PYMNTS

OCTOBER 18, 2017

The data-driven “Restock Kroger” initiative will largely take the place of new growth in the coming year, according to Supermarket News , with improvements to customer service and assortment winning out over expansion in 2018. Capital expenditures for 2018 are projected at $3 billion. Part of the strategy may include unloading its $1.4

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 19, 2019

Two famous North American-based quick-service restaurant (QSR) brands are preparing to duke it out in China for chicken-meal supremacy, the most recent sign of how Western brands are trying to increase their footholds in that massive country. The news comes as more Western brands – including those based in the U.S. –

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 11, 2020

If there was any stigma left about used clothing it may have been erased last week as Nordstrom put its high-end brand on what it calls “re-commerce.”. While “reselling” or “secondary market” are more likely to keep ownership of this burgeoning market, the reselling market is reinventing itself for 2020.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 11, 2019

As of 2018, when the Farm Bill formally made hemp legal, the CBD products derived from it also became legal. Ohio-based Green Growth Brands is a publicly-traded cannabis firm that has a simple but pretty expansive mission. retail CBD space with an extensive line of health and wellness products, under the brand name Seventh Sense.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

Brand-name medications will be priced at 40 percent off, and generics will be discounted 80 percent. Parker went on to note that the goal of Amazon’s Pharmacy platform is to inject transparency into the market so that any patient can easily understand their options. pharmacy market has been anticipated ever since.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 30, 2018

It was only about two months ago — August, in fact — when the prediction came out: Amazon , the eCommerce operator that had recently made moves into healthcare, deepened its power in grocery and continued to grow in other parts of retail (and cloud computing), would hit $2.25 trillion in market capitalization by 2024. billion forecast.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 7, 2019

Brands , moves that serve as a good reflection of overall trends in the quick service restaurant (QSR) space. Yum operates the Pizza Hut, Taco Bell and KFC chains, and the company’s fourth-quarter results, released Thursday (Feb. That effort will be supported by a significant marketing effort, he added. “We The goal for Yum?

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Perficient

SEPTEMBER 15, 2020

They look for adjacent innovations with the potential for broader application, adopting features from one market to create a new product or improve an existing one. You can get started by mapping the customer journey, uncovering pain points and opportunities across their interactions with your brand. 2018, November 01).

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 5, 2020

“For us, the revolution starts with the market,” said Co-founder and CEO Joshua Silberstein. The market is fundamentally changing, and as the market changes, so do the sources of competitive advantage. In fact, it has been profitable since it was founded in July 2018, with its revenue doubling (on average) every 73 days.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 30, 2020

Many enjoyed huge first-day price pops, heating up the IPO market even more — and 2021 seems poised to only continue the fireworks. Popular stock-trading app Robinhood Markets reportedly recently hired Goldman Sachs to lead a possible 2021 IPO that would value the company at more than $20 billion. Then shares soared 85.8 on March 13.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 19, 2019

300: Minimum number of brands enabled by personalization platform operator Dynamic Yield. markets in which Starbucks delivers. 0.8%: Share by which alcohol consumption declined in 2018. Data: 23,000: Number of McDonald’s restaurants offering delivery. 65%: Share of KFC orders made via drive-thru lanes.

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PYMNTS

JULY 23, 2019

One might assume the hardest part of building a product to disrupt the traditional sunscreen industry would be actually formulating a new brand of sunscreen. The eventual product that went to market — Supergoop — grew from Thaggard’s early names for the product samples she was always looking at: goop.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 11, 2019

Among the hottest battles for eCommerce market share involves private label products, with a recent move from Walmart among the latest developments in that particular arena. But the growing use of those brands to attract sales is also leading to more focus on potential challenges for online, private label retail over the next few years.

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PYMNTS

JULY 27, 2020

“The pandemic has brought uncertainty to many businesses, but at the same time, it has sparked innovation,” said Ro Bhatia , chief operating officer at sticky.io. Time to market is key, and that’s where sticky.io Startup brands are taking advantage, and established players are catching up. is investing. is investing.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 7, 2020

Youth-oriented shoe and apparel brand Vans has found the intersection of both, as seen in its most recent store opening this past week in Los Angeles. The brand is well-known for using its community of skateboarders for design ideas and marketing. The company started in 2018, calling its concept “retail as a service” (RaaS).

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 8, 2020

The company helps restaurants to deliver food to expecting customers without the costlier parts of operating a dining room or whole store at the same time, which has become necessary amid the pandemic. The company was founded in 2018 by Ken Chong and Matt Sawchuk , both of whom used to work for Uber. billion by 2026, CNBC reported.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 17, 2020

The Berlin-based digital bank said it would not be able to operate in the country anymore in the wake of Brexit, as it will no longer have a license to do business there. in October of 2018 — more than two years after the U.K. Online bank N26 ‘s decision to exit the U.K. has customers feeling left behind, CNBC reported.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 17, 2019

Earlier this week, Hong Kong-listed luxury cosmetics firm L’Occitane International SA announced its intended $900 million acquisition of British beauty and skincare brand Elemis. The deal is the latest in a spate of acquisitions of high-end skincare brands. There are also the efforts of mass market retailers. billion). .

