PYMNTS

JUNE 6, 2019

Skirting Cash Shortages at Boston Pride. Boston’s pride celebration is one of the season’s biggest events for Mandy Roberge, the owner and artist behind Wicked Good Henna. The 2018 Boston Pride parade reportedly saw more than 750,000 spectators and over 55,000 marchers. Her needs are relatively simple.

San Diego 137

San Diego Boston Cards New York 137

PYMNTS

OCTOBER 9, 2020

For those who operate restaurants or simply enjoy them, 2020 has been a nightmare. Many will continue leveraging the third-party delivery apps that sustained them until their on-premises operations restarted, but these apps come with a host of issues. cities, including Boston, Chicago, New York and Washington, D.C.”.

Mobile 131

Mobile Boston Chicago Washington 131

PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 3, 2020

Bloomberg reported this week that Boston-based home décor eCommerce giant Wayfair turned in strong Q3 financials, noting that the firm’s quarterly results “exceeded analysts’ estimates, suggesting the wave of home improvement inspired by the COVID-19 pandemic is lingering.”. Unmasking What Happened. There are some certainties.

Boston 141

Boston Tools Report Branding 141

PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 11, 2019

Pharmacy operator CVS , for example, experimented with a program in Boston in which shoppers received free delivery on prescriptions and eCommerce purchases as well as other perks. The program, which is dubbed CarePass, also includes access to a pharmacy helpline, a discount on CVS branded products and a monthly coupon.

Innovation 166

Innovation Retail social media Apple 166

PYMNTS

JANUARY 30, 2020

PYMNTS research found that 42 percent of B2B payments were made via paper check in 2019, for example. AE Events , a respected Boston-based event planning firm, is using one of the major card brands to empower field managers in the kinetic events industry.

Management 130

Management Las Vegas Cards Taxes 130

PYMNTS

AUGUST 8, 2017

Fat Brands – as it is pushing toward a unique IPO of its own – is offering consumers with $500 to burn an interesting opportunity: the chance to purchase their own piece of Fatburger. So, for example, FatBurger’s coming investor class must earn $5,000 a year – or have a net worth of that amount.

Regulation 119

Regulation Boston Branding Maine 119

PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 30, 2020

As a result of the historic pace of vaccine development through Operation Warp Speed and careful logistics planning, the FAA today is supporting the first mass air shipment of a vaccine," the agency said in a statement on Friday (Nov. Walmart now operates 19 clinics inside its stores to attend to routine, non-emergency health matters.

Arizona 160

Arizona Survey Boston Examples 160

PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 30, 2016

Cosi, the Boston-based sandwich chain renowned for its flatbread sandwiches, filed for bankruptcy in a Boston courtroom. Cosi operated 74 company-owned restaurants and 31 franchised restaurants in 15 states at the time of filing. The company also fired CEO R.J. Dourney and other executives in August. “We Claire’s Stores, Inc.,

Boston 100

Boston Retail Nebraska Study 100

PYMNTS

JULY 30, 2019

To take one example, look at the Starbucks results from Q2. Additionally, 86 percent of mobile app operators said their offerings boosted revenues, and 93 percent said apps improved guests’ experiences and encouraged repeat purchases. Starbucks Delivery. However, most restaurants are satisfied with mobile order-ahead pickup offerings.

Mobile 148

Mobile New York Philadelphia Google 148

PYMNTS

MARCH 9, 2020

The operative word is control. “I The internet “and its many apps, online reviews, and socially viral communication speeds will continue to disrupt restaurant industry traffic, revenues, brands, and survivability even more over the next decade,” Christopher Baron of RedBaron Consulting, told Modern Restaurant Management.

Miami 130

Miami Los Angeles Austin South Carolina 130

PYMNTS

JULY 31, 2019

Call Blue Apron what you will: a struggling retailer, a comeback kid, a prime example of hype in the online world, a respectable survivor. In fact, Blue Apron and its rival began forming partnerships with brands and stores such as Costco and WW (formerly Weight Watchers). Presto Eats is a good example of that. Back to 2012.

