PYMNTS

JULY 1, 2020

Despite some signs of improvement this month, LVMH , the world’s biggest luxury goods group, admitted that its brick-and-mortar sales were erased by lockdowns across Europe and the United States in recent months, and that an immediate turnaround was unlikely. “We Spending in Asia-Pacific on luxury goods is set to contract by 3.4

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PYMNTS

JUNE 4, 2020

“In a post-COVID19 normal , we anticipate demand for delivery services to remain elevated,” said Demi Yu, regional head of GrabFood and GrabMart, in a press release, adding that the company plans to “double down” on its expansion of GrabMart. shoppers were buying retail goods online as of May 23, up from 29.2

Regional 132

Regional United States Survey Online 132

PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 6, 2020

It would make sense that the supermarket business might be immune from the cross-currents of retailing in 2020. Three regional players in the organic food retail business — where Whole Foods and parent Amazon rule — have declared bankruptcy over the past month. based natural foods retailer is the third significant U.S.

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New York City New York Regional Colorado 153

PYMNTS

DECEMBER 8, 2020

At a time when the pandemic has seen a massive shift toward digital commerce, the Mexican arm of Walmart – the world’s largest retailer – is looking to leverage the river of remittances that its customers receive from the United States, and to keep more of that cash in-store. Pushing Digital.

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United States America Guidelines Digital Strategies 174

PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 4, 2019

The company said that of that tally, PayPal Credit total payment volume in the United States alone was roughly $10 billion, and logged more than $2 billion across November and December. PayPal Credit said Monday that it has reached $50 billion in total payment volume.

United States 143

United States Payments Regional Retail 143

PYMNTS

JANUARY 7, 2019

While Toys R Us has disappeared from the United States, it is going strong in Asia, which plans to open 60 new stores throughout the region this year. It currently operates more than 550 stores in the region. It currently operates more than 550 stores in the region. “We

US 149

US United States Regional Operations 149

PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 6, 2020

As coronavirus cases surge in the United States, some supermarket retailers are re-instituting buying restrictions on specific products such as toilet paper, USA Today reported. H-E-B, for its part, supervises over 400 retail locations, primarily in Texas. has approximately 190 retail locations throughout the country.

District of Columbia 131

District of Columbia San Antonio Texas Pennsylvania 131

PYMNTS

JANUARY 18, 2019

Grocers are using autonomous vehicles to help bring fresh food to the doorsteps of consumers, and news came this week that another retailer plans to use the technology: Approximately one month after Kroger announced that it had started to use autonomous vehicles in Arizona, Stop & Shop is intending to use them in the Bay State.

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Retail Branding Arizona United States 129

PYMNTS

JANUARY 16, 2020

Audio equipment company Bose has announced it is closing 119 retail locations due to changing customer demand, according to a report. In 1993, Bose opened its first store in the United States to provide personal, private demonstrations for Wave music systems and Lifestyle home theater systems.

United States 132

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 9, 2020

One of the best things a retailer can do is give payment options to consumers to make their purchases as seamless and easy as possible,” Davis said. Pay in 4 is currently live in the United States, with expansion plans in the works. That’s a path Addi intends to continue to follow as it expands throughout the region.

Regional 171

Regional United States Retail Payments 171

PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 22, 2020

There’s arguably no more polarizing macroeconomic issue in the retail world than the fate of the American mall. The problems start with how retailers view and serve the customer. It was an amalgamation of numerous challenges, either ignored or wrongly addressed, that has led to the question of relevance plaguing the industry today.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 7, 2020

The conversation came against a backdrop where the number of fundraising deals in the Southeast Asian region were higher in 2020, as measured through the second quarter — more than 60 percent higher over the second quarter of last year, in fact, to 184 deals as measured by DealStreetAsia.

Capital 298

Capital Regional United States Meeting 298

PYMNTS

APRIL 15, 2019

In multiple large metropolitan areas of the United States, market share data indicates that Kroger is gaining traction. The grocer operates Kroger stores along with regional brands such as Fry’s, King Soopers and Harris Teeter, Cincinnati.com reported. billion in grocery sales last year in the region.

