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JULY 16, 2019

Domino’s CEO Richard Allison said on a call with analysts that he was pleased with the second-quarter performance, but noting “we are a work-in-progress brand,” he said there have been and will always be many areas where the brand can improve. Digital Innovations. The technology is now in more than 40 company-owned stores.

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Celent Banking

DECEMBER 15, 2015

In 2014, Celent recognized mBank’s digital platform redesign and in 2015, Celent recognized mBank’s Bancassurance initiative. For those unfamiliar, mBank is a Polish direct bank brand established by BRE Bank in 2000 as one of the first of its kind in the country. Through 2014, mBank has grown to more than 4.7

Branding 100

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AUGUST 1, 2018

With companies in the travel industry starting to see payment innovation as a long-term investment instead of a short-term cost, Amadeus IT Group is reportedly in talks to potentially acquire hotel reservation system provider TravelClick. But, at the same time, larger travel companies see stronger benefits from payment innovation.

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MAY 6, 2017

News came earlier this week that the department store operator Macy’s – itself no spring chicken or healthy fowl – and Tailored Brands had struck a pact to wind down the operations of a tuxedo retailing agreement. By 2014, said the same organization, that age was 29 for men.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 19, 2016

ContentSquare empowers brands to measure content performance, understand visitor intentions and explain consumer decisions when they do or do not purchase. In a press release , ContentSquare said it captures online and mobile behaviors to measure user experience , increase engagement and improve conversion rates.

User Experience 100

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JUNE 13, 2018

According to Bloomberg , the retail group that helped sign multimillion dollar deals with brands selling on Amazon is now being merged with the team that runs the marketplace, an automated platform that lets anyone price, market and sell their products on the site without having to interact with anyone. Brands need to have strategies.”.

Software 108

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 6, 2020

Paytm was a brand-new prepaid mobile card in India. Mobile devices, fast cellular networks, the cloud, data and new tech – along with investors with capital and incumbents with an appetite for innovation – gave innovators the tools, ideas and capital to disrupt the then-analog sacred cows. Chip cards didn’t exist in the U.S.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 12, 2018

We thought this was a big idea; it’s what every beauty company was trying to figure out,” Beauchamp noted in a 2014 interview about the firm’s early days. Physical makeup powerhouse Sephora has its own subscription line, a legion of dedicated consumers and international brand recognition.

Branding 100

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PYMNTS

MARCH 7, 2018

As a result of the integration, LoanHero’s team and technology will operate as part of LendingPoint Merchant Solutions, and the LoanHero brand will be retired. Since its founding in 2014, LendingPoint has issued nearly $500 million in consumer loans to more than 70,000 borrowers.

Retail 100

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DECEMBER 1, 2017

I don’t see enough brands that are really breaking boundaries for plus-size fashion, that are actually designing for plus-size bodies, or for a diversity of shapes,” Kat Eves, a Los Angeles-based stylist who works exclusively with plus-size men and women, told The Wall Street Journal. But The Limited didn’t want it.

Marketing 135

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 14, 2019

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 Aided and abetted by mobile devices, apps and payments and logistics innovations have substantially improved the consumer’s digital shopping experiences. go there to shop.

Retail 198

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 21, 2020

You can see it in how investors are putting money to work in both consumer-facing and B2B startups, and how startups and incumbents are forging new partnerships to move innovation faster to market. And since iPhone users skew more to the affluent, it also denied those innovators the opportunity to monetize their spend. 23-25, 2020.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 19, 2018

Increasingly, companies like Oculus, which has been owned and operated by social media company Facebook since 2014, are already using it to enhance everything from the way enterprises train their employees to the way customers treat entertainment. VR as an Enterprise Tool. The Future of VR.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 5, 2016

In a country where contactless and digital payments are now de rigueur, drone deliveries might be the next innovation to hit the high streets or, ideally, navigate the high streets. economy after Brexit, the tests for drone innovations there are scheduled to begin immediately. To further cement Amazon’s innovation prowess in the U.K.

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MARCH 30, 2018

Launched in 2014, Amazon Home Services originally offered services related to specific products that were sold on Amazon.com. The marketplace provides users with professionals that give upfront pricing, with local service providers opting in based on where they operate and the services they offer.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 11, 2016

Secrecy is a funny thing for brands. It keeps consumers interested, because a consumer that is always guessing about the next product release is, by necessity, always thinking about the brand. Stringfellow was promoted to the permanent position of VP of internal innovation and operations.

Retail 100

Retail San Francisco California Minneapolis 100

PYMNTS

MAY 14, 2018

It made a largely unreported acquisition of a firm called STARTEK earlier this year, and although it may sound like an acquisition more appropriate for Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space exploration firm, the business is a call center operator and engagement outsourcing specialist.

Los Angeles 139

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PYMNTS

JUNE 8, 2017

What’s unique about ItsOn is that it virtualizes business services such as billing, charging, rating and payments by moving these functions to an operator-managed cloud environment. RO: ItsOn recently partnered with STC to launch a digital mobile brand called Jawwy. A great example is roaming.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 26, 2017

He noted that alternative payments, while innovative, fast and time-saving, haven’t had the same compliance, risk and security processes built into their core like traditional payment methods. “If Often, these payment brands are unknowingly enabling this commerce because, as Frechtling said, they haven’t had to look for it before.

