PYMNTS

APRIL 30, 2020

As it worked to provide its customers with off-premise options amid the coronavirus pandemic, Dunkin’ Brands reported that about 90 percent of Dunkin’ U.S. percent comparable store sales in the first 10 weeks of the quarter, and it was “on track to deliver the highest quarterly comp since Q3 of 2013.”. Hoffmann noted that U.S.

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PYMNTS

MAY 18, 2017

Short-term retail rental startup Appear Here , a company whose marketplace was built to serve the growing ‘pop-up’ trend in retail, just recently raised some $12 million in a Series B venture funding round. as well as internationally, breaking into Paris and more recently New York City.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 6, 2016

percent rise in 2013, according to data from First Data. billion this year, up from last year’s $68 billion, according to the National Retail Federation’s annual survey. All in, back-to-school sales rose 2 percent in July, compared with 1 percent growth in 2015 and 2014 and a 0.2

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PYMNTS

MARCH 20, 2019

Global payment marketplace APEXX has brought its solution to Russia to enable payment processing with the national Mir system, according to reports. ” APEXX CEO Peter Keenan said, according to reports, “There is a huge appetite for international brands in Russia and eCommerce growth is higher there than across the rest of Europe.

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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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PYMNTS

JANUARY 31, 2020

Bryant formed the Bryant Stibel venture capital firm in 2013 with Jeff Stibel, founder of Web.com. BMO on Taking a Digital-First Approach to Retail Banking. eCommerce promises to bring more subscription services as well as retail into our daily lives. 29), has Penn National Gaming Inc.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 13, 2017

have a retail crisis — or a small business crisis? Which is why “fixing” retail must include giving SMB merchants the tools they need to compete in the very dynamic environment that now defines Retail U.S.A. By 2013, those numbers had deteriorated — and by a lot. So, what does this all have to do with retail?

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 21, 2019

Green, sustainable, locally sourced, fair trade, clean, socially conscious, cruelty-free – buzzwords that two decades ago were rarely seen on store shelves have become increasingly commonplace, particularly among direct-to-consumer (DTC) brands looking to capture the spend of the eco-minded shopper. percent of consumer sales in 2018.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 1, 2016

And, for retailers, the holiday shopping season marks, by far, the busiest and most lucrative time of the year. Sharma is a retail veteran with stints at Apple, Walmart and Williams-Sonoma, where he helped transform delivery and logistics into a critical part of the customer experience.

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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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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 22, 2018

According to the National Turkey Federation (which really does exist) roughly 85 percent of Americans plan to eat turkey for Thanksgiving. In 2013 the Atlantic anointed turkey a “ second-rate bird ,” while the writers at Slate mused in 2014 that “ literally any other meat tastes better.”

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 23, 2016

Some of the nation’s biggest food producers are facing a whopping $14 million lawsuit that alleges an “elaborate scheme” to secretly fund an initiative to kill a food labeling law. The Grocery Manufacturers Association (GMA) stands accused by Washington AG Bob Ferguson of illegally hiding the names of its donors.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 8, 2018

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. And embracing a controversial ad campaign is something of a mixed bag for brands that try it. When it hits, it can be a very powerful tool.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 25, 2016

Most people know some version of an apocryphal legend about how retailers need the holiday shopping season to get their sales “into the black,” and Black Friday is named for the beginning of the profitable season. By 2013, Black Friday had been officially declared “dead” by the experts — a relic of history.

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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

Declared Bankruptcy: 2013. 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. The company’s assets were acquired by Q Holdings in 2015, and the firm quietly relaunched the Quirky brand in 2017.

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CB Insights

SEPTEMBER 4, 2019

in 2018, up from less than $2B in 2013. 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. Total wholesale camping equipment sales rose above $2.5B Source: Burst/Pexels.

Millennials 78

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 19, 2016

And a set of problems with some very pointed implications for everyone in payments, retail and commerce whose ambition it is to capture the purchasing power of this coveted generation. Besides that, they’re the ideal credit risk and perfect target to stake the future of FinTech, payments and retail. THE PROOF IS IN THE DATA.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 10, 2017

From 2000 to 2013 (the last time period there is data for), prices on the things that most poor people buy disproportionately, such as food and sundries, and pay, such as rent and utilities, have risen steadily for 139 of 168 months, according to the Chicago Federal Reserve. Things actually do cost more. .

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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.

Regional 68

Regional Retail Marketing Online 68

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.

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Tomorrow's Transactions

JANUARY 13, 2015

Regional, national, local, community, hyper-local? I think the trend toward multiple three-party systems instead of a small number of four-party systems means that we may see a return to payment systems that are owned and operated by retailers, brands and perhaps even local communities. From Live Five for Fifteen ].

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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.

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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.

Millennials 78

Millennials Industry Trends Branding 78

CB Insights

JUNE 17, 2020

Retail: Shopping goes even more online as grocery joins the e-commerce revolution. Meanwhile, brands that were already virtual-first have seen dramatic increases in adoption during the crisis. Sales of the interactive at-home fitness brand Mirror doubled in the weeks following Covid-19’s arrival in the US. 3D printing.

Industry 101

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CB Insights

APRIL 10, 2019

From creating checkout-free retail stores to eliminating concert tickets, here are 16 industries that are starting to transform with facial recognition technology. Linking facial recognition to personalization for shoppers presents a big opportunity in retail. Law Enforcement.

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Tech and Finance

JULY 13, 2016

The largest national banks have pulled ahead in mobile, according a recent Forrester report — the 2016 U.S. Retail Banking Customer Satisfaction Study from J.D. Jim Marous, co-publisher of The Financial Brand, said the J.D. Alarm bells are sounding in boardrooms of regional and mid-tier banks across the U.S. The 2016 U.S.

Regional 28

Regional Mobile Millennials Study 28

CB Insights

NOVEMBER 9, 2017

The industry has seen massive consolidation, as companies like Hormel and Brazil-based JBS have grown bigger and bigger through the acquisition of new meat brands and products. Another prominent deal was the 2013 acquisition of US-based Smithfield Foods, which owns brands such as Armour and Farmland.

Memphis 78

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Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 19, 2016

While this deal was announced late last year, the heavy lifting was done in 2016 as BBCN Bancorp and Wilshire Bancorp came together under a new brand to create the largest Korean American bank. Mergerama Region of the Year – The Midwest: Huntington-First Merit, Chemical-Talmer, Old National-Anchor … the list goes on. see [link] ).

Utah 60

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Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 19, 2016

While this deal was announced late last year, the heavy lifting was done in 2016 as BBCN Bancorp and Wilshire Bancorp came together under a new brand to create the largest Korean American bank. Mergerama Region of the Year – The Midwest: Huntington-First Merit, Chemical-Talmer, Old National-Anchor … the list goes on. see [link] ).

Utah 60

Utah System Community Marketing 60

CB Insights

FEBRUARY 28, 2019

It had a great brand. In 2013, Buffett reported that GEICO had generated $73B for Berkshire Hathaway in one year — a significant single year return for a company that it cost Buffett just $2.3B Companies have both tangible assets (factories, capital, inventory) and intangible assets, which include things like reputation and brand.

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Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 22, 2015

To PNC , who at BAI Retail Delivery pointed to hiring a behavioral psychologist to review its origination process. We don’t know what Los Alamos National Bank’s marketing department was drinking when it designed the customized water bottle labels, but we’re giving them big points for creativity. Financial Brand Forum.

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