Smart & Final

retaildive | October 22, 2018

Ownership of smart speakers enabled with voice-activated virtual assistants almost doubled over the last year, from 14% in 2017 to 27% in 2018, among more than 2,800 consumers surveyed by Visa and PYMNTS.com, according to the pair’s latest "How We Will Pay" report. The survey also found that more than 96% of consumers own at least one connected device of some kind, with the average consumer owning four or more. Demographically, more members of the Bridge Millennial (30-40 years o...

pymnts | January 19, 2018

There have been a lot of smart card products announced over the last few years — Plastc, Coin, Stratos — that have generated a lot of buzz, but haven’t really had much success taking hold. Plastc blew up on launch and went under with $9 million worth of preorders unfilled. Coin did a little better: It managed to get cards into customers’ hands, but its product disappeared when it was acquired by Fitbit. But Curve, which is getting its first full product launch in London t...

fxstreet | January 16, 2020

Thursday's US economic docket highlights the release of monthly retail sales figures, scheduled at 13:30 GMT. Consensus estimates point to modest growth of 0.3% for December as compared to the previous month's 0.2% increase. Sales excluding automobiles (core retail sales) are seen rising by 0.5% during the reported month as against a dismal 0.1% growth recorded in November. Meanwhile, the closely watched Retail Sales Control Group is expected to rise by 0.4% following a 0.1% increase in ...

businesswire | January 15, 2020

VTS, the commercial real estate industry’s leading leasing and asset management platform, today announced VTS Retail the industry’s only leasing platform designed specifically for the retail sector solving major issues retail landlords have in their leasing process. Unlike any existing offering for retail landlords, VTS Retail transforms the leasing process by enabling retail landlords to significantly reduce the time from prospect to tenant move-in and proactively manage shopping ce...