Premier Bank of Arkansas Adds Kasasa Brand Products
BankDeals
JANUARY 8, 2021
Premier Bank of Arkansas' Kasasa Cash account currently earns a top rate on qualifying balances up to $20k. A companion savings account, Kasasa Saver, is also available.
Walmart Divests Of Shoes.com, Bare Necessities Brands As Part Of Digital Streamlining
PYMNTS
AUGUST 27, 2020
Walmart is selling two of its online brands in a continuing goal to concentrate on its website. 27) that the Arkansas-based retail giant is scrapping Shoes.com and Bare Necessities, the intimate apparel brand. Also last year, Walmart shuttered its Jet.com eCommerce website and phased out the brand.
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The tech that helped this credit union get customers to answer its calls
American Banker
NOVEMBER 14, 2023
Arkansas Federal Credit Union in Little Rock launched a branded calling solution in June through a partnership with First Orion, also based in Little Rock. It has helped reduce declined calls by 21%.
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Walmart Expands Healthcare Services
PYMNTS
OCTOBER 1, 2020
The field is primarily dominated by UnitedHealth Group , Humana , CVS's Aetna and BlueCross BlueShield 's branded plans. Walmart has been making moves in the healthcare field for some time, including opening clinics in Georgia, Texas, South Carolina, Florida and Arkansas.
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Arvest’s Digital Transformation Focuses on Customer Pain Points
The Financial Brand
APRIL 2, 2023
This article Arvest’s Digital Transformation Focuses on Customer Pain Points appeared first on The Financial Brand. Google Cloud’s former chief transformation officer is reimagining how this $26 billion-asset Arkansas bank does business.
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The Millennial-Driven Evolution Of Jet.com
PYMNTS
SEPTEMBER 18, 2018
To get more millennials on board, the Bentonville, Arkansas-based retailer is rolling out offerings designed to attract younger, well-to-do consumes in urban areas. Private Labels and Brand Resellers. Walmart is energizing its Jet.com engines to power the online eCommerce site that it acquired two years ago.
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‘Ship-ageddon 2020’ Just Keeps Getting Worse
PYMNTS
DECEMBER 16, 2020
UPS made no official confirmation of the selective delays, but the reaction from the brands involved didn’t show any alarm over the move. “We Hot Topic Inc., Newegg Inc. and Macy’s as the shipping giant struggled with unprecedented demand from the pandemic-driven eCommerce surge.
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Walmart Launching 2-Hour Delivery In China Through JD.com
PYMNTS
OCTOBER 21, 2016
JD.com now controls the Yihaodian brand, website and app, while Walmart continues to handle Yihaodian’s direct sales business and sells on Yihaodian’s online marketplace. The Arkansas-based company adds that it intends to open a Sam’s Club store on JD.com in order to sell imported products through its cross-border eCommerce unit.
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Walmart Is Due For An Identity Check
PYMNTS
JUNE 8, 2018
The chain, born in Arkansas, has long served as a cultural, economic and even political signifier — telling others that one shopped at Walmart, or disliked its corporate policies, opened up a host of assumptions and judgements. But for shoppers from a certain generation and income level, it is fun to remember how far the brand has come.
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Will Vroom’s Plan To Bring AI To Auto Sales Mark The Death Of Dealerships?
PYMNTS
DECEMBER 16, 2020
But he predicted that the ability for brands to “create and deliver stunning content and interactive experiences in record time” will become the bedrock of modern auto marketing. Unity Chief Marketing Officer Clive Downie said that “in our digital world, it’s harder and harder for marketing to connect with consumers on an emotional level.”
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Walmart Plans More Convenience Stores
PYMNTS
JULY 13, 2018
The 2,900-square-foot, brand-new location features eight fuel pumps and a store with grab-and-go deli items, pizza by the slice, roller dogs, other hot foods, a wall of cold beverages and a walk-in beer cooler, she added. The Plano fuel station is similar to stores recently opened in Crowley, Texas and Rogers, Arkansas.
