Uber and OpenTable have partnered to create a connected dining experience that will include access to dining reservations, transportation and membership benefits. The offerings, which will be rolled out in phases throughout the year, will be powered by integrations of the ride-hailing and delivery services of Uber and...
Restaurants using Square can now offer rewards experiences in-store with the help of Thanx. This capability follows the integration of Thanx’s loyalty and guest engagement platform with Square’s point-of-sale (POS) system, the companies said in a Thursday (March 27) press release emailed to PYMNTS. “Together, we set out...
Tesla is entering the dining business, preparing to open a drive-in restaurant in Los Angeles. This new location would allow diners to eat and watch movies on an outdoor screen while they charged their electric vehicles. But as the New York Times (NYT) reported Friday...
Starbucks’ effort to reestablish itself as a coffeehouse is reportedly bearing fruit. In the last three weeks, the share of U.S. customers who have chosen to remain in the cafes and enjoy their beverages in ceramic mugs and glasses has risen more than threefold, Axios...
March 17, 2025
There’s increasing evidence that consumers are triaging their spending — picking and choosing where they will (or even can) allocate their money as tariffs and macro uncertainty cloud near-term economic horizons. The latest data on retail sales show that in February, per the initial reading from the Census Bureau indicate that retail sales were up […]
March 13, 2025
Once relegated to simple card-present transactions, digital payments today are deeply embedded into and across a web of connected devices, ultimately driving more personalized experiences and frictionless commerce. The PYMNTS...
March 05, 2025
The fast food industry is stepping up its adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) and automation, with market stalwarts including McDonald’s, Yum! Brands and Wendy’s expanding their deployment of the technology to...
February 28, 2025
As goes Main Street, so goes the overall U.S. economy. By the numbers, roughly 99% of businesses in the U.S. are small businesses — and they account for about 44%...
April 02, 2025
Domino’s Pizza has joined the DoorDash Marketplace, starting the rollout of a collaboration in which orders can be placed on the local commerce platform and delivered by the pizza company’s drivers. The companies are piloting this collaboration in select locations and plan to launch it across the U.S. in May and in Canada later this […]
April 01, 2025
Uber and OpenTable have partnered to create a connected dining experience that will include access to dining reservations, transportation and membership benefits. The offerings, which will be rolled out in phases throughout the...
March 31, 2025
Restaurants using Square can now offer rewards experiences in-store with the help of Thanx. This capability follows the integration of Thanx’s loyalty and guest engagement platform with Square’s point-of-sale (POS) system, the companies...
March 24, 2025
Tesla is entering the dining business, preparing to open a drive-in restaurant in Los Angeles. This new location would allow diners to eat and watch movies on an outdoor screen...
