Editor’s Picks

Online Grocery Is a Blessing and a Curse for Walmart
Online Grocery Is a Blessing and a Curse for Walmart
April 21, 2023  |  Retail

Walmart’s online grocery sales growth could take a toll on the rest of the business. The megaretailer, the largest grocer in the world, shared in...

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Drumbeat of GPT Announcements Seek to Transform Commerce and Payments  
Drumbeat of GPT Announcements Seek to Transform Commerce and Payments  
April 21, 2023  |  artificial intelligence

Not all that long ago, “generative” and “AI” were words unlikely to find their way into your everyday conversations. But this is 2023. To that...

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Truist and Other Regional Lenders Haven’t Shaken SVB Fallout Effect
Truist and Other Regional Lenders Haven’t Shaken SVB Fallout Effect
April 20, 2023  |  Earnings

The collapse of Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) disproportionately affected regional banks, as its over-the-weekend failure last month spurred a deposit flight to the presumed safety of “too big to...

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Gen Z 4x More Likely to Use Food Delivery Services Than Boomers
Gen Z 4x More Likely to Use Food Delivery Services Than Boomers
April 19, 2023  |  Delivery

Restaurant aggregators’ audiences are skewed toward younger consumers by a wide margin, PYMNTS data reveals. By the Numbers Research from PYMNTS’ new exclusive report “Connected...

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DeliverThat CEO: On-Demand Economy Prompts Same-Day Catering Services
DeliverThat CEO: On-Demand Economy Prompts Same-Day Catering Services
April 18, 2023  |  Delivery

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...

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Restaurant Price Anxiety Steers Consumers Toward QSRs
Restaurant Price Anxiety Steers Consumers Toward QSRs
April 17, 2023  |  Economy

As consumers strain under rising restaurant inflation, many are switching from full-service to fast food. Last month, for the first time throughout this period of...

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JPMorgan: Consumers Continue to Spend, but ‘Storm Clouds’ Loom 
JPMorgan: Consumers Continue to Spend, but ‘Storm Clouds’ Loom 
April 14, 2023  |  Earnings

Consumers continue to wield their debit and credit cards online and at the register. But the storm clouds, to use JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon’s...

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Netflix and Lacoste Pact On TV-Inspired Clothes Misses Embedded Commerce Mark
Netflix and Lacoste Pact On TV-Inspired Clothes Misses Embedded Commerce Mark
April 13, 2023  |  Retail

While failing to take advantage of the obvious embedded shopping opportunity, the Netflix partnership with Lacoste on a clothing collection inspired by beloved streaming TV...

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International CBDC Aims to Unify Fragmented Digital Currency Landscape
International CBDC Aims to Unify Fragmented Digital Currency Landscape
April 11, 2023  |  Payment Methods

The central bank digital currency (CBDC) field has become crowded, global in scope, and yet in many cases, fragmented. Generally speaking, in concept, the CBDC...

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