June 01, 2023
IHOP Reportedly Shuttering Fast-Casual Concept as Consumers Seek Value
IHOP is reportedly shutting down its test of fast-casual concept Flip’d as restaurant customers increasingly seek out hospitality on the one end and low prices on the other, leaving fast-casuals...
May 30, 2023
Amazon Reportedly Expanding Restaurant Efforts With on-Premises Payments in India
Amazon appears to be trying out new ways to insert its technology into the restaurant ordering experience — part of the eCommerce giant’s bid for digital dominance across all aspects...
May 30, 2023
Amazon Experiments With Dine-In Payments in India
Amazon is experimenting with dine-in payments in India via Amazon Pay. TechCrunch reported on the change Monday (May 30), noting that users dining at some restaurants in select areas of Bengaluru can...
May 30, 2023
DoorDash Touts Subscription Savings as Aggregators Compete for Digital Loyalty
With leading restaurant aggregators competing both with one another and with restaurants’ direct ordering channels for diners’ digital loyalty, DoorDash is rolling out cost savings via its subscription program to...
May 29, 2023
UK Retailers Ride eCommerce Delivery Wave With Faster, Eco-Conscious Commitments
British eCommerce shoppers still show a much stronger preference for at-home delivery, as local demand for curbside and in-store pickup options — or “click and collect” — in the U.K. remains...
May 26, 2023
Restaurant Operators Want Smarter Software to Simplify Payments Complexity
Today’s restaurants are challenged to be more productive than ever, and to meet those challenges, they need smarter workforce management solutions. In a conversation with PYMNTS’ Karen Webster, Tony Smith, co-founder...
May 25, 2023
Frozen Food Drives Sales at Discount Stores as Consumers Seek...
Consumers’ demand for more affordable quick meal solutions is sending them running to the freezer aisle, Dollar Tree CEO Rick Dreiling notes. On a call with analysts Thursday (May 25) discussing the...
May 25, 2023
Petco Gets Paws Deep on Pet Essentials
Whatever humans need, pets need. That’s the mindset Petco seems to understand when it comes to the pet parent that shops with the specialty retailer. While the retailer initially prioritized...
May 24, 2023
Fast-Casual Brands Prepare IPOs as Sector Bounces Back
With fast-casual chains’ stocks outperforming the restaurant industry, more brands, including Panera and Cava, are looking to capitalize on the industry’s recovery. Panera Brands, a group encompassing fast-casual bakery-café chain Panera Bread, Einstein Bros....