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Walmart Names Ex-Amex Exec As Chief Customer Officer
PYMNTS
JULY 3, 2018
Whiteside “will play a critical role looking after our brand and thinking through the customer journey – from acquiring new customers to [improving] their shopping experience and resolving any issues they may have,” according to a memo from Walmart.
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Darden Cyberattack Puts 567K Cards At Risk
PYMNTS
AUGUST 23, 2018
In a press release , the restaurant chain operator said it was notified on August 16, 2018, by federal authorities that a legacy point-of-sale system for some of its Cheddar’s Scratch Kitchen restaurants, a brand acquired by Darden last year, may have been compromised via a hack that involves restaurants in 23 states. 3, 2017, through Jan.
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Priceline Group Gets A New Name
PYMNTS
FEBRUARY 21, 2018
Booking Holdings CEO Glenn Fogel said the new name will highlight Priceline’s biggest brand — booking.com — which boasts more than 1.5 The first Walmart location opened in Rogers, Arkansas, in 1962. It acquired Bookings B.V. in 2005, Kayak in 2013 and OpenTable in 2014, the last of which it bought for $2.6 billion in cash.
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Walmart Shortens Its Legal Name To Reflect New Direction
PYMNTS
DECEMBER 6, 2017
The first Walmart location opened in Rogers, Arkansas, in 1962. to solidify itself as the most trusted drugstore brand — particularly amid Amazon’s growing presence in the space and rival CVS’ reported goals of acquiring Aetna. Bob Bogle, one of the first location’s first store managers, gave it the iconic Wal-Mart name.
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Amazon Walmart Whole Paycheck Tracker: New Ventures And Expanding Priorities
PYMNTS
AUGUST 2, 2019
The goal of the service is to streamline the consumer shopping journey — and winnow thousands of possible clothing options and brands into a curated list of likely favorite based on the shopper’s previous habits. Grocery delivery is coming for Walmart customers in Arkansas in a way few customers have ever seen before.
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The United States Of Fintech: The Most Well-Funded Fintech Startup In Each State
CB Insights
OCTOBER 26, 2017
LumoXchange (Arkansas, $200k raised) and CreditPoint Software (Oklahoma, $1.1M LumoXchange (Arkansas, $200k raised) and CreditPoint Software (Oklahoma, $1.1M Inked Brands. $ Avant’s backers include General Atlantic, Tiger Global Managament, Peter Thiel, and RRE Ventures. Total Equity Funding ($M). LumoXchange. $
Walmart Brings The Pricing Pain (Watch Out Kroger)
PYMNTS
FEBRUARY 27, 2017
And Walmart is playing hardball with suppliers — the world’s largest retailer by sales had a meeting in Arkansas last week with food and consumer products vendors at which they more or less demanded that they reduce the cost they charge the retailer by 15 percent, sources said. Aldi and Kroger declined to comment on the story.
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100 Retail Pulse: Walmart Tests ‘Great Workplace,’ Sainsbury’s Opens Cashierless Store
PYMNTS
MAY 3, 2019
At the same time, it was reported that the retailer was starting to receive orders at its 2,000th grocery pickup location in Fayetteville, Arkansas. On another note, Dunkin’ Brands reported first-quarter results that beat analysts’ top-line and bottom-line earnings estimates. In Other Brick-And-Mortar News. million and 62 cents.
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Data Dive: Walking The Walk Edition
PYMNTS
NOVEMBER 5, 2018
District Court of the Western District of Arkansas on Thursday (Nov. In the lawsuit, Walmart contends that loan losses on its cards increased after Synchrony moved some customers with Walmart-only store credit cards to a Walmart co-branded card. There are also reports that Sears is mulling an offer for the Kenmore appliance brand.
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New Delivery Method By Walmart Flirts With The Gig Economy
PYMNTS
JUNE 23, 2017
If you have these people who are going to have idle time, and they’re people that Walmart already trusts … and if they can extend that brand experience to delivery rather than sourcing it to a third party, it’s driving more loyalty out of the customer base.”.
