CB Insights

JANUARY 5, 2018

Driven by Lore, Walmart acquired e-commerce platform Shoebuy in January 2017, followed by outdoor apparel retailer Moosejaw in February, womenswear site Modcloth in March, direct-to-consumer premium menswear brand Bonobos in June, and last-mile delivery startup Parcel in September. Crew’s Madewell brand. E-commerce.

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PYMNTS

MAY 27, 2016

At the rate so many once-solitary brands are shacking up with other companies, though, maybe the definition of the term needs to be widened a bit. Affirm made waves in 2012 when it launched with a novel premise: offer shoppers loans at the point of sale to let them buy and pay off products they otherwise wouldn’t be able to afford.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 14, 2017

Its “Whole Paycheck” image combined with the rise in availability of organic foods in more traditional grocery stores put pressure on its stock, which was in the dumper, and the management team to do something to turn things around. billion into Snap since it started in 2012, and its IPO in March of 2017 raised $3.4 Investors put $2.65

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PYMNTS

APRIL 18, 2016

Hey brand, want a better way to engage with your customer? And Messenger and Marcus’ big bet is that its chatbots will provide a mechanism for brands to strike up those conversations with their community faster, cheaper and as well – if not better – than a live person can do now. Find a developer and let them grab Messenger’s bot API.

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CB Insights

OCTOBER 26, 2020

In the world of asset management, the biggest players are now dedicated firms like Vanguard. Total assets under management (AUM) at the top asset managers now dwarfs total AUM at the top banks. The disruption of asset management. When Facebook went public in 2012, the stock fell 15% in its first few days on the market.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 11, 2016

It’s not as if a person making the request for a tissue, pain reliever or bandage was specifically asking for a Kleenex, Bayer Aspirin or Band-Aid brand item. But, over many decades, these three brand names achieved such dominance in their categories that they became the most natural way for people to refer to all products in that category.

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Independent Banker

AUGUST 25, 2016

If you’re an online bank or are simply looking for younger, more millennial-type customers, Twitter and Instagram are strong platforms to use. For instance, she calls Facebook “the pub” for its accessibility to connect with clients, stay top of mind for promotional events and share stories to humanize a bank’s brand. Expand your reach.

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social media Community Bank Community Video 70

Fintech Labs Insights

MARCH 30, 2017

This millennial-focused app offers an easy way to help poor young, tech-savvy investors make the jump into the stock market. Founded in 2012, Acorns launched an app that connects with a user’s debit account, helping them invest the “spare change” from their daily transactions. Betterment.

Millennials 12

Millennials Tools Branding New York 12

Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 22, 2015

Department Whose Brand Isn’t Improving Award. Bank project management offices. A phenomenally successful $50+ billion private/wealth management bank with a customer list to die for probably won’t hurt on the reference list. Roboadvisor Future Advisor acquired by establishment asset management giant BlackRock for $150M.

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Community Bank Apple Community Technology 60

CB Insights

SEPTEMBER 4, 2019

Popular media coverage of millennials often fixates on the industries the generation is allegedly killing and their supposed fiscal irresponsibility. Some industries benefiting from millennials’ increased spending power, such as travel, reflect well-worn Gen Y tropes like the general preference for “experiences” over things.

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William Mills

SEPTEMBER 7, 2016

Data and Analytics are a profit center rather than something that just needs to be managed. Demo: A Wealth Management Company (ACME)– GoodData can embed analytics directly in ACME’s dashboard. Integrated with major retailer API’s like Amazon, eBay, Best Buy and several other aspirational brands. Om Kundu and Mark Krofchik.

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CB Insights

JULY 20, 2017

Deals to beauty and grooming startups have grown steadily since 2012, and are racing toward an all-time high in 2017. Colorescience , a chemical-free skin care brand, ranked third with a $15M investment. Diving deeper into the category, we can see that the majority of deals since 2012 have flowed to packaged cosmetics products.

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CB Insights

OCTOBER 6, 2017

In financial markets, global risk and asset management firm BlackRock laid off around 40 employees earlier this year, including portfolio managers and stock managers. After Amazon acquired Kiva Systems in 2012 to automate its warehouse tasks, new startups emerged to fill Kiva’s shoes for the broader ecosystem.

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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. 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.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 11, 2017

But putting a merchant-branded ‘one-click’ button on their site doesn’t solve their online problems,” adding that merchants then have to worry about acquiring users, putting new fraud controls into place and managing authentication at the same level of excellence as the biggest commerce players in the world. Ready said.

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CB Insights

JUNE 17, 2020

Now, with experts stressing the importance of rapid testing and tracking in managing the Covid-19 crisis, wearables and other health monitoring tech that enable diagnostics are taking center stage. Meanwhile, brands that were already virtual-first have seen dramatic increases in adoption during the crisis. 3D printing.

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CB Insights

MARCH 2, 2018

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. Millennials account for one-third of India’s population. The app has between 1M and 5M downloads on the Google Play store.

Regional 68

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