PYMNTS

JULY 14, 2016

Brick-and-mortar merchants are far from being free from the problems that plague their particular brand of retail, but even they have to look at online retail rising rents for warehouse space with a little bit of mirth. Of the 57 major retail markets studied, 37 of them posted decreases to warehousing availability.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 17, 2020

Retailers are aiming to help consumers manage chronic diseases as well as their overall health and wellness through new brick-and-mortar experiences. Through HealthHUBs, consumers are at the center of an unmatched retail health experience. CVS Health, however, is not the only retailer to bolster its health offerings.

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Atlanta Houston Fort Worth North Carolina 131

PYMNTS

DECEMBER 27, 2019

With blackjack and roulette on mobile phones, the growing market for online sports wagering in New Jersey has introduced gamblers to virtual casino games. Approximately 20 brands of online casinos are vying on a reportedly small field. Geofencing makes sure that mobile apps stay within each state.

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NJ New Jersey Las Vegas Online 131

PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 19, 2018

Model and social media celebrity Chrissy Teigen is, in many ways, the perfect brand partner for Target, as evidenced by her recent review of her new kitchen and cookware lines. Unlike her competitor for the title of Generations X’s Martha Stewart, Gwyneth Paltrow, Teigen has built a brand around being accessibly aspirational.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 25, 2017

The locations impacted by the announcement span from California to Pennsylvania. It is also making changes to its store sizes to better compete in the increasingly aggressive retail market. In addition, it is poised to begin selling its Kenmore-branded appliances on Amazon, which could also boost sales.

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PYMNTS

JULY 20, 2018

At the time, Peter Harf, a JAB senior partner, noted that the deal “is yet another example of our commitment to investing in extraordinary brands with significant growth prospects.”. Founded in 2003 by a University of Pennsylvania student, Insomnia Cookies’ stores stay open and deliver until 3:00 a.m.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 18, 2020

“I have seen a trend toward cleaner beauty, which is encouraging, but with that, I have also seen an unprecedented level of misleading marketing and greenwashing,” she said. When Beauty Heroes entered the market, beauty boxes with “taster” sized offerings of products were a popular stream of startups inspired by Birchbox.

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Philadelphia Trends Pennsylvania Branding 141

PYMNTS

JANUARY 8, 2018

Small but mighty, German discount grocer Lidl — a brand known for not only its low prices, but also its innovative store layouts and private labels, including clothing — has already gobbled up 3 percent of local market share since the chain came to Winston-Salem, North Carolina, in June 2017. jobs in the next year.

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Jeff For Banks

APRIL 17, 2010

The Pennsylvania Turnpike’s Valley Forge rest stop is a common waypoint for me on my travels. This reminds me when my daughter performed a soda taste test at the local swimming pool, pitting Coke, Pepsi, RC, and a generic brand against each other. The winner: generic brand. What does your brand stand for?

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 2, 2019

You have enormous brands and massive amounts of consumers involved. Flutter, based in Dublin and listed in London, owns bookie brands in the U.K. Not only that, the newspaper said, but the “creation of online markets elsewhere, particularly the U.S., There is no room for failure,” EML CEO Tom Cregan recently told PYMNTS.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 6, 2020

Nonessential retail is highly dependent – in some cases, completely dependent – on eCommerce during the COVID-19 crisis. For example, a Walmart distribution center in Lehigh Valley, Pennsylvania has been hit by nine COVID-19 infections so far, and workers have complained to local press. “As Therein lies a serious problem.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 17, 2020

The latest issue involves eSports – one of the rising trends in digital commerce , and one of the ways through which some mall and brick-and-mortar operators hope to revive those retail properties. As the report notes, officials in Pennsylvania are stepping up their enforcement of tax efforts involving eSports participants.

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Taxes Online Policies Philadelphia 132

PYMNTS

JUNE 23, 2016

Retail’s constant chase for growth means that some or even most will never reach their goals. And the circle of merchant life often means that, when growth is no longer attainable, there’s the ever-present vacuum of Chapter 11 proceedings clearing the detritus out of the market. Store Closures.

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New Jersey New York Connecticut Retail 101

PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 27, 2019

And, as always, the B-reel contained some rather intriguing watch-and-wait possibilities — in Amazon’s case a looming takeover of the shipping business, and in Walmart’s yet another turn in the life of its luxury Jetblack brand. But it isn’t the only major brand getting in on the action. And, speaking of Walmart … Walmart.

