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SEPTEMBER 12, 2018

Good Housekeeping is opening up a pop-up shop in the Mall of America running from early October through the end of December, aka the holiday shopping season. Apart from domestic ambiance, the store will feature more than 150 recommended products from 46 brands, including Affresh, Dyson, Instant Pot, Simple Pleasures and Xbox. “We

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AUGUST 5, 2020

“For us, the revolution starts with the market,” said Co-founder and CEO Joshua Silberstein. The market is fundamentally changing, and as the market changes, so do the sources of competitive advantage. We do a complete marketing overhaul,” Silberstein explained. “We company to reach profitable unicorn status.

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CB Insights

DECEMBER 10, 2020

Bank of America and the traditional banking system is being disrupted across a wide variety of core revenue streams. . Bank of America, for one, saw profits drop 16% year-over-year (YoY) in Q3’20 to $4.9B. Tech companies are chipping away at the traditional bank’s market share. Investment banking.

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MARCH 11, 2016

In talking about global payment technology, emerging markets are an area of keen interest. Latin America is a land of opportunity, but it also presents challenges that demand an on-the-ground understanding of commerce and transacting within the various countries and cultures that it comprises. WHY GOING LOCAL MAKES A DIFFERENCE.

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SEPTEMBER 14, 2018

“Cornershop’s digital expertise, technology and capabilities will strengthen our successful businesses in Mexico and Chile and provide learning for other markets in which we operate. This is an opportunity to leverage both of our brands, as well as Walmart’s strong supply chain and store network.

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NOVEMBER 15, 2020

According to the release, Taher Behbehani , head of mobile division, senior vice president and general manager with Samsung Electronics America, said Appstack "is a platform where SMBs can go to get a collection of highly-rated app recommendations, from a partner they can trust.”. Joining up with bigger-name apps can be a boon for startups.

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SEPTEMBER 27, 2019

said in the announcement about the offering, “Walmart aims to be the market leader in providing retail workers a path to careers in growing fields like healthcare. Inspire Brands is poised to acquire Jimmy John’s for an undisclosed price in a deal that would make it the fourth-largest restaurant company in the country.

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JANUARY 15, 2021

Home services platform Porch Group is branching out with the acquisition of four digital platforms that will expand its Total Addressable Market (TAM) by almost $100 billion, Porch said in a Friday (Jan. With the acquisition of Homeowners of America (HOA) and its related subsidiaries, Porch moves into new territory with homeowners insurance.

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FEBRUARY 7, 2020

Youth-oriented shoe and apparel brand Vans has found the intersection of both, as seen in its most recent store opening this past week in Los Angeles. The brand is well-known for using its community of skateboarders for design ideas and marketing. There’s community-based and community-driven. Our downtown L.A.

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NOVEMBER 26, 2018

percent of consumers, this customer base may represent a marketing opportunity for C-stores. According to Thorntons, the ability to provide consumers with a loyalty-focused mobile solution has “changed the game for our marketing efforts.”. While apps are used for gas station payments by only 4.5 Almost half – or 49.4

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SEPTEMBER 22, 2020

The transformation plan, according to the company, aims to attract younger consumers, drive targeted expansion, lead with digital and operate more efficiently. “In Its last quarterly earnings statement, released in early August and driven by the pandemic, showed North America revenue in the first quarter decreased 77 percent to $165 million.

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JUNE 14, 2016

Retailers as dependent on a brick-and-mortar footprint as Macy’s don’t always have the luxury of fixes to pick from if their stocks experience the continuous slide that the former tentpole brand’s has. The commitment to the store-within-a-store extends, ironically, beyond the physical.

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MARCH 6, 2019

SnapPay, the Canadian cross-border payments company, and Alipay, the Chinese digital payments platform operated by Ant Financial Services, announced a collaboration Wednesday (March 6) that will enable Canadian Chinese grocery chain FoodyMart to accept Alipay. Integration with our POS was a fast, easy process.

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NOVEMBER 24, 2020

But as the media keeps floating the possibility of 90+ percent effective vaccines coming to the market in the not-too-distant future, it’s becoming increasingly apparent that the end – although maybe not quite near just yet – is visible on the horizon. Consolidation in the Market.

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FEBRUARY 1, 2021

Automotive brands are taking control of digital buying platforms by unveiling new experiences for the leasing, financing or purchasing of new vehicles amid the pandemic. The brand’s Monogram technology offers a connected experience throughout Lexus.com, the dealership website and the brick-and-mortar dealership. 1) announcement. "Our

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OCTOBER 21, 2020

21) that it is launching a new destination for electronics products to feature Certified Refurbished products, not from its sellers but from brands like De'Longhi, Dirt Devil, Hoover, Makita, Philips and Razer, which will sell exclusively on the eBay platform. The program is operable immediately. eBay announced on Wednesday (Oct.

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FEBRUARY 18, 2019

Amid this trend, brick-and-mortar and eCommerce merchants in North America are adopting Alipay as a payment option for their consumers. Alipay North America General Manager Yulei Wang said in the announcement, “This is a key strategic partnership for achieving awareness in the U.S., Apparel brand GUESS?,

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JULY 2, 2018

Direct-to-consumer advertising on Facebook has reportedly hit a rough patch, with spending by brands decreasing there. The trend comes at a time when brands are facing other changes on the social media site. That’s not the only recent news that involves brand and Facebook. Less inventory reportedly then led to higher prices.

