Payments Ecosystem: POS hardware, POS software, and gateway providers are working to become one-stop shops for merchants. Offering simple, robust access to front- and back-end solutions across industries lets them better serve merchants demanding integrated solutions.

Despite a number of economic challenges, retail spending is expected to remain strong: Retail sales growth slowed in February but strong job and wage increases and declining unemployment provide reasons for optimism.

Aircraft makers have tried to compensate for this inefficiency by creating larger batteries, but those lead to extremely heavy vehicles ill-equipped for long-range travel.

“However, we work with luxury brands, leisure brands, travel brands, QSRs [quick-service restaurants], and CPG [consumer packaged goods].”. Gamers Want In-Game Ads to Enhance Experience. However, sentiment among players on in-game ads is mixed.

There’s no shorter distance to travel for care than getting it at home, and consumers are growing more bullish with this concept. Seventy percent of US adults said they’re comfortable with care in their home, according to a Morning Consult and Moving Health Home survey conducted in August 2021. The main reason: familiarity helps alleviate anxiety and improve communication, per survey respondents.

Episodes from our Spotlight on Travel series:. Las Vegas Convention and Visitor Authority’s Kate Wik. Hilton’s Amy Martin-Ziegenfuss. Universal Parks & Resorts’ Leah van Zelm. Alaska Airlines’ Natalie Bowman. Episodes from our Spotlight on CPG series (May 2021):. Nestlé USA’s Alicia Enciso. Brenne Whisky's Allison Parc. Crayola’s Victoria Lozano. Procter & Gamble’s Janette Yauch.

“Airbnb has seen a significant decline in users because of the pandemic, however, it is expected to outperform the travel industry as some people will continue to travel,” said eMarketer forecasting analyst at Insider Intelligence Eric Haggstrom. “This travel will be closer to home and in areas that Airbnb can better serve vs. traditional hotels.”.

For the super app report, respondents most often cited travel, entertainment, and shopping as pillars that they want to see integrated. The survey refers to banking as the Cornerstone Piller: Consumers engage with it the most, and it underpins activities for other pillars. PYMNTS also found that 69% of respondents use their bank or credit union’s mobile app, with 47.4% doing so at least weekly.

The tight labor market is empowering retail workers: Boosting pay can help retailers retain staff and ensure they’re providing a good customer experience.

This trend was in some ways forced on consumers during the pandemic, with travel limited and local shopping drags getting more traffic than usual. Consumers now see it as a good way to meet their sustainability aims. Shopping locally was a top consideration for being more sustainable among UK adults, cited by 55% of respondents in a July 2021 Hearts & Science survey conducted by YouGov.

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For example, Dayrize provides impact-measurement technology for businesses and consumers; Swedish fintech Klarna tracks the carbon impact of products available on its marketplace; and Google Travel gives consumers information on the carbon impact of each flight and recommends trips with the lowest impact. Carbon Offsets. Carbon offset technology provides another way to lower net emissions.

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., restaurant sales, restaurant delivery ordered online); travel sales; event ticket sales; payments, such as bill pay, taxes, or money transfers; gambling and other vice good sales.

It excludes travel and event tickets, tips and digital gifts, subscriptions, payments such as bill pay, taxes or money transfers, food services and drinking place sales, gambling, and other vice goods sales.

Transitional travel benefits. Wealthier cardholders are saving rewards points to use later, Amex CFO Jeff Campbell said in late 2020. In response, issuers including Amex are re-emphasizing existing travel benefits and adding new ones, including hotel and resort booking rewards, domestic travel perks, and rental car offers.

Ecommerce platforms, social networks, digital video providers, product review sites, travel guides, and everything in between, all scrambled to implement at least some kind of livestreaming sales features for their users. Digital buyers in China have embraced the format with gusto, and providers have responded enthusiastically.

Episodes from our Spotlight on Travel series:. Las Vegas Convention and Visitor Authority’s Kate Wik. Hilton’s Amy Martin-Ziegenfuss. Universal Parks & Resorts’ Leah van Zelm. Alaska Airlines’ Natalie Bowman. Episodes from our Spotlight on CPG series (May 2021):. Nestlé USA’s Alicia Enciso. Brenne Whisky's Allison Parc. Crayola’s Victoria Lozano. Procter & Gamble’s Janette Yauch.