North Carolina 122

North Carolina New York City Course Retail 122

PYMNTS

DECEMBER 31, 2019

A little more than a year ago, PYMNTS started tracking the race for the consumer’s whole paycheck between the two retail behemoths that have been expanding their respective ecosystems in the process: Amazon and Walmart. percent of consumer retail spending in the U.S., percent of consumer retail spending in the U.S.,

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Retail Online Georgia North Carolina 136

PYMNTS

APRIL 22, 2019

The chain first experimented with the multi-tender program at certain stores in Pennsylvania and California earlier this year. Now, it will test the program at locations in Miami, Fort Lauderdale and Syracuse, New York, among other markets. Now, customers can earn points even if they pay with credit, debit or cash at pilot locations.

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Miami Pennsylvania Mobile Cards 124

PYMNTS

MAY 23, 2016

It has been a particularly grim retail season for the mall staples that defined landscape of the late ’90s and early 2000s. Karen Webster described this scenario in 2014 as The Coming Physical Retail Death Spiral. “So Same-store sales in retail locations were up on average 1 percent from the same time in 2015.

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social media Retail Portland Millennials 100

PYMNTS

MAY 16, 2017

The market is there, and there’s a real opportunity for growth.’”. The concept, Cao noted, was pretty simple — students in State College Pennsylvania had no shortage of opportunities to deck themselves out in Penn State regalia — but it would all have the downside of looking pretty much the same. Sales mostly happen on the website.

Pennsylvania 100

Pennsylvania Examples Branding Marketing 100

PYMNTS

JANUARY 10, 2017

In a refrain that ought to sound a bit familiar to anyone who has looked at the reasons the poor pay more for financial services, the reasons the poor pay more for food and other retail goods are complex and widely argued about. And there is the availability issue — also known as the “food desert” problem.

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Jeff For Banks

JULY 14, 2021

How does your company plan to grow: M&A, organically (that is, by driving new or existing products to new or existing markets), or both? JFB Take: The market leader in mortgage origination in my home state of Pennsylvania is Quicken. I'd love to hear the head of retail refute or describe how you would replace that funding.

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CB Insights

OCTOBER 29, 2018

In a deal that aimed to open the Chinese coal markets, US heavy-equipment behemoth Caterpillar paid $677M in 2012 to acquire ERA Mining Machinery Ltd. The Chinese coal market is one of the biggest in the world and this deal looked like easy money. a leading producer of hydraulic coal-mine roof supports in China. Google and Motorola.

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Fintech Labs Insights

JANUARY 7, 2016

It is unlikely we’ll see that much in 2016, but the fintech sector is vast, and there are fascinating opportunities for newcomers and existing brands alike. Payments and commerce solutions for unbanked in emerging markets. HQ: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Tipping system for retail point of sale. HQ: Bejing, China.

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St. Louis social media Company Fintech 12

PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 28, 2018

The “premium” pet food market as of 2001 accounted for about $5.7 That was about 44 percent of the revenue in the market. Lots of brands include exotic-sounding ingredients, the report notes, not in such small amounts that they likely have no nutritional impact. billion in annual revenue out of $12.9 billion of the $23.7

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Oklahoma Oklahoma City New Jersey Philadelphia 139

PYMNTS

JUNE 7, 2019

This week was one of the latter, as Walmart hosted its investor meeting in Arkansas and Amazon decided this week’s menu of technological innovations in retail would be an all-you-can-eat buffet. That Amazon is making a major push into apparel retail is, at this point, well known to everyone. And that was just the serious stuff.

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Fintech Labs Insights

OCTOBER 3, 2016

Honored as the Innovation Showcase Award winner by the attendees of the BAI Retail Delivery conference. Won Best Use of IT in Retail Banking at 16th Annual Banking Technology 2015 awards. Enlisted to Marketo for new marketing solutions. Partnered with Scotiabank to co-brand loans for SMEs in Mexico and Canada.

San Francisco 18

San Francisco Taxes Lending Colorado 18

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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Utah System Community Marketing 60

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.

Utah 60

Utah System Community Marketing 60

PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 30, 2018

percent) of brands pick New York, with L.A. Payless shoes is offering a pop-up shop in Times Square already (with more pop-up locations planned for Whittier, California; Alpharetta, Georgia; Paramus, New Jersey; Limerick, Pennsylvania; Clarksburg, Maryland; Hagerstown, Maryland; Hickory, North Carolina; and El Paso, Texas).

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