December 27, 2023
Nearly 1 in 3 Hospitality SMBs Rely on National Banks...
Main Street small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs), which faced challenges during the pandemic and managed to stay afloat, are aiming to stabilize their finances in the current inflationary market conditions....
December 21, 2023
Grocers’ Traditional Self-Checkout Kiosks Made Cautious Comeback in 2023
As new forms of self-checkout expanded across the global grocery industry throughout the year, key players found in 2023 that it is essential to continue to offer consumers familiar options....
December 20, 2023
Many Independent Restaurants Remain Social Media Holdouts Despite Digital Shift
Even as restaurants agree on the importance of being accessible via digital channels, many independent eateries continue to abstain from social media platforms, PYMNTS Intelligence reveals. By the Numbers The...
December 20, 2023
Grocers’ Competition for Digital SNAP Spending Heats Up
As grocers look to close the digital adoption tab between higher- and lower-income consumers, leading players in the space are increasingly adding new options for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) Electronic...
December 20, 2023
General Mills: Pet Food’s Digital Shift Eats Away at Retail...
As consumers increasingly turn to digital channels to feed their fur babies, General Mills is seeing in-store pet food sales take a dip, even as eCommerce continues to grow in...
December 20, 2023
eCommerce Fuels 2024 Optimism for Main Street Small Businesses
The COVID-19 pandemic accelerated the shift to an eCommerce economy, resulting in historically high sales in 2020 and 2021. Almost all small- to medium-sized businesses (SMBs) on Main Street see...
December 19, 2023
If it’s Too Good to Be True, it Probably isn’t...
Artificial intelligence (“AI”) is all the rage these days. As machines become increasingly able to teach themselves, all manner of “progress” seems possible, regardless of the field of human endeavor....
December 17, 2023
Visa Acquires Majority Stake in Prosa to Boost Digital Payments...
Visa is acquiring a majority interest in Mexican payments processor Prosa to expand digital payment adoption in that country. The agreement, announced Friday (Dec. 15), will see Prosa continue to operate as an...
December 15, 2023
Instacart Says Online Grocery Is for More Than Just the...
As grocers look to manage their increasingly omnichannel businesses, Instacart is pushing back on the sentiment that consumers turn to digital channels predominantly for shelf-stable items while going to stores...
