As restaurant prices rise, consumers increasingly demand discounts to maintain their loyalty. In an interview with PYMNTS, Stacey Pool, chief marketing officer at fast-casual brand Noodles and Company, which has more than 450 locations across 31 states, discussed the demand for daily offers to keep...
Men’s Wearhouse has launched a digital tool that helps grooms and groomsmen select their attire for weddings. The new Wedding Wingman “online concierge” provides attire suggestions based on the engaged couple’s answers to questions and then enables in-store staff to quickly get the styles ready...
Los Angeles is now home to an impressive new luxury storefront by Gucci that is exclusively reserved for big-spending clients and A-list celebrities. Following the departure of Marc Jacobs, Gucci initially used the location as a pop-up for its Adidas collaboration, but has since transformed...
THG has reportedly received a non-binding acquisition proposal from Apollo Global Management. The British online retail platform said the private equity firm has until May 15 to make a firm offer and that it is uncertain if it will do so, Seeking Alpha reported Monday...
Direct-to-consumer brands are increasingly using warehouse club stores to reach new, bargain-hungry consumers. As a report Monday (April 17) by Modern Retail noted, this trend is well-established but has become a larger part of consumer packaged goods (CPG) companies’ strategy as they look to expand nationally. Among...
Is society ready for the artificial intelligence (AI) revolution? Yes and no, according to Google’s CEO. “On one hand, I feel no because the pace at which we can think and adapt as societal institutions, compared to the pace at which the technology is evolving,...
In a bid to better align with Generation Z, Walmart has teamed up with Canadian direct-to-consumer (D2C) brand Inkbox temporary tattoos. The move marks the D2C brand’s first foray into physical stores, and the collection is expected to be exclusive to Walmart. The exclusive Inkbox...
“Deadpool” star Ryan Reynolds has a new role: investor in Canadian FinTech Nuvei. The actor and Vancouver native announced his support for the company Monday (April 17), the latest in a series of high-profile investments by Reynolds. “I know about as much about fintech as...
Only 44% of banks are offering the personalized digital banking experiences their customers demand, something that digital platforms help banks deliver by testing and learning, Michael Tischer of Associated Bank explains.