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Should QSRs Be Scared Of ‘Ghost’ Restaurants?

PYMNTS

Cloud kitchens, sometimes called KaaS (kitchens as a service) or ghost kitchens have emerged as a new model, driven by the rise of online ordering and delivery services. Recent data indicates that consumers increased their spending on online food delivery in 2019 by almost 15 percent year over year.

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Apple Pay’s Tough Twenty Months

PYMNTS

The card provisioning is elegant, the user experience secure, the tap-and-go a magical experience. The problem is that Apple Pay didn’t really solve much of a problem for anyone, including the technology enthusiasts who never really had a problem checking out in a store but just like new technology-driven experiences.

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Lessons From The Failed Chatbot Revolution — And 5 Industries Where The Tech Is Making A Comeback

CB Insights

Customer journey: Using chat to get people from online to brick-and-mortar. Once the chatbot was in the hands of users, however, it became clear that there was a gap between what the service promised and what it actually offered. While M was capable of handling simple questions like “Where can I get a good burger in Chicago next week?”

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Why The Next Big Connected Commerce Play Is Television

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Popeil set up shop in New York in 1937 and then later in Chicago in 1941, where he invented a slew of household gadgets — like potato peelers and cheese slicers. The Home Shopping Network (HSN) went national in 1985, and its competitor, QVC , went live a year later. And who tend to operate in national, and often regional, footprints.

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THE 16TH ANNUAL GONZOBANKER AWARDS

Gonzobanker

Since Richman and about 100 other bankers from LaSalle Bank in Chicago joined PrivateBancorp nearly a decade ago, the bank has grown to an $18 billion solid niche player with $10 billion in assets under management. Mergerama Region of the Year – The Midwest: Huntington-First Merit, Chemical-Talmer, Old National-Anchor … the list goes on.

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THE 16TH ANNUAL GONZOBANKER AWARDS

Gonzobanker

Since Richman and about 100 other bankers from LaSalle Bank in Chicago joined PrivateBancorp nearly a decade ago, the bank has grown to an $18 billion solid niche player with $10 billion in assets under management. Mergerama Region of the Year – The Midwest: Huntington-First Merit, Chemical-Talmer, Old National-Anchor … the list goes on.

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242 Startup Failure Post-Mortems

CB Insights

We are confident that to truly have the long-term impact we want to make, we need to focus on finding an acquirer with an existing national fresh food supply chain who can carry forward the Juicero mission. Markafoni was an online shopping destination for Turkish consumers, specialising in clothing and fashion accessories.

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