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US Marketing United States Regional 100

PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

One PYMNTS study found that 59 percent of United States consumers would use instant payments because of their convenience, for example. In the February Disbursements Tracker ® , PYMNTS analyzes instant payments’ rise in the Nordics with a critical eye to how entities in other regions may be able to use it as a blueprint.

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Payments Regional Study Examples 246

PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 29, 2018

The company also allows for 70 different currencies from regions around the globe, including Brunei, Aruba, Hong Kong, Haiti and others. Amazon wants to expand its payment service beyond online payments, and it is reportedly working to convince retailers to accept the option as a way to pay.

United States 168

United States Apple Retail Online 168

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.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 17, 2020

PREIT (Philadelphia Real Estate Investment Trust) is curating its first eCommerce offering in what it says is a unique avenue to engage consumers from a multi-retail perspective. Consumers can visit SmallSurprises.Shop , access a questionnaire and then select a customized pack to be delivered anywhere in the United States.

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Philadelphia Regional United States Community 164

PYMNTS

OCTOBER 8, 2018

Also in Europe, the European financial markets regulator has said that it wants to spend one million euros to promote market stability in the region as pertains to cryptocurrencies and FinTechs. That document focuses on budgets and regulatory efforts across the region. Crypto Regulations. Regulatory Fines, on a Global Scale.

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United States Regulation cryptocurrency Cleveland 174

PYMNTS

DECEMBER 26, 2019

Sales in the retailer’s Asia-Pacific region – which includes greater China – increased 7 percent to 9 percent after adjusting for the movements of currency. The fashion company noted in a statement that “the acquisition of Tiffany will strengthen LVMH’s position in jewelry and further increase its presence in the United States.”

United States 131

United States Comparison New York Branding 131

PYMNTS

MARCH 20, 2020

Sweden’s oldest retail bank will face a hefty $386 million fine for a scandal that erupted last year over the bank’s poor handling of money laundering issues in the Baltic region, according to Reuters Thursday (March 19). Also, Swedbank is under investigation in the United States.

United States 139

United States Regional Retail Report 139

PYMNTS

AUGUST 15, 2018

In terms of regions, Mexico saw the most toy industry growth at 15 percent for the first half of the year. Brazil and the United States closely followed, with 11 percent and 7 percent growth respectively. In terms of regions, North America – driven by the United States – is the largest part of the world for toy sales.

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Industry United States Groups Branding 102

PYMNTS

DECEMBER 13, 2016

To illustrate the importance of China to some of the more marquee names across industries in the United States, Reuters stated that Caterpillar depends on China for as much as 20 percent of its top line, with a similar 20 percent tally accruing to auto giant General Motors’ bottom line last year (the total net income, globally, for the firm, as $9.7

US 100

US United States Retail Regional 100

PYMNTS

JULY 28, 2019

First we changed the game for CBD products, then we created tremendous opportunity for farmers and their regional economies throughout the Caribbean,” said David in a press release. This is the first major collaboration between a large grocery chain and a bitcoin rewards company in the United States.

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Bitcoin United States cryptocurrency Security 116

PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 27, 2019

Marks & Spencer is in discussions with online supermarket Ocado that would offer the British retailer a food delivery service for the first time. Kroger has committed to building 20 CFCs throughout the United States. As the U.S.

Ohio 101

Ohio United States Florida Retail 101

PYMNTS

MARCH 18, 2020

In the United States, demand for delivery services for groceries are so high that some customers are waiting seven days for orders that contain missing items, and servers for online services are crashing under heightened demand, according to a report by The Wall Street Journal. The stores are empty,” one manager said.

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Meeting North Carolina San Francisco US 140

PYMNTS

DECEMBER 4, 2020

The acquisition will help Affirm expand its network of merchants in both Canada and the United States. The year-end acceleration of mergers and acquisitions worldwide will keep bankers busy until the close of 2020, with deals emerging in most regions and industries, Bloomberg reported. trillion, up more than one-third.

