online brands are stepping into the world of brick-and-mortar, opening their own physical locations to help consumers experience their concepts in real life with the help of digital technology. and Bethesda, Maryland, that will work to mirror the company’s online experience. Starbucks Coffee.

DC 109

DC Retail Maryland Fort Worth 109

CB Insights

FEBRUARY 13, 2020

As businesses and consumers become more comfortable using credit cards online, the proportion of US commerce that takes place online has steadily increased over the last 20 years. Specifically, the Collisons aimed to more seamlessly connect online businesses and payment processors, allowing more businesses to accept online payments.

Online 98

Online Company Retail Payments 98

PYMNTS

MAY 15, 2020

Amazon has filed suit against two companies that are allegedly operating a global tech support scheme targeting Alexa users, CNN reported. The online retail giant said it has received a number of complaints about Robojap misleading victims into believing they are affiliated with Amazon, and selling them unwanted services.

Seattle 241

Seattle Washington Software Branding 241

PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 10, 2019

The eCommerce operator reportedly is leasing some 500,000 square feet of space in a three-story warehouse in Amazon’s hometown of Seattle, according to The Wall Street Journal. That might not sound like such a big deal, but it really is – at least when it comes to Amazon and retail fulfillment in the U.S. eBay Program.

Innovation 243

Innovation Seattle California United States 243

PYMNTS

JUNE 11, 2020

The digital shift continued to show its dramatic potential to change retailing today, as three companies announced major changes to their business models. No less than Sam’s Club, Starbucks and fashion high-flyer Zara have made adjustments to online ordering and purchasing. The answer: fewer stores and a more concerted push online.”.

San Francisco 130

San Francisco New York City Retail Branding 130

PYMNTS

JULY 13, 2020

From telehealth to new financing options for patient treatments to big retailers like Walmart , Walgreens and CVS mashing up retail with healthcare, everyone from startups to incumbents are using the pandemic as an opportunity to disrupt — and reinvent — healthcare. Here’s a look at some of the latest developments. We’re in healthcare.

Retail 219

Retail Innovation Online Seattle 219

PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 27, 2019

Brick-and-mortar retailers are expanding their efforts to provide customers with health and wellness services while taking steps to train their employees for healthcare roles. said in the announcement about the offering, “Walmart aims to be the market leader in providing retail workers a path to careers in growing fields like healthcare.

Branding 101

Branding Retail North Carolina Georgia 101

PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 20, 2019

Amazon Go technology is being tested in a 10,400-square-foot space in Seattle’s Capitol Hill neighborhood, a source told Bloomberg. The eCommerce giant launched the first Go convenience store in Seattle in 2017 and now has 21 U.S. The company already operates the Whole Foods Market chain. grocery industry.

Seattle 100

Seattle New York Software Retail 100

PYMNTS

OCTOBER 9, 2018

Omnichannel features are becoming more crucial as tech-savvy millennials gain more spending power and influence, according to the PYMNTS Enterprise Retail Grocery Report. purchased groceries online at least once a month. That percentage dropped to 4 percent when respondents were asked if they shopped for groceries online weekly.

Seattle 139

Seattle New York Milwaukee Online 139

Bank Innovation

JANUARY 30, 2019

Interested in joining us for Bank Innovation Ignite 2019 on March 11-12 at the Hyatt Olive 8, Seattle? In Seattle, you’ll see four Ignite Ideas sessions from the following fintech innovators: Lisa Frazier, Head […]. You’d better hurry! Early registration ends this Friday, February 1 at 11:59 PM.

Innovation 170

Innovation Seattle Fintech Security 170

PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 19, 2020

Reports from Seattle and California say the company is adding a new format and expanding beyond its Amazon Go and Whole Foods brands. Although Amazon hasn’t commented, the strategy seems to be aimed at getting Amazon aligned with a more mass market customer segment than its other retail brands. And the antagonist, per usual, is Amazon.

Los Angeles 155

Los Angeles Austin Community New Jersey 155

PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 21, 2018

News of Amazon ‘s acquisition of online pharmacy startup PillPack have had analysts assuming the eCommerce conglomerate is ready to introduce an online pharmacy to its suite of services. However, new reports from CNBC on Wednesday (Nov. 21) said Amazon may first be gearing up to introduce the service to its own employees.

Phoenix 141

Phoenix New Hampshire New York City Seattle 141

PYMNTS

MARCH 30, 2020

The firm evolved into an online shopping website with a warehouse and delivery network in 2017. The company provides its offering in the San Francisco Bay Area, Los Angeles, Sacramento and Seattle. In separate news, Indian eCommerce grocery store operator Bigbasket notched $150 million a round of venture funding per news last May.

Los Angeles 143

Los Angeles San Francisco Sacramento Seattle 143

PYMNTS

JULY 6, 2020

A new Amazon Go grocery store will soon open in Bellevue, Washington, and the tech giant has further plans to expand its cashierless Amazon Go grocery stores in Seattle, California, Chicago and Washington, D.C. The rules would also require that the government have access to online companies’ sources and algorithms.

