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JUNE 15, 2020

The pandemic’s harsh impacts on retail continue to show themselves as brands report plummeting quarterly earnings and eye additional store closings. And one retail expert says what is taking place is more an interaction revolution than a post-pandemic eCommerce revolution. . 1 to April 30 due to the pandemic. €1B

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JANUARY 19, 2021

Chuck Huang, founder and CEO of Citcon , explores how the pandemic has prompted retailers to capitalize on the surge in demand for contactless, digital payments. "As Progressive retailers have paved the way for this with email collection at registers, enabling them to connect their customers’ behavior in-store with them online.

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DECEMBER 28, 2020

The dreaded returns season has hit retail with a predictable but painful thud. With Mastercard putting a 49 percent tag on the eCommerce spike for the holidays, this year will be the toughest on record for handling what is a resource- and capital-intensive task. In the brick-and-mortar retail era it was a nuisance to be avoided.

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JULY 19, 2020

Drop Delivery is touted as the first all-in-one system for cannabis retailers to use for developing a business in a safe and compliant manner. Equifund CFP CEO and Founder Jordan Gillissie said the capital raising is being done to help the industry come into the new digital age.

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AUGUST 7, 2020

Retail Properties of America ( RPAI ), which owns and operates 102 multi-retail sites, showed a net income drop from $44.4 With rent receipts above our approximate 60% break-even level, we hold much optionality for our capital structure.”. One of the largest real estate investment trusts in the U.S.

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JANUARY 25, 2021

The National Retail Federation ’s annual convention may have come and gone but the sentiments, strategies and lessons learned from facing nearly a year of pandemic-led changes by some of the world’s largest merchants are going nowhere fast — especially when it comes to their embrace of increased digitalization. Stores As Social Centers.

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NOVEMBER 6, 2020

As property executives report their quarterly earnings, some landlords are starting to put the squeeze on retailers that have skipped rent payments as a means to survive pandemic-triggered lockdowns. Spirit Realty Capital told FT that it had collected just 12 percent of the rent owed by movie theaters last month.

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Bank Innovation

DECEMBER 7, 2017

EXCLUSIVE – Bank of America seeks electronification of cash not only as way to better serve its banking customers but also as an excellent way to reduce costs: according to Bank of America CEO Brian Moynihan, this digitization of cash can save the bank billions of dollars.

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Bank Innovation

MAY 18, 2018

billion acquisition of Swedish small business commerce platform iZettle will boost its presence in 12 markets across European and Latin America, particularly in the physical retail space. PayPal’s $2.2 The move highlights the increasingly overlapping businesses of PayPal and Square, of which iZettle is a competitor.

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Bank Innovation

DECEMBER 11, 2018

Bank of America today announced new features to the billpay functionality of its mobile app, including allowing users to search payment history from up to two years ago. In an email this morning to its customers prompting them to download the mobile app (which the bank does on a regular basis), BofA also revealed a set […].

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MARCH 12, 2020

For retailers looking at stockouts, empty stores and the worst still to come, talk of recovery might seem premature. Retailers should first understand that the most stress is likely being placed on front-line employees and, if applicable, customer service reps. “All things must pass,” as George Harrison said.

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JANUARY 19, 2021

In today’s top retail news, Bed Bath & Beyond said it has finished its sale of Cost Plus World Market (CPWM) to a private equity firm, while Starbucks will help Washington state with the distribution of coronavirus vaccines. announced that it has completed its sale of Cost Plus World Market (CPWM) to Kingswood Capital Management.

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OCTOBER 18, 2018

To learn more about their customers and increase foot traffic, retailers are testing out new business ideas. In some cases, retailers are dedicating small spaces to brands inside their brick-and-mortar stores. The vast majority of retailers believe in trying new business approaches.

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JULY 23, 2019

Truckers play an important role in shuttling deliveries across country to retailers and merchants, handling 71 percent of the freight tonnage moved in America in 2017.

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Bank Innovation

MARCH 19, 2019

Most virtual assistants are reactive, but Capital One is training its virtual assistant, Eno, to be proactive, according to Ken Dodelin, VP of conversational AI products at the bank. Most [virtual assistants] are chasing reactive customer questions,” Dodelin told Bank Innovation. “We

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OCTOBER 23, 2020

The Nike retailing model has shown itself again as The Gap announced Thursday that it will close underperforming stores, focus on the digital-first economy and exit its mall locations. It also plans to close 130 of its Banana Republic stores in North America in three years. The announcements made at a Gap Inc.

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JUNE 14, 2019

However, in the 2019 Retail Banking Report, a study by Reputation.com that analyzed online data relating to retail banking locations for 23 major U.S. At a high level, retail banking didn’t score as well as other industries with a 341, 174 points lower than retail’s 515.

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AUGUST 23, 2017

Cloud-based software firm Tulip Retail , which provides a mobile app suite for store associates in retail settings, has raised $40 million in its latest funding round. The round was led by American venture capital firm Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers.

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CB Insights

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

For example, Capital One has applied for 40+ AI patents related to vehicles, reflecting its emphasis on its auto underwriting tool. Meanwhile, Bank of America, whose AI assistant has now crossed 1B user interactions, is continuing to apply for patents related to intelligent agents and user intent recognition. Want the full expert post?

