PYMNTS

OCTOBER 21, 2016

Retailers that are unable to call on substantial financial reserves are struggling in the current environment. Mobile shopping is growing and a key focus of retailers going into the holiday season. Mobile shopping is growing and a key focus of retailers going into the holiday season. Along with Claire’s Stores Inc.,

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PYMNTS

JUNE 26, 2020

Albertsons’ IPO is the culmination of a saga that began in 2006 when private equity firm Cerberus Capital Management took a major position, with plans to grow the chain into one of North America’s gargantuan power grocers. billion fundraise once anticipated. Shares rose some 1 percent to $16.18 shortly before noon ET.

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CB Insights

DECEMBER 19, 2017

Modern-day retail is at an inflection point as retailers face struggling physical storefronts, massive debt, and inefficient operations, among other issues. Formerly beloved brands such as Aeropostale, American Apparel, and PacSun bit the dust in 2016, and the pace of retail deaths has accelerated since then.

Retail 78

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 27, 2019

Online luxury marketplace 1stdibs stands as an example of that kind of content, along with providing — as do some other companies — a demonstration of the appeal of both digital and physical forms of content to tie consumers to a brand or ecosystem. But catalogs can work, as 1stdibs and other retailers have learned.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 10, 2018

Capital One made the headlines then – a genius move, many called it at that time, for an issuer that lacked demand in deposit accounts and had no other way to provide a debit-like offering that would make their brand sticky to consumers. Just like 2012, with the launch of MCX and CurrentC merchant-branded, ACH-linked mobile payments products.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 15, 2016

The fate of the malls of America has been a favored topic of discussion in recent years, particularly as the fortunes of malls and their operators have come to look increasingly tenuous. And the smaller “mall brands” that exist alongside them in America’s various shopping enclosures have seen their bottom lines eaten alive.

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PYMNTS

MAY 24, 2018

That doesn’t fly in today’s fast-moving and competitive retail world, and smart executive teams know it — which may be why so many of them have been switching out or adding new members of late. At JCPenney, he was tasked with turning things around for the struggling retailer. Specialty pet retailer PetSmart has brought on J.K.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 8, 2017

Coupa Software provides real-time analytics for pricing, assortment, demand and competitive metrics in the retail sector. And the brands they work should be fairly familiar as well — Staples, Fresh Market, the Dollar General, QVC and Adidas are just a handful of names on a very long list. And, of course, growth is always desirable.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 29, 2016

We believe this process will allow the company to right-size its balance sheet, reduce its debt and focus on improving the business and stabilizing the brand,” Bennett added. Cosi has been traded on the Nasdaq since 2002 and saw its share price peak at around $40 per share in 2006.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 28, 2020

Haythornthwaite has served as chairman since May 2006. Many restaurants are striking out on their own with proprietary apps, even though joining third-party apps, such as Postmates or DoorDash, can help bolster sales and brand awareness. The Connected Economy: It’s About Time. Chang’s Keeps Customer Data Under (Lettuce) Wraps.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 9, 2017

Consumers have been known to write open love letters to Wegmans imploring them to open up operations in their state or town. A 2006 upgrade put data synchronization with local and national suppliers in place — which, according to an internal report, improved supply chain efficiency to the tune of $1 million in labor and inventory costs.

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Jeff For Banks

FEBRUARY 15, 2020

A well-run operation where I get to know the folks at ABA better, meetup with clients and "conference buddies" (other service providers that we see at many other conferences), and learn. He left the show in 2006 but returned as president of ABC News in 2010. What a word to associate with your brand! where am I? Back to banking.

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CB Insights

JANUARY 6, 2019

The impending “death of retail” has been projected for decades. But, in an increasingly digital world, brick-and-mortar retail shops are embracing new ways to disrupt the system and get an edge on customer attention. One popular choice: retail innovation labs. Get the 54-page retail report. Founded: 2015 .

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 14, 2020

Watching it at home in the comfort of the living or family room wouldn’t be an option until nearly two years later: August 22, 2006 , when the DVD was finally released. Dining out, though, is just one example of the consumer’s “don’t have to but want to” activities that brands can meet with digital-first solutions to keep consumers engaged.