US 130

US Washington Payments Seattle 130

PYMNTS

JULY 7, 2020

“It is for governments to decide the rules on VAT and in every country we operate, Netflix respects those rules,” Netflix told Reuters. Amazon Web Services, Google and Spotify did not respond to requests for comment.

Taxes 141

Taxes Google Seattle National 141

PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

The feature is currently only available at two Amazon Go stores in Seattle, but the eCommerce giant plans to expand it to its other checkout-free stores. Fifty percent of businesses say manual processes, sluggish payments and high operating costs have made managing accounts receivable departments nerve-wracking over the last six months.

Payments 148

Payments Apple Survey Seattle 148

PYMNTS

MARCH 28, 2017

The online retail giant has reportedly delayed the public opening of Amazon Go due to technical difficulties with its “Just Walk Out” system. The first Amazon Go location was slated to open to the public in Seattle in early 2017.

Seattle 100

Seattle Retail System Technology 100

PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 23, 2018

The company has recently seen positive momentum and improved operating performance, and delivery is projected to accelerate future growth. Already, a cashless store concept is already up and running in a Seattle pilot. Starbucks’ $18.4 But there are no official reports on its next planned expansion. Subway’s $10.8 Taco Bell’s $9.8

Online 101

Online US Payments Mobile 101

PYMNTS

MAY 11, 2017

As of yesterday, New Yorkers had a new way to shop for groceries appear on their collective radar — Jet.com opened a temporary grocery store in partnership with Rachel Shechtman’s Story, a 2000 square foot retail concept store. What’s fresher than fresh?” Story wrote in a release announcing the partnership with Jet.

New York 101

New York Seattle Online Maine 101

Bank Innovation

MARCH 8, 2016

SEATTLE — LendingTree will “buy the clicks” previously pointing to Google Compare, now that the search giant is shuttering the service, a top LendingTree official said.

Google 150

Google Seattle Innovation Operations 150

Bank Innovation

JANUARY 22, 2019

Bank Innovation Ignite, March 11-12 in Seattle, offers high-level discussions and networking around the future of what’s next in banking. IBM, one of the world’s largest technology companies, has agreed to sponsor Bank Innovation Ignite, which explores new ideas and technologies needed to push banking forward. The […].

Innovation 170

Innovation Seattle Fintech Technology 170

PYMNTS

MAY 20, 2020

percent of small- to medium-sized business (SMB) owners polled told us they expect to generate more online sales after the COVID-19 outbreak than they did beforehand. percent reporting they lean “much more” on online sales. Retailers need help right now. That includes 34.8 Only a third of those polled (30.7

Maine 177

Maine Fintech Retail Online 177

PYMNTS

AUGUST 24, 2019

CenturyLink Field, home of the Seattle Seahawks , was the first NFL stadium to adopt the technology. According to Zach Hensley, vice president of operations and guest experiences for the Seahawks and CenturyLink Field, these services are changing how fans experience live games and boosting their overall enjoyment.

Payments 161

Payments social media Mobile Seattle 161

PYMNTS

JUNE 16, 2020

The the world’s largest retailer paid about $200 million for the Seattle-based tech startup. Sam’s Club knew it needed good online capabilities even before the COVID-19 crisis, but the pandemic radically sped up the company’s efforts, according to Lance de la Rosa, the chain’s chief operating officer and executive vice president.

Apple 150

Apple Payments Seattle Cards 150

PYMNTS

OCTOBER 21, 2016

Amazon’s reach may be much bigger than anyone thinks, according to new original reporting by USA Today , and that could mean very big things for the shape of retail in the United States to come. Amazon’s yearly sales represent about 15 percent of total online sales among consumers in the U.S., online sales at 31.3

Seattle 100

Seattle United States Online Retail 100

PYMNTS

AUGUST 6, 2019

Struggling to compete with online brands, famed Big Apple luxury retailer Barneys New York has put itself up for sale and filed for bankruptcy protection, according to a report by Reuters. . Barneys wants to keep its main store in Manhattan, and also four other locations.

New York 108

New York Branding Las Vegas Seattle 108

Bank Innovation

JANUARY 24, 2019

Previously, only INV Fintech members were permitted to attend Demo Day on March 11 in Seattle. INV Fintech, the technology accelerator run in partnership with Fiserv, has opened its Demo Day event to financial institution executives attending Bank Innovation Ignite.

Innovation 150

Innovation Seattle Fintech US 150

PYMNTS

MARCH 8, 2016

To say the least, the retail world was caught off guard when Amazon announced last year that it would open a brick-and-mortar bookstore in Seattle. The mall in question has become something of a haven for eCommerce companies branching out into the brick-and-mortar world, as Bonobos and Warby Parker both operate storefronts there. “We

San Diego 100

San Diego Seattle Analytics Online 100