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AUGUST 5, 2020

billion) write-down as a result of a bigger-than-expected decline in sales, as demand for its range of alcoholic beverages has plummeted in nearly all markets. However, not all regions showed declines: North America bucked the trend and saw its sales rise 2 percent. How are alcohol sales booming in America and still sagging worldwide?

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MAY 28, 2019

Louis test market reportedly exceeded the restaurant’s foot traffic national average by 18.5 At the beginning of April, the Restaurant Brands International chain said it was testing the vegetarian-friendly Whopper version. And, prior to the end of the month, the brand said it would roll out the burger later in the year nationwide.

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JANUARY 17, 2019

Earlier this week, Hong Kong-listed luxury cosmetics firm L’Occitane International SA announced its intended $900 million acquisition of British beauty and skincare brand Elemis. The deal is the latest in a spate of acquisitions of high-end skincare brands. There are also the efforts of mass market retailers. billion). .

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FEBRUARY 19, 2020

Reports from Seattle and California say the company is adding a new format and expanding beyond its Amazon Go and Whole Foods brands. Although Amazon hasn’t commented, the strategy seems to be aimed at getting Amazon aligned with a more mass market customer segment than its other retail brands. billion in 2019.

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OCTOBER 1, 2020

A Mastercard survey revealed 76 percent of small businesses in North America said the pandemic prompted them to become more digital. Six key elements are examined: business strategy, management and operations, growth and marketing, getting paid, making payments and protecting employees and customers.

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NOVEMBER 6, 2020

percent in North America and 67.4 percent beyond North America, in contrast to Q3 2019. Sorenson noted that the company has been very pleased with the progress it is making throughout many important operational and finance areas. One of the largest operational adjustments, he said, has been its heightened cleanliness standards.

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MARCH 13, 2018

And, since the Seamless name had become so powerful in the Big Apple, the combined company kept both brands. Uber’s food delivery platform now operates worldwide in 29 countries and has become a powerful force in the market. Beyond the Seamless merger, Grubhub kept growing. The Future of Food Delivery.

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Cisco

APRIL 12, 2022

I fondly recall in the not-too-distant past, Bank of America radio commercials boasting about its branch network. In the lighthearted radio commercial, the person was giving directions and using the location of Bank of America branches as where to turn. Optimize branch operations. had nearly 100,000 branches.

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OCTOBER 1, 2020

PepsiCo will be “making the necessary investments in our manufacturing capacity, go-to-market systems and digital initiatives such as improving our presence and scale in our e-commerce business, which nearly doubled during the third quarter,” Chairman and CEO Ramon Laguarta said in a conference call with analysts. .

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SEPTEMBER 21, 2018

The company was founded by Portuguese fashion entrepreneur José Neves in 2008 with the goal of creating an online marketplace for luxury boutiques and brands. “We The average age of Farfetch’s luxury shopper is 36 — somewhat younger than usual, which explains why brands like Harvey Nichols were enthusiastic to sign on. million in 2017.

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AUGUST 2, 2019

Latin America showed the strongest growth and offset declines in the Asia Pacific region and in the U.S. domestic market. We also saw more leading global brands turn to Western Union for our unique cross-border capabilities. But, given the restructure, WU did lower its earnings guidance for the year.

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OCTOBER 3, 2019

We have a long-standing relationship with Citi, and we knew we could rely on their operational expertise and service model for the efficient integration of these additional funds,” Christopher Dyer, director of Fund Administration for Victory Capital, said in an announcement. Asia and Latin America. With more than $21.7

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APRIL 13, 2017

In a press release , the companies said the combined business will operate under the GSTV brand and deliver 3.3 We celebrate a milestone today as we formally join two leading media organizations in a powerful partnership,” said Joe Mach, president of Verifone North America, in the press release.

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JUNE 11, 2020

The closures will take place this year and next and affect as many as 100 of Inditex’s stores in the Americas. The Walmart warehouse club brand has been piloting curbside pickup at 16 clubs. The brand has about 15,000 U.S. locations, around 60 percent of which are company-operated.

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MAY 22, 2018

Ahold Delhaize USA , the supermarket operator, announced news on Tuesday (May 22) that it is creating a new entity dubbed Peapod Digital Labs, which will drive digital and eCommerce innovation. Peapod Digital Labs will also oversee the local brand Peapod, which Ahold said is the country’s largest online grocery retailer. “We

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APRIL 30, 2019

The executive reiterated that the company is the global leader in snacking, with an expansive international presence as almost 75 percent of its sales occur outside of North America. He also pointed out that the company has large and powerful global brands as well as well-known brands that are local and resonate with consumers.

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OCTOBER 3, 2019

We have a long-standing relationship with Citi, and we knew we could rely on their operational expertise and service model for the efficient integration of these additional funds,” Christopher Dyer, director of Fund Administration for Victory Capital, said in an announcement. Asia and Latin America. With more than $21.7

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JANUARY 8, 2020

But the branding came across somewhat differently. The brand was widely accused of being culturally insensitive and appropriating the name of the very shops they were hoping to push out of business with their full-service vending machines. The Washington Post branded Bodega the most hated startup in America.

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NOVEMBER 9, 2018

For digitally native brands moving from the web to brick and mortar, startups are providing a platform to help with the transition. When brands are ready to open up shop, Nejati seeks to help them go from idea to grand opening in about a month. Pop-Up Retail Trends.

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