PYMNTS

JULY 11, 2016

True or false: Thanks to mobile devices and apps, American consumers spend more time today shopping than they did in 2003. In 2003, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that American consumers spent roughly 48 minutes a day shopping offline and online. Should they focus on apps? Browsers and search engines? Other ecosystems?

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CB Insights

OCTOBER 29, 2018

For Google’s part, it kept releasing its own branded phones under the Nexus brand, partnering with Samsung, Asus, and LG to manufacture these devices, and further eroding the value of the Motorola acquisition. When you’re a powerhouse brand, it can be hard to see that the times are changing. Date: March 20, 2003.

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Fintech Labs Insights

AUGUST 26, 2016

Online payment solution SafetyPay began operations in its 21st country this week. The Florida-based company now operates in Belgium, expanding its global footprint which covers the U.S., For SafetyPay, expanding operations in Europe fulfills one of the company’s strategic objectives. Canada, Europe, and Latin America.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 21, 2017

That’s where Reid Hoffman hatched the idea for LinkedIn in 2003 after inviting hundreds of his friends to create online profiles to get his idea for a professional online networking site off the ground. And eBay’s operating margins seem headed in the wrong direction, too: down from a high of 50 percent in 2012 to 38 percent in 2016 to 20.5

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PYMNTS

JULY 17, 2019

Founded by San Francisco artist Edith Heath in the 1940s, the company offers earthenware ceramics, uniquely textured designs and unusual color patterns, which have set the brand apart ever since its earliest days, when all the pieces were handmade by Heath. What they didn’t have as of 2003, after over 60 years in business, was any cash.

Retail 108

Retail San Francisco Branding Operations 108

PYMNTS

JULY 17, 2019

Founded by San Francisco artist Edith Heath in the 1940’s – Heaths earthenware ceramics, uniquely textured designs and unusual color patterns have set the brand apart from its earliest days when all the pieces sold were hand made by Edith Heath. What they didn’t have, as of 2003 with over 60 years in business, was any cash.

Retail 100

Retail San Francisco Branding Operations 100

PYMNTS

JUNE 10, 2019

In 2003, iTunes for Windows arrived in October 2003, allowing non-Mac users, the vast majority of the computing world, to buy music from Apple and sync it to an iPod for the first time. Uber said two big goodbyes to its chief operating and marketing officers, though the circumstances were bit different.

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PYMNTS

JULY 18, 2016

The big daddy of the video rental industry at the time was Blockbuster , and it operated more than 4,500 such outlets. By June 2003, DVD rentals overtook VHS rentals. So, too, are the cable operators. It could have only made the app available on certain operating systems or devices. Fifteen percent of U.S.

Payments 100

Payments Video Marketing Course 100

PYMNTS

JANUARY 30, 2020

spending some $163 million to buy a stake in Barstool Sports, founded in 2003 and described by the news source as a “controversial sports and pop-culture blog.” Branding Power — and New Apps on the Way. The latest news, via Bloomberg this week (Jan. 29), has Penn National Gaming Inc. For Sunday’s Super Bowl, some 3 million more U.S.

Online 131

Online Kansas City San Francisco District of Columbia 131

CB Insights

APRIL 24, 2018

Retailers are leveraging technology, such as artificial intelligence and augmented reality, to enhance operational visibility and personalize their customer service, a new necessity in fast-changing and demanding consumer market. “We’re in a test-and-learn phase as we consider what other investment routes we should explore.

Retail 59

Retail Trends Technology Branding 59

CB Insights

MARCH 6, 2019

After soaring to a multi-billion-dollar valuation behind an iconic founder, a team of prominent backers, and a promise to revolutionize blood testing, Theranos officially ceased operations in 2018. Theranos was founded in 2003 by Elizabeth Holmes, then an undergraduate student at Stanford University’s School of Engineering.

Report 78

Report San Francisco Capital New York 78

CB Insights

OCTOBER 16, 2018

2003: Long-term thinking is rooted in ownership. In fact, in 2017, all of Amazon’s operating income came from AWS, a once-risky bet on a “dreamy” business idea. Amazon maintains a cash generative operating cycle and can keep its investments in fixed assets low, at only 4% of all sales in 2004. With almost $17.5

Customer Experience 78

Customer Experience Innovation Company Technology 78

CB Insights

MAY 10, 2018

Expertise: An experienced operator’s perspective on a problem and the different ways that it can be solved. There’s a complexity to getting these tools operational that compounds at scale. Bain, which has helped hundreds of similar businesses undergo their “digital transformation,” has that deep operator expertise.

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CB Insights

FEBRUARY 28, 2019

It had a great brand. Companies have both tangible assets (factories, capital, inventory) and intangible assets, which include things like reputation and brand. The company’s operations and underlying value are the only things that matters, to Buffett. It had a strong management team that he trusted.

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CB Insights

JUNE 17, 2020

Meanwhile, brands that were already virtual-first have seen dramatic increases in adoption during the crisis. Sales of the interactive at-home fitness brand Mirror doubled in the weeks following Covid-19’s arrival in the US. VR has also helped businesses across industries keep operations running.

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Industry Technology Online Video 101

PYMNTS

DECEMBER 3, 2020

There are super apps that govern a lot of commerce, but [here in the states] I feel like I’m stuck in 2003. The payment relationships, whether B2B or B2C, he said, exist as the most fundamental relationships between parties especially for banks — not the accounts or the treasury operations.

Payments 168

Payments Innovation Capital Mobile 168

CB Insights

MAY 1, 2018

Product innovation is one way that large corporations stay competitive in a rapidly changing marketplace, but it doesn’t always work out when big brands attempt innovation. While still in operation, Google+ is hardly anybody’s favorite social network. ViewSonic Airpanel Smart Display V110, Microsoft (2003).

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Innovation Google Apple Video 78