PYMNTS

MAY 25, 2020

The pandemic was unprecedented when it showed up in February and March; the phases of its aftermath will also be without a reference point. While it’s clear that the digital shift will stick in the retail ecosystem, other elements of the landscape are harder to predict. Be Like Nike. Was it the shoes? No — it was the strategy.

Retail 161

Retail Strategy Training Customer Experience 161

PYMNTS

JANUARY 10, 2020

Coffee retailers are tapping into digital technology that helps them grow their reach beyond their stores, especially in China, where competition has been brewing between Chinese coffee chain Luckin Coffee and Starbucks. And the “biggest attraction” of luckin popMINI is what the firm refers to as “eCcommerce Prices in Vending Machines.”

Retail 131

Retail Detroit Michigan Branding 131

PYMNTS

MARCH 20, 2020

With the current health emergency retailers face unprecedented issues. Closing stores, limiting hours, changing order patterns, remote work — all of these issues have joined basic survival as retailers contend with sudden and unpredictable challenges during the coronavirus pandemic. 1: Employees. Read the fine print in the lease.

Retail 176

Retail New York City Analysis Resources 176

PYMNTS

APRIL 9, 2020

It seems like a year ago, but it was actually only March 8 when discount retailer Burlington announced that it was abandoning its admittedly watered-down eCommerce offering. On one hand, the best way to get people in stores and avoid the fate of other brick-and-mortar retailers was to make online sales the only option.

Retail 164

Retail Exercises United States Online 164

PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 8, 2020

One of the overlooked elements from the retail earnings reports of recent weeks is inventory levels. But several reports are pointing to healthy inventory positions as a point of optimism in retailing’s comeback progress. Its latest monthly retailer inventory-to-sales ratio report for June indicates a significant drop — from 1.35

Retail 130

Retail Branding California Analytics 130

PYMNTS

JANUARY 10, 2020

According to its Securities and Exchange Commission stock registration statement, as cited by CNBC , the online mattress retailer said it lost $73.4 Casper refers to itself as a “pioneer of the sleep economy” and values the worldwide market at $432 billion. Privately held Casper Sleep filed regulatory paperwork on Friday (Jan.

Retail 130

Retail Online New York America 130

PYMNTS

MAY 7, 2020

State governments are dropping the ball on retail reopenings. As the week plays out, inconsistent direction and confusion have been standard with New York, Texas, California and Hawaii getting criticized by retailers big and small. After making the statement, Simon retracted it, pledging cooperation with local officials.

Retail 141

Retail Texas Guidelines New York 141

PYMNTS

MARCH 27, 2020

The divide between essential and non-essential retail grows bigger by the day as deep discounters and dollar stores continue to add stores, employees and revenue during the COVID-19 crisis. Dollar General , Dollar Tree , Big Lots, Ross Stores and other deep discounters are in the class Boss refers to. Nordstrom Inc.,

Retail 130

Retail Capital Groups Community 130

PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 6, 2017

But what hasn’t been so deeply explored is how that technology can help food producers and retail firms collaborate more deeply, helping both succeed and strengthening the industries that power them. The term “blockchain” refers to a database that continually grows based on records and data that is added to it, Business Insider reports.

blockchain 197

blockchain Retail Technology Industry 197

PYMNTS

AUGUST 31, 2017

Retailers trying to bridge the growing gap between the shopping trends of Baby Boomers, Generation Z and every demographic in between may think they have the different generations figured out, but in some cases, operating on assumptions can lead to missed sales. Baby Boomers. These consumers were born between 1946 and 1964, and the U.S.

Retail 147

Retail Millennials Study Trends 147

PYMNTS

APRIL 10, 2020

Fruit Street – a virtual one-stop-shop specializing in digital diabetes diagnosis and treatment – has partnered with vegetarian meal kit purveyor Purple Carrot to add a retail angle to its health advisory service. The rapidly evolving telehealth category has a new business model.

Retail 242

Retail Guidelines User Experience Branding 242

PYMNTS

OCTOBER 15, 2018

Falling short of economists’ expectations, retail store and restaurant sales grew by only 0.1 But sales at non-store retailers, including mail order catalogs and eCommerce sites, rose by 1.1 In reference to what was beneath the last month’s gain, healthcare expenditures helped offset a decline in consumers’ purchases of motor vehicles.

