PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 11, 2019

Early accounts seem to indicate that the just-launched Apple -branded credit card is finding its way into customers’ hands, and into heavy use. The fee-free card is Goldman Sachs’ latest inroad into the retail consumer business after establishing its online Marcus brand in 2016, which makes unsecured personal loans.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 29, 2019

American quick-service restaurants (QSRs) are growing in markets around the world that are thousands of miles away from the United States. Frank Krasovec, chairman of Domino’s master China franchisee Dash Brands Ltd., Domino’s isn’t the only U.S.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 24, 2020

the Massachusetts-based accounts payable (AP) automation software provider, on Thursday (Sept. the Massachusetts-based accounts payable (AP) automation software provider, on Thursday (Sept. Trading FinTech Robinhood Markets Inc. MineralTree Raises $50M, Buys Two Companies. MineralTree Inc., MineralTree Inc.,

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 27, 2018

cities this year, with big brands testing retail concepts “in real life” with temporary spaces. Macy’s , for instance, kicked off the year in February with the rollout of its “The Market @ Macy’s” concept in cities such as New York and Las Vegas. Big Brands Turn To Pop-Ups. Pop-up shops welcomed consumers in malls and major U.S.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 16, 2018

We are always looking for new ways to enhance the shopping experience and bring even more value to our customers,” Ed Macri, chief product and marketing officer for Wayfair, said in a press release. We are bringing the Wayfair brand directly to shoppers in a completely new format this holiday season,” Macri said at the time.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 3, 2016

2) that they are running a contest to reward shoppers who pay with Mastercard credit, debit or prepaid cards at BJ’s locations in Rhode Island, New Hampshire, Maine and Massachusetts. It’s a pleasure to have the opportunity to work together to engage our members with unique opportunities beyond our co-brand partnership.”.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 7, 2020

Beyond 7-Eleven, Retail Business Services (RBS), the services company of Ahold Delhaize , announced in November that it was experimenting with a new frictionless store technology at its Massachusetts office. Each Staples Connect store also has marketing and technology services, among other offerings. Mike Motz, CEO of Staples U.S.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 19, 2018

In fact, 6 percent of all possible sales are lost because of a lack of service, according to a report last year from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s Sloan School of Management. retail market will be driven through digital touchpoints by the end of the year. trillion U.S. In addition, more than $1.3 trillion of U.S.

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PYMNTS

MAY 30, 2018

The industry is booming, and consumers who shop for beauty products have no shortage of brand options in stores and online. From up-and-coming players like Beautycounter and Glossier to more prominent companies like Estee Lauder and Clinique, the beauty market is increasingly oversaturated with both old and new options.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 14, 2017

Before businesses can spread their global wings and reach new markets, though, they must first overcome their fears of engaging in global trade. The X-Border Receivables Report explores how cross-border trade is impacting a wide array of industries and markets, as well as the customers and workers that operate within them.

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Social Assurance

DECEMBER 13, 2021

We found it fitting to recognize just a few of the many examples of community involvement financial brands dare partaking in to spread cheer this holiday season. Giving can be done a number of ways, here are some examples your brand can emulate next year. . Give Financially. Send us a note now! Email Social Assurance.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 5, 2018

Procter & Gamble made headlines last week when its Chief Brand Officer, Marc Pritchard, confirmed that the world’s largest advertiser cut $200 million of digital advertising spend in the last nine months of 2017. In the face of the big brand digital ad spending backlash, it seems now big brands are thinking that way too.

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PYMNTS

MAY 24, 2018

bankruptcy court, Massachusetts’ New England Confectionery Co. We started as a family-owned candy company back in 1847, [and] we’re thrilled to work with a fourth-generation candy company that brings new stewardship to our brands,” Necco Chief Executive Michael McGee told the Globe. “We Following an auction in a U.S.

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Independent Banker

OCTOBER 1, 2022

College-bound high school students in Massachusetts were asked to complete essays about the intrinsic value of community banks for a chance to win a scholarship from North Easton Savings Bank. North Easton Savings Bank president and CEO Rich Spencer (left) with recipients of the bank’s annual college scholarships. By Paul Sisolak.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 11, 2019

Massachusetts already has a law requiring cash acceptance. While it was not specified whether the stores would be branded with Amazon’s name, they will reportedly diverge from the company’s Whole Foods Market brand. The two brands reportedly not compete, and will offer differently priced selections.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 15, 2017

In 2016, Welles launched American Rhino , a fair-trade apparel brand supporting conservation efforts to protect the critically endangered rhinos and other threatened African wildlife. For the young brand, going cross-border came with one precedent: avoiding materials from Asian countries such as China and Vietnam. Welles said.

