Albertsons Companies and Uber Technologies have expanded a program in which they donate and deliver surplus food to local nonprofit organizations and food banks. After being piloted in Washington, D.C., in 2023, the program has been expanded to Boston, Chicago and Denver, the companies said...
As consumers around the world look for more engaging purchasing experiences, livestream shopping is expanding internationally. Zara, for instance, is reportedly expanding its live shopping to the United States, United Kingdom and Europe after seeing a sales increase from its streams in China. In April,...
Walmart’s latest digital offering is designed to help its suppliers understand their shoppers. Digital Landscapes, a “self-serve insights solution,” is being added to the Walmart Luminate platform in beta Wednesday (June 5), the retail giant said in a Tuesday (June 4) news release. General availability...
From influencer pop-ups to store openings for TikTok-famous brands, malls are taking the social media shopping experience to brick-and-mortar locations to reach young consumers. Jill Renslow, chief business development and marketing officer at Mall of America, the largest shopping and entertainment complex on the continent,...
Lowe’s is preparing to bring its Apple Vision Pro-powered kitchen design experience to its brick-and-mortar stores. Initially launched in February for the Apple Vision Pro, which is the tech company’s mixed-reality headset, the Lowe’s Style Studio app lets viewers explore kitchen projects and design a kitchen while...
As home goods retailers look to grow sales, PYMNTS Intelligence research reveals that they would be well suited to consider the needs of the bridge millennial shopper — older millennials and younger members of Gen X born in the ’80s — given that these are...
Shoppers increasingly expect retailers to simplify their checkout processes, as both expert insights and surveys of consumers reveal. In the recent PYMNTS report “What’s Next in Payments: Payments Modernization,” 15 payments and financial services executives look at the necessity of bringing payments up to date. Justin...
Consumers around the world want to access specific digital features when shopping, whether they are perusing aisle 3 or clicking from their couch at home. PYMNTS Intelligence recently investigated this topic in our “2024 Global Digital Shopping Index,” a series of reports commissioned by Visa...
Peer-to-peer (P2P) payments are revolutionizing the retail landscape, with major players ranging from Starbucks to eBay embracing the capability to offer consumers more convenient and flexible payment options. The May edition of the PYMNTS Intelligence Real-Time Payments Tracker® Series Report, “P2P Payment Potential: Promoting Convenience...
