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Retail banks must simplify or die

Chris Skinner

This is Boston Consulting Group’s latest analysis of what’s happening in retail banking. I’m being lazy this week and just posting other people’s reports, but only because they’re really interesting.

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The Finanser’s Week: 17th July – 23rd July 2017

Chris Skinner

This week’s main blog headlines are … Why FinTech start-ups think they can beat the banks There’s an old joke about the guy who’s lost driving in the countryside who stops to ask a pedestrian how to get to the city.

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Car Marketplace CarGurus Has Acquired Autolist

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CarGurus, an auto marketplace based in Boston, has acquired car shopping platform startup Autolist, according to reports. CarGurus is a successful company that went public in 2017, and it’s going to keep Autolist as its own brand and website. PistonHeads also still operates under its own brand name. “We

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Lowes And b8ta Collaborate On Smart-Home Shopping

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According to a Lowe’s blog post on the subject, the Smart Home shops will include thermostats, cameras, lighting, speakers and more from brands like Google, Sonos, GE, Nest, Iris, Samsung and Ring. b8ta makes shopping for connected home products accessible and easy,” said Phillip Raub, co-founder and chief brand officer of b8ta.

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FinovateSpring 2016 Live Blog – Day 2

William Mills

William Mills Agency and Beyond the Arc will be live blogging at FinovateSpring 2016. Branded version is available. ^KT. As a co-branding solution, it would work very well. Showing a data segmentation manager on a map of the Boston area. Showing using a brand new device on a brand new connection.

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Click Subscribe: Uber Rolls Out Uber Plus

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Want to build brand loyalty? Uber Plus is still considered a beta program, rolling out in select cities — Boston , San Diego , San Francisco , Miami , Seattle and Washington, D.C. Uber seems to have found the keys to that vehicle, and now, it’s adding another way to maintain customer loyalty: a monthly, subscription-based model.

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Retail Pulse: Amazon Grows 4-Star Footprint; Forever 21 Files For Bankruptcy

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Amazon , in one case, has added a suburban Boston location to its roster of Amazon 4-star stores, marking the fifth location of its type in the United States. In a blog post last September, the eCommerce retailer said, “We created Amazon 4-star to be a place where customers can discover products they will love. Bass & Co.

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