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JUNE 18, 2019

Pet retail is having a moment, with innovation and other efforts helping merchants better reach owners of dogs, cats and other household animals. Better Pet Tag. The goal is to create a really affordable, much better pet tag,” she said. After all, pet supplies, according to her view, are a “recession-proof” industry.

Retail 48

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PYMNTS

JULY 17, 2019

Pioneers of the first diamond-coated unclonable security tag for supply chain security and end-to-end tracking, DUST Identity has announced $10 million in Series A funding. Led by Kleiner Perkins, provider of the company’s initial $2.3 million seed investment in 2018, the Series A is also backed by Airbus and Lockheed Martin, among others.

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NOVEMBER 14, 2020

Visionary innovation often seems crazy. Say what you will about old toys versus new, but it all beats the heck out of “CoronaBall,” where the ball is shaped like the virus — now popular in parts of Canada — as well as “social-distancing tag” and other drab adaptations of summer backyard play recently cited by The Atlantic.

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FEBRUARY 24, 2020

Intuit closed a deal to buy Credit Karma for a price tag of $7.1 Lately, banks, payment processors, brokerage firms and others have been scrambling to acquire startups and companies considered disruptive or innovative in the field. billion on Monday (Feb. 24), according to published reports.

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AUGUST 2, 2019

Leveraging innovative technology solutions, we are able to tell the stories of the products consumers are buying.”. There will be exclusive Rodarte pieces at Fred Segal Sunset, and customers will be able to scan a QR code on a garment’s tag to trace the product’s journey.

Leverage 57

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FEBRUARY 23, 2018

The new partnership between the two firms will, according to their joint release, offer shoppers the benefit of seamless payments via their smartphones no matter where they happen to be in a store, using the combined power SES-imagotag’s digital price tags and Wirecard’s payment technology.

Retail 43

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OCTOBER 9, 2019

But social media is also driving retail innovation, and those trends are going to help shape commerce in the all-important fourth quarter and beyond into the 2020s. The feature is available through just-added stickers in Instagram Stories and tags in a person’s feed, and can be set with details like the date and product details.

Retail 47

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DECEMBER 30, 2019

The tag will allow for the money to be deducted while the car is in motion, using radio frequency identification (RFID) technology. The guidelines include the minimum amount of net worth required, among other guidelines, in an attempt to foster innovation and competition.

Banking 52

Banking Transportation Retail Technology 52

Future CFO

NOVEMBER 21, 2021

It helps businesses manage their expenses by grouping, tagging, and organising them into easy-to-understand and use reports. Do that, and companies can drive remarkable revenue growth and achieve innovation at speed and scale. Expense automation increases operational efficiency.

Forecasting 59

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PYMNTS

MAY 15, 2019

These companies are most interested in payments acceptance, digital receipts and customer satisfaction rankings when it comes to features offered by consumer applications, according to the most recent PYMNTS Retail Innovation Readiness Index. And tech companies are already working with retailers on payments innovation.

Entertainment 44

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FEBRUARY 19, 2018

To help drive innovation, 25.5 percent of financial institutions are focused on new products, according to the PYMNTS Bank Innovation Readiness Index. To purchase the items, a reader simply clicks on the links, which come in the form of shopping tag icons embedded in the photo. — About a third — or 33.2 A whopping 42.5

Startups 57

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MARCH 6, 2019

According to a report in Adweek, the shoppable ads will enable retailers to tag product images , and when users hover over them, they will find information including the brand name and the price for the product. Google is expanding its advertising reach, bringing shoppable ads to Google Images search results.

Advertising 45

Advertising Retail 45

PYMNTS

APRIL 12, 2019

In a press release at the time, PayU said the price tag was undisclosed, but noted the deal supported the company’s expansion into high-growth markets. The firm has also invested in FinTech startups. The news comes as PayU announced the acquisition of payments technology platform ZOOZ last July.

Leadership 43

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MARCH 28, 2016

As customers place items also equipped with RFID tags into the bag, those potential purchases are immediately registered to a central system. Twyst’s smart bags also innovate — perhaps reinvent is the better word — the checkout process. ” While the name is decidedly unsexy, how it operates decidedly is.

Entertainment 40

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PYMNTS

MAY 16, 2018

Beyond answering the demands of social media users who crave celebrity and influencer fashions, Choosy seeks to solve another problem: making expensive designer fashions available to the masses without the big price tags. Fashion Through Social Tagging. Choosy raised $5.4

Manufacturing 40

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PYMNTS

JULY 29, 2019

The rise of video games, both online and mobile, is helping to drive innovation in retail. This is only part of the innovation trend stemming from video games. As that happens, video games continue to attract big money, which will lead to more retail innovation. Larger Trends. More Money.

Retail 48

Retail Sales Budgeting Marketing 48

PYMNTS

OCTOBER 31, 2018

The solution links drivers to a Sem Parar tag connected to the vehicle, which uses radio frequency identification to facilitate payment and invoice the user. “It showcases them as innovative in payments,” Clarke said of McDonald’s collaborating with Fleetcor. .

Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A) 76

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MARCH 19, 2018

When it’s time to check out, customers go to a dedicated counter where the cashier makes sure they scanned the correct number of items and removes a security tag. The innovations come as Macy’s seeks to evolve in the face of competition. As they do so, the app will apply discounts and rewards through the customer’s loyalty account.

