PYMNTS

JULY 28, 2020

While eBay’s second quarter results were stellar, the event was more notable for the unveiling of new CEO Jamie Iannone ’s vision for the company. By the numbers, the pandemic-driven digital shift has been good for the company, as revenue for the quarter was $2.9 The company’s new managed-payments platform has processed $4.7

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 28, 2020

Direct-to-consumer (D2C) brands came in two flavors during 2020. The second flavor were the brands that had seen traction before the pandemic and flourished during it with innovative marketing, fresh business models and cool packaging. When those markets sparked a fan base and reorders, the company was born.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 20, 2019

Swiss Bank UBS has announced that it has hired a new CEO of European Union operations, according to a report by Reuters. . arm of the company recently rolled out a new suite of commercial card products for its small to medium-sized business (SMB) customers. The bank appointed Christine Novakovic to the position.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 12, 2019

Even with the liquidation of Toys R Us operations in the U.S., Now, the company is looking to restart the brand in places such as the U.S. consumers can engage with Toys ‘R’ Us and Babies ‘R’ Us again this holiday season.” consumers can engage with Toys ‘R’ Us and Babies ‘R’ Us again this holiday season.”

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BankBazaar

MAY 7, 2024

BankBazaar.com, India’s leading fintech co-branded Credit Card platform and online platform for free Credit Score, marks its third consecutive year of fast and sustainable growth, with an unaudited operating revenue of Rs.215 in co-brand Credit Cards in force compared to the previous year. 215 Crore in FY24.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 26, 2018

Bankruptcy may not spell the end for Toys R Us stores – at least outside of the U.S. Toys R Us agreed to sell its Canadian business, which consists of 82 stores, to Fairfax Financial Holdings Limited for around $234 million dollars in a bankruptcy court hearing on Tuesday (April 24). Those stores might retain the Toys R Us name.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 20, 2019

A cannabis consumer goods and marketing holding company led by PRØHBTD CEO and Founder Drake Sutton-Shearer has launched with $25 million in funding, according to a Sept. and music-driven flower brand Heavy Grass. and music-driven flower brand Heavy Grass. 20 press release.

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Perficient

AUGUST 10, 2020

Large brands usually have a great offline presence. Would these large brands need to do SEO? Here’s Why digital marketing video series, Eric Enge and John Dietrich explain how SEO is different for larger brands and what the keys to success are. ? ? ?. That’s the type of company we’re talking about.

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PYMNTS

MAY 12, 2020

Not the humanoids that are the stuff of science fiction that ostensibly, one day, will do our bidding (and, depending on who you read, perhaps conspire against us). told Karen Webster that retailers and other firms are going to need to consider “cleanliness as a brand value.”. Brain Corp.

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Perficient

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

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South State Correspondent

MAY 1, 2024

Honkook Kim and his Gentle Monster Brand is a perfect example. Instead of thinking traditionally, Gentle Monster pursued a strategy of innovation and creativity to become the hottest sunglass company globally, creating a company currently valued at $900 million. Find the gap in one segment and build success from there.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 26, 2019

Major retailers are pitching premium baby care products at a less-than-premium price tag with the help of exclusive brands: Walmart is offering Hello Bello exclusively at its stores and its website (and that of the brand). It is also reportedly the inaugural brand rolled out under a platform called Launched.LA.,

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Perficient

JANUARY 5, 2021

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PYMNTS

MARCH 26, 2019

Dynamic Yield , the artificial intelligence powered personalization platform operator, announced it is being acquired by fast-food chain McDonald’s. ” Since launching, Agmon said Dynamic Yield now enables more than 300 brands in six continents including in retail, gaming, finance, travel, and publishing. .”

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 13, 2018

General Electric will establish a new independent Internet of Things (IoT) company from the GE Digital business and several of its technologies, according to the company. The new company will start with $1.2 It is intended to be a wholly GE -owned, independently run business, but with a new brand and identity.

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Perficient

OCTOBER 29, 2020

Last week mobile TV platform Quibi announced plans to shut down operations, just seven months after a promising debut. For any brand that promises to entertain, motivation should center on pleasure. Yet the platform’s self-imposed user experience shortcomings left the company exposed to new headwinds.

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PYMNTS

JULY 14, 2020

“The Federal Reserve is experiencing a significant coin shortage that is impacting our store operations and ability to provide change,” the company wrote on Twitter. “As As a result, the company is implementing a new process for providing change to customers. Similarly, southeast U.S. If the U.S.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 17, 2020

To provide small companies with accounts payable (AP) automation, Medius is bringing its MediusGo invoice automation product to the American market. Introducing MediusGo to the US market marks another important milestone on the Medius growth journey,” Medius Chief Executive Per Åkerberg said in the announcement. “I

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Perficient

DECEMBER 15, 2020

I sat down with Tom Hogan , chief operating officer, and Andrea Lampert , vice president of people, to discuss the program in more detail. Tom Hogan, Chief Operating Officer, Perficient. We recognize that the responsibility to help drive equity throughout the broader industry falls on us. Andrea: Those are great points, Tom.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 10, 2018

