Brick And Mortar Retail news and trends

Can Retail Pharmacies Survive the Digital Transformation of Healthcare?

October 22, 2024
Simon Wants Gen Z to Heed Call of the Mall
Retail // September 30, 2024

Mall giant Simon Property Group has launched an advertising campaign aimed at younger consumers. “Dubbed ‘Meet Me @themall™,’ the multifaceted campaign blends ‘80s and ‘90s nostalgia with a new generation who wants to shop, eat, stay and play at the mall as much as their...

Brazil’s Olist Expands Banking Services for Retailer Clients
Banking // May 29, 2024

Brazilian eCommerce company Olist is expanding its banking services. Founder and CEO Tiago Dalvi told Bloomberg News on Wednesday (May 29) that the company expects to process almost 15% of its yearly transactions through its in-house banking service by the end of 2024. “After sales,...

Simon Property Group Sees ‘Big Comeback’ in Malls
Earnings // May 06, 2024

Simon Property Group has seen a “big comeback” in malls, driven in part by domestic tourism. The company, which is a real estate investment trust that owns shopping, dining, entertainment and mixed-use destinations, saw its occupancy rise 1.1% year over year (YoY) and reach 95.5% as of...

SheerID Debuts In-Store Shopping ID Verification Tool
Identity // March 14, 2024

Identity verification firm SheerID has debuted a tool to authenticate in-store shopper IDs. SheerID InStore, announced Thursday (March 14), allows retailers to more easily verify the eligibility of in-store customers for gated offers to “coveted communities” like students, teachers, and healthcare workers.  “With the addition of SheerID...

Interviews & Exclusives
Fiserv: What The 2019 Holiday Shopping Data Says About 2020 Spend

January 20, 2020
’Tis the season for … looking back at 2019 holiday sales trends, and figuring out what they mean for payments and commerce so far. Based on the incoming data, it seems that Amazon might not be the traffic driver some retailers expect, that the consumer experience experiment is going well, that mobile wallets might be […]

NEW REPORT: When Robots Man The Grill

August 02, 2017
There’s been no shortage of speculation — including doomsday declarations — about the potential impact of automation, smart technology and artificial intelligence (AI) on the employment market. But could a realistic future...

NEW REPORT: Smarter Fridges, Better Homes?

May 05, 2017
From devices that can clean a user’s house with just a simple request to dryers that can restock dryer sheets automatically, IoT technology is turning common household items into entirely...

Quick Reads
Simon Wants Gen Z to Heed Call of the Mall

September 30, 2024
Mall giant Simon Property Group has launched an advertising campaign aimed at younger consumers. “Dubbed ‘Meet Me @themall™,’ the multifaceted campaign blends ‘80s and ‘90s nostalgia with a new generation who wants to shop, eat, stay and play at the mall as much as their parents do,” the company said in a news release Monday […]

Brazil’s Olist Expands Banking Services for Retailer Clients

May 29, 2024
Brazilian eCommerce company Olist is expanding its banking services. Founder and CEO Tiago Dalvi told Bloomberg News on Wednesday (May 29) that the company expects to process almost 15% of...

Simon Property Group Sees ‘Big Comeback’ in Malls

May 06, 2024
Simon Property Group has seen a “big comeback” in malls, driven in part by domestic tourism. The company, which is a real estate investment trust that owns shopping, dining, entertainment and mixed-use...

SheerID Debuts In-Store Shopping ID Verification Tool

March 14, 2024
Identity verification firm SheerID has debuted a tool to authenticate in-store shopper IDs. SheerID InStore, announced Thursday (March 14), allows retailers to more easily verify the eligibility of in-store customers for...