Advertising 57

Advertising Retail Planning Technology 57

PYMNTS

JANUARY 22, 2020

Stock content provider Shutterstock made disbursement innovations to satisfy its more than 1 million contributors, noted Vice President of Content Operations Paul Brennan in a recent interview with PYMNTS. Its disbursements are completely online and allow creatives to opt how they would like to be paid.

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AUGUST 27, 2019

Today’s shoppers can find eCommerce niches for just about anything for which they are hunting, whether they are searching for the lowest price tags or products with ecofriendly missions. This would use AI to properly tag and codify items while also relying on customers’ mobile cameras for more engaging experiences. “I

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JANUARY 21, 2021

“We are grateful for the human spirit and resolve of our people, including our 125,000 clinicians who, with other frontline health care workers, demonstrated extraordinary collaboration, compassion and innovation,” David S. Wichmann, chief executive officer of UnitedHealth Group, noted in a press release.

Healthcare 52

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APRIL 28, 2017

Automatic’s innovative products have brought safety and intelligence data and analytics to the forefront of vehicle connectivity. Automakers, enterprises and consumers are looking for the best products with world-class capabilities, and our teams will continue to bring innovation to the connected vehicle landscape under SiriusXM.”.

Manufacturing 43

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NOVEMBER 6, 2019

For instance, the feature can tag vendors that are minority-owned, women-owned or veteran-owned businesses, which are key to companies that must meet supplier diversity requirements. Coupa also announced the launch of Coupa Contract Lifecycle Management Advanced within its BSM platform, the result of its acquisition of Exari.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 29, 2019

Invitations were tagged “by innovation only” although Apple isn’t expected to change the basic iPhone design. Apple announced it will unveil its next generation of iPhones along with other products at a launch event scheduled for Sept. The company said it will livestream the event on its website at 10 a.m. local time. .

Forecasting 43

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APRIL 22, 2016

In tech, perhaps more than any other industry, the eternal conundrum is to build or buy – innovation. Innovation is the lifeblood of tech, and it is also the greatest threat to tech firms. The affordability goes beyond the price tag. That last number is a headscratcher.

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OCTOBER 18, 2018

According to the PYMNTS Retail Innovation Readiness Index , 85 percent believe they need to innovate to stay competitive. And among large retailers, 82 percent said innovation is necessary for continued success. The vast majority of retailers believe in trying new business approaches.

Retail 58

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JANUARY 19, 2017

The latest is global consulting firm McKinsey, whose new report has put a price tag on the potential of blockchain: $110 billion. The rest, researchers found, are early investors in the technology, partnering with peers and blockchain innovators, and are moving towards internal pilots of these technologies.

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AUGUST 24, 2018

Early data shows that this is one of the most important innovations in the eCommerce space in recent years.”. In addition, shoppers can find products by scanning their price tags, allowing them to check size and color options.

eCommerce 41

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OCTOBER 21, 2019

Introduction of organic and radiation proof clothing , presence of innovative innerwear, increased sales through online shops are the latest trends and opportunities in the market that are likely to affect the market during the forecast period.”. Larger Trends.

Retail 40

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SEPTEMBER 23, 2019

Inertia can be the death knell of any innovation – and in payments, it’s the proverbial showstopper. For innovation to ignite, stakeholders must find enough value to switch. That’s where the big payments flow – and where the big opportunities for innovation, change and disruption lie. PYMNTS research estimates that in the U.S.,

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JUNE 26, 2019

In addition, shoppers see value in personalized offers that match their buying preferences, or the ability to use their phones to scan a tag and place an online order for an out-of-stock item. From rue21 to Walmart, retailers in the clothing and accessories market are enabling ways to make shopping a little easier.

Retail 55

Retail Entertainment eCommerce Planning 55

PYMNTS

JULY 6, 2018

There’s an even bigger hurdle that grocers must clear if they hope to implement IoT innovations, however. Grocery represents a complicated business that is typically not very well-suited for innovation, which makes matters more difficult for solutions providers. and then allowing consumers, when they’re ready, to raise their hands.”.

Sales 52

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MAY 18, 2020

The quantum leap we wrote about last week now has a price tag attached to it — and now is quantified in a way that shows just how quickly firms of all sizes and across all verticals will have to pivot, if they have not done so already.

Retail 73

Retail Economics Sales Planning 73

PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 8, 2020

The company will also provide maintenance and repair, as another way of reducing electric vehicles’ high price tags. Canoo’s skateboard chassis is so innovative that Hyundai Motor Group has contracted with the firm to provide engineering expertise for its own forthcoming line of EVs. Auto Subscriptions Go DTC .

Manufacturing 74

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JULY 23, 2018

In a press release , PayU said the price tag was undisclosed, but that the deal supports PayU’s expansion into high growth markets. PayU , the online payment company owned by Naspers , announced Monday (July 23) the acquisition of payments technology platform ZOOZ.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 29, 2020

That’s a big price tag, but it’s not so bad when one considers that doing that using humans to perform that kind of plant surveying work would cost roughly $300,000. That will spur even more demand, along with even lower costs and faster innovation. Such robots aren’t cheap. Robotic Hotel Workers.

Manufacturing 95

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JULY 4, 2019

Those consumers — given their travel habits, and relatively high sense of adventure — are looking for seamless experiences that go beyond the price tag. At the same time, the travel industry is embracing — and sometimes struggling with — payments innovation, offering more local payment options, among other tasks.

Manufacturing 57

Manufacturing eCommerce Startups Marketing 57