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AUGUST 18, 2016

That’s become pretty much gospel for brands, retailers and marketers alike. And one of the most valuable forms of data right now is behavioral data because it tells a retailer or brand where a customer or potential customer goes, does and spends their time and money on.

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JANUARY 23, 2020

Boston-based vegetarian fast food chain Clover Food Lab is getting one-third of its business via mobile ordering software it wrote itself — a bold move that most small to medium-sized businesses (SMBs) could never take on. Loyalty is the real prize, and smart brands have gotten out in front of the challenge.

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MAY 24, 2018

To have their foot scanned in a retail environment, for example, consumers might not be comfortable standing on a machine that has been used by many other customers. With the data, Wiivv can run the measurements through software that can biomechanically enhance the soles. Unlike more traditional brands, Wiivv doesn’t have inventory.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 11, 2016

According to its survey of 507 vendors of merchant processing systems, Apple Pay is the most requested mobile digital payments service among retailers. Exxon is not the first brand to embrace Apple Pay. The team at Piper Jaffray published some good news on Apple Pay.

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OCTOBER 20, 2017

Like so much of the retail industry, hospitality is all about customer experience. Despite the fears of some, several hoteliers have decided to give it a try over the past year, including some of the bigger name brands. Aloft Hotel — Boston Seaport & Santa Clara, California. Pacifica Hotels — Santa Barbara & Los Angeles.

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DECEMBER 21, 2016

Based in New York, the business is now in seven other cities — Boston, Washington, D.C., When you look at the actual business model, we’re investing in the brand experience, building logistics and software and pricing technology. So it’s really just the software investment that is connecting these worlds.

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Banking 2020

FEBRUARY 2, 2016

There are lessons to be learned from experiences in retail. Well, there’s no doubt about this one: retail. Yes, retail for sure—a quick search online turns up hundreds of stories about retail omni-channel. In fact, 38% of retailers say this is a top priority. Wearable technologies? Social channels?

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APRIL 18, 2016

They’re software programs that make performing repetitive tasks simple and fast – way faster than human beings could ever do. Hey brand, want a better way to engage with your customer? Well, that is unless you’re in Japan where robots – dinosaur robots to be precise — are now acceptable substitutes for hotel reception staff.

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SEPTEMBER 13, 2019

Akeneo’s open source software as a service (SaaS) platform manages product information and omnichannel catalogs, becoming the most used product information management (PIM) platform in the world. In addition, the company has achieved compound triple-digit revenue growth for the sixth consecutive year. “We Akeno’s U.S.

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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. Ed Bachelder, payments consultant.

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SEPTEMBER 23, 2020

Salsify , a startup that helps companies and their brands “win on the digital shelf,” has just raised another $155 million as it doubles down on product development and expands globally. 23) that they have closed on a deal with the Boston-based software and eCommerce company for $155 million in a Series E round of financing.

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Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 17, 2021

This is an innovation-seeking franchise that has built a solid brand and never got over its skis in execution. Goes to the growing cacophony of low-code and no-code software promises in the bank tech market. Man, this is the bread and butter of retail banking and credit unions. Fintech Acquiring Bank. Now, about that execution….

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CB Insights

APRIL 24, 2018

Research BRIEFING: Surviving the Retail Apocalypse. How are brick-and-mortar retailers surviving and adapting in the world of digital commerce? The retail apocalypse has claimed many victims , with almost 7,000 stores closing in the US in 2017. And that’s just since February. However, this isn’t the whole story.

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William Mills

MAY 11, 2016

11:37 am William Mills, CEO of William Mills Agency, and Stephen Ramirez, CEO of Beyond the Arc, discuss major trends presented at this year’s Finovate and highlight key companies such as Malauzai Software, PayActiv and many more! Svyatoslav Ostrovsky (Head of Retail Digital Business). Retail for a piece. v=tSR3jjaegjs.

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APRIL 4, 2016

I suspect it might be a tough hill to climb for the simple reason that anyone who is already a preferred customer of an airline probably uses their branded airline app. Or, alternatively, be the only platform available for consumers to communicate with brands – which they could be well positioned to become in lesser developed markets.

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CB Insights

OCTOBER 26, 2020

Both firms were among the 23 banks underwriting Snowflake’s IPO, which was the biggest software IPO in history — more than triple the size of VMware’s offering in 2007 — as well as the IPOs of real estate investment firm Broadstone Net Lease, telehealth company Amwell, and investment group StepStone. Source: Wall Street Journal and Dealogic.

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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. Messaging apps are what they use to communicate one-to-one and, for now, even getting updates from retailers when orders are shipped or appointments made.

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SEPTEMBER 6, 2016

Online retailers will be where we shop. I believe that this inflection point will accelerate the four big shifts that have been taking place right before our very eyes over the last decade — shifts that will now set the course for how every single player in payments and commerce and retail should be planning their 2017 and beyond.

Payments 100

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William Mills

MAY 9, 2018

HQ: Boston, MA. Samsung SDS provides purpose-built solutions & services for secure mobility, digital identity and authentication, advanced analytics and retail experience in a diverse range of industries including financial services, government, and retail. HQ: Boston, MA. Website: projectfinance.io. Key Executives.

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JANUARY 30, 2017

Instead of worrying about what those software developers are doing or why no one is downloading your app, you’re stressed out about food — specifically, where your next meal is coming from. If you’re a chipmunk in Boston, you might not want to venture far or even stay out a long time when the weather is cold or snowy.

Retail 100

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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. Department stores used to dominate retail , and shopping was always done in a physical store. The number of new businesses is at an all-time low.

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JANUARY 7, 2019

And, yes, this likely sounds blasphemous from someone who’s been beating the mobile payments drum since 2005, well before the iPhone and the App Store changed how consumers, retailers and payments players all use mobile devices. That just makes the point much stronger. Consider this. In fact, it already is.

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OCTOBER 22, 2018

The beloved mall kiosk, or the more formally named retail merchandising unit ( RMU ), had its humble beginnings in Boston. In addition to helping entrepreneurs, the retail concept also helped malls bring in different sorts of merchants. “The industry has not kept pace with modern retail.

Branding 129

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 9, 2017

The modern-day department store, the intermediary that’s aggregated brands and buyers in a single physical location for more than 160 years, and the modern-day shopping mall, which has done the same for the last six decades, has steadily lost foot traffic, sales and profits to online competitors since about 2010.

Online 128

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 9, 2017

The modern-day department store, the intermediary that’s aggregated brands and buyers in a single physical location for more than 160 years, and the modern-day shopping mall, which has done the same for the last six decades, has steadily lost foot traffic, sales and profits to online competitors since about 2010.

Online 112

Online Google Branding Retail 112