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The most recent inflation data indicate that the impact of tariffs overall has been thus far not been as drastic as some might have feared. But consumers are still mulling what’s ...

Restaurant chains Applebee’s and IHOP will reportedly begin using artificial intelligence (AI) tools for both customer-facing and back-of-house tasks. The chains’ parent company, Dine Brands, is rolling out AI to its brands’ 300 franchisees and 3,500 ...

Instacart says it is introducing new delivery options for some of the country’s biggest grocers. The delivery company announced Wednesday (June 18) new fulfillment options for retailers such as Costco, Kroger, ...

The tariff-induced spending splurge may have come to an end. In May, retail sales slipped 0.9%, adding to a revised 0.1% decline in April, according to the Census Bureau. And though the ...

An artificial intelligence hiring platform has reportedly cut hiring time at Chipotle by 75%. The quick-service restaurant chain has been using the platform — which was built by recruiting software firm ...

The everything consumer requires an everything retailer, and that’s the pole position that retail giants Amazon and Walmart have been battling for over the past two decades. The rivalry between Amazon ...

DoorDash will pay $175 million to purchase advertising tech company Symbiosys. The acquisition was announced Wednesday (June 11) as part of a larger update on the company’s ad business, which DoorDash ...

The latest reading on inflation shows an overall easing in the pace of price increases. The data released Wednesday (June 11) from the Bureau of Labor Statistics showed that the impact ...

Walmart is expanding its artificial intelligence (AI) offerings by introducing a new shopping assistant. Customers can now access the generative AI-powered “Sparky” on the Walmart app, the retail giant said in ...

Grocery giant Lidl France, in collaboration with creative agency Marcel Worldwide, turned to generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) to power a viral marketing campaign. They deployed a GenAI app called “Lidlize” that ...

Apple’s App Store in the United States facilitated $406 billion in developer billings and sales last year. The findings are the results of a study by Professor Andrey Fradkin from Boston ...

Shake Shack is set to launch its first loyalty offering through its app and website. The fast-casual restaurant chain rolled out a $1 soda offer for app users starting Wednesday (May ...

Walmart and Amazon are in a convergence war. What’s at stake is not just winning retail dollars but owning the infrastructure of daily living: shopping, healthcare, media and cloud services. Once ...

While inflation and prices remain Americans’ top financial concerns, a smaller percentage of U.S. adults said changes in prices made their finances worse in 2024, the Federal Reserve Board said ...

Instacart promoted its chief business officer to the company’s top leadership role. Chris Rogers will become CEO of the grocery delivery platform Aug. 15, according to a Wednesday (May 28) press ...

In an era where retailers fiercely compete for consumer loyalty, a notable phenomenon is reshaping the landscape: the rise of the dual subscriber, holding memberships to both Amazon Prime and ...

FreshDirect, which has been an online grocer since 2002, is set to open its first physical retail location. The company’s FreshDirect on Main will be a pop-up store on Main Street ...

The largest Hardee’s franchisee in the United States is harnessing artificial intelligence and data-driven insights to improve efficiency and customer satisfaction, which are key drivers of success in the fast-paced ...

Consumers are tightening their grips on their wallets — digital ones and the ones kept in pockets and purses — and yet eCommerce sales still are showing momentum, though the ...

Artificial intelligence (AI) commerce startup New Generation — or New Gen — said Tuesday (May 20) that it has raised $4.5 million in seed funding to help brands adapt to ...

Uber reportedly plans to launch a B2B logistics service in India. The company will do so “soon” in partnership with an Indian government-backed nonprofit, the Open Network for Digital Commerce (ONDC), ...

Fiserv-owned point-of-sale (POS) solution Clover has introduced a hospitality product for the restaurant sector. Clover Hospitality by BentoBox, announced Saturday (May 17) at the 2025 National Restaurant Association Show in Chicago, ...

Consumer spending, the key engine of the economy in the United States, is in danger of stalling. The U.S. Census Bureau released retail data Thursday (May 15) showing that sales growth ...

