Brick And Mortar Retail news and trends

Brazil’s Olist Expands Banking Services for Retailer Clients

May 29, 2024
Simon Property Group Sees ‘Big Comeback’ in Malls
Earnings // May 06, 2024

Simon Property Group has seen a “big comeback” in malls, driven in part by domestic tourism. The company, which is a real estate investment trust that owns shopping, dining, entertainment and mixed-use destinations, saw its occupancy rise 1.1% year over year (YoY) and reach 95.5% as of...

SheerID Debuts In-Store Shopping ID Verification Tool
Identity // March 14, 2024

Identity verification firm SheerID has debuted a tool to authenticate in-store shopper IDs. SheerID InStore, announced Thursday (March 14), allows retailers to more easily verify the eligibility of in-store customers for gated offers to “coveted communities” like students, teachers, and healthcare workers.  “With the addition of SheerID...

Simon Property Group Leverages Digital Loyalty Tech to Drive Brick-and-Mortar Visits
Earnings // February 05, 2024

Simon Property Group is leveraging technology to maintain shoppers’ visits to on-site stores in the face of growing competition from eCommerce players. The largest mall owner and developer in the U.S. has driven revenue increases, reporting Monday (Feb. 5) that, in the final quarter of 2023, it...

Retailers Rethink Malls as Other Locations Report Stronger Sales
Retail // January 15, 2024

In the latest sign of trouble for the mall, several national retailers are moving outdoors. That’s according to a Monday (Jan. 15) Wall Street Journal (WSJ) report, which said that a number of brands are turning to shopping centers and strip malls after seeing those locations...

Interviews & Exclusives
Fiserv: What The 2019 Holiday Shopping Data Says About 2020 Spend

January 20, 2020
’Tis the season for … looking back at 2019 holiday sales trends, and figuring out what they mean for payments and commerce so far. Based on the incoming data, it seems that Amazon might not be the traffic driver some retailers expect, that the consumer experience experiment is going well, that mobile wallets might be […]

NEW REPORT: When Robots Man The Grill

August 02, 2017
There’s been no shortage of speculation — including doomsday declarations — about the potential impact of automation, smart technology and artificial intelligence (AI) on the employment market. But could a realistic future...

NEW REPORT: Smarter Fridges, Better Homes?

May 05, 2017
From devices that can clean a user’s house with just a simple request to dryers that can restock dryer sheets automatically, IoT technology is turning common household items into entirely...

Quick Reads
Brazil’s Olist Expands Banking Services for Retailer Clients

May 29, 2024
Brazilian eCommerce company Olist is expanding its banking services. Founder and CEO Tiago Dalvi told Bloomberg News on Wednesday (May 29) that the company expects to process almost 15% of its yearly transactions through its in-house banking service by the end of 2024. “After sales, the biggest challenge for our clients is access to financial […]

Simon Property Group Sees ‘Big Comeback’ in Malls

May 06, 2024
Simon Property Group has seen a “big comeback” in malls, driven in part by domestic tourism. The company, which is a real estate investment trust that owns shopping, dining, entertainment and mixed-use...

SheerID Debuts In-Store Shopping ID Verification Tool

March 14, 2024
Identity verification firm SheerID has debuted a tool to authenticate in-store shopper IDs. SheerID InStore, announced Thursday (March 14), allows retailers to more easily verify the eligibility of in-store customers for...

Retailers Rethink Malls as Other Locations Report Stronger Sales

January 15, 2024
In the latest sign of trouble for the mall, several national retailers are moving outdoors. That’s according to a Monday (Jan. 15) Wall Street Journal (WSJ) report, which said that...