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OCTOBER 16, 2018

At the end of 2017, though, mobile payments accounted for 30 percent of the brand’s total transactions. company-operated transactions, the company said in its financial report. That compares with 12 percent for the company’s fiscal Q2 and 9 percent in the fiscal third quarter of 2017. Only a few – or 3.3

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MAY 14, 2018

It made a largely unreported acquisition of a firm called STARTEK earlier this year, and although it may sound like an acquisition more appropriate for Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space exploration firm, the business is a call center operator and engagement outsourcing specialist. Evine is getting ready to expand.

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OCTOBER 21, 2019

21), the latest commerce operator to be on the verge of extinction in this age of digital and mobile. though they also operate under such brands as Motherhood Maternity and Pea in the Pod stores. percent CAGR since 2017, according to one recent estimate. The company owns 458 stores in the U.S.,

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MAY 29, 2018

The financial services company recently debuted a new partnership with Russian phone operator and telecom provider MegaFon. The developer community within the report is separated into three categories: shopping and payments, operations and marketing. Around the Omni Developer World.

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JANUARY 24, 2020

The NBA exec said the tracks will also be on the organization’s website, on its app and featured on social media game highlights. Although Apple will operate the playlist, a fairly young label called UnitedMasters , founded in 2017, will provide much of the music.

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MAY 6, 2017

It’s been chronicled in these virtual pages that millennials are the driving force behind change – change in how payments are done, how banking is banked, how social media influences commerce (or doesn’t) and how shopping may become a hybrid of high touch across the digital and physical realms. What would Sinatra say?

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JULY 31, 2019

We at PYMNTS, being writers, don’t do cakes and gifts for birthdays, but instead prefer writing retrospective stories like this, treatments that serve not only as a history of a particularly newsworthy company, but also a glimpse into the future of the industry in which it operates. Back to 2012.

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OCTOBER 23, 2018

In this analysis, we’ll explore the immediate and long-term challenges facing the CPG industry, as well as the business strategies that CPG brands are using to adapt. Pinnacle Foods, which owns Vlasic pickles and other brands, has been targeted by activist investor Jana Partners. Short-term challenges. Medium-term challenges.

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MAY 25, 2017

Hordes of people took to social media to call his comments callous. March 3 – The New York Times reveals that Uber was deceiving authorities worldwide through a mirror app called Greyball to avoid sting operations where Uber is prohibited. After so much bad press and numerous scandals, Uber’s brand needs a complete overhaul.

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APRIL 4, 2018

With platforms such as Slice, pizzeria owners can compete with the larger players through a mobile-optimized website and tools that enable customers to place orders through social media channels. For delivery platforms, Uber Eats was on track to post more than $3 billion in gross sales by the end of 2017, The Financial Times reported.

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JULY 31, 2019

We at PYMNTS, being writers, don’t do cakes and gifts for birthdays, but instead prefer writing retrospective stories like this, treatments that serve not only as a history of a particularly newsworthy company, but also a glimpse into the future of the industry in which it operates. Back to 2012.

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MAY 30, 2018

The beauty industry brought in more than $445 billion in sales in 2017, marking 5 percent growth over the year before. The industry is booming, and consumers who shop for beauty products have no shortage of brand options in stores and online. Beauty Buyers Go Digital.

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FEBRUARY 12, 2018

Physical makeup powerhouse Sephora has its own subscription line, a legion of dedicated consumers and international brand recognition. million subscribers to Birchbox’s million, and has a better organized social and content creation network built around its brand. What’s Next. So far there’s been no new news on that front.

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FEBRUARY 22, 2020

Ground zero seems to have been Taco Bell and Forever 21’s 2017 team-up to combine fast food and fast fashion into a single entity – fast-food fashion. The initiative got a lot of attention, sold a lot of T-shirts and managed to become, if not exactly a trend, at least something of an inspiration to other brands.

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MAY 2, 2017

The issue that arises is how chatbot integration into consumers’ everyday lives will impact the future of how businesses operate. Essentially, chatbots are slowly changing the ways in which consumers interact with a company’s overall brand. While a Relevancy Group study says that one in five U.S. I think a process of using A.I.

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JUNE 10, 2019

Reports emerged this week that Apple has begun the process of scrubbing the social sphere of all trace of iTunes. So far, all of the social media content from Facebook and Instagram pages has disappeared, though its Twitter account still has content for the time being. Finn accounts will now be changed over to Chase accounts.

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AUGUST 14, 2018

The eCommerce operator plans to print a holiday catalog , reportedly for distribution at Whole Foods and via mail. For last year’s holiday season, Neiman Marcus Group ran “a social media contest for 1,500 photos capturing happy moments to be featured in a cover collage,” according to one report.

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JANUARY 16, 2020

“The tracks will also be available on the NBA app and website, and will be used in game highlights shared on social media, the NBA said,” the report continued. Although Apple will operate the playlist, a relatively young label called UnitedMasters , which was founded in 2017, will provide much of the music.

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DECEMBER 5, 2016

Most everyone operating today as part of these ecosystems understands this, too, and feels the pressure points and the tensions building. The generation of cord cutters who shun content bundles from their cable operators, want their financial services delivered the very same way. The Democratization Of Credit.

