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September 20, 2018
 
 
 
 
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How Small Restaurants Are Doorstopping DoorDash
 

DoorDash has had a good run through 2018, as it has snapped up three-quarters of a billion in investments and doubled its footprint (with plans to redouble it by the end of the year). But while bigger chains are happily signing on with DoorDash, small mom-and-pop establishments are trying to keep DoorDash out. And they're starting to get pretty adamant about it.

 
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Mobile Apps Tap Into Gas Prices, Payments
 

Consumers love to compare gas prices, and developers are listening: Mobile apps are coming with features that allow consumers to check the price at the pump — and even make payments, in some cases. A recent PYMNTS Paying At The Pump Report found that, in particular, 43 percent of high-income millennials would be more likely to visit a gas station if its app offered them convenience, loyalty and savings. How are mobile gas apps tapping into this audience?  Read More...

 
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How America Eats — A Comparison Between Grocery Stores And QSRs
 

There’s $682 billion at stake in the grocery wars, and retailers are scrambling to cut through the competition. However, as the Grocery Edition of the Commerce Connected Playbook reveals, consumer demand for convenience, choice and lower costs is putting pressure on grocers big and small to invest in digital and slash prices. Inside the Playbook, PYMNTS explores how U.S. supermarkets — many in survival mode — are using delivery, pickup and loyalty programs to drive engagement.  Read More...

 
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Today In Payments: Digital Payments Takes Two Steps Forward, One Step Back
 

It’s a fact that consumers can, and do, use their mobile devices to transact more than ever. The long-predicted great mobile payments awakening is, at last, demonstrably underway. And yet, for every advance in the march of digital payments, it seems hints of the analog past are always popping up. Read More...

 
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