Payments 153

Payments Millennials United States Survey 153

PYMNTS

AUGUST 20, 2020

The report also sounds a note of optimism for regions that have succeeded in beating back COVID-19, stating: “Zomato’s dining out transactions in markets like New Zealand, UAE and Portugal are already back to pre-COVID levels. In May, Zomato cited COVID-19 in laying off 13 percent of its workforce, or about 500 employees.

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United States Regional Report Industry 202

PopularBank

OCTOBER 28, 2020

This realignment in our New York Metro market is consistent with our small business and retail services model in South Florida,” said Popular, Inc. Customers will continue to have access to Popular’s digital banking tools, as well as the 55,000 ATMs within the AllPoint Network 1 across the United States. Virgin Islands.

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Puerto Rico New York Metro Community 52

PYMNTS

DECEMBER 14, 2017

Pet goods retail chain PetSmart announced Thursday it had opened 28 new brick-and-mortar storefronts in North America during the quarter that ended Nov. 1, 2017, with new locations spanning the United States and Canada. In addition to our store growth, we continue to take steps to further enhance the customer experience.

Puerto Rico 109

Puerto Rico South Carolina New Hampshire Idaho 109

PYMNTS

JULY 28, 2019

First we changed the game for CBD products, then we created tremendous opportunity for farmers and their regional economies throughout the Caribbean,” said David in a press release. This is the first major collaboration between a large grocery chain and a bitcoin rewards company in the United States.

Bitcoin 100

Bitcoin Security United States cryptocurrency 100

PYMNTS

MAY 4, 2017

In the latest webinar series, PYMNTS’ Karen Webster jumped into the findings of the Global Cash Index, gaining a sense of the story behind the numbers in the United States and the Americas in general. Keep a lid on the casket talk. Turning to the Americas — defined as the U.S., percent over that time frame.

ATM 192

ATM Millennials United States Study 192

PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 23, 2018

Together, the company will operate around 4,350 pharmacy counters and 320 clinics across 38 states and Washington, and will be worth around $83 billion. wherever Walmart cuts prices (and after all, they are within 15 minutes of 90 percent of American consumers), prices in the area continue to drop as retailers race to undercut Walmart.

Retail 116

Retail America Course United States 116

PYMNTS

JULY 21, 2017

Fraud varies country to country, region to region. As has been widely noted, the region has paved the way for the adoption of EMV, and its embrace by merchants in the EU, mandated though it has been, has steered hackers and criminals to online methods of siphoning funds from consumers and cheating companies.

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Fraud United States Regional Cards 116

PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 22, 2020

It has waited long enough to see shipment times improve on non-essential items across most regions, but not so long that it’ll compete with its own early Black Friday 2020 deals. In past years it came strictly from Walmart, Target and other big-box retailers like Home Depot and Costco.

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Report United States Regional Retail 169

PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 12, 2018

It has already made the service available in Brazil, Jamaica, Panama, Latin America and the Caribbean region. With the app, customers in Mexico can send money through the Western Union mobile app and choose from payment options that include card in-app or cash and pay at a retail location. “We

Mobile 108

Mobile United States Regional America 108

PYMNTS

MARCH 8, 2018

Online retailer eBay has launched a joint venture with a unit of Citic Private Equity Funds Management Co. As reported by Caixin Global on Thursday (March 8), eBay signed an agreement with the Citic unit, Orange Connex Holding, with the joint venture to be called Orange Connex Ltd.

United States 109

United States Regional Course Retail 109

PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 26, 2020

Badi had a pilot in November in New York and is now looking to grow in the United States. Next, they can select in which neighborhoods or regions they would like to stay. The company counts over two million users of the European app, and has 300,000 listings in cities that include Barcelona, Madrid, London and Berlin.

New York 130

New York New York City United States Regional 130