Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 22, 2020

This Year was brought to you by the number 2020 and the letters W, T and F” – Big Bird (more or less). Sit back and enjoy our take on the best and worst of banking in 2020 as you celebrate the holidays. Most Oft-Heard Statements of 2020. Kudos to blazing new trails that many institutions are taking on in 2020.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 17, 2020

The retailer also said it is withdrawing its guidance for 2020 because of “heightened uncertainty relating to the impacts of COVID-19 on the Company’s business operations.” It had announced its fiscal 2020 guidance earlier on March 3 that did not include the coronavirus impact. L Brands, Inc. , L Brands, Inc. ,

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 7, 2021

The new year is here, and the grocery business gets to finally close the book on a difficult and complicated 2020. Wholesale clubs and Trader Joe’s themselves have proven there is a huge market for brands that don’t check all of the boxes for a standard supermarket trip.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 14, 2020

has entered into a definitive deal to sell Cost Plus World Market to Kingswood Capital Management, while Authentic Brands is reportedly in discussions with Arcadia Group and Debenhams. Bed Bath & Beyond Strikes Deal To Sell Cost Plus World Market. It is expected that the business will keep operating as a stand-alone brand.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 28, 2020

concluded its previously announced purchase of ShopRunner, while Save A Lot unveiled the sale of 51 stores run by the company in the Tampa, Florida market to Fresh Encounter. Plus, PYMNTS looks back on direct-to-consumer (D2C) brands, which came in two flavors in 2020. Retail 2020: Looking Back On D2C Brands.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 9, 2020

Amex Cleared To Operate In China. The central bank in China said it accepted an American Express application to start working in the country but did not say when Amex would begin operations. Grubhub Mulls Sale As Market Share Drops. Retail’s 2020 Digital-First Payments Roadmap. Airbnb: How To Win The $1.4T

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 6, 2020

Food software startup Olo, named after the phrase “online ordering,” has plans to file an initial public offering (IPO) in 2020, according to a report from Bloomberg. The IPO market has seen several recent moves by food delivery companies. The company, which is based in New York, is looking for a $1 billion valuation.

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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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South State Correspondent

MARCH 21, 2023

The need for a known, reliable brand creates an excellent opportunity for community banks to help small business customers while building deposit balances. Background of ERC ERC exists to assist businesses that were put under severe financial strain due to the government-mandated lockdowns from the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic.

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PYMNTS

MAY 22, 2020

Additionally, the company reported a net loss for Q1 2020 of $306 million compared to net income of $421 million in 2019. On May 14, the company started a “phased process” of reopening retail locations on a “market by market basis.” Net sales were $4.4

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 30, 2020

Connected-economy companies led 2020’s surprisingly successful roster of U.S. Many enjoyed huge first-day price pops, heating up the IPO market even more — and 2021 seems poised to only continue the fireworks. In addition to operating some 1,500 U.S. Then shares soared 85.8 percent to $158.22 on their first trading day.

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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. Having 70 percent of its restaurants offering delivery by 2020, said CFO David Gibbs on that same call.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 18, 2019

Ridesharing company Gett, which operates under the name Juno in New York City, is shuttering its operations there and entering into a partnership with Lyft to take on its accounts, according to a report by TechCrunch. The company had aspirations of going public by 2020, but those plans have potentially hit a roadblock. .

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

“We see millennial and Gen Z customers absolutely shopping, and the brands that deeply understand them are growing at faster rates than they have ever grown before,” Molnar said. The exclusive product-drop ecosystem is on fire, the online market and just the frequency with which customers are transacting is definitely elevating.

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PYMNTS

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

NOVEMBER 26, 2018

Kering is gearing up to offer its own luxury eCommerce sites within the next two years, ending existing joint-venture efforts and bringing such operations in house, reported Reuters. By 2020, Kering will bring full control of its luxury brands online through its own internal activities, which include building tech teams, said Reuters.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 10, 2020

They now operate together under the Syncapay brand umbrella via a holding firm created with a new majority equity investment from funds that Centerbridge Partners advises, according to the announcement. Wirecard North America was a separate firm from Wirecard AG , which went insolvent earlier in 2020 during an international scandal.

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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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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. I’m the Principal for the Digital Marketing Solutions Business Unit here at Perficient. Missed the webinar? Eric: Awesome.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 4, 2020

Consumer sales grew 14 percent compared with the first half of 2019 and the brand’s global market share increased. Operating profit was $3.9 We saw strong growth in digital and traditional play, a rapid shift to eCommerce and the importance of having a truly global operating model.”.