Industry 110

Industry social media New York City Retail 110

PYMNTS

JULY 31, 2019

Call Blue Apron what you will: a struggling retailer, a comeback kid, a prime example of hype in the online world, a respectable survivor. In fact, Blue Apron and its rival began forming partnerships with brands and stores such as Costco and WW (formerly Weight Watchers). Presto Eats is a good example of that. Back to 2012.

Industry 100

Industry social media New York City Retail 100

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.

Retail 167

Retail Online Branding Analysis 167

PYMNTS

MAY 27, 2016

The weather in Boston – and it’s about darn time. The hope is that the brand/experience convo will lure in customers and keep them buying. Their retail experience needs a bit of reinventing , and she did that for the iconic brand when she joined them. You want to know what really sizzled this week? Burberry, Ms.

Bitcoin 109

Bitcoin Fraud Mobile Apple 109

PYMNTS

JUNE 21, 2016

These programs — which include apps like GrubHub, Foodler, Favor, Seamless and DoorDash – operate independently of merchants, acting as middlemen between in-home consumers and various eateries. Favor, for example, will deliver everything from prescriptions to dry cleaning. We bring both the audience and the workforce.

Resources 102

Resources Operations Technology Boston 102

CB Insights

AUGUST 2, 2018

SoFi, for example, allows users to see all their assets and liabilities in one place, while Square uses vendor partnerships to offer credit card-like rewards for its debit card. US consumers aged 18+ make an average of 70 payments per month, with debit cards accounting for 32% of those purchases, according to a 2017 study by the Boston Fed.

Cards 71

Cards Fintech UX Strategy 71

PYMNTS

DECEMBER 21, 2020

And you can see it in the hustle by retailers and brands large and small to pivot their businesses and business models — and the disclaimers on just about every retail site starting a week or more ago that orders placed online might not make it in time for Christmas. Take PayPal, for example.

Apple 227

Apple Study Innovation Survey 227

PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 10, 2018

Some spend much more in cities like Boston, New York and San Francisco. Over the last nine years, Uber has built a thick supply of drivers and equally thick demand from consumers for their services in the 814 cities in which it now operates. But that’s just one side of the Uber ecosystem. Fleets As The Fuel. Closing The Loop.

Innovation 146

Innovation Cards Payments San Francisco 146

Fintech Labs Insights

DECEMBER 1, 2021

The most recent example: Divvy’s $2.5B Two have been acquired by large banks, but they will stay on this list as long as they are operated as an independent brand. Two have been acquired by large banks, but they will stay on this list as long as they are operated as an independent brand. HQ: Boston.

Cards 15

Cards Online Utah Austin 15

Fintech Labs Insights

DECEMBER 1, 2021

The most recent example: Divvy’s $2.5B Two have been acquired by large banks, but they will stay on this list as long as they are operated as an independent brand. Two have been acquired by large banks, but they will stay on this list as long as they are operated as an independent brand. HQ: Boston.

Cards 15

Cards Online Utah Austin 15

PYMNTS

AUGUST 9, 2018

It’s a tall order for a Boston-based furniture company – but Wayfair has always thought big, even when it was very, very small. So small, in fact, that when it first started in 2002, the entire operation fit easily into the spare bedroom of Co-founder Steve Conine’s Boston home. For us, it’s a primary focus,” Shah said.

Boston 101

Boston Branding Retail Examples 101

Independent Banker

OCTOBER 29, 2014

Big-brand megabanks, the Visa and MasterCard networks, and big-box merchants had signed up to become partners with Apple’s universal retail smartphone app that uses Near Field Communication and tokenization technologies. s entry into the payments business with Apple Pay. Today’s mobile options.

Mobile 105

Mobile Community Bank Community Technology 105

Independent Banker

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

But for most community banks, building a trustworthy brand isn’t a conscious effort. For example, when a customer needs help securing a mortgage, navigating a family financial problem or starting a business, finding a community banker who has the time to speak in person can be a lifesaver. It’s in their DNA.

Community 139

Community Community Bank social media Security 139

PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 17, 2018

This small business is a really small business: a guy working out of a teeny tiny storefront in a little town north of Boston. That would ignore the fact that there’s a huge swath of SMBs who operate just like him and bank at one of the 13,198 banks that have not yet connected to the Zelle network — lots of them very small.

Payments 195

Payments Innovation Boston Branding 195

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. Uber, for example, was involved in an incident that exposed 57M customers.