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How Food Delivery Platforms Can Move Beyond Big City Takeout
PYMNTS
MARCH 20, 2018
But through Waitr, restaurants can use the marketing resources of the food delivery platform to create a brand. region — states such as Alabama, Arkansas, Florida and Georgia. Both groups may not want to invest a lot in an idea that may or may not work out. That could be helpful, for example, in creating a menu.
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Whole Paycheck Tracker: Amazon Goes Off The Charts; Walmart Announces Layoffs
PYMNTS
JULY 31, 2020
40/29 TV News in Arkansas said it obtained a letter sent to an employee stating that their job would be permanently eliminated. While it may take 12-24 months for any changes to be in place post-COVID, an industry-wide reboot holds value for brands of all sizes. According to Bloomberg, the retailer is also reorganizing its 4,750 U.S.
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143 The Whole Paycheck Tracker: Bringing SNAP Recipients Into The Digital Fold
PYMNTS
APRIL 19, 2019
Brands featured include Butter Super Soft, C&C California, Puma and BCBG, and boxes carry a price of $48 apiece. We are thrilled to partner with KIDBOX to introduce our first kids’ subscription apparel service offering premium fashion brands at a substantial savings.
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Walmart Thinking Small When It Comes To Tech
PYMNTS
MAY 2, 2016
The Walmart Lab 415-C “Technology Innovation Open Call” event is part of the larger 2016 Northwest Arkansas Technology Summit. Some of the best applications of technology in stores in recent years have been by luxury brands, like Rebecca Minkoff and Nordstrom, which both implemented interactive technology into mirrors throughout their stores.
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This Time, We Want You To Drink The Kool-Aid
PYMNTS
AUGUST 12, 2017
We have a significant level of awareness,” said Andrew Louie, brand manager of refreshment beverages at Kool-Aid’s modern corporate parent company, Kraft. The brand continues to be extremely popular, even though it’s over 50 years old.”. Sometimes, though, Kool-Aid has been popular in the wrong way.
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The United States Of Startups: The Most Well-Funded Tech Startup In Every US State
CB Insights
JANUARY 17, 2018
Acumen Brands. The Most Well-Funded Tech Startups By US State (2015 – 1/8/2018). Disclosed Equity Funding ($M). AfterSchool. Resource Data *. $ IO Data Centers. $ California. Connecticut. Magic Leap. 1,892.5.
The Walmart/Amazon Whole Paycheck Matchup
PYMNTS
NOVEMBER 19, 2018
All of those things are precisely what Sam Walton staked the Walmart brand on 56 years ago when he opened the first store in Bentonville, Arkansas. The brand was built on keeping prices low, and stocking shelves with a variety of merchandise categories that would keep consumers coming back week after week.
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The Walmart Amazon Whole Paycheck Tracker: The Delivery Edition
PYMNTS
DECEMBER 13, 2019
Over the summer, the retail giant partnered with autonomous vehicle startup Gatik AI to pilot grocery delivery from Walmart’s main warehouse in Bentonville, Arkansas. As of this week, it seems, his work there is done, as Dunn announced he will be stepping away from his role at Walmart as senior vice president of digital consumer brands.
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Best of Show Winner Alpharank Earns Spot in FIS Accelerator
Fintech Labs Insights
MAY 15, 2017
Lee Watson, CEO of the Arkansas-based Venture Center, added “together we provide fintech startups with proven go-to-market training, C-suite level mentorship and access to top financial institutions.” Headquartered in Silicon Valley, Alpharank demonstrated its data-as-a-service technology at FinovateSpring 2017.
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17 The Whole Paycheck Tracker: HQ Enhancements, Empathetic AI And Special Guest Bernie Sanders
PYMNTS
MAY 24, 2019
cities could compete, Walmart’s construction of a new HQ in Bentonville Arkansas has been a comparatively quiet affair. While Amazon’s search of a new HQ location at some point became like a national edition of “The Bachelor” where only U.S. But as of this week, details are starting to surface.
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109 ICBA Live, Making Relationships Matter
Social Assurance
MARCH 5, 2015
When I catch up with my friends, Molly and Katie and they describe the intimate relationships they have working in the family bank, it will make you want to drive to Arkansas or Minnesota just to meet those people. Lunchin' with the MainStreeters next to sun and palms! ICBALive15 pic.twitter.com/Eotv5JvAWq. Scrappyness.