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DECEMBER 5, 2016

Most everyone operating today as part of these ecosystems understands this, too, and feels the pressure points and the tensions building. This, of course, is coming at the same time that these platforms are exploding in growth and usage, outpacing time spent on more “classic” social media apps by a country mile.

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JULY 31, 2018

Blue Apron has been ranked the worst-performing IPO of 2017, HelloFresh has had to expand globally at a breakneck pace just to hedge against waxing and waning demand in individual markets and Chef’d just didn’t make it.

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SEPTEMBER 4, 2019

Last year, 56% of all new campers were millennials (up from 51% in 2017), and 41% of total reported campers were millennials. Social media is also helping campers discover new places to visit, then share their experiences with others: 30% of millennials said that they picked a camping spot after seeing someone else go there.

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JULY 26, 2017

We’ve just passed the midway point of the year, and Amazon has made big strides in 2017 towards what some may call its strategic path to global retail domination. This year’s Prime Day saw a 60 percent increase over last year’s event, and the company used Amazon branded cargo planes for the first time to make deliveries.

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AUGUST 31, 2018

online grocery sales since 2017, the largest share of any single retailer and double its closest competitor. When linked to the Amazon Chase card, the cash-back makes the experience even more of a win, in addition to serving as a natural pull toward card/brand share shift. According to the Harris Poll, Amazon is the most trusted U.S.

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JANUARY 28, 2019

According to an investigation by Sixgill, $250,000 of Fortnite items were sold on eBay in the last 60 days, with operations being conducted around the globe in Chinese, Russian, Spanish, Arabic and English. And an estimated 86 percent of the scams were shared via social media platforms such as Facebook, Instagram and Twitter.

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FEBRUARY 27, 2018

How AI is influencing brands. D2C brands shun physical retail. Fashion brands of all sizes and specialties are using technology to understand customers better than ever before. ” Clearly, much more R&D is needed before brands rely on AI-only designers. AI Is Already Influencing Fashion Brands.

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MAY 3, 2018

After conducting research backed by DARPA — the same defense agency that helped spawn the internet — Dr. Robert Finkelstein proposed the creation of a brand new arm of the US military, a “Meme Control Center.” In internet-speak the word “meme” often refers to an amusing picture that goes viral on social media.

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William Mills

APRIL 26, 2018

That’s easy to see as 2017 had its share of scandals and mishaps ranging from social media blunders to poorly planned advertising spots, as well as a host of poorly executed responses to the many natural disasters that occurred last year. There is only one opportunity for an organization to come forward with the honest truth.

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NOVEMBER 6, 2018

Search data helps brands understand shopper preferences. Beauty brands partner with Google Assistant and Home. Messenger taps brands for beauty bots. Instagram powers digital beauty brands. Google’s search data helps brands understand beauty shopper preferences. YouTube powers beauty influencers.

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JANUARY 5, 2018

Jet.com founder Marc Lore ascended to CEO of Walmart’s US e-commerce operations, and since joining has taken the company on an e-commerce/apparel acquisition spree. Attract higher-income customers by bringing in premium brands. Below, we look 11 startups that might be on Walmart’s radar, divided between: Brands.

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JULY 30, 2018

Walmart wants to develop a stronger name for itself as a lifestyle brand, and a richer reputation for having a social media presence. The overall goal, according to eBay, is to have it up and fully operational for all by the end of 2021. Walmart Wants To Make Friends With People Who Influence People.

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SEPTEMBER 13, 2017

trillion) in 2017. This exploding network of connected devices represents an unprecedented opportunity for businesses to engage with consumers, learn more about their habits and brand expectations, and tailor services accordingly.

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APRIL 14, 2017

Might 2017 really be the year of the tech IPO resurgence? SMBs: Small business operators remained optimistic into March as data from Capital One stated that half of smaller firms surveyed see optimism about the current business climate, which is better by 9 percent than a year ago. vehicle recalls from 2009 to 2010.

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DECEMBER 21, 2016

Gass explained that many merchants look at omnichannel more from a multichannel perspective, because each channel is different and requires different skill sets to run operations across each one. “I The Omnichannel Approach To 2017. But for merchants, the concept of omnichannel may depend on the nature of their business.

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JUNE 4, 2019

gallons of water and 98M tons of oil per year, according to a 2017 report. Fueled by social media, consumers want to get a hold of the latest trends as quickly as possible, and retailers must rapidly increase production to meet demand. Even luxury brands are contributing to this problem.

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JUNE 7, 2017

A community, Webster noted, that operates largely on favors and goodwill — since no one is paying anyone else for their services. Monetizing Social Media Is Going to the Dogs. The member can then review your profile, accept or deny the request or start up a chat session within the app to learn more.”. There’s always tomorrow.

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JANUARY 6, 2019

From supply chain and inventory improvements to new payment options, these brands are going all in on digital. The Home Depot also operates a secondary lab out of Austin called BlackLocus. Notable Projects: Lululemon Lab operates under the concept of “offline exclusivity.” CVS — Digital Innovation Lab.

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