Retail 109

Retail North Carolina United States Report 109

PYMNTS

OCTOBER 6, 2020

Britain’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has prohibited the sale of digital currency derivatives to retail investors, according to a Tuesday (Oct. FCA Interim Executive Director of Strategy & Competition Sheldon Mills said in the release, “This ban reflects how seriously we view the potential harm to retail consumers in these products.

Retail 116

Retail Bitcoin Regulation blockchain 116

PYMNTS

MARCH 29, 2020

Described by creators as “an information highway,” MiPasa cross-references siloed location data with health information. But regardless of the current world disorder, people haven’t ceased paying for things in bitcoin, if the recent $200 million in transactions logged on retailer payment portal Coinbase Commerce are any indication.

Bitcoin 179

Bitcoin blockchain Retail Data 179

PYMNTS

AUGUST 21, 2019

retail expert. The term “grey market” references legitimate items sold through legal but unauthorized sellers; by contrast, a “black market” describes counterfeit products or illegally traded scarce goods, CNBC reported. In the case of a no-deal Brexit, an “explosion” in grey market goods could occur per a U.K.

Marketing 123

Marketing Retail Branding National 123

PYMNTS

DECEMBER 14, 2018

Retailers are bringing experiential stores to big cities, and Starbucks is no exception: The coffee chain was set to open its Starbucks Reserve Roastery New York City on Friday (Dec. According to the announcement, the offering is available on the retailer’s eCommerce site and at its 1,400 retail locations.

Retail 161

Retail New York San Francisco Chicago 161

PYMNTS

APRIL 24, 2019

Brazilian retailer Magazine Luiza has announced that it will be selling books online, which could be picked up in one of its almost 1,000 stores. The goal is to turn Magalu into a reference in this segment,” said Eduardo Galanternick, Magazine Luiza’s executive director of eCommerce, according to Reuters. percent at R$170.31 ($43.45

Retail 108

Retail Taxes Online System 108

PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 14, 2019

Two tech companies and a food brand have teamed up to develop a virtual reality (VR) headset that uses eye-tracking tech to determine the best way that retailers should stock products on shelves, according to a report by VentureBeat. The headset lets retailers track where the wearer looks when walking down the aisles of a virtual supermarket.

Retail 122

Retail Data Software Strategy 122

PYMNTS

MAY 19, 2020

Amazon could be in talks to acquire the bankrupt clothing retailer JCPenney , Fox Business reported, citing Women’s Wear Daily (WWD). JCPenney officially filed for bankruptcy late Friday (May 15), ending speculation as to the beleaguered former retail titan’s financial status. Now, Amazon could be moving in. According to the U.S.

Texas 275

Texas Retail New York Security 275

Payments Source

MARCH 2, 2018

Retailers and payment service providers will need to report on at least a quarterly basis on performance against the reference fraud rates, writes Matthew Attwell, Risk & Client Services director at The ai Corporation.

Retail 73

Retail Payments Fraud Report 73

PYMNTS

JULY 15, 2016

Retailers had to get hip to the idea of sudden hordes of phone-toting pedestrians showing up at their store fronts when the red-hot mobile app launched this week, and it looks like the developer behind the game is ready to entertain some closer relationships, too. Spontaneously popular apps have come and gone, though.

Retail 100

Retail Google Mobile Company 100

PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 14, 2018

But the excitement — high drama — warm-up commerce run is now over, and the main event is underway as Florence — and Florence is forecast to be the worst storm of its kind to hit North Carolina in nearly 64 years — is expected to have major effects on retail sales, employment and real estate in the state for a long time after the winds stop blowing.

Retail 135

Retail North Carolina Puerto Rico Houston 135

PYMNTS

MARCH 16, 2017

This is especially true for retailers, as companies from around the omnichannel space look to appeal to customers by adding the tech to their stores and mobile apps. Meanwhile, clothing retailer H&M is layering data into its design process. About the Tracker.

Retail 104

Retail Charlotte Tools Analysis 104

PYMNTS

OCTOBER 11, 2019

Brick-and-mortar retailers are creating next-generation stores that incorporate interactive features into their designs with the help of technology. These analytics will be leveraged to improve the customer experience across all channels,” according to the retailer. The move could help the retailer bring in a younger demographic.

Retail 101

Retail New Jersey Groups Innovation 101

Matt Wilcox Pro

DECEMBER 7, 2020

For decades the former referred to the biggest retail shopping day of the year, while the latter referred to the fairly recent phenomenon of online shopping. These days the terms are all but interchangeable, referring overall to the biggest retail and online shopping month. And it’s […].

