CB Insights

DECEMBER 19, 2017

Modern-day retail is at an inflection point as retailers face struggling physical storefronts, massive debt, and inefficient operations, among other issues. Formerly beloved brands such as Aeropostale, American Apparel, and PacSun bit the dust in 2016, and the pace of retail deaths has accelerated since then.

Retail 78

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PYMNTS

MAY 24, 2018

Ohio-based Spangler Candy Company won the auction with a bid of just under $19 million, The Boston Globe reported. “We But the team will remain with the company “longer if they need us,” McGee told the Globe. Spangler was among two other bidders: Round Hill Capital LLC and Gordon Brothers. Following an auction in a U.S.

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CB Insights

SEPTEMBER 6, 2017

As internet retailers are expanding their operations into brick-and-mortar operations (think Warby Parker, Argent, Bonobos, and BaubleBar ), venture capitalists are also investing in “physical-first” startups focused on creating new brick-and-mortar business models. New Frontiers in Retail Tech. How will we shop in 2020?

Maine 70

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 29, 2019

Chris Douvos of investment firm Ahoy Capital told The Wall Street Journal , “We’ve been in the middle of a rollicking party that’s gone on for five years and someone has snapped on the light switch.” Rowe Price and Discovery Capital. As Voice-Assisted Retail Gets Emotional, Privacy Issues Loom. Other investors include T.

Google 129

Google Mobile Data Capital 129

PYMNTS

MAY 20, 2016

What followed over the next four decades was the evolution of a once familiar retail fixture – the carhop – who first walked, and then later roller skated their way into creating a convenient way of serving the customer. Retailers are having to find new ways of fulfilling shoppers’ orders.”. Pulling Up To Convenience .

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 19, 2018

Founded in 2013, the firm has recently raised its first ever capital round of $45 million after almost five years of bootstrapping. Sports teams, including the San Francisco 49ers and the Boston Celtics, also invested. This new round will enable us to once again intensify our strategy for global growth,” said Sobhani.

Training 144

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 20, 2018

Don’t worry if you didn’t remember to get us a present – we didn’t want to make too big a deal out of it, so we didn’t remind you. The traditional gift for a ninth anniversary is pottery, and our offices are in Boston – but, you know, no pressure.). It took us 18 months to launch the product in a legal and compliant and secure way.

Innovation 177

Innovation Payments Cards Retail 177

CB Insights

APRIL 17, 2018

For the third consecutive year, we worked with The New York Times to identify and rank the top 100 venture capital professionals from around the globe. We used CB Insights data gathered via our machine learning technology (dubbed The Cruncher ) and from thousands of submissions we received from VC partners and firms via The Editor.

San Francisco 71

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PYMNTS

APRIL 20, 2018

It used to be that when “Goldman Sachs” was mentioned, it was in the context of the storied Wall Street investment banking firm trading and underwriting securities, advising on mergers and acquisitions, taking companies public and brokering deals. You can expect to continue to see us making investments,” Chavez said. Note to industry.

New York 101

New York Lending Tools Boston 101

PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 3, 2018

The game will be the main event for most people, particularly for fans in Boston and Philadelphia, as both cities are known for being ever so slightly fanatical about their sports teams. [GO Where’s the effort to wow us? The team at Amazon retailer CreepyParty recently had a creepy experience of their own. But not everyone.

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Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 17, 2021

You tell us. With large banks, including Ally and Capital One, officially doing away with overdraft fees, banks and credit unions will have to decide how they want to handle the new reality. It may have started with the hackers and moved to the Robinhood amateur traders, but now crypto is squarely on the plate of us old fart bankers.

Fintech 147

Fintech Strategy Leadership Lending 147

PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 3, 2018

CFO Adam DeWitt noted that a seven-year-old, Boston-based LevelUp serves 200 regional and national brands, with a point-of-sale (POS) approach that seeks to replicate each brand’s experience online. The company won’t receive any proceeds from the IPO, which implies a market capitalization of 7.1 million users, up from 9.2

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CB Insights

OCTOBER 26, 2020

In the US, legislation emerged to forbid investment banks from prop trading, or trading with their own capital, and forcing them to keep more capital on hand. Since a 2016 low, the number of US-based, VC-backed tech companies has steadily increased. The US initial public offering market is broken. STAYING PRIVATE.

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CB Insights

APRIL 24, 2018

Foot Locker is closing 110 stores, Abercrombie & Fitch is closing 60 stores, department store Bon-Ton is possibly headed toward liquidation, and Toys R’ Us has shut down completely. Research BRIEFING: Surviving the Retail Apocalypse. How are brick-and-mortar retailers surviving and adapting in the world of digital commerce?

Retail 59

Retail Trends Technology Branding 59

Celent Banking

APRIL 7, 2017

Many of us at Celent just came back from a busy and exciting week in Boston. The rain and clouds couldn't obscure spectacular views from the State Room overlooking the Boston harbour. The rain and clouds couldn't obscure spectacular views from the State Room overlooking the Boston harbour. Capital One, USA.

Case Study 189

Case Study Boston Risk Management Study 189

PYMNTS

DECEMBER 31, 2020

Haley Fortier , operator of Boston wine bar haley.henry , told PYMNTS that much of the year was based on taking things the company already knew it could do well, and then finding ways to make them work via digital channels. “We We just did it all ourselves,” she said. Aid has notably come in from all corners, particularly the card networks.

Maine 169

Maine Philadelphia Community Boston 169

PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 13, 2017

have a retail crisis — or a small business crisis? Which is why “fixing” retail must include giving SMB merchants the tools they need to compete in the very dynamic environment that now defines Retail U.S.A. So, what does this all have to do with retail? Here’s a question: Does the U.S. Here’s an answer. We have both.

Retail 134

Retail Innovation Maine Community 134

CB Insights

DECEMBER 11, 2017

From healthcare institutions and government agencies to insurance companies and retail stores, the client base of the AI 100 cybersecurity companies spans across various industries. Boston-based Cybereason is close to reaching Unicorn status. Bessemer Venture Partners, Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, Top Tier Capital Partners.

Industry 78

Industry Capital Compliance Analytics 78

CB Insights

JULY 17, 2018

Instead, new millennial-inspired and tech-infused dining trends have been emerging across the US and internationally. In the past decade, restaurant and bar purchases have grown at twice the rate of general retail spending. Vegan fast casual: By Chloe (NYC, Boston, LA, Providence, London). the Future of food report.

San Francisco 69

San Francisco California United States CA 69

CB Insights

JUNE 14, 2018

Asimov predicted the exploding population would cause US cities like Boston and New York to converge along the coast into combined super-urban bodies, while suburban communities would have to expand downwards, building subterranean homes. Housing supply is dire nationally, with the US reportedly staring down a housing shortage of 7.3M

Seattle 56

Seattle Capital Industry New York 56

PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 6, 2016

Online retailers will be where we shop. Which brings us to where we are today. Census tells us that more than 90 percent of sales still happen in the physical store. EBay Motors introduced us to the notion of buying and selling cars online in 2000. Mobile payments will be how we pay. Guess what? We’re on the other side.

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Payments Online Mobile Retail 100

CB Insights

NOVEMBER 9, 2017

In this review of failure, we’ve