Новости за 24.11.2021

Thinking about building a club or a casino or a virtual storefront in the metaverse? Better talk to a broker, because at least some of that augmented reality (AR) land is priced through the roof. On Tuesday (Nov. 23) Reuters reported that Tokens.com subsidiary the Metaverse Group “bought a patch of real estate for 618,000 […]

It’s a bad day to be Nordstrom.  Beyond the 30% single-day drop in its stock, the Seattle-based operator of 100 flagship luxury department stores has found itself facing a range of real-world problems, most of which have nothing to do with any change in the unmatched buying power of its elite clientele. Within retail circles, […]

The U.S. Commerce Department on Wednesday (Nov. 24) released a report showing a surprise drop in new orders for durable goods manufactured in the country in October, with the decline in new orders for transportation equipment seen as the primary culprit. Durable goods orders fell by 0.5% in October following a 0.4% drop in September, […]

With the trend across the restaurant and grocery industries moving toward digital personalization, eCommerce gift cards may be more important than ever this holiday season, especially for brands for which consumer choice is central to their value prop. On Tuesday (Nov. 23), Kroger-owned meal kit and prepared meals delivery service Home Chef announced the launch […]

Consumer sentiment dipped to its lowest point in decades amid rising inflation and a decline in living standards, according to a Wednesday (Nov. 24) report from MarketWatch.  Based on the University of Michigan’s evaluation of consumers’ views, the final November reading of 67.4 – down from October’s reading of 71.7 – underlines the ongoing impacts […]

The menu of shows has been rearranged a bit this month, as several contenders move up a spot and a new player enters the top 10 in the PYMNTS Provider Ranking of Streaming Apps. With a tie making room for one more, the list has grown this month. Now, let’s binge watch the top 10 and enjoy a […]

A street robot vending machine can prepare healthy food from vegetables and cereals in under one minute, and can cook as many as 1,000 different dishes using 16 basic ingredients and 20 dressings and toppings. The prototype of the SalatOmat vending machine was developed by Russia’s National University Science and Technology (NUST MISIS) engineers, together […]

Apple iPhones and other electronics are out of reach for people in Turkey after the lira continues dropping, losing 40% in value since the start of 2021, 20% since the beginning of last week, and a historic 15% in a single day, according to multiple reports. Turks trying to buy iPhones and other devices got […]

Mind the gap, as they say. Or in this case, within retail, and looking out to the holiday season and beyond … mind Gap’s warning signs. This week, the apparel giant said supply chain issues have hit the top line, while boosting costs. Not the combination that any firm desires, no matter the vertical in […]

Singapore’s Coda Payments Pte is seeking a valuation of at least $4 billion as it explores a sale or initial public offering (IPO), according to a Tuesday (Nov. 23) Bloomberg report.  Goldman Sachs is advising Coda Payments on a strategic review that includes whether to sell the company or take it public. Coda Payments said […]

Australia-based open banking platform Basiq will use an investment from Visa to step up its API efforts, according to a Wednesday (Nov. 24) blog post on the company’s website. The amount of the investment was not disclosed.  The collaborative effort will enable the companies to work together on new products and services and help Australian […]

Supply chain constraints battered Gap Inc. in the third quarter, leading the apparel company to revise its projections for the fourth quarter as executives expect bottlenecks to persist into 2022. Despite this, executives say they’re confident that the company’s portfolio of brands will help carry it through the short-term turmoil, with significant progress made on […]

Nordstrom, Inc. executives know they have to make changes to bring customers back and return to the profitability of 2019, before the COVID-19 pandemic transformed the way people shop. During its third-quarter earnings call on Tuesday (Nov. 23), the retailer said it's still trying to do better with that. “We have long benefited from a […]

Best Buy on Tuesday (Nov. 23) announced its latest addition to its growing outdoor living suite of offerings with the acquisition of premium outdoor furniture company Yardbird. Yardbird’s selection includes dining sets and lounge seating to fire tables and accessories and the St. Louis Park, Minnesota-based company has seven U.S. showrooms. “For years we’ve helped […]

It’s always the unexpected things, it seems, that cause the worst problems. At a time when the retail industry and shopping public are laser-focused on managing supply chain problems, building up inventory and buying early to avoid delays, the critical holiday shopping season has been hit with an unforeseen headwind that threatens customers, clerks and […]

Unattended retail solutions have been around for decades, with vending machines carrying sodas and snacks being rolled out as cost-effective solutions to sell food and sundries without forcing merchants to purchase retail property or employ full-time employees. These machines have branched out in recent years, with many now selling expensive items like electronics and medical […]

Beauty shoppers around the world want what they want and pay for it with what they have in their digital wallets. In the Cross-Border Retail Payments Tracker, Na’Imah Muhammad, owner of wig and hair extension retailer Brazilian Bundle Me, explains how offering alternative payment methods helps merchants gain sales in valuable global markets.

Three or four years ago, Ron Totaro participated in B2B panels at Harvard discussing blockchain and crypto. “It was really nascent, really early, it was retail dabbling for the most part,” he told PYMNTS in a recent interview. Over the last year, since the time he joined Tassat as CEO, large institutions have been getting […]

Investor interest in FinTechs in Southeast Asia (SEA) has brought in a record amount of funding, prompted by the pivot to digital-first shopping, payments and money transfers, Financial Times reported on Wednesday (Nov. 24). Some $3 billion from investors backed 80 FinTech deals inked this year, more than 2019 and 2020 combined, according to Refinitiv […]

Global hospitality company Hilton is offering its employees medical services with Amazon Care, the eCommerce giant’s on-demand, virtual healthcare platform. The move marks a major departure from the traditional health insurance plan model typically offered to a company’s workforce, and Hilton is Amazon Care’s biggest client to date. The move "a great step forward for […]

Companies are pulling away from the manual processes they have used for decades in favor of less costly, speedier business-to-business (B2B) and consumer-facing tools to manage their payments and finances. Recent PYMNTS research found that 86% of chief financial officers believe digitizing their accounts payable (AP) and accounts receivable (AR) processes is key for improving […]

As the debate over consumer data privacy moves from the living room to the board room to meeting rooms on Capitol Hill, more firms are seeing the business potential of data portability. Use cases run from loan applications to switching banks — and far beyond into new forms of digital marketing powered by data targeting […]

Even before runaway inflation started to dominate headlines, PYMNTS research uncovered that 57% of the U.S. population is living paycheck to paycheck, including 39% of consumers with incomes of $100,000 a year or more. For many brands, these statistics present overlapping issues of payments choice, payment modalities and capturing consumers with the right financing option […]

Building lasting relationships with customers has always been a top priority for restaurants, with repeat customers — especially those primed to spend large amounts on every order — making up the bulk of competitive eateries’ customer bases. Understanding these customers’ dining and ordering preferences is imperative, but recent PYMNTS research shows that doing so requires […]

Even bitcoin gets an upgrade from time to time. And as upgrades go, Taproot is a game-changer, Stephen Pair, CEO of BitPay, told PYMNTS’ Karen Webster. It will spur more people — particularly developers — to utilize features and capabilities that have always been there, but have remained untapped. Call it a case of unlocking […]