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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. That’s true even in developed markets like the U.S.,

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 3, 2020

Reaction from the brands involved did not show any alarm over the move and UPS had no official confirmation of the selective delays. “We FedEx, which had announced shipping surcharges recently, is dealing with the capacity crisis by closing on its deal to acquire ShopRunner , which directly connects brands and merchants with online shoppers.

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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. 1 Gownder, J., 2018, November 01).

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 11, 2021

The four-year-old startup, which just raised $10 million in Series A funding, develops non-meat equivalents of pork rinds, bacon seasoning and other piggy products for the direct-to-consumer (D2C) and retail markets. Bringing the (Plant-Based) Piggies to Market . Outstanding Foods Co-founders Bill Glaser and Dave Anderson.

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CB Insights

JUNE 30, 2021

California-based Side is a a real estate technology firm that helps agents, teams, and independent brokerages build their own brands. It garnered between $30M-$50M in revenue in 2020 and expects to double its revenue this year. Side’s operating markets include California, Texas, and Florida. Want the full post?

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PYMNTS

APRIL 17, 2020

But for digital ads, 98 percent of publishers are expecting a decrease in revenue in 2020. The IAB said effects are being felt across ad-supported websites, “as well as companies that provide technical infrastructure to support selling ads” such as network services, brand safety and attribution services.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 13, 2020

The retail giant disclosed via Twitter that it plans to keep most Walmart and Neighborhood Market locations open from 7 a.m. Starting November 14, Walmart stores and Neighborhood Markets will be open 7 AM to 11 PM until further notice. Stores with more reduced hours will keep current hours of operation. local time. to 8:30 p.m.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 3, 2020

And in retail innovation, Indonesia’s Blibli.com has opened a cashierless brick-and-mortar store location for its BlibliMart brand. Data: 10K: Maximum number of scooters that would be permitted in 2020 with D.C.’s s program for dockless electric vehicle operators. 200B: Value of the grocery market in Indonesia.

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PYMNTS

MAY 20, 2020

The investment will also help further research into IoT operating systems, edge computing and natural language processing (NLP). . “By The Tmall Genie smart speakers were introduced by Alibaba three years ago and link to more than 270 million devices from 1,100 brands in China, according to Ku.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 27, 2019

said in the announcement about the offering, “Walmart aims to be the market leader in providing retail workers a path to careers in growing fields like healthcare. Inspire Brands is poised to acquire Jimmy John’s for an undisclosed price in a deal that would make it the fourth-largest restaurant company in the country.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

Businesses rapidly embraced digital solutions in 2020 as shopping (and eating) moved online while everyone hid out indoors. Advanced AI means reducing chargebacks, saving inventory, maintaining brand loyalty and spending more time managing the lunch rush than worrying about fraud.”. Advanced AI Makes Systems Smarter.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 14, 2020

The December Subscription Commerce Tracker® explores the latest developments in the SaaS sector, as well as trends in the subscription market, as businesses seek flexible solutions to help them weather the pandemic. The New York Times recently made headlines when the number of its online subscribers reached a record 6 million in Q3 2020.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 3, 2020

Reaction from the brands involved did not show any alarm over the move and UPS had no official confirmation of the selective delays. FedEx, which had announced shipping surcharges recently, is dealing with the capacity crisis by closing on its deal to acquire ShopRunner , which directly connects brands and merchants with online shoppers.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 15, 2021

Home services platform Porch Group is branching out with the acquisition of four digital platforms that will expand its Total Addressable Market (TAM) by almost $100 billion, Porch said in a Friday (Jan. Porch is anticipating approximate revenue of $72 million when it closes the books on 2020 in March. 15) press release.

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PYMNTS

JULY 1, 2020

That estimate comes from market intelligence company GlobalData, which predicts that total spending in the region will dip to $60.3 billion in 2020, compared to $62.4 GlobalData analysts say the closure of a number of luxury-branded stores across Asia Pacific makes a short-term recovery unlikely. billion in 2019.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 8, 2020

Southeast Asia’s GrabFood is the latest food delivery service to launch a ghost kitchen accommodating several restaurant brands, turning up the heat on competition, DealStreetAsia reported Tuesday (Jan. The GrabKitchen platform gives restaurant partners an opportunity to introduce different food concepts and new brands.

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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. There might be a market for such movies on platforms like Disney+, but consumer demand for physically sitting in theaters with others just isn’t there while the pandemic rages on.

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