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NOVEMBER 1, 2020

Inspire Brands will acquire Dunkin' Brands , the parent of Dunkin' and Baskin-Robbins , for $11.3 By joining Inspire, these brands will add complementary guest experiences and occasions to our current portfolio. billion and assumption of debt, the companies announced Friday (Oct. 30) in a press release. As recently as Oct.

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OCTOBER 5, 2020

20 for its Special K brand. The flavors were “inspired” by Twitter conversations the brand had with consumers. There is a gold mine in DTC if one is not solely occupied in selling goods, but in authentically understanding needs,” says Michael Forhez , global managing director of consumer markets at Oracle Industry Solutions Group. “If

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SEPTEMBER 14, 2020

For brands and their manufacturers, Amazon can be a powerful influence. Brands and their manufacturers today continue to rely on legacy technologies and manual processes to sell products online, said King. Changing business models have added extra pressure on the way brands sell across channels across business models.

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NOVEMBER 15, 2020

Mobile-first fiscal management solution Fiskl has joined up with Samsung Appstack to help keep small- to medium-sized businesses (SMBs) competitive through collaborations and project management, according to a press release.

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SEPTEMBER 3, 2019

Capital Park Holdings has formed Prestige Value Brands, and has used it to acquire Joy Hand Dish Retail Brands from Procter & Gamble, according to a release by the company. These brands include Joy Hand Dish and Cream Suds. The newly formed company said it is going to focus on mid-market brands that bring value to customers.

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MAY 8, 2020

Samsung Pay is launching a physical debit card and this summer will introduce a money management tool in partnership with SoFi. Ahn added that over the summer months, Samsung Pay will introduce a tool to help people better manage their financial lives. NFC works with digital wallets and powers contactless payments.

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JULY 21, 2020

To bolster its financial status and let it better compete in a difficult retail climate, Tailored Brands plans to make changes that will lead to a reduction of roughly 20 percent of its corporate positions by the conclusion of fiscal Q2. The company, whose brands include Jos. The company has roughly 1,400 U.S.

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MAY 11, 2020

Through this year’s Levi’s Haus Miami activation, the brand partnered with TikTok influencers Callen Schaub , Cosette Rinab , Gabby Morrison and Everett Williams to create customized denim using Future Finish 3-D denim customization technology. For example, fashion brands have found success on Instagram and its visual strength.

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Payments Dive

APRIL 11, 2024

Stores can automate more tasks than ever, including pricing, inventory management and checkout. But for theft prevention, customer service and brand engagement, they need humans.

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OCTOBER 8, 2020

Manheim Logistics has formed an exclusive collaboration with DHL Supply Chain in order to develop what a press release calls a "more holistic" transportation management system. based logistics support teams in order to give more visibility for inventory flows and optimize vehicle moves, the release stated.

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FEBRUARY 25, 2020

While the concept of a brand having a “voice” is not a terribly new idea, before this month it was more metaphorical and mostly a synonym for “style.” As of a few weeks ago, however, Amazon announced that Polly is now taking its offering up a level, and allowing brands the opportunity to customize text-to-speech voices for their Alexa skills.

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JANUARY 15, 2021

Nicki Bisgaard , CEO and founder of EedenBull, said in the report that the new partnership “underlines our progress in offering best-in-class payment and spend management technology to the banking community globally.”. “We

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OCTOBER 29, 2020

Brands, Inc. Brands’ KFC division continued to reopen temporarily closed restaurants and concluded the quarter with approximately 99 percent of them open in a complete or limited capacity. “The Brands CEO David Gibbs said in a call with analysts. The division’s same-store sales fell 3 percent in Q3, according to management.

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SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

Global branded payments provider Blackhawk has debuted a new service allowing companies to outsource gift card and eGift program management, according to a news release Tuesday (Sept. The Issuance and Program Management Solution was moved along by Blackhawk’s acquisition of SVM, which works in open and closed-loop gift card solutions.

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Bank Innovation

OCTOBER 26, 2017

Alternative lender LendingClub has shuttered five of its investment funds and re-branded its investment advisor subsidiary, LC Advisors, to Lending Club Asset Management. The total value of the five funds comes to about $376 million, one fund carrying the majority of that figure with a $318 million portfolio.

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MAY 27, 2020

A new category is starting to grow around this area of online reputation management, with Lexus one of the latest brand names to embrace it. The company announced yesterday (May 26) that it will partner with Widewail, an automotive reputation management and social media engagement solution.

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William Mills

APRIL 27, 2023

The evolution of Taylor’s brand teaches us that adaptability is key to remaining competitive in your industry and your customer loyalty will ultimately be the driving force in building your reputation.

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FEBRUARY 14, 2020

Facebook has connected with Sequoia Capital India’s Surge accelerator initiative to roll out the fourth version of the VC Brand Incubator program in India, Deal Street Asia reported. Before its Surge collaboration, the program worked with three VC firms through which it mentored over 70 brands through different growth stages and verticals.

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JANUARY 13, 2021

Walgreens is committed to providing our customers and patients with unparalleled loyalty and rewards experiences for managing their health and well-being,” Walgreens President John Standley said in the announcement, noting that Synchrony and Mastercard “share our commitment to supporting healthy communities.”. 13) announcement.