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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. Date: November 30, 2006. Date: February 6, 2006. By 2012, Microsoft would take a $6.2B Alcatel and Lucent.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 30, 2019

One of the most recent examples of that movement comes from Walmart , the venerable retail chain locked in mortal combat with Amazon, and Green Dot, the 20-year-old payment services provider that has managed to not only survive in a cutthroat industry, but innovate and thrive. Retail FinTech Trends. Omnichannel Power.

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CB Insights

SEPTEMBER 17, 2018

Around the middle of the twentieth century, there was what The Atlantic called a “Cambrian explosion” of brands. Tide, Crest, Band-Aid, Lipton, and other branded packaged goods — and the conglomerates that manufactured them — reigned. Store brands from retailers were seen as down-budget choices. Why the shift?

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CB Insights

JUNE 6, 2019

The company announced it was effectively ceasing operations immediately and filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, putting more than 1,100 people out of work overnight. The company’s assets were acquired by Q Holdings in 2015, and the firm quietly relaunched the Quirky brand in 2017. This would be Munchery’s downfall.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 16, 2019

The next big name in the game, Hammacher Schlemmer – which is still currently open and operational – decided to zoom in and specialize while Montgomery Ward was expanding outwards. retail, the first products they sold were diamonds, watches and jewelry – exactly where Tiffany started 39 years prior. In 2006, there were 19.8

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CB Insights

OCTOBER 26, 2020

In 2006, investment banks were at the top of the finance world. While the rules against prop trading have more recently been loosened, the restriction has still changed how investment banks operate. Even as the regulation pendulum swings back toward more limited oversight, how investment banks operate is fundamentally changing.

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CB Insights

MAY 23, 2019

The Honest Company’s branding and promotional materials claimed that the firm’s goods were free of synthetic chemicals. Rishi Shah and Shradha Agarwal founded healthcare information startup Outcome Health in 2006 while the pair were still studying at Illinois’ Northwestern University. Total Funding: $240M.

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CB Insights

OCTOBER 16, 2018

2006: Nurture your seedlings to build big lines of business. The customer is more empowered than ever, and as a retailer, that means you’re never safe from your competition. In fact, in 2017, all of Amazon’s operating income came from AWS, a once-risky bet on a “dreamy” business idea. With almost $17.5

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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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PYMNTS

MARCH 19, 2018

His premise knits together a series of storylines that regular readers of PYMNTS are quite familiar with: That the Amazon Effect on retail , despite the company’s 4 percent share of it, is real and that it uses its diversified sources of revenue, like Amazon Web Services, to subsidize its retail business at the expense of traditional retail.

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CB Insights

OCTOBER 10, 2017

An explosion of new consumer finance brands is transforming how people save, spend, and manage their money. Robinhood’s goal was not to build an app for day-traders or portfolio managers; it was to build an app for the first-time retail investor. In aggregate, they command $1.3 trillion in annual spending.

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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. Zune, Microsoft (2006). EZ Squirt Ketchup, Heinz (2006).

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CB Insights

MARCH 2, 2018

BRIEFING: Surviving the Retail Apocalypse. How are brick-and-mortar retailers surviving and adapting in the world of digital commerce? Amazon is focused on globilizing its branded Marketplace, and will spend billions of dollars over the next decade to bring its model of low prices, vast selection, and fast delivery to the world.

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CB Insights

DECEMBER 14, 2017

In the process, these brands, spanning everything from detergent to sneakers, are radically changing consumer preferences and expectations. New Frontiers in Retail Tech. Download this research briefing to see how corporates and startups are shaping the future of retail with tech. How will we shop in 2020?

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Lex Sokolin

OCTOBER 14, 2020

and by the way banking licenses are sort of hard to find in 2006?—?why So you need sufficient aggregation, correlated with heavy customer acquisition and branding costs, in order to create the asset class of reasonable credit exposure. And the investors you get, especially if they are retail, are lumpy and finnicky.

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