Weekender

Retailers’ Success Could Come Down to the ABCs This Year
Retailers’ Success Could Come Down to the ABCs This Year
November 26, 2022  |  News

With all due respect to Alec Baldwin’s legendary “Always Be Closing” monologue from the film Glengarry Glen Ross, the ABCs of holiday shopping have gotten...

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3 Ways Retailers Just Proved That Innovation and Change Are Still Alive
3 Ways Retailers Just Proved That Innovation and Change Are Still Alive
November 19, 2022  |  Retail

For 60 years, Walmart’s stores have dotted the American landscape, its cavernous Supercenters serving as the one-stop-shop of choice for value-minded consumers, often in rural...

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Faster Pay, Faster Food, Faster Checkout; A Quick Read on the Week’s Research Trends
Faster Pay, Faster Food, Faster Checkout; A Quick Read on the Week’s Research Trends
November 12, 2022  |  weekend wrap

The need for speed. It’s everywhere these days.    From 5G cell phones to high-speed internet, from nano-second stock trading to instant Venmo payments to friends...

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Fear, Skepticism Drive Weird Relationship With New Tech
Fear, Skepticism Drive Weird Relationship With New Tech
September 16, 2022  |  Payments Innovation

While panning PYMNTS’ weekly stream of research and surveys, an unexpected thread of mistrust, misperception and misuse emerged, involving both consumers and businesses, that wove...

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Shopify Eyes Digital Main Street, Affirm Debuts Adaptive Checkout and Robinhood Exploring Crypto Wallet Top This Week’s News
Shopify Eyes Digital Main Street, Affirm Debuts Adaptive Checkout and Robinhood Exploring Crypto Wallet Top...
September 24, 2021  |  The Weekender

In this week’s news, we saw healthcare patients push for more clarity on payment options. And Paypal announced its super-app. The Weekender is here to...

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Apple Pay Not Catching On in Stores, Amazon Piloting ‘Just Walk Out’ at Whole Foods and SoFi Stadium Contactless Payments Top This Week’s News
Apple Pay Not Catching On in Stores, Amazon Piloting ‘Just Walk Out’ at Whole Foods...
September 10, 2021  |  The Weekender

In this week’s news, we saw Amazon top all other retailers in consumer preference. And JPMorgan acquired 75% of VW’s payments unit. The Weekender is...

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Consumer Desire for Choice in Payments, McDonald’s Shift from Dine-In and BNPL’s Global Growth Top This Week’s News
Consumer Desire for Choice in Payments, McDonald’s Shift from Dine-In and BNPL’s Global Growth Top...
September 03, 2021  |  The Weekender

In this week’s news, we saw PayPal expand its debit Mastercard availability in four new countries, and Twitter unveiled its Super Follows feature on iOS...

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Walmart’s GoLocal Delivery, Visa’s Jump Into NFTs And Payments Innovation Top This Week’s News
Walmart’s GoLocal Delivery, Visa’s Jump Into NFTs And Payments Innovation Top This Week’s News
August 27, 2021  |  The Weekender

In this week’s news, we saw Robinhood lure new clients with a $100,00 giveaway, and WWE SummerSlam vendors victimized by systemwide outage. The Weekender is...

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Whole Foods Delivery Fee, Broadway Vax And Chelsea Goes Contactless Top This Week’s News
Whole Foods Delivery Fee, Broadway Vax And Chelsea Goes Contactless Top This Week’s News
August 06, 2021  |  The Weekender

In this week’s news, we saw Chinese cryptocurrency tied to $2 billion in scams, and two-thirds of digital shoppers feel safe online. The Weekender is...

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