PYMNTS

JUNE 8, 2017

Hudson Riehle, senior vice president of the National Restaurant Association’s research and knowledge group, and Peter Backman, managing partner at Peter Backman FS, explored the possibilities during a joint presentation at the National Restaurant Show in Chicago. GDP growth rate is at its lowest since 2011. In the U.K.,

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Chicago National Trends Branding 100

PYMNTS

JULY 12, 2018

According to FT reports, Walmart has been approaching bankers to explore an exit by sale from Japan, as the international retail giant is seeking to divest itself of the struggling Seiyu supermarket chain. Japan is the latest nation that Walmart has backed out of in the last 12 months, as its international priorities are shifting.

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eBook Retail Marketing Report 100

PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 15, 2016

And the smaller “mall brands” that exist alongside them in America’s various shopping enclosures have seen their bottom lines eaten alive. What looked like a slowdown then was the early phases of the physical retail death spiral warming up. We haven’t seen a new shopping mall open in the U.S.

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Fintech Labs Insights

APRIL 12, 2024

Innovations from 1995 to 2014 (with launch dates) Note: Ranking as of Jan 2014 Wells Fargo is first in the world to offer Web-statement access (launched May 1995) Security First Network Bank launches first full-service Internet bank brand (Oct 1995, disbanded 2002) PayPal launches first online optimized payment system (Nov 1999, bought by eBay in 2003) (..)

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Innovation Fintech Online Mobile 15

PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 11, 2019

Early accounts seem to indicate that the just-launched Apple -branded credit card is finding its way into customers’ hands, and into heavy use. The fee-free card is Goldman Sachs’ latest inroad into the retail consumer business after establishing its online Marcus brand in 2016, which makes unsecured personal loans.

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Apple Massachusetts Data Cards 101

PYMNTS

JULY 14, 2018

Here at PYMNTS, we see it all, often in the form of press releases – most of which claim to be the next big thing in retail, commerce and financial services. For example, according to Petplan, an insurance company for pets, pet parents dropped $62 million in 2011 on plastic surgery for their pets. One such popular cosmetic procedure?

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New York Branding Trends Course 103

FICO

MAY 15, 2023

It first introduced FICO® CCS in 2011 to automate its collections processes, starting with early collections with a goal to create a digital-first journey. Read this case study on how National Australia Bank has automated 75% of customer contacts and has seen a dramatic imprvement in its net promoter score.

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Payments Video Customer Experience social media 52

PYMNTS

AUGUST 21, 2017

That garage is now a private museum and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. And, in 2011, eBay acquired eCommerce tech platforms GSI Commerce and Magento to create more synergies with the online retailers that were its customers. Speaking of online retailers, eBay went all out to court them.

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Online Retail San Francisco Mobile 128

Fintech Labs Insights

JANUARY 20, 2017

From 2011 to 2013, card-linked offers (CLO) was all the rage– you could say it was the AI of that era. Since launching in 2007 Edo has partnered with hundreds of national and local merchants, helping each tailor a personalized digital marketing campaign to drive sales. The terms of the deal were not disclosed.

Cards 12

Cards Nashville Minnesota Trends 12

PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 20, 2018

The retailer has been seen a rapid 61 percent rise in the number of sold out items following the release of the campaign, Reuters reported. Additionally, the brand discounted fewer products in the 10 days following the ad. In terms of items, the brand’s Colin Kaepernick women’s jersey, in particular, sold out on September 17.

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Tomorrow's Transactions

AUGUST 30, 2016

Waitrose takes contactless, and they’ve implemented in properly (with CDCVM), so there’s no need to take cards as consumers are forced to do in less-developed nations. But guess what – I didn’t care. I had my phone in my hand, so I used that. It’s the future, you know…. And don’t forget to check us out on Twitter #TTTU2016.

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Big Data Mobile Cards Fintech 34

Lex Sokolin

OCTOBER 14, 2020

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. Instead of selling their mutual funds to retail?—?and

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Lending User Experience Google United States 52

PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 8, 2018

Kaepernick’s relationship with Nike is not new, as he has been a client since 2011. But this week, his new multi-year contract gives him a coveted spot as a headliner on one of Nike’s “Just Do It” ad campaigns, as well as a branded line of Kaepernick shoes and apparel. Sometimes it’s a big win, while other times it’s a big miss.

Strategy 127

Strategy Branding social media Video 127

PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 11, 2018

Kaepernick’s relationship with Nike is not new, as he has been a client since 2011. But this week, his new multi-year contract gives him a coveted spot as a headliner on one of Nike’s “Just Do It” ad campaigns, as well as a branded line of Kaepernick shoes and apparel.

San Francisco 109

San Francisco Comparison National Trends 109

CB Insights

JUNE 6, 2019

Declared Bankruptcy: 2011. By December 2011, it was under $30/kg. By September 2011, Solyndra’s business model had fallen apart. In tests conducted by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), The Coda was awarded a rating of 5 stars out of 5 for its side-impact and rollover tests. Founded: 2011.

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Apple Branding Google Company 78

CB Insights

MARCH 26, 2019

” For example, the rise of “athleisure” brands like Lululemon and Athleta has been attributed to millennials’ search for clothing options that let them easily transition from the yoga studio to the office. Savvy marketers at struggling cereal brands may be able to reverse their fortunes with the millennial set.

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Millennials Industry Trends Branding 78

CB Insights

MARCH 6, 2019

A healthy culture of dissent may have helped the company focus on its product issues before they became a national scandal, but workers who raised red flags were ignored and, if they persisted, asked to leave the company. Three months later, Amazon contributed to a $50M funding round earmarked for promoting the Pets.com brand.

Report 78

Report San Francisco Capital New York 78

CB Insights

OCTOBER 31, 2019

Today, the bots are still being used across industries like fintech, healthcare, sales and CRM, retail, and even law — and they’re having important, though quiet, effects. Retail & e-commerce: Convenient shopping & scheduling. Sales & CRM: Qualifying leads & answering questions.

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Industry Examples Tools Retail 78

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. In the aftermath of the crisis, retail and institutional investors offloaded massive numbers of stocks in businesses weak and strong.

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Omaha Company Capital Management 78

CB Insights

SEPTEMBER 4, 2019

Over 1M millennial women are becoming mothers every year, meaning Gen Y now makes up the majority of annual births in the United States, according to the National Center for Health Statistics. Many millennial consumers are looking beyond older, legacy coffee brands to blends from boutique “third-wave” coffee roasters.

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Millennials Industry Branding social media 78

PYMNTS

DECEMBER 11, 2017

But why then, you might ask, are so many pure-play eTailers, whose target audience is the millennial — like The RealReal and Rent The Runway , new marketplaces like OfferUp , deal aggregators like Groupon , alt lenders like SoFi and alt lending platforms like LendingTree — buying pricey blocks of airtime on CNN and CNBC to promote their brands?

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Millennials Video Maine Operations 109

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.

Regional 68

Regional Retail Marketing Online 68