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FEBRUARY 11, 2019

In some cases, retailers are using social media tools such as Instagram to post promotions and product tutorials — or interact openly with consumers about their offerings. The program, which is dubbed CarePass, also includes access to a pharmacy helpline, a discount on CVS branded products and a monthly coupon.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 20, 2017

Shopkick recently announced it had opened up Shopkick Grocery to brand and grocery partners, inviting participation in the upcoming consumer launch of Shopkick Grocery, currently slated for early April of this year. Additionally, some 60 percent of beta users tried new products or brands to earn Kicks. grocery stores.

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NOVEMBER 8, 2018

Scooters are so retro that they are almost brand new. More importantly, how does one use such a thing — or even a bike — and operate it in an urban environment without falling off, getting hit and suffering injury? Bird , a company focused on e-scooters , provided more than 10 million rides in its first 12 months of operation.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 16, 2018

Loyalty and mobile continued to do some productive lifting for Starbucks in its fiscal third quarter of 2018, as those two factors contributed to an 11 percent year-over-year revenue increase, with sales for the coffee chain reaching $6.31 company-operated transactions, the company said in its financial report. Only a few – or 3.3

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PYMNTS

JULY 31, 2019

We at PYMNTS, being writers, don’t do cakes and gifts for birthdays, but instead prefer writing retrospective stories like this, treatments that serve not only as a history of a particularly newsworthy company, but also a glimpse into the future of the industry in which it operates. Back to 2012. Presto Eats is a good example of that.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 13, 2018

McDonald’s will have the self-serve kiosks by the end of 2018, at a cost of about $2.4 One operating assumption, for example, is that when kiosks enter a QSR space, time is basically up for the cashiers behind the counter. Their figures estimate that about 80,000 fast food jobs will disappear by 2024. The writer for Inc.

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PYMNTS

JULY 31, 2019

We at PYMNTS, being writers, don’t do cakes and gifts for birthdays, but instead prefer writing retrospective stories like this, treatments that serve not only as a history of a particularly newsworthy company, but also a glimpse into the future of the industry in which it operates. Back to 2012. Presto Eats is a good example of that.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 30, 2019

According to the 2018 Global Brand Counterfeiting Report , luxury fashion brands are a favored target. This is revenue drain on brands and has the potential to damage their public image, as well. Social Media. Globally, the industry loses $30.3 billion per year to fake online sales.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 30, 2020

Students also are moving away from buying new fast fashion items — usually relatively inexpensive and reflective of the latest apparel trends — via social media activities, according to that Spectator report. In 2018 alone fast fashion as a segment of the apparel industry brought in over $35 billion.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 14, 2018

The eCommerce operator plans to print a holiday catalog , reportedly for distribution at Whole Foods and via mail. percent of the company’s retail in the first quarter of 2018, a record high for the company, said Chief Financial Officer Julie Whalen in the company’s post-earnings conference call. (Q2 Williams Sonoma is one example.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 20, 2018

While the firm is small today, as of February 2018 it snapped up $10.8 million in a Series B funding round to expand its operations. That round was led by Japanese travel operator H.I.S. — a pairing that might seem a bit odd, as H.I.S is not just a financial investor, but is valued as a strategic investor. By utilizing H.I.S.’

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 13, 2020

Purchases are shifting from individual brands to marketplaces. Scale economies help big players, and brand affinity helps hyperlocal players compete – while brands in the oversaturated middle struggle to differentiate. 10, 2020 , down from a high of $13 billion in September 2018 and $7.3 billion on Jan.

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PYMNTS

JULY 23, 2019

Improvements to its Android offering continued to pay dividends for Snapchat operator Snap in the second quarter of 2019, according to the company’s latest financial report , which was released late Tuesday (July 23). Snap reportedly is also rolling out new tools to enable select accounts to operate a store within Snapchat.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 16, 2020

The Base:Line playlist will have about 40 songs with a hip-hop vibe and will be refreshed weekly,” Jeff Marsilio, the NBA’s senior vice president of new media distribution, said in an interview. Although Apple will operate the playlist, a relatively young label called UnitedMasters , which was founded in 2017, will provide much of the music.

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Social Assurance

AUGUST 7, 2019

The trend is clear – if your financial brand isn’t on Facebook, it’s time to put a process change in place to make it happen. In fact, according to our 2018 Marketing and Compliance report, 95% of financial brands maintain a presence on Facebook with a growing 52% permitting loan officers to operate their own account.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 28, 2019

According to an investigation by Sixgill, $250,000 of Fortnite items were sold on eBay in the last 60 days, with operations being conducted around the globe in Chinese, Russian, Spanish, Arabic and English. And an estimated 86 percent of the scams were shared via social media platforms such as Facebook, Instagram and Twitter.

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MARCH 25, 2019

We started to really think about how [we] not only simplify integration and onboarding, but [how to] better manage operations on an ongoing basis,” he said. “We The company is testing the program with more than 20 beauty and fashion brands , including direct-to-consumer retailers and well-known companies. eBay Drafts Google Pay.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 26, 2018

As Karen Webster pointed out, the first commerce intermediary to operate at scale was Istanbul’s Grand Bazaar , which opened for business 558 years ago. And once an online donor goes through the one time sign-up, that hashtag payment capability is “portable,” and can follow them across social media. percent, plus $.30

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CB Insights

NOVEMBER 6, 2018

Search data helps brands understand shopper preferences. Beauty brands partner with Google Assistant and Home. Messenger taps brands for beauty bots. Instagram powers digital beauty brands. Google’s search data helps brands understand beauty shopper preferences. YouTube powers beauty influencers.