Uber has revealed new details about its six-week-old partnership with restaurant booking platform OpenTable. The two companies announced their partnership in late March, and Uber revealed on Wednesday (May 14) that ...

Uber has rolled out a series of products designed to help customers save money. “We’re hearing it more and more these days — life just feels like a lot. Too complicated. Too ...

Square launched a new handheld device that enables restaurants and retailers to manage everything from payments to back-of-house operations. Powered by the company’s new unified Square Point of Sale app, the ...

The headline number from the Consumer Price Index released Tuesday (May 13) by the Bureau of Labor Statistics indicated that inflation grew at its slowest pace in more than four ...

Restaurant and small business software startup Owner.com is now a $1 billion company. The company announced the new valuation Tuesday (May 13) following a $120 million funding round, saying it would use the ...

On Tuesday (May 13), we may see what could arguably be the calm before a stormy sea of inflation driven by volatile tariffs. The Consumer Price Index inflation reading from the ...

Artificial intelligence-powered tools for restaurants are showing promising early results, Toast said Thursday (May 8) during the company’s first-quarter earnings call. Toast, which provides a digital technology platform for restaurants and ...

Uber’s membership program continues to drive cross-selling activities across the company’s platform, a nod to the movement toward its app as a digital front door to a host of everyday ...

Inflation is changing the ways in which we eat, whether buying food at the grocery store or dining out. The PYMNTS Intelligence Paycheck-to-Paycheck report titled “Navigating the Shifting Sands of Consumer ...

Instacart is reportedly rolling out an app targeting Generation Z consumers, centered around group orders of drinks and party snacks. This app, Fizz, lets multiple users contribute to a single order, ...

DoorDash is preparing to acquire New York City-based hospitality tech company SevenRooms. The company characterized the deal as “a significant expansion of DoorDash’s Commerce Platform capabilities,” according to a Tuesday (May ...

Grubhub and Blue Apron owner Wonder has reportedly raised $600 million in new funding. The deal brings Wonder nearer to developing what CEO Mark Lore described to Bloomberg News Tuesday (May 6) as a “super app for ...

Fast food chain Wendy’s is expecting customers to feel financial pressure for the remainder of the year. To that end, the website Nation’s Restaurant News reported Friday (May 2), the company ...

Toast has added an intelligence engine called ToastIQ to its cloud-based digital technology platform for restaurants. Powered by artificial intelligence (AI), data and insights, ToastIQ delivers prompts, recommendations and automated workflows ...

Grocery technology company Instacart acquired Wynshop, a provider of eCommerce solutions for grocers and retailers. The acquisition will strengthen Instacart’s enterprise solutions and build upon its retailer relationships, the company said ...

Artificial intelligence and data analytics firm Palantir is using its military intelligence background to deliver AI-powered solutions to major retailers to reinvent their supply chain network or make operations more ...

The consumer retail landscape is usually painted in broad strokes of green and blue: Walmart for weekly groceries, beverages and basic household items, Amazon for everything from clothing and housewares ...

Grocery giant Albertsons says inflationary pressures continue to push its shoppers to seek value. The company on Tuesday (April 15) released earnings showing 24% upticks in digital sales for the quarter ...

United States consumers’ expectations for inflation over the next 12 months hit the highest level since we emerged from the pandemic. The priciest hikes will make the key essentials of life, ...

Uber Advertising launched a partnership with Instacart’s Carrot Ads. Via the collaboration, Uber will use Carrot Ads in the United States to extend the reach of Uber Eats’ Sponsored Items formats ...

The March Consumer Price Index may wind up being a snapshot for wistful consumers — a look back at what was, before tariffs took root and roiled global trade, and ...

Covet that designer dress at Bergdorf Goodman, but can’t pay for it because you’ve maxed out your credit cards? Increasingly, there’s another way. A recent deep dive by PYMNTS Intelligence into ...