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Car Marketplace CarGurus Has Acquired Autolist

PYMNTS

CarGurus, an auto marketplace based in Boston, has acquired car shopping platform startup Autolist, according to reports. CarGurus is a successful company that went public in 2017, and it’s going to keep Autolist as its own brand and website. PistonHeads also still operates under its own brand name. “We

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Here Are 35 Casualties Of The Retail Apocalypse And Why They Failed

CB Insights

Formerly beloved brands such as Aeropostale, American Apparel, and PacSun bit the dust in 2016, and the pace of retail deaths has accelerated since then. Additionally, many of these physical retailers have lost the cache they once had as new direct-to-consumer brands with a hyper-focus on specific products have taken off. RadioShack.

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2021 GonzoBanker Awards

Gonzobanker

This is an innovation-seeking franchise that has built a solid brand and never got over its skis in execution. Lifetime Leadership Achievement Awards. Doug Fecher , President and CEO, Wright-Patt Credit Union – In a 21-year solid leadership run, Doug led the growth of Wright-Patt from $600 million to $6.8

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18 Corporate Innovation Labs In Healthcare

CB Insights

Innovation centers across the globe in Boston, London, California, and Shanghai serve as regional hubs that can connect with local entrepreneurs, scientists, and technologies. Boston Children’s Hospital — Innovation and Digital Health Accelerator (IDHA). Boston Children’s Hospital created an in-house innovation accelerator.

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The community bank’s complete guide to building trust

Independent Banker

But for most community banks, building a trustworthy brand isn’t a conscious effort. People used to say, ‘It’s not the crime; it’s the cover-up,’” says Seth Berman, a partner at Nutter, McClennen & Fish LLP in Boston. It’s traumatic for bank leadership. It’s in their DNA. fashioned customer service.

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Finovate Spring 2018 – Day 2

William Mills

HQ: Boston, MA. Fiserv is highly regarded for its leadership and innovation, and award-winning solutions for mobile and online banking, payments, risk management, data analytics and core account processing. HQ: Boston, MA. We license the technology to HW vendors and brands. Website: projectfinance.io. Key Executives.

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Killing Strategy: The Disruption Of Management Consulting

CB Insights

Before Bruce Doolin Henderson opened the doors of Boston Consulting Group on July 1, 1963, the concept of “competition” barely existed in American business culture, let alone the concept of strategy. For example, if a new CPG brand is trying to figure out how to price its products, it has a fairly routinized problem on its hands.