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JANUARY 7, 2021

Digitally native mattress and home goods brand platform Resident landed a $130 million investment headed up by Nexus Capital Management and Ion Crossover Partners with participation from Baron Capital Group in Q4 of 2020, according to a Thursday (Jan. In separate news, digitally native sleep company Purple Innovation, Inc.

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JULY 29, 2016

Instagram followers and engagement has skyrocketed among brands and celebrities over the past year, according to a study by ARK Investment Management , illustrating that the photo-sharing social platform “seems to be cementing its position as the ideal platform for premium brand advertising.”. “In

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MARCH 4, 2017

The B2B payments industry is finally beginning to hustle when it comes to technological innovation. And as traditional financial institutions (FI) begin to recognize the value of collaborating with FinTechs, these banks can similarly shake their reputation for being innovation laggards and promote B2B payments progress while they’re at it. .

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JANUARY 22, 2018

More important, perhaps, than the innovations they made on behalf of their more famous lead players, was how their contributions accelerated those innovations’ time to market. Innovation in payments and commerce has an unsung hero, too. And who will influence how innovation happens. Distribution. But, I digress.

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MAY 5, 2016

In fact, in Q1 2016, Chapter 11 filings from commercial companies actually fell 5 percent across the board. Such is the double-edged sword of a retail industry swept up in innovation. But, for every dearly departed retailer so far in 2016, are there lessons to be learned by those that are still struggling to survive? As of Feb.

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DECEMBER 23, 2016

PYMNTS consulted 21 payments executives from across the industry to share their insights on the biggest takeaways from 2016 as part of the “Payments 2016, The Year Of…” eBook. Here is the response from Steven Cole, Senior Product Manager, EMV, Vantiv … Payments 2016: The Year Of The Chip.

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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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MAY 15, 2019

One popular approach: in-house financial innovation labs. We’ve created a list of finance innovation labs from some of the biggest names in the industry, as well as from newcomers looking to make a name through tech. We’ve written about corporate innovation theater before — and how sometimes corporate innovation goes wrong.

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JANUARY 21, 2020

As PYMNTS had previous covered, way back in 2017, cloud-based travel and expense report management solution Certify bought nuTravel in a deal designed to enable Certify to launch a new solution using nuTravel technology. Bigger Trends. Another example of striving toward that ideal came earlier this January. That’s not all.

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MARCH 4, 2019

The idea that people could share valuable items — like cars — was borderline crazy then, Car Next Door Communications Manager Kate Trumbull told PYMNTS in an interview last March. Faced with this up-and-coming generation, retailers and brands, as well as payment providers, are already preparing for the arrival of Gen Z as adult consumers.

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SEPTEMBER 10, 2018

Long before innovators began talking about the power of ecosystems to transform commerce, scientists spent centuries studying them under microscopes in their labs. Decomposer for innovator large or small, established or emerging. Substitute producer for buyer or supplier. Consumer for the end user. Uber Eats users concentrate 53.6

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JANUARY 16, 2020

Six corporate travel expense management and accounts payable (AP) solution providers are combining into a single company to form Emburse , according to a press release Thursday (Jan. With significant scale and disruptive technology, we’re redefining how organizations view travel and expense management and AP automation.

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MARCH 4, 2017

The B2B payments industry is finally beginning to hustle when it comes to technological innovation. And as traditional financial institutions (FI) begin to view the value of collaborating with FinTechs, these banks can similarly shake their reputation for being innovation laggards and promote B2B payments progress while they’re at it. .

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SEPTEMBER 26, 2018

One solution: in-house healthcare innovation labs. We put together a list of healthcare innovation labs from new entries to the field, as well as some of the oldest — and most familiar — names in health. Sometimes corporate innovation goes wrong , and we’ve written about corporate innovation theater before.

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NOVEMBER 7, 2017

Chick-fil-A’s average sales per restaurant in 2016 were $4.4 The QSR also generated almost $8 billion in revenue in 2016, making it the eighth-largest fast food chain, with only 2,100 restaurants — none of which are open on Sundays and all of which close promptly at 10 p.m. .; million per restaurant that year.

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MARCH 6, 2019

Corelle Brands has been around for a while — like 100 years. By today’s standards, it looks anything like an innovative brand. But then, looks can be deceiving — 100 years ago, Corning Glass Works had just introduced a massive innovation into the lives of home cooks everywhere. A New Kind Of Pothead.

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JUNE 24, 2019

Capital One Financial Corporation announced Friday (June 21) that it has reached an agreement to acquire purchase-to-payment and credit management company BlueTarp. BlueTarp targets SMBs with accounts receivable management, cash flow tools, risk mitigation solutions and trade credit financing offerings.

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AUGUST 10, 2016

What we do know, however, is that efficiency-driving innovation will have its place, come whatever market environment,” Joshua Kempf, cofounder and CEO of online B2B industrial products distributor Gaveteiro.com.br , explained in his TechCrunch piece. Canada and Brazil. It looks like it’s no harm, no foul for Apple.