Google 76

Google Apple Security Data 76

CB Insights

AUGUST 3, 2017

Traction : While Shah gave no specific examples of CARMERA’s business traction, the company has elsewhere highlighted its “symbiotic safety monitoring partnerships with high-coverage fleets.” He sees this deal as an example. ” CARMERA’s first product is now available for sale starting at $499. Julia Computing.

Security 34

Security Capital Software Data 34

CB Insights

OCTOBER 26, 2020

While the rules against prop trading have more recently been loosened, the restriction has still changed how investment banks operate. Even as the regulation pendulum swings back toward more limited oversight, how investment banks operate is fundamentally changing. Table of contents. The disruption of the IPO.

Management 78

Management Capital Company Marketing 78

CB Insights

JULY 17, 2018

New restaurant concepts are redefining how we think about food, pushing established brands to reinvent themselves, spurring entrepreneurs to be creative with visual platforms like Instagram and recipes like pea-based protein, and paving a new way forward for the idea of casual dining itself. Americans dine out more than ever before.

San Francisco 69

San Francisco California United States CA 69

William Mills

MAY 11, 2016

Diana Chin (HR & Operations). Branded version is available. ^KT. Demo: In Instagram – Example dude sees an ad for sunglasses from a bank called Genius. For example, if they get a gift with account open). As a co-branding solution, it would work very well. 05:19 pm Comarch – @Comarch – [link].

Video 40

Video Mobile social media Analytics 40

CB Insights

APRIL 24, 2018

Retailers are leveraging technology, such as artificial intelligence and augmented reality, to enhance operational visibility and personalize their customer service, a new necessity in fast-changing and demanding consumer market. “We’re in a test-and-learn phase as we consider what other investment routes we should explore.

Retail 59

Retail Trends Technology Branding 59

PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 19, 2016

The media has declared chatbots the digital version of the little black dress: a technology staple that every brand must now have and every payment type must now commerce-enable. For instance, Google Play doesn’t operate in China, and Apple has had relatively few users until recently. We take our weather very seriously in Boston.

Payments 100

Payments Mobile Apple Google 100

CB Insights

MAY 10, 2018

Before Bruce Doolin Henderson opened the doors of Boston Consulting Group on July 1, 1963, the concept of “competition” barely existed in American business culture, let alone the concept of strategy. Expertise: An experienced operator’s perspective on a problem and the different ways that it can be solved.

Strategy 78

Strategy Management Analytics Tools 78

PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 6, 2016

Thinking that way misses a much bigger point: That is, looking at an “average” percent of sales done in a physical store is about as accurate as following the Farmer’s Almanac ‘s prediction of the average amount of snowfall in Boston each winter by examining how furry the caterpillars are. Take books, for example.

Payments 100

Payments Online Mobile Retail 100

PYMNTS

MARCH 19, 2018

In the last few months alone, we’ve seen snow in Rome and three powerful nor’easters in Boston in the space of two and a half weeks — with some forecasts predicting a fourth this week. Facebook, Amazon, Google and Apple are competitors — vigorous competitors — not four companies operating independent of each other in discrete silos.

Google 148

Google Apple Retail Millennials 148

PYMNTS

JANUARY 7, 2019

But those concerns haven’t stopped consumers from using voice to access these new experiences, because they trust the primary enabler of those voice-enabled purchasing experiences – today that’s Amazon – as well as the underlying payment methods they use to make those purchases, which are network-branded credit and debit cards.

Mobile 205

Mobile Innovation Apple Study 205

PYMNTS

OCTOBER 9, 2017

The first commerce intermediary to operate at scale was Istanbul’s Grand Bazaar , which opened for business in 1460. It also standardized pricing and hours of operation. All jewelry sellers, for example, had to set up shop on the same street and sell their products for the same price. Commerce intermediaries are nothing new.

Online 128

Online Google Branding Retail 128

PYMNTS

OCTOBER 9, 2017

The first commerce intermediary to operate at scale was Istanbul’s Grand Bazaar , which opened for business in 1460. It also standardized pricing and hours of operation. All jewelry sellers, for example, had to set up shop on the same street and sell their products for the same price. Commerce intermediaries are nothing new.

Online 112

Online Google Branding Retail 112