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How B2B Trust Is Keeping Checks, Paper Invoices Humming Along
PYMNTS
APRIL 29, 2020
Macadoodles operates several large-scale locations in Missouri that each carry approximately 4,000 wine and 600 beer brands. Arkansas’ laws mandate that alcohol shipments be paid for upon delivery, for example. Many companies see no need to invest in building new B2B payment infrastructures if suppliers are happy with checks.
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The Amazon Walmart Whole Paycheck Tracker: Powering Up In-Store Pickup
PYMNTS
JUNE 28, 2019
In partnership with Boulder-based company Nite Ize , a maker of specialty lights and phone mounts under the Steelie brand, Amazon has filed suit in a Seattle federal court, accusing a group of counterfeiters of selling fraudulent Nite Ize products. All in, the suit names 11 individuals and businesses accused of selling the fake goods.
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Amazon Walmart Whole Paycheck Tracker: Better Delivery By Any (And Every) Means
PYMNTS
JUNE 7, 2019
This week was one of the latter, as Walmart hosted its investor meeting in Arkansas and Amazon decided this week’s menu of technological innovations in retail would be an all-you-can-eat buffet. The federal minimum wage is lagging behind,” McMillon said at Walmart’s annual shareholders meeting in Bentonville, Arkansas on Wednesday (June 5).
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The Whole Paycheck Tracker: Walmart vs. Amazon
PYMNTS
MARCH 7, 2019
There is a possibly apocryphal story of Amazon’s early days (around 2001) where Founder Jeff Bezos was invited to Bentonville, Arkansas to discuss the possibility of Walmart purchasing his still young – and, at this point, struggling – online bookstore. On Thursday (Feb.
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Diminished Value Claim: Getting Money Back When Your Car is Worth Less
MyBankTracker
JULY 20, 2020
By example, let’s say you have a 2019 vehicle you purchased brand-new for $25,000. The mileage formula is as follows: 1.0– Kelley Blue Books says it would be worth $20,000 now, but you had an accident and sustained $15,000 worth of damage. You’ll apply the 10% market value cap, which is $2,000. 20,000 X 10%).
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Walmart+ Launch Leaves Open Issues
PYMNTS
SEPTEMBER 1, 2020
“Walmart clearly wants to get the program off the ground sooner [rather] than later in order to make hay in advance of the Christmas shopping season,” said retail consultant Carol Spieckerman, the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette reported. The pressure is on from a timing standpoint.”. But for every question answered there’s another one left open.
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141 Fintech Fundings: 26 Companies Raised $270 Million Week Ending May 6
Fintech Labs Insights
MAY 26, 2016
Accelerator: VC Fintech Accelerator (Little Rock, Arkansas). Tags: Consumer, payments, brands: TOT Group, Unified Payments, Aptito, TOT Money. Net Element. Mobile payments. Latest round: $20 million Post-IPO Equity ($5 mil) and Debt ($15 mil). Total raised: Unknown (NASDAQ: NETE). HQ: Miami, Florida. Source: Crunchbase.
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20 The AI Industry Series: Top Healthcare AI Trends To Watch
CB Insights
SEPTEMBER 10, 2018
Big pharma’s AI re-branding . Big pharma’s AI re-branding. AI startup Qventus claims that Arkansas-based Mercy Hospital, which is shifting to a value-based care system, saw a 40% reduction in unnecessary lab tests in 4 months. Rise of AI-as-a-medical-device. Neural nets spot atypical risk factors. AI needs doctors.
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28 Retail’s Adapt-Or-Die Moment: How Artificial Intelligence Is Reshaping Commerce
CB Insights
APRIL 3, 2018
Recently, Chinese T-shirt manufacturer Tianyuan Garments Company signed a memorandum of understanding with the Arkansas government to employ 400 workers at $14/hr at its new garment factory in Little Rock, Arkansas. As shown above, one of the earliest brands to start discussing AI solutions for online operations was eBay.
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