Independent Banker

JUNE 30, 2022

Looking for an avenue to increase its deposit base, Academy Bank tapped into a market it hadn’t explored before: homeowners associations. is a full-service commercial bank with 80 branch locations in Arizona, Colorado, Kansas and Missouri. One of the very quick things we turned to were HOAs,” he says. Photo by Jason Tracy. Assets: $2.3

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PYMNTS

JUNE 20, 2019

Not really a toddler or baby — even black-market sale of recreational and medicinal pot took on many traits of legitimate retail — but more like a once gawky teenager growing into a graceful, confident person. The report also noted that “since launching in Colorado in 2016, privately held LeafLink has quickly gained traction.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 2, 2020

This organic healthcare brand is hustling to keep up with orders during a time when it has had to pivot to deal with the COVID-19 crisis – and it is poised for a breakout 2020. When those markets sparked a fan base and reorders, the company (which was then called Sierra Sage after Co-founder Jodi Scott’s sister’s daughters) was born.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 14, 2017

One company that’s looking to capitalize on the cannabis market is startup on-demand delivery company greenRush. PW: The founders have extensive tech and marketing experience from their previous businesses in the event and entertainment space. PYMNTS: What’s the story behind how greenRush started?

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Independent Banker

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

Promotional merchandise, or swag, has long been regarded as a no-brainer approach to business branding, but community banks are shedding those thrifty connotations with a new, mindful approach to company gifting that imparts value and purpose while bolstering bottom lines. Building brand identity. By Judith Sears.

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PYMNTS

MAY 4, 2019

The drive-thru window, for example, first met the market in 1947 when it was introduced to the world by Sheldon “Red” Chaney, operator of Red’s Giant Hamburg in Springfield, Missouri. The concept was invented by a Guatemalan McDonald’s franchise operator, Yolanda Fernández de Cofiño, in the mid-70s.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 6, 2018

The store marks a milestone for Team USA: It’s their first in-person retail store outside the Olympic Training Center in Colorado. In addition to running Team USA’s pop-up shop — and eCommerce site — Fanatics is a major player in the licensed sports apparel market, selling fan merchandise for U.S.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 4, 2019

The first Amazon 4-star location opened in New York City last September, followed by Lone Tree, Colorado, Berkeley, California and Seattle, Washington. The filing will let it continue operating while it attempts to reorganize the business and return to profitability. The used-fashion market in the U.S. Bass & Co.

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Independent Banker

OCTOBER 1, 2022

Respondents also indicated a 23% increase in purchase intent for brands and companies with responsible data practices. The privacy of customers’ personal information is at the forefront of every community banker’s decisions, says Steven Estep, ICBA assistant vice president of operational risk. Other regulation around consumer data.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 19, 2018

Whole Foods Market stores are giving lots of perks to Amazon Prime members, for instance, such as signs across the store indicating lower prices for Prime members and discounts for customers who pay for a yearly subscription. These are some of the reasons, among others, that customers choose a grocer: Nearly three in 10 — or 27.1

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PYMNTS

APRIL 12, 2019

Robotics and automation were areas of focus for both retailers this week as they seek to upgrade their operations in an effort to capture more consumer spend. The eCommerce company further announced it has expanded its grocery pickup to Whole Foods Market to Columbus, Ohio — bringing the total number of pickup markets to 30.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 19, 2017

For Simon Property Group, the real estate investment trust that is the world’s largest owner of shopping malls and the owner and operator of 208 malls, this new direction in brick-and-mortar retail is not good news. The more customers interact with the chatbot, the more the bot learns about what customers need and want when shopping.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 10, 2016

The bold-yellow-lettering-on-blue-background-adorned movie rental stores that dotted the American landscape throughout the 1990s — Gothamist notes that, as late as 2004, there were around 9,000 Blockbuster locations in business across the country — now number a scant 51 independently operated franchises.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 6, 2017

And vending machine operators are behind that mental reset as they contemplate their own futures since vending machines no longer have to be about junk food bought with cash. We’ve been seeing [this build] over the last year and half or so, and the market is really accelerating now.”. The Bigger Opportunity.

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CB Insights

SEPTEMBER 17, 2018

Around the middle of the twentieth century, there was what The Atlantic called a “Cambrian explosion” of brands. Tide, Crest, Band-Aid, Lipton, and other branded packaged goods — and the conglomerates that manufactured them — reigned. Store brands from retailers were seen as down-budget choices. Table of Contents.

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CB Insights

JULY 17, 2018

New restaurant concepts are redefining how we think about food, pushing established brands to reinvent themselves, spurring entrepreneurs to be creative with visual platforms like Instagram and recipes like pea-based protein, and paving a new way forward for the idea of casual dining itself. Pets allowed: Lazy Dog (California, Colorado).

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CB Insights

APRIL 24, 2018

Retailers are leveraging technology, such as artificial intelligence and augmented reality, to enhance operational visibility and personalize their customer service, a new necessity in fast-changing and demanding consumer market. Kohl’s can move into smaller markets where a larger store may not fit.

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CB Insights

APRIL 29, 2019

The dream alchemist — which has been employed by companies like QuickStep — has the responsibilities of what is traditionally called a creative director or head of marketing. Remote Funnel Marketing Ninja. Health food delivery company Oh My Green is hiring for a happiness manager, aka an operations manager. Dream Alchemist.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 21, 2019

The bill authorizing the program, AB466 , gives an operational time frame for the program, running from Oct. As various politicians, regulators and bureaucrats try to work through the cannabis payments problem (and as upstarts and other small payment companies strive to serve this market without breaking U.S. population. and Canada.

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Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 19, 2016

While this deal was announced late last year, the heavy lifting was done in 2016 as BBCN Bancorp and Wilshire Bancorp came together under a new brand to create the largest Korean American bank. Or the need to take market share in a slowest growth region? A wonderful franchise and team picked up by Guaranty in-market at a decent price.

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Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 19, 2016

While this deal was announced late last year, the heavy lifting was done in 2016 as BBCN Bancorp and Wilshire Bancorp came together under a new brand to create the largest Korean American bank. Or the need to take market share in a slowest growth region? A wonderful franchise and team picked up by Guaranty in-market at a decent price.

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