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AUGUST 6, 2020

Lightspeed and Stripe have teamed up to launch Lightspeed Capital, which will, initially offer loans aimed at small and medium-size businesses (SMBs) in the U.S., The program will provide retailers using Lightspeed Payments with “flexible financing” of up to $50,000 per retail location. Lightspeed announced.

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AUGUST 14, 2019

Youngsters tend to get all the credit when it comes to being a force that drives retail innovation, and that’s fair enough. Venturebeat reported that there are 55 million people in America who are 65 or older, which represents about 16 percent of the country’s population. But older consumers shouldn’t be counted out, either.

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JUNE 13, 2018

Holdaway, who has an MBA from Harvard Business School, joins Barclays after 15 years at Capital One , where he held a variety of senior leadership roles in new business initiatives, internet acquisitions and partnership finance. He will report to Barry Rodrigues, CEO of cards and payments, and Richard Haworth, CEO of the Americas business.

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JANUARY 11, 2021

Retail and hospitality technology firm NCR Corporation is looking to acquire ATM operator Cardtronics for $39 per share, or about $1.7 In mid-December, Cardtronics announced a $35 per share offer by Apollo Global Management and Hudson Executive Capital. 11) press release. . “The 11) press release. . Shares of Cardtronics climbed 0.3

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AUGUST 10, 2018

With a focus on small retailers, ShopX offers online commerce and supply chain management services with support for mobile access to its services. ShopX said it will use the funding to focus on product investment and development of new services for small retailers, and to expand geographically.

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DECEMBER 16, 2020

Consignment-to-retail used vehicle marketplace CarLotz, Inc. million, while retail gross profit per unit spiked 71 percent from $1,276 in the prior year period to $2,181, according to the announcement. said on Wednesday (Dec. 16) that its total revenues rose 12 percent for Q3 2020 to $29.8 million, up from $26.5

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FEBRUARY 28, 2020

To get a sense of the new frontiers in cybercrime, and how cryptocurrency helps fraudsters cover their tracks or finance their schemes … look, perhaps, to Latin America. The tailwinds for cybercrime? IntSights reported that there were 453.7 Each time a trade is made, it further distances that original payment from its source account.”.

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DECEMBER 29, 2020

Besides unlocking the challenges in ecommerce, retail and B2B logistics, we have always been focused on solving the complexities in the shipping industry.”. Van der Walt said the long-term impact of the virus will come with lower payment volumes and vendors holding back trade capital to help shore up capital.

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OCTOBER 12, 2018

Brick-and-mortar retailers have closed flagship locations in recent times, but sometimes these landmark stores make a comeback. The new store, which will be located at 30 Rockefeller Plaza, will feature multiple experiential retail components. The store will also offer magic shows and a grocery shopping experience designed for kids.

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AUGUST 9, 2017

In a new report released this week, Proactis found that for the restaurant, grocery and retail industries across North America, there are a few hurdles that industry professionals acknowledge when it comes to boosting procurement and overall company performance. But human capital is essential to making these criteria a reality.

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JUNE 14, 2018

Sizzle of the Week: Retail’s 2018 Rebound. Retail has had a rough couple of years, as most players that aren’t Amazon have struggled to cross the digital, omnichannel chasm. On the whole, with some notable exceptions, retail has landed on our Fizzle list more often than the Sizzle list in recent memory. Retail sales are up 5.9

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DECEMBER 13, 2016

Merchants are capitalizing on the power of deals more than ever before. According to DynamicAction’s Retail Index: Holiday 2016 , retailers have increasing their promotions and offers by 52 percent this holiday season.

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Bank Innovation

OCTOBER 17, 2018

Just ask Bank of America, whose Erica crossed 3.5 million users, or Capital One’s Eno which claims to have one of the highest user ratings and can even communicate with consumers through text outside the banking app. Virtual banking assistants seem to be all the craze lately.

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JUNE 21, 2019

With the bank branch of the future, large institutions such as Capital One and Fifth Third are aiming to create spaces that appeal to millennials around Chicago that provide technical support, financial advice and — in some instances — cappuccino. By the same token, Capital One has brought three Capital One Cafes in Chicago.

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JUNE 4, 2020

All eyes in the retail sector are now on Simon Property Group , as the mall giant hauls The Gap into court for failing to pay rent amid the coronavirus shutdown. However, The Gap, like many other retailers, has seen its revenue fall off a cliff since March, when the clothing retailer was forced to shutter stores across the country.

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Celent Banking

SEPTEMBER 30, 2015

In Latin America two chilean start-ups were the winners: Destacame.cl , aiming to financial inclusion by creating a credit scoring based on utility payments; and Bitnexo which enables fast, easy and low cost transfers between Asia and Latin America, using Bitcoin. Discover the finalists of all regions here.

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JANUARY 25, 2021

The combined company aims to facilitate easier connections between retail and banking customers. NCR is a software- and services-led enterprise provider in the financial, retail and hospitality verticals. With committed financing by Bank of America, NCR is moving to finalize the transaction with cash on hand. .

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CB Insights

OCTOBER 16, 2018

Instacart just raised a $600M Series F round of funding from D1 Capital Partners, valuing the startup at $7.6B. The new round underscores Instacart’s growing popularity among grocery retailers. Get the 54-page retail report. What’s driving retailers to partner with Instacart?

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