PYMNTS

MARCH 4, 2019

Amazon, of course, stands out as a marquee name in the move to make the retail experience wholly digital commerce. As had been reported late last month, in New York City, the city council held a hearing centered on a bill that would ban stores and restaurants from being able to refuse to accept cash. The Case Against Cash.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 22, 2020

There’s arguably no more polarizing macroeconomic issue in the retail world than the fate of the American mall. The problems start with how retailers view and serve the customer. REITs are not exactly a source of good or even consistent news these days.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 3, 2019

The companies worked to offer the collaboration is in seven cities — New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Boston, Philadelphia, Chicago and Washington, DC, per a November report. With the offering, members could place an order with Sweetgreen and then select a location of WeWork where they want to pick it up.

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CB Insights

SEPTEMBER 6, 2017

As internet retailers are expanding their operations into brick-and-mortar operations (think Warby Parker, Argent, Bonobos, and BaubleBar ), venture capitalists are also investing in “physical-first” startups focused on creating new brick-and-mortar business models. New Frontiers in Retail Tech. RESTAURANTS.

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PYMNTS

JULY 2, 2018

WeWork – the ever expanding office-sharing mega-firm- is officially kicking off its launch into retail. The new concept – titled, WeMrkt – within one of its early WeWork locations in downtown NYC. The firm has already opened co-living communities in New York and Washington DC. It’s name?

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American Banker

JULY 20, 2016

Executives at several minority-owned community banks nationwide, including OneUnited Bank in Boston and Carver Federal Savings Bank in New York, say they have received a windfall of deposits in recent weeks, coinciding with the introduction of the Black Money Matters Project.

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Payments Source

NOVEMBER 13, 2018

Amazon’s transit-friendly posture should provide momentum for digital ticketing and other subway improvements in Queens, N.Y., and northern Virginia — and if recent history is any indication, Amazon may take an active role in improving that infrastructure.

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