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DECEMBER 29, 2020

billion aggregate base purchase price, which is “subject to customary adjustments for cash, indebtedness, working capital and transaction expenses.” The international streetwear brand has become a VF Corporation wholly-owned subsidiary with the deal, according to an announcement. million or 66 cents per share in operating income on $2.6

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CB Insights

JUNE 30, 2021

Side , a real estate technology company, has raised $50M in a Series D continuation round with participation from Tiger Global Management, ICONIQ Capital, and D1 Capital Partners. California-based Side is a a real estate technology firm that helps agents, teams, and independent brokerages build their own brands.

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DECEMBER 18, 2020

domestic residential package services, in addition to pricing initiatives throughout all transportation segments, fueled increased operating results. billion in adjusted revenue reported for Q2 fiscal 2020. FedEx reported on Friday (Dec. 18) as part of its Q2 fiscal 2021 earnings that higher volumes in international priority and U.S.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 3, 2019

The most transformative innovations in payments and commerce over the last decade are mostly the result of innovators making what was once visible, invisible: payments, stores, merchants, brands, issuers, even card networks. But it’s only just begun. The Invisible Innovators . I just take it for granted that it all works.

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JUNE 8, 2020

In February, sources said BinDawood was expected to go public by the end of the first quarter or the beginning of the second quarter of 2020. Founded in 1984, BinDawood operates 73 stores across Saudi Arabia with 10,000 employees. Additionally, it is planning to open 90 stores by the end of 2020. Morgan Chase & Co. ,

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DECEMBER 24, 2020

Direct-to-consumer (D2C) brands drove into the pandemic and adapted to it to catch the digital shift. These are the brands that have either created new product categories, new business models or pivots on their previous business models. Adore Me, for example, was a thriving eCommerce brand before the pandemic. D2C Explodes.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 16, 2019

The introduction of the iPhone in 2007 – and the birth of the apps ecosystem a year later in 2008 –inspired an entirely new class of innovators, stating the 2010s with a brand-new toolkit. 2020 Trendline One: Rapid Acceleration Of Cash To Digital Payments. 2020 Trendline Two: The Rise Of On-Call Commerce.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 14, 2020

Restaurant management platform Toast unveiled a $400 million Series F funding round led by Bessemer Venture Partners, Greenoaks Capital, Tiger Global Management and TPG. Also participating were TCV, Durable Capital Partners LP, G Squared, Light Street Capital, Alta Park Capital, funds and accounts advised by T.

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FEBRUARY 27, 2020

Office Depot is changing tactics in 2020, leveraging its strength in catering to businesses, schools, healthcare organizations and government agencies. In Q4, Office Depot said, capital expenditures totaled $27 million. In the same quarter one year earlier, capital expenditures totaled $66 million.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 5, 2020

The straw that reportedly broke the theater operator’s back was a push-back until 2021 of the release of “ No Time To Die ,” the 25th James Bond film. James Bond is already off the schedule, leaving theater operators wondering whether Wonder Woman will decide to sit out the rest of 2020 and Disney will send Soul to Disney+.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 4, 2020

The ShipMonk funding is part of a surge in cash going to such B2B companies as GoSite , which targets small and medium-size businesses (SMBs) that are moving operations online. ShipMonk without question enabled us to both survive and thrive through 2020,” said Dylan Jacob , founder of BrüMate , an insulated drinkware brand. “We

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PYMNTS

JUNE 27, 2019

Founded in 2010, Creative Group enables customers to digitally buy or send prepaid credit to spend with their favorite brands, as well as to send cross-border credit remittances. We are an official digital distributor for some of the world’s most powerful brands,” said Günther Vogelpoel, CEO of Creative Group. “We

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 3, 2020

percent of overall orders in Q3 2020 in contrast to 67.3 million orders in Q3 2020, marking a jump of 84.4 A lot of direct-to-consumer (D2C) brands are being funded these days, as the digital-first economy continues to gain traction. Included in those results is the fact that “repeat shoppers made 71.9 percent in Q3 2019.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 27, 2019

Menlo Park-based Enjoy Technology , the eCommerce startup led by Ron Johnson, former VP of retail operations for Apple, has raised an additional $150 million in Series C funding, TechCrunch reported on Tuesday (Aug. Prior investors include Riverwood Capital, Stamos Capital, Kleiner Perkins, Highland Capital and Oak Capital Management.

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FICO

JANUARY 7, 2021

Here are the 5 most popular 2020 posts on decision management. #1. Recovery is where we still are now, in mid-2020. The ROI will come not only from efficiency in the operations themselves but also from cost of capital and stability gains throughout the enterprise. How Do You Improve Supply Chain Resiliency?

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NOVEMBER 4, 2020

He said Noodles’ more than 450 eateries are making operational adjustments that he sees as long-term digital shifts that have surged in the past six months. Boennighausen said that while 2020 “was challenging [and] terrifying at times, it probably was also an inflection point for our brand.” Surviving The Latest COVID Wave.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 15, 2020

Retailers having a less than festive holiday season saleswise has become an increasingly repetitive storyline in early 2020, as the earnings results are rolling in and the revenue figures have been disappointing. In the blog post, Cornell remained upbeat about what 2020 will look like, holiday 2019 stumble aside.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 15, 2020

Retailers having a less than festive holiday season saleswise has become an increasingly repetitive storyline in early 2020, as the earnings results are rolling in and the revenue figures have been disappointing. In the blog post, Cornell remained upbeat about what 2020 will look like, holiday 2019 stumble aside.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 28, 2020

The retailer is aiming to capitalize on the growing trend of shoppers making high-value purchases on the internet. David Schneider, co-chief executive at Zalando, said he’s seen younger shoppers mixing and matching high-value brands with sports and designer pieces. Adjusted core earnings will likely reach €225m-€275m.

