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Why Macy’s Is Where Martha Stewart Wants To Be

PYMNTS

The storied department store is a bit more than a brand at this point. Some have noted that Macy’s is a middle-market brand pitching to a middle class that no longer exists — or doesn’t exist in enough force to support its expansive business model. Her home products and housewares have been on offer since 2007.

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For eCommerce Content, It’s Experiences Over Speed

PYMNTS

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. billion in 2007. In a discussion with PYMNTS on Wednesday (Feb.

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Bankers and Strategic Bets. A Slow Embrace.

Jeff For Banks

That's what I thought about while reading a recent Financial Brand post about Innovation in Banking: Killer Ideas? How do we balance strategic direction, customer demand, and the futurist or wildly over-caffeinated millennial that tells us we have to implement every shiny new object or we'll die? or Idea Killers? Much to my chagrin.

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Physical Retail Isn’t Dead – The Physical Store Model Is

PYMNTS

To save physical retail, anyone who wants to operate a physical store must convince consumers that it’s worth their time to—how’s this for an insight?—go Amazon started with zero customers, zero brand awareness and a very ugly website with a clunky user experience, by today’s standards. go there to shop. But consider this.

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Killing The I-Bank: The Disruption Of Investment Banking

CB Insights

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. Table of contents. The disruption of the IPO.

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We analyzed 7 of the fastest-growing personal finance apps of all time to figure out the secrets to their success — here’s what we learned

CB Insights

An explosion of new consumer finance brands is transforming how people save, spend, and manage their money. Ninety-two million millennials will soon be in what Goldman Sachs calls their “prime spending years.” Robinhood’s clutter-free user interface design is flypaper for millennial audiences. trillion in annual spending.

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Finovate Fall 2016 Live Blog – Day 1

William Mills

Integrated with major retailer API’s like Amazon, eBay, Best Buy and several other aspirational brands. I’ve heard that financial planners are having a hard time getting Millennials thinking about retirement but instead focus on short-term financial goals – homes, vacations, etc. Founded: May 2007. Om Kundu and Mark Krofchik.

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