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CB Insights

SEPTEMBER 24, 2018

CPG corporates like PepsiCo, Coca Cola, Kellogg’s, and Campbell, for example, have invested in and acquired a number of brands focused on healthy snacking , while personal care incumbents like P&G and Unilever have backed natural and organic beauty brands. As consumer demand rises, businesses are buying into the trend.

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CB Insights

JANUARY 5, 2018

Jet.com founder Marc Lore ascended to CEO of Walmart’s US e-commerce operations, and since joining has taken the company on an e-commerce/apparel acquisition spree. Attract higher-income customers by bringing in premium brands. Recently, the company laid out expectations for 40% e-commerce growth in 2018 (fiscal year 2019).

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PYMNTS

JULY 13, 2018

Celebrity brand endorsement is nothing new. In their hundreds of years of existence, the celebrity endorsement has become an increasingly prominent part of branding — so prominent, in fact, that by the end of the 20th century, they weren’t just endorsing products. 1 on its list of the top 10 emerging restaurant brands of 2018.

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AUGUST 2, 2018

See the investment trends, top deals, and active investors in Q2 2018. PayPal subsidiary Venmo’s forthcoming Venmo Card operates in a similar fashion. Square has partnered with other top brands (including Shake Shack, Whole Foods, and Chipotle) to offer other cash boosts, and claims to be expanding the list.

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PYMNTS

JULY 28, 2018

Part of it is a savvy social media-based distribution model through WeChat. It’s what is driving the discount chain Five Below to open another 128 stores in 2018 (including one on the most expensive street in Manhattan), on top of the 600 they already have and on the way to the 2,500 they aim to open in total in the United States.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 19, 2019

It was bulky, the screen interactivity was buggy and – most critics noted – the Windows XP operating system worked wonderfully for desktop computers, but was a bad fit on a tablet, and mostly served to make it slow. .” That is not quite how the story turned out. After a splashy launch, the feedback on the early tablet wasn’t stellar.

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OCTOBER 29, 2018

Facebook reported on their website that their teams have made progress: They removed 837 million pieces of spam in Q1 2018 before anyone reported it, disabled 583 million fake accounts “within minutes” of going online and removed 24 million inappropriate pictures related to violence and nudity. million such pieces. eBay … and eBay.

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CB Insights

MARCH 27, 2019

Facebook, for example, disclosed that an unprecedented data breach in September 2018 exposed the social media accounts of up to 90M users — including login credentials — effectively compromising access to any site that lets users log in with their Facebook account. But the company is not alone.

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Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 22, 2020

Chris’ public posts including his playbook for dealing with COVID-19 were gobbled up on social media. The Ecosystem Award Goes to TransPecos Banks’ Dub Sutherland for growing a startup brand in BankMD through working directly with NYMBUS and running straight into a niche screaming with national potential. Nicely done!

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CB Insights

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. Pinnacle Foods, which owns Vlasic pickles and other brands, has been targeted by activist investor Jana Partners. Short-term challenges. Medium-term challenges.

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Independent Banker

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

But for most community banks, building a trustworthy brand isn’t a conscious effort. If you want to develop trust on social media, you need to be there when your customers need you.”. Use social media to build trust. Here are her tips for building trust on social media: 1. It’s in their DNA.

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CB Insights

OCTOBER 29, 2018

For Google’s part, it kept releasing its own branded phones under the Nexus brand, partnering with Samsung, Asus, and LG to manufacture these devices, and further eroding the value of the Motorola acquisition. When you’re a powerhouse brand, it can be hard to see that the times are changing. Sears and Kmart.

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William Mills

MAY 9, 2018

Welcome to FinovateSpring 2018. Presenter Profile: How they describe themselves: AI Foundry uses AI and user-guided machine learning to transform enterprise operations by integrating information, people and processes. We license the technology to HW vendors and brands. Good job AI Foundry! Demo video will be available soon.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 31, 2018

as of 2018. Surging sales: Amazon saw grocery sales rise by 40 percent in Q2 2018. When linked to the Amazon Chase card, the cash-back makes the experience even more of a win, in addition to serving as a natural pull toward card/brand share shift. We couldn’t help but start to think about the Hunger Games. and with more planned.

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CB Insights

JANUARY 6, 2019

From supply chain and inventory improvements to new payment options, these brands are going all in on digital. The Home Depot also operates a secondary lab out of Austin called BlackLocus. Notable Projects: Lululemon Lab operates under the concept of “offline exclusivity.” CVS — Digital Innovation Lab.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 11, 2019

Technology is an essential ingredient that connects consumers with their favorite food brands. Whether consumers place an order from a desktop website, a mobile device, a branded app or a third-party delivery provider, the smoother the ordering experience, the more likely consumers will return to place a new order.

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PYMNTS

MAY 31, 2019

Bloomberg led the week with reports about Amazon’s impending plans to cut off its relationship with small, wholesale merchants in favor of building relationships with big brands directly. According to reports, the buyer will have to ensure it would continue operations so that consumers would still have choices.

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CB Insights

JUNE 6, 2019

The company announced it was effectively ceasing operations immediately and filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, putting more than 1,100 people out of work overnight. The company’s assets were acquired by Q Holdings in 2015, and the firm quietly relaunched the Quirky brand in 2017. Declared Bankruptcy: 2018. Founded: 2011.

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