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MAY 8, 2020

We believe this is a critical component to getting the economy moving again, and we would like to partner with companies and entrepreneurs that can draw on our capital and expertise to stabilize and grow their business,” Bloom said, according to CNBC. mall owner General Growth Properties (GGP) in 2018.

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DECEMBER 3, 2020

The two firms today announced a new partnership as the private equity-owned food brand is looking to expand its customer base and upgrade its delivery services for customers. “As As a brand, we are relentlessly focused on reaching our guests on their terms,” says Darin Dugan, Chief Marketing Officer at Jimmy John’s. “In

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 31, 2020

PYMNTS’ August 2020 Credit Union Tracker® , done in collaboration with PSCU , examines the microbusiness landscape as the fog of COVID-19 begins to lift and new needs are clarified. Advanced Banking Tech for Small Operators. microbusinesses as well. Credit unions (CUs) have been especially invested in helping microbusinesses — 40.8

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Abrigo

JULY 5, 2020

Technology can facilitate delivery on credit unions' brand promise of relationship-based services. Being able to collect applications, required documents, and borrower signatures without in-person meetings allowed the financial institution to scale its operations – ultimately benefiting more business owners in the community.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 28, 2021

Beyond the fact that many institutions are decades — or even centuries — old, with long-lasting customer relationships and brand awareness, traditional financial institutions also hold key data on their business customers that is vital to their underwriting and decision making. Embedded Finance Shifts The Competition.

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CB Insights

DECEMBER 10, 2020

The pandemic has also accelerated recent trends in banking, especially among the millennial demographic, which tends to favor digital banking and online brands over traditional banks. TransferWise is valued at $5B, as of July 2020. Valued at $594M, Addepar most recently raised a $117M Series E round in November 2020.

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Gonzobanker

MAY 4, 2020

All the capital flowing into the digital fintech space is helping to solve banking industry challenges. As the industry’s appetite for digital technology grows, the capital that’s been flowing into mostly digital-focused fintech is solving real industry challenges right now. operations with a soft landing of customers to Varo.

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PYMNTS

JULY 3, 2020

CEO Dirk Van de Put said at the 2020 RBC Capital Markets’ Consumer & Retail Conference that by placing ads that are “very relevant to the moment” for numerous brands – such as Oreo and Cadbury – the company is reflecting evolving consumer habits.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 18, 2017

Last year, data showed that Kroger’s private label brands were vastly outselling name-brand competitors in the pasta category, so the grocer revamped the pasta aisle to give its own brands a more prominent shelf presence. Capital expenditures for 2018 are projected at $3 billion. The Plan in Action.

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PYMNTS

JULY 31, 2020

The company almost doubled its revenue and profit numbers while spending more than $9 billion on capital improvement projects. Among those numbers: Operating cash flow increased 42 percent to $51.2 Operating income increased to $5.8 billion compared with $36 billion for Q2 2019. Net sales increased 40 percent to $88.9

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 27, 2018

Volkswagen has a $4 billion plan for connected and autonomous vehicle technology, one that includes a proprietary software operating system and will support car sharing, delivery and other services. A “new software operating system, to be known as ‘vw.OS’ … will be introduced in VW brand electric cars from 2020 onwards.”.

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APRIL 13, 2018

Blockchain Capital. Blockchain heavyweight Ripple made headlines this week when it announced a $25 million investment in Blockchain Capital, a venture capital firm focused on backing blockchain startups. The funding comes in the form of Ripple’s own cryptocurrency and will be used to fund startups selected by Blockchain Capital.

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PYMNTS

MAY 28, 2019

million buyers who operate in industries such as website development, logo design and blog writing. The company previously raised $111 million in venture funding from Accel, Bessemer Venture Partners, Square Peg Capital, Qumra Capital and others. Just under 40 percent – or 39.1

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Perficient

SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

The world is quite a different place than it was six months ago, and with the 2020 holiday season fast approaching, the pressure is on to meet revenue goals in what’s been an uncertain year. And how’s consumer buying behavior changing and how does that impact the need for brand trust? We do that in a lot of ways.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 3, 2020

RH, which operates several online brands such as RH Teen and RH Ski House, and whose retail presence is also known as Restoration Hardware, is one of the most successful curators of luxury furnishings and décor. percent over 2018 to $2.647 billion, adjusted operating margins reached 14.3

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Retail Online Marketing Study 130

PYMNTS

JANUARY 10, 2020

the restaurant operator with brands such as Morton’s Steakhouse and Joe’s Crab Shack, has warned that customers who used credit cards at more than 60 of its locations may have been exposed. It seems that 2020 might be a long slog of a year, at least as measured on the digital warfare front. Points Ubiquity? billion ($2.5

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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

JULY 30, 2020

Disintermediating powerful national retail pharmacy chains with a direct-to-consumer (DTC) play on prescriptions is Breese’s obsession, intensified by the extraordinary events of 2020. billion — with its DTC brands Zero (nicotine addiction), Roman (men’s health and erectile dysfunction) and Rory (women’s health), to name a few.

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