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OCTOBER 28, 2016

Join Karen Webster, CEO of MPD and special guest Tom Byrnes, CMO at Vesta Corporation for the PYMNTS Data Drivers Series taking place Monday, October 31, 2016 at 4:00 PM (EST). . – Fraud and chargeback management consume between 14% and 23% of operational budget. . of their annual revenue. of revenue lost.

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AUGUST 28, 2019

So-called Generation Z is also driving much of the innovation when it comes to retail. To reach consumers on the hunt for offerings that are “clean and natural,” the retail chain rolled out its Everspring household brand. Reportedly, Target research has shown that these consumers aren’t as loyal to specific brands as older shoppers.

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JANUARY 30, 2018

As Spanish fast-fashion retailer Zara renovates its flagship store in a London mall, it has come up with an innovative solution to sell to customers: opening a digitally enhanced pop-up store in the same building, industry news source Chain Store Age reported. Penney and Staples, among others — Inditex has taken steps to beat the odds.

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William Mills

FEBRUARY 4, 2016

William Mills Agency, a premier financial public relations and marketing services company, released its 13th annual financial services industry research report, Bankers As Buyers 2016. bankers will likely purchase in 2016. Some findings from Bankers as Buyers 2016 include: Javelin Strategy & Research shared the U.S.

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JUNE 27, 2017

Fiserv , global provider of financial services technology solutions, recently announced the addition of tailored digital advice and education to its Wealth Management Network from Fiserv offerings. The new service will equip financial institutions to better serve beginning investors.

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APRIL 9, 2019

The good news is that consumer-permissioned data is providing the industry a platform for further innovation. With this data, which hadn’t been easily available, applications are innovating with new forms of analysis and insight, while financial services embrace new models for greater accuracy. This will also create a balancing act.

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OCTOBER 23, 2018

In this analysis, we’ll explore the immediate and long-term challenges facing the CPG industry, as well as the business strategies that CPG brands are using to adapt. Nelson Peltz and his fund Trian Fund Management disclosed a $3.5B In 2016, Unilever acquired the startup for $1B. Short-term challenges. Jana disclosed a 9.1%

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MARCH 1, 2017

Sourcing, managing and making sense of all that consumer data, however, can prove challenging for many businesses. The TouchCR platform was born out of the desire to be able to serve a consumer who is increasingly omnichannel, said Chief Innovation Officer Ritchie Hale. You need to be able to market with relevance,” Hale said.

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MAY 25, 2018

Beverage managers are often faced with a dilemma: how to simplify the process of ordering alcohol from multiple distributors. The tiers look like this: Liquor brands sell alcohol to a distributor, which, in turn, sells the alcohol to a bar. Different beverage brands use different beverage distributors.

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MARCH 23, 2016

A term that’s now, in 2016, inspiring how companies use the Internet, new technologies, software, devices and the cloud to make the world more efficient. “An innovator is someone who sees something that isn’t the norm,” Ashton said March 16 as part of the opening fireside chat at Innovation Project 2016.

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JANUARY 22, 2019

Years later, memories of cramming can make us cringe or induce a nostalgic celebratory attitude: “Hey, I actually managed to do it! For instance, in 2016, 5 percent of Starbucks ‘ sales came from mobile orders, a figure that has since increased to 12 percent. Heck, yeah!”. Digital Progress. The progress is easy to see.

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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.”.

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DECEMBER 27, 2016

Corporate travel and expense management has made leaps in adopting new technologies in 2016. Uber, Lyft and Airbnb are all taking off in the space, suggesting corporate travelers and their managers are ready to adopt innovations that make their lives easier — both to travel and to manage corporate funds.

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SEPTEMBER 21, 2017

.” At the bottom of the first page of these same search results is an article highlighting Amazon’s first branded foray into insurance on its own platform: the launch of Amazon Protect in the UK. We take a look at the expansion of that effort here.

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DECEMBER 27, 2016

“Yahoo’s decision to eliminate its travel assistant bot speaks more to their overall business concerns at this time than the market for chatbots,” said David Horton, managing director of innovation at Synechron. “As Reason being, 2016 was such a great year for chatbots. This chatbot really utilizes intelligent messages.

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MARCH 13, 2018

The Omaha location will be used, the company said in a release Tuesday , to expand the account management, operations and client services divisions, and will also be the setting of a network operations center. This is the second operations center in North America, coming on the heels of the 2016 opening of a Montreal, Canada location.

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MARCH 2, 2019

She was deluged with offers for the coat she wanted, listed on the site as “by Canada Goose,” which she took to mean she was buying from the brand itself. But counterfeiting is a sticky problem, and even if Amazon were to manage its full eradication, it seems likely that fake Canada Goose coats will continue to be sold. Wait, what?

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MAY 11, 2016

William Mills Agency and Beyond the Arc will be live blogging at FinovateSpring 2016. This approach makes a lot of sense– but not sure if it would meet the governance and compliance considerations of most banks and investment management firms. ^SR Showing using a brand new device on a brand new connection.

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DECEMBER 20, 2016

Tens of thousands of chatbots were born in 2016. 2017 will be the year of the bot,” said David Horton, managing director, innovation at Synechron. Retail brands will also use bots to drive awareness of new product announcements and drive tune-in around their fashion shows.”. I think 2016 was the year of the chatbot.

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