Retail 88

Retail Online Payments 88

PYMNTS

OCTOBER 28, 2019

As a new decade approaches, retail is driving hard toward its future thanks to connected vehicles. And big players in commerce and payments are racing for position. Not only are all the major automotive manufacturers deeply involved, but so are such players as Amazon and Google. European Moves.

Innovation 104

Innovation Retail Software Google 104

PYMNTS

DECEMBER 7, 2019

Santa: The Original Experiential Retail Strategy. Santa showing up in retail marketing, as far as historians can tell, dates back to the 1840s when some stores went as far as putting up life-sized models of jolly old St. And while much has changed in retail, Santa’s popularity has not. In fact, it is growing.

Retail 136

Retail New Jersey New York City Course 136

PYMNTS

APRIL 19, 2018

Wendy’s , for example, planned to roll out self-ordering kiosks at about 1,000 of its retail locations by the end of 2017 in an attempt to both lure younger customers and to battle long lines at peak dining hours. Consumers want their orders faster than ever before. The move could also bolster the company’s bottom line.

Retail 102

Retail eBook Customer Experience Ohio 102

PYMNTS

OCTOBER 23, 2019

The trend promises to heat up even more in the 2020s, and in a new PYMNTS interview, Butch Langlois, president, North America, for cloud-based retail management software seller Vend , provided an in-depth tour of those changes and a glimpse of what’s to come. All are big tasks for SMBs. How are you cashing out at the end of day?”

Retail 101

Retail System Mobile Innovation 101

Banking Exchange

NOVEMBER 18, 2019

Banks are in need of young leaders that naturally keep up with current technology Customers Community Banking Feature3 Fintech Feature Technology Retail Banking Human Resources Management Financial Trends Tech Management Mobile Online.

Community Bank 60

Community Bank Community Fintech Resources 60

PYMNTS

JULY 12, 2016

For years, retailers have lamented the fact that mobile traffic so rarely translates in equal numbers to in-store traffic. Retailers spend millions — and would gladly spend millions more — if there was some sure-fire way to turn consumers’ phones into magnets that pull toward their stores.

Retail 100

Retail Mobile Branding Training 100

PYMNTS

APRIL 22, 2016

It’s difficult to determine how one could manipulate one’s fingers to represent a retail store while cantillating that paraphrased nursery rhyme (not a lot of them have steeples, to begin with), but it would be a fitting depiction of the current situation that has befallen major retail chains recently.

Retail 100

Retail Online Seattle Customer Experience 100

PYMNTS

AUGUST 3, 2017

This week, bitcoin officially made the split, which is being referred to by many in the cryptocurrency arena as a “hard fork” and Bitcoin Cash began trading in the stock market. In fact, very few are discussing the future of Bitcoin Cash in the retail industry.

Bitcoin 101

Bitcoin Retail cryptocurrency Regulation 101

PYMNTS

MAY 22, 2020

This is just speeding up the significant change the retail industry was already undergoing.”. The company referred to the move as a reflection of Walmart’s overall eCommerce strength. However, statements from both Amazon and Walmart this week indicate that an air of uncertainty hangs over the entire retail segment.

Retail 158

Retail Online Video Branding 158

PYMNTS

MARCH 4, 2016

References, huh? How many retail moguls made Forbes ’ The World’s Billionaires List this year? Of the 1,810 billionaires named to the list, 345 of them earned their fortunes (or at least part of them) in retail. Along with fast fashion, luxury retail executives also claimed their fair share of spots on the list.

Retail 100

Retail Branding Millennials Examples 100

PYMNTS

MARCH 14, 2017

What’s happening here is the creation of a new type of commerce many are dubbing chat-commerce (also referred to as conversational commerce). At this conference, Facebook announced it was partnering up with the likes of CNN, 1-800-Flowers and other retailers to provide a more enhanced offering.

Retail 122

Retail Training Conference Technology 122

PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 8, 2018

Brick-and-mortar retail oftentimes gets a bad rap in 2018. Last year saw store closures spike 200 percent to 7,000 — the worst retail bloodletting since the dark days of the 2008 recession. The widely shared consensus is that this could all get quite a bit worse for physical retail before it gets better.

Chicago 102

Chicago Retail Boston New York 102