Following the downfall of Toys R Us and Babies R Us, JCPenney is planning to carry additional baby products at its stores located near former Babies R Us locations. According to reports, JCPenney’s new strategy could boost brands such as Mattel’s Fisher-Price, which has seen its sales decline since Babies R Us’ downfall.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 22, 2018

One retailer’s loss could be another retailer’s gain: Even though Toys R Us is facing bankruptcy, other retailers may benefit from the embattled toy retailer’s demise. Amazon could take over some of Toys R Us’ stores, which may be soon vacant as the retailer winds down its operations. Pop-Ups R Us. Unhappy Suppliers.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 7, 2018

There are many, many retailers and brands trying to outfit the world, and standing out in the crowd is difficult. The brand became the first to launch a website for U.S. This is a dream we’ve been working on for two years,” said independent Cuban designer and company founder Idania del Río. We’re super-happy. With its U.S.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 27, 2017

Toys“R”Us has just managed to secure $3.1 billion in financing, a big vote of investor confidence for the toy and game retail brand which had recently declared bankruptcy. Toys“R”Us officially filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy on Sept.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 21, 2021

Barneys became the latest brand to rise from the dead recently when the retailer reopened as “ Barneys at Saks ,” a store within a store at the flagship Manhattan site of its former rival, Saks Fifth Avenue. The launch of Barneys at Saks is a seminal moment to reignite the brand for the future.”.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

Instead, it was the latest move in a business model that the company has long followed. It’s a plan the company describes as “transforming well-known, distressed retail brands into eCommerce success stories.” REV Executive Chairman Tai Lopez stressed RadioShack ’s sales potential as a well-known global brand.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 29, 2019

The toy industry saw a dip in sales during its first holiday season without Toys R Us. But Lennett noted that the 2 percent decline was still a “solid performance,” considering that Toys R Us was estimated to account for 10 to 15 percent of all toy sales before it shut down all of its U.S. customers spent $21.6

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PYMNTS

MAY 4, 2017

Brands (YUM) beat out earnings and revenue estimates for Q1, though numbers were still down year-on-year. The fast food company — which holds international chains Taco Bell, KFC and Pizza Hut — reported earnings per share at $0.65, up 17 percent YoY and above the average analyst estimate of $0.60. percent to $67.78 billion, down 1.8

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PYMNTS

APRIL 26, 2019

Direct-to-consumer wedding brands are opening stores in real life — and personalizing the customer experience within them through digital technology. At the same time, the brand seeks to create personalization through every one of its touchpoints. Its own brands, too, reached a sales penetration of over 25 percent during the quarter.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 19, 2017

Embattled toy and game retailer Toys R Us may close 100 U.S. Toys R Us operated 879 U.S. Final decisions about our real estate portfolio will be done only after careful consideration about the best interests of our business,” said Toys R Us spokeswoman Amy von Walter. Toys R Us received a $3.1

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Perficient

JANUARY 11, 2021

The brands that can operate with speed and agility win in this environment. eMarketer predict ed US adults spent over three and a half hours per day on mobile apps this year and expect this number to rise in 2021. . You may not be able to get out in the field right now, so look for other ways to connect with us ers.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 15, 2018

To help Lowe’s Companies bring new benefits and purchasing options to its customers, it’s extending its agreement with Synchrony. Through the arrangement, Crate and Barrel will pair with Synchrony on a private label credit card as well as a new dual-branded card, the companies said in the announcement.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 11, 2019

CBD products may be “everywhere,” Green Growth Brands CEO Peter Horvath told PYMNTS, but knowing what one is getting, how it was made and whether or not one is even allowed to have it pose more complex questions in a market like the U.S. Which is why, Horvath noted, the company found itself expanding into the U.S. Probably not.

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Perficient

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 30, 2020

million, partly driven by a revenue jump of 19 percent in the footwear category, the company said in a statement on Friday (Oct. Patrik Frisk, president and CEO of Under Armour, told The Baltimore Sun that the company is focused on returning to profitability and is planning to invest in eCommerce and company-owned retail outlets. .

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PYMNTS

JUNE 12, 2019

Chinese technology company Huawei will not launch its new laptop due to restrictions put on the purchasing of U.S. Commerce Department banned American companies selling to Huawei over concerns of spying and espionage, something Huawei denies. It manufactures three laptop computers which use Microsoft Windows and Intel chips.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 23, 2020

1-800 Contacts unveiled a deal through which investment firm KKR will buy the company from AEA Investors, according to a Wednesday (Sept. The deal comes after a number of years of formidable expansion and innovation for the vision company that AEA Investors bought in 2016, according to the announcement.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 5, 2020

Drop the ‘os’ and add an ‘io,’ and it’s a company that personifies the fast track to digital commerce success. Thrasio has taken its Amazon-centric business model to a high level at high-speed, snapping up some of the marketplace’s hottest sellers and creating a company that one of its investors says is “revolutionizing eCommerce.”.

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