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PYMNTS

MARCH 22, 2020

J.Crew Group is dropping the initial public offering (IPO) of its Madewell spinoff brand after creditor negotiations crumbled, Bloomberg reported Friday (March 20), citing sources familiar with the matter. If the market takes a turn for the better, J.Crew could decide to make a counter-proposal, according to the sources. billion debt.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 19, 2021

"We believe that BetMGM has established itself as a top-three leader in its markets, and we remain committed to working with Entain to ensure its strong momentum continues as it expects to be operational in 20 states by the end of 2021.". Supreme Court passed a decision in 2018 green-lighting sports betting.

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NCR

FEBRUARY 9, 2018

While there are all sorts of suggestions for what banks will need to look out for in 2018, one factor that they may need to pay particularly close attention to is the rise of a new type of competitor – one that will already be familiar to most customers. Why big tech could shake up the market. What could it do for consumers?

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PYMNTS

JUNE 17, 2020

The website is a re-branding of Middle Eastern eCommerce site Souq.com , which was acquired by Amazon in 2017, PYMNTS reported. Last year, the company converted Souq’s website in the United Arab Emirates to an Amazon-branded one, amazon.ae. Bin Salman denied the claim, saying it was rogue operators who committed the crime.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 10, 2020

Popular for its branded green vehicles, in 2019, FlixMobility expanded into Ukraine. FlixMobility is operating in 30 countries. FlixMobility launched in the United States in 2018, challenging popular companies like Greyhound, and now operates with 100 destinations from coast to coast. billion people.

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PYMNTS

JULY 27, 2020

1 chain Pizza Hut (6,296 stores), it’s a subsidiary of Yum Brands , which will report earnings on Wednesday (July 29). It was ingrained not just in their operations, either, but in core consumer behavior as well. According to the magazine’s 2018 Industry Census, 60.4 percent over 2018. As for No. No pivot needed.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 21, 2020

21) that it is launching a new destination for electronics products to feature Certified Refurbished products, not from its sellers but from brands like De'Longhi, Dirt Devil, Hoover, Makita, Philips and Razer, which will sell exclusively on the eBay platform. The program is operable immediately. eBay announced on Wednesday (Oct.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 1, 2019

looks to improve the channel mix of its eponymous brand and shutter specialty stores, the retailer beat analysts’ earnings estimates but fell short on top-line revenues for the fourth quarter of 2018. saw the ongoing renewal of Banana Republic, along with continued market share gains at Old Navy and Athleta. As Gap Inc.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 11, 2020

For its three years in operation, Brandless generated no shortage of buzz with its concept of “private label for less” and the idea that the best brand is no brand at all. Under his leadership, the plan for the brand was to pivot into higher-margin, bigger ticket products such as CBD oil and move Brandless onto store shelves.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 13, 2019

Late last month the company announced it was expanding its partnership with Visa to include five new regions in 24 markets including Canada, Japan, Singapore and the U.S. bringing Revolut’s total global footprint to 56 markets. Revolut’s move for new funding isn’t a surprise. banking licence. banking licence.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 22, 2018

Instagram, the photo-sharing social media network operator owned by Facebook, has surpassed Snapchat as the most frequented social media platform among teenagers. Instagram is not just appealing to teenagers; it is also drawing more marketers. Piper Jaffray polls 8,600 teenagers across the U.S.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 14, 2018

New research shows that Google gained ground on Amazon ’s global smart speaker share for the second quarter of 2018. The research shows that Amazon’s shipments fell to 41 percent in Q2 2018 from 44 percent in Q1, and from 76 percent in Q2 of last year. “However, its high price continues to hamper demand for the HomePod.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 9, 2019

Amazon, in the announcement released today, said that it “spends billions” on tools and services to help SMBs grow their operations and sell more online. The number of SMBs doing over $1 million in sales grew by 20 percent in 2018, while over 50,000 surpassed $500,000 and 200,000 surpassed $100,000 in in sales. “We

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 2, 2020

He will continue reporting to Krish Iyer, President & CEO Walmart India, and oversee operations, merchandising, people, marketing, real estate, kirana development program, digital, eCommerce and strategy,” a company spokesperson said. This is Aggarwal’s second promotion in less than two years at Walmart India.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 26, 2020

Along with Safeway, the Albertsons portfolio includes Vons, Pavilions, Randalls, Tom Thumb, Carrs, Sav-On, Jewel-Osco, Acme, Shaw’s, Star Market, United Supermarkets, Market Street, Amigos and United Express. in 2018 got the cold shoulder primarily for this reason. An attempt to merge with the Rite Aid Corp.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 8, 2019

Startups in the eCommerce space have long enabled their customers to experience their products in real life (“IRL”) through temporary retail shops, and now, digitally-focused brands belonging to major retailers are taking a similar approach. The four-room house, which is a mere 238 square feet, was built for the brand by Modern Tiny Living.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 3, 2019

Europe’s The Restaurant Group (TRG), which operates over 650 restaurants and pubs across the country, is closing 150 eateries, Financial Times reported on Tuesday (Sept. TRG said it will gradually close at least 50 percent of the outlets across the two brands as leases expire. million pre-tax loss for the first half of this year.

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PYMNTS

JULY 5, 2018

Partnerships end up a win-win: Banks remain competitive with leading-edge services while FinTech companies score market reach and the solid reputations of their bank partners. For today’s financial services industry, it is very difficult to operate out of the cloud with customer-identifying data in certain jurisdictions.”

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 11, 2019

Location-based virtual reality (VR) startup The Void is partnering with mall operator Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield (URW) to open 25 new entertainment outposts in the U.S. billion for retail and marketing in the year 2022, with revenues from VR initiatives expected to increase by 3,000 percent over the next four years. and Europe by 2022.

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