Bitcoin 100

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SEPTEMBER 29, 2017

When Facebook bought Oculus Rift for $2 billion in 2014, the acquisition wasn’t exactly regarded as a stroke of business genius. That was 2014. Those experiences are brought to them by some of the more recognizable brands in retail: Alibaba, Ikea, Lowes, North Face and Disney being some of the headline-grabbers of the year.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 4, 2018

Introduced in 2014 alongside a handful of other experimental services, Uber Eats operates worldwide in 29 countries. The CEO wants to help owners open up hyperlocal brands, as some people are inspired to open up a franchised location of national pizza brands.

San Francisco 128

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PYMNTS

JULY 25, 2019

Recent days have brought new evidence of the importance of robust loyalty and rewards problems in retail, an areas of ongoing innovation, and a way for merchants of all types to stand apart in a fiercely competitive industry. The push toward better loyalty and rewards power in retail is also being seen outside the world of QSR operations.

Retail 132

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 7, 2017

Panera Bread, which operates 2,024 locations in the U.S. in 2014, which included overhauls to its advanced ordering protocols to make the process faster and more convenient for guests. It’s also about being one of the first national brands to embrace the next stage of mobile ordering, according to Berinato.

St. Louis 113

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 24, 2018

Emma Nutt, born in 1860 in a small town in Maine, was hired by Alexander Graham Bell in 1878 to be the world’s first female telephone switchboard operator. Fearful of giving up ground to a tech intermediary — Apple , Google , Amazon — many OEMs are working with third parties to develop their own branded apps and connected in-dash experiences.

Google 190

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PYMNTS

MARCH 13, 2018

he offered an innovative value proposition: “The only place on the West Coast making and delivering real Chinese dishes,” he said in the ad. And, since the Seamless name had become so powerful in the Big Apple, the combined company kept both brands. The service came on the scene in 2014 along with a handful of experimental services.

America 100

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JULY 28, 2016

It can be both a blessing and a burden being America’s oldest (active) automobile brand. So for Buick, a brand that has produced nameplates like Roadmaster, Skylark and LeSabre, the blessing of a long life – while contemporaries like Mercury and Pontiac have long since hit the highway to heaven – is also the burden of popular perception.

Branding 100

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CB Insights

JANUARY 6, 2019

One popular choice: retail innovation labs. Learn about the technologies, innovations, and strategies that retailers can leverage this holiday season. From supply chain and inventory improvements to new payment options, these brands are going all in on digital. Coca-Cola — Development and Innovation Lab.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 4, 2019

As of the end of 2018, for instance, Google research found that 36 percent of international travelers “would likely pay more for services if a travel brand tailored its information and trip experiences to personal preferences or past behavior.” For OTAs and tour operators, taking payment up front is one thing. and Europe.

Leadership 131

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 4, 2019

As of the end of 2018, for instance, Google research found that 36 percent of international travelers “would likely pay more for services if a travel brand tailored its information and trip experiences to personal preferences or past behavior.” For OTAs and tour operators, taking payment up front is one thing. and Europe.

Leadership 130

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CB Insights

SEPTEMBER 15, 2017

In the face of an existential threat from e-commerce platforms like Amazon and Walmart ’s Jet.com , mall owners and real estate investment trusts with a core retail focus have explored private market investments in retail technology, e-commerce companies, and direct-to-consumer brands as a way of strengthening their core strategic business position.

Retail 55

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CB Insights

OCTOBER 29, 2018

The Sad State of Corporate Innovation. See how corporates are failing when it comes to innovation. Download the free 31-page State of Innovation report. Date: April 25, 2014. Ballmer led Microsoft’s purchase of Nokia for over $7B in a deal finalized in 2014. Date: January 13, 2014. Price: $7.9B.

Google 76

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Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 22, 2020

During a busy year we saw Jill supporting her local community, blogging with Mark Cuban, spinning up new PPP technology and innovating with things like curbside banking. An early innovator in commercial workflow and analytics, upcoming CIOs could learn a ton from John on how to partner and engage constructively with lines of business.

Idaho 181

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Banking 2020

JANUARY 8, 2015

Powering innovation starts with transforming technology and its use. Almost every enterprise has a story about attempting to transform its operations, but ultimately coming up short because it lacked the IT bandwidth to finish the venture. percent of revenue on technology, according to the 2014 Gartner IT Key Metrics Data.

Technology 40

Technology Software Operations Innovation 40

PYMNTS

DECEMBER 19, 2017

Founded in 2012, Wonderbly released its first hit book in 2014, The Little Boy/Girl Who Lost Their Name, a picture book that sends its illustrated main character on a letter gathering adventure that will eventually spell out the reader’s own name. We shifted from a hits businesses to a portfolio operation,” he explained.

Video 100

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PYMNTS

MAY 24, 2018

Ellison previously served as an executive for Lowe’s rival Home Depot, orchestrating in-store efficiencies and productivity between 2008 and 2014 while holding various senior roles. At Amazon, Yurcisin led clothing retail efforts, acting most recently as VP of the company’s private fashion labels, Softline Private Brands.

Leadership 100

Leadership Retail Groups Analytics 100

CB Insights

DECEMBER 19, 2017

Modern-day retail is at an inflection point as retailers face struggling physical storefronts, massive debt, and inefficient operations, among other issues. Formerly beloved brands such as Aeropostale, American Apparel, and PacSun bit the dust in 2016, and the pace of retail deaths has accelerated since then. Vitamin World.

Retail 78

Retail Branding Company Capital 78

PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 18, 2019

I hosted a digital discussion last week with an executive from Sift with more than 15 years of experience building trust and safety organizations for some of the biggest digital brands in the world – including Google , Facebook and Square. Most also know that to do that, they have to pay attention to doing right by those stakeholders.

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