May 01, 2024
Toast Debuts Restaurant Marketing Tools as Diners Show Caution
Restaurant technology platform Toast has debuted digital storefront and marketing tools. Toast’s Digital Storefront Suite offers website and online ordering capabilities, while its Marketing Suite combines marketing tools and automation...
May 01, 2024
The Impact of Space Exploration Projects in Telecommunication Competition1
By Alan Favoretto2 & Daniel Favoretto3 I. Introduction Despite its sector-specific nature, telecommunications are the basis of the world economy’s digital transformation, as well as numerous applications that impact...
May 01, 2024
Inflation and Pinched Consumer Wallets Dominate Q1 Earnings
If there’s a theme for retailers this earnings season, and especially for dining, it might be crystallized in the comments this week from McDonald’s CEO Chris Kempczinski, who told analysts:...
May 01, 2024
David’s Bridal: Vow Renewal Couples Want the Newlyweds Shopping Experience
Consumers are willing to spend an arm and a leg on their weddings — possibly more than once, according to David’s Bridal. In an interview with PYMNTS alongside the Wednesday (May...
April 30, 2024
AI Solutions for P&C Insurance Industry Drive Growth at CCC
The auto insurance claims and collision repair industries are increasingly adopting artificial intelligence (AI)-powered solutions to streamline their operations. Eleven percent year-over-year growth in the first quarter at CCC Intelligent Solutions, a...
April 30, 2024
Starbucks Renews Focus on Occasional Customers as Q2 Results Disappoint
Starbucks’s artificial intelligence (AI)-powered personalized rewards efforts, aimed at increasing customer frequency and spending, appear to be facing challenges. Following the announcement of “disappointing” second-quarter 2024 results on Tuesday (April. 30), Starbucks shares plummeted...
April 30, 2024
Chili’s Beefs up Advertising as Fast Food Frustrates Diners
Casual dining company Brinker International wants to capitalize on diner discontent with fast food prices. The company — owner of Chili’s and Maggiano’s — released earnings Tuesday (April 30) showing a 3.3% increase in sales, driven primarily...
April 30, 2024
Why Securing Payments is a Big Deal for Small Businesses
There are nearly as many ways to pay and be paid as there are types of small businesses. But there’s one common thread connecting both Main Street businesses and the...
April 30, 2024
Walmart-Vizio Merger Gets FTC Antitrust Scrutiny
Federal regulators are examining Walmart’s plan to buy smart television maker Vizio. The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is conducting an antitrust review of the proposed $2.3 billion merger, Vizio said in a regulatory filing Tuesday (April 30)....