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Why The Gap Needs Athleta To Stay Fit

PYMNTS

When Gap bought Athleta in 2008 for $150 million, the move didn’t cause much of a stir — beyond being considered a hedge play by the retailer against the exploding popularity of Canadian athleisure brand lululemon , which debuted its initial public offering (IPO) in 2007. We’re not like, ‘Oh, it’s all about millennials.’

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Challenges for the neo-challengers: Four hurdles to overcome

Accenture

But there’s another reason why the neo-challengers are so front-of-mind: They’re industry leaders in cultivating technology innovation and optimising customer service and experience. Traditional banks have responded by innovating and creating their own digital banking brands—witness the launches of RBS’s Bó and HSBC’s Connecting Money app.

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Blue Apron Turns 7 As Meal Kit Industry Grows Up

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Back to 2012. According to Blue Apron’s own website and other reports , the story begins way back in the halcyon days of 2012. In 2012, 20 of Salzberg’s friends beta-tested the product,” the article stated. At the same time, retailers and brands were experimenting with their own meal kit products.

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Blue Apron Marks Seventh Birthday Amid Meal Kit Industry Changes

PYMNTS

Back to 2012. According to Blue Apron’s own website and other reports , the story begins way back in the halcyon days of 2012. In 2012, 20 of Salzberg’s friends beta-tested the product,” the article stated. At the same time, retailers and brands were experimenting with their own meal kit products.

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Why Innovation Is Nothing Without Distribution

PYMNTS

In an ecosystem in which success is defined by scale and time to market, it’s no longer good enough to have a great product, a well-known brand or a compelling technology. In a 2012 interview, then-CEO Ken Powell reported that one in four trips to the grocery store included the purchase of at least one of its products.

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Unbundling Bank Of America: How The Traditional Bank Is Being Disrupted

CB Insights

The pandemic has also accelerated recent trends in banking, especially among the millennial demographic, which tends to favor digital banking and online brands over traditional banks. However, both brands have expanded to additional products, such as Venmo’s credit card and Cash App’s stock investing offering. .

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Retail Bedfellows Roundup: Staples Shares Space, Affirm Finances Life Experiences

PYMNTS

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.

Retail 100