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JANUARY 12, 2021

12) in unveiling the company’s new Loyalty Management product. Loyalty Management allows companies across industries to evolve their loyalty programs from transactional to human-centric by delivering personalized, relationship-building moments to each customer,” Schmaier said. Online Holiday Sales Topped $1 Trillion . On Tuesday (Jan.

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DECEMBER 18, 2018

Williams-Sonoma, a retail outlet that sells kitchenware and furnishings, has sued Amazon over a chair that is “strikingly similar” to the company’s West Elm brand, according to a report by Bloomberg. Amazon has at least 120 brands, 100 of which debuted in the past year, according to TJI Research. The lawsuit was filed on Dec.

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JUNE 19, 2020

In an effort to provide complete management of foreign exchange risk, financial solutions provider Profile Software rolled out its Acumen net eFX offering. It can fully accommodate rapid business expansion and future needs for competitive Treasury management operations.”.

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JUNE 11, 2019

Citigroup is teaming up with Grab , the ride-hailing startup out of Singapore, to roll out co-branded credit cards. In May Citigroup launched a co-branded credit card with Paytm, the Indian digital payments company, and with Qantas a couple of years back.

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OCTOBER 10, 2018

Today, she noted, things are quite good, as she is the rare internet celebrity who has turned a social brand into a bankable retail venture. Today, throwing digital marketing dollars at influencers seems like such a common and obvious move for a brand trying to tap into millennial consumers that it’s barely a news event at this point.

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APRIL 22, 2019

To reach consumers on the hunt for offerings that are “clean and natural,” Target rolled out its Everspring household brand. Christina Hennington, a senior vice president and general merchandise manager at the retailer, said per the report that it had “taken over a year” to bring the household brand to fruition.

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DECEMBER 14, 2020

has entered into a definitive deal to sell Cost Plus World Market to Kingswood Capital Management, while Authentic Brands is reportedly in discussions with Arcadia Group and Debenhams. has entered into a definitive arrangement to sell Cost Plus World Market to Kingswood Capital Management. Bed Bath & Beyond Inc.

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MAY 28, 2019

To reportedly build a licensing empire with the Sports Illustrated name, Authentic Brands Group LLC has agreed to buy the storied magazine from Meredith Corp. The move comes over a year after it was put on the block and Meredith will still manage its website and publish its print magazine, The Wall Street Journal reported.

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BankBazaar

APRIL 13, 2022

BankBazaar Turns Profitable With New Co-Brand Strategy; Exits FY22 With Rs.156 National, April 07, 2022: BankBazaar.com , India’s largest fintech co-branded credit card issuer and online platform for free credit score, reported that it is profitable in March 2022. Success of Co-brand Model. 156 Cr Annualized Revenue Run Rate.

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NOVEMBER 1, 2017

Walmart will no longer carry Danskin brand apparel products in its stores or on its website, according to New York Post reports from Tuesday (Oct. Danskin is a 135-year-old brand owned by parent company Iconix Brand Group and generating $15.5 The retailer will remove the products from its shelves in 15 months. . On Monday (Oct.

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JANUARY 26, 2020

Among the fastest-growing hotel brands, Life House has over 800 beds and 25 hotels that are expected to be operational by early next year. . Zeidan launched Life House to “fix the broken and complex hotel operational model” with technology and by creating “authentically-local lifestyle hotel brands that scale without brand dilution.”.

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DECEMBER 26, 2019

Businesses of all sizes are slowly phasing manual expense tools out of spend management strategies. The latest Workforce Spend Playbook analyzes how expense management tools are shifting to provide quicker and more convenient services to small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) in all markets. The L atest Workforce Spend News.

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AUGUST 19, 2019

Target has announced that it’s launching a new private-label food brand called Good & Gather in a move to boost its grocery business, according to a report by CNBC. . The new brand will arrive at Target stores on Sept 15, and Target said by the end of 2020 there will be upwards of 2,000 items being sold by the brand.

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JANUARY 17, 2020

Amazon’s relationships with big brands on their platform is looking quite a bit less healthy than it once was, while Walmart has seen grocery services lose some ground in terms of consumer appreciation, according to a recently released ranking. Big News of the Week: Another Big Brand Break-Up. Another one bites the dust. online spend.

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Bank Innovation

SEPTEMBER 21, 2016

A new report released today by Roubini ThoughtLab holds quite a few insights about the future of wealth management, the future of fintech, and the future of technology, most notably the conclusion that financial institutions with strong brand awareness will be the last ones standing by 2021–not fintechs.

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AUGUST 9, 2018

McCrary noted that consumers are looking for ways to manage price volatility. The problem with loyalty to price is that it isn’t the same thing as loyalty to brand,” McCrary noted — and because gasoline is such a commodity good for consumers, it is hard to build brand loyalty.

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MARCH 6, 2019

Diesel Chief Restructuring Officer Mark Samson said in court papers, according to the news outlet, “The new management team has formulated a new strategic path over the next three years to restore the Diesel brand in the U.S., return the [company] to its prerecession profitability, ensure its ability to continue operating in the U.S.,

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The Paypers

JANUARY 8, 2024

India-based Hitachi Payment Services has completed the purchase of Writer Corporation ’s cash management business and brands it Hitachi Cash Management Services.

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