At the supermarket, self-service is no longer just for checkout. In an effort to boost margins by lowering their labor costs, grocers are looking to integrate self-service options into more parts of the in-store journey. Most recently, Rochester, New York-based regional supermarket chain Wegmans Food...
Elon Musk seeks both a new generative artificial intelligence (AI) model and government regulations. Of the “two heavyweights in this arena,” ChatGPT creator OpenAI is closely aligned with Microsoft and DeepMind is owned by Google, Musk told Tucker Carlson in an interview on Fox News....
For Apple, crafting a financial services ecosystem — spanning payments, credit and deposits — needs banks and FinTechs in the mix. And it is savings that can tie the far-flung providers, accounts and offerings together. With the tech behemoth’s recent launch of a high-yield savings...
With diners increasingly accustomed to getting individual meals on demand, catering is adapting as well. In an interview with PYMNTS, Darien Terrell, president and CEO of third-party catering delivery service DeliverThat, which works with a range of popular restaurant brands and ordering platforms, including Chick-fil-A,...
Increased consumer spending has helped China’s economy rebound following its lengthy COVID lockdown. Figures from the country’s National Bureau of Statistics released Tuesday (April 18) showed China’s economy growing 4.5% during the first three months of the year. Helping drive this growth was an increase...
Tupperware, founded in 1946 by Earl Tupper, was once recognized for revolutionizing the way people stored and preserved their food. But it was also recognized for how it marketed its products to consumers, becoming one of the most notable direct-to-consumer (D2C) brands of its time....
New Yorkers are updating their wardrobes as they return to working in the office. Custom suiting sales are picking up as these workers seek to adapt their attire to the evolving workplace, project a professional image and display their own personality and individual style, Balani...
Drop the Walls is proving that what was once old is new again as the U.S.-based fashion retailer revealed to have crossed over $25 million in sales from livestreaming alone. Last month, PYMNTS discussed how the concept of live, televised shopping was initially pioneered by...
Germany’s Mytheresa is reportedly hoping to court shoppers in China’s busy luxury space. CEO Michael Kliger said the upscale eCommerce company will begin employing personal shoppers and staging in-person events as it tries to carve a space in a marketplace ruled by companies like Alibaba,...