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PYMNTS

JULY 13, 2016

It’s certainly not the type of pull marketing they teach in business school, but at the rate merchants keep showing up on the Chapter 11 Watch, retailers can’t be too pika-choosey about the ways they draw new customers in. Not every brand that closes its doors did so last week in infamy, though. . Store Closures.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 15, 2017

And it was into this market that Jade Lai launched Creatures of Comfort, a boutique fashion brand that asks a unique question. And that pricing model, combined with Creatures of Comfort’s earthy and utilitarian aesthetic, has at times led the brand to some public difficulty.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 7, 2018

billion market to a $5 billion market by the end of 2017, as independent startups entered the business only to find supermarket chains and big box stores entering the mix. Market Casualties. By some estimates, the meal kit sector has exploded in terms of year-over-year growth, jumping from about a $1.5 Holding Out.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 14, 2017

U supermarkets’ Fresh Stories guarantee more than freshness — they also create transparency along the supply chain, showing that U is partnering with local and small businesses, which are trademark values of the brand. Also in Massachusetts, Roche Bros. Fresh Stories are just the latest transparency move by the French co-op.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 4, 2019

In some cases, brands like Loblaw and Nike are letting shoppers use their mobile phones to pay for their purchases at their physical stores. The projected value of the global POS software market by 2024 is said to be $30.9 Massachusetts locations.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 15, 2018

Headquartered in Westborough, Massachusetts, BJ’s Wholesale Club doesn’t always attract the same level of interest as its larger counterparts at Costco or Sam’s Club — mostly because those competitors are much larger. With around 210 locations nationwide, BJ’s is less than half their size.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 11, 2017

Google, for instance, has its Midwest headquarters in the former Fulton Market Cold Storage building. Cambridge, Massachusetts. Facebook’s headquarters are moving from Menlo Park, California to a brand new, 70-story, not-even-completed-yet skyscraper in neighboring San Francisco. San Francisco, California.

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CB Insights

OCTOBER 31, 2018

And if you want some sweeter Halloween content, check out our market map of investor-backed candy brands disrupting trick-or-treat. Based in Salem, Massachusetts (of witch trials fame), Deacon Giles is a micro-distillery offering a variety of spirits. SynDaver Labs. Type: Medical equipment & supplies. Deacon Giles.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 9, 2017

Humans have to eat, which means they have to buy food at least sometimes, but generally speaking, wandering the market to fulfill that need is more felt as a chore than as a good time had by all. When its first Massachusetts store opened last year, 2,000 people lined up to get inside. Wegmans was prescient,” on grocery analyst noted.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 25, 2018

It’s a market that is estimated to be worth $55 billion in the next five years, according to the PYMNTS Mobile Order-Ahead Tracker. Quincy is the first of what the coffee brand is calling concept shops that are set to open throughout the rest of the year. The Coffee Bean & Tea Life is hardly alone.

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Jeff For Banks

MARCH 14, 2020

Highlight brands that are supporting their hourly employees even in lieu of significantly declining revenues. life insurance division MassMutual Market Volatility and Your Workplace Retirement Savings Recent volatility within U.S. and global markets brought on by global health concerns has been historic and unsettling.

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Social Assurance

JUNE 15, 2021

Financial brands are truly are the heroes in their communities. These financial brands had to first develop an initiative – one that would help serve their local areas in a needed way. From volunteerism to donations, the contributions these financial brands made were remarkable. Do you feel connected to those around you?

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South State Correspondent

MARCH 15, 2023

9) Brand Matters: SVB had one of the best brands in banking. Unfortunately, in this case, the brand couldn’t overcome the sizable liquidity risk on the balance sheet. However, we note that had the banking crisis been less severe, this bank’s brand would have helped extend the duration of its liabilities.

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Fintech Labs Insights

AUGUST 10, 2016

Interactions CEO Mike Iacobucci said he plans to use the funding to meet the “widespread, growing demand” for its speech and natural language offerings and to boost sales and marketing efforts. Interactions processes just shy of 1 billion customer transactions on an annual basis for large brands in seven industries.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 3, 2019

Over 100 restaurant and retail brands attended the meeting to offer feedback and make suggestions about future platform developments. . Our clients are doing remarkable things with the platform — the high-impact results, growth, and brand enhancements are amazing.”. President Andrew Robbins.

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CB Insights

SEPTEMBER 26, 2018

The Ignite Accelerator is an internal startup program, while HHS Open Innovation works with outside parties and brands to develop ways to make working with the government more efficient. Its first product to market, SmokeBeat, is a smoking cessation app. A second product focused on elder care is on the way. Bayer — Open Innovation.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 23, 2017

When the pilgrims landed in Cape Cod, Massachusetts, in 1620, there was no voice of Siri to say, “Arrived.” Here’s how innovation, marketing and technology have shaped this iconic American holiday over the years. What made it stick was (if we may retrofit a modern term) the right marketing. Making It a Holiday at All.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 30, 2020

It is a turbulent market with high turnover, however, as half of SMBs only last five years — just one-third make it 10 before shutting down. Even massive brands that sell hundreds of millions of dollars of this stuff can’t find their way to profitability. Nearly half of the U.S.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 23, 2016

Based out of Riverside, California, the website (and soon-to-be mobile platform) has been working with leagues all over the state, as well as in Colorado, New York, New Jersey, Massachusetts, Illinois, Wisconsin and Texas. How does it work from each side of the market? Depending on how we decide to grow, we might need to get funding.

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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. Community initiatives: Loom (Massachusetts).

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CB Insights

OCTOBER 19, 2018

Suspect Technologies , a Massachusetts-based startup developing imaging software for law enforcement, raised a $1.3M seed round from Chaac Ventures. Advertising & marketing. Notify Brand Technology , a Paris-based marketing optimization startup, raised $1.2M Enterprise AI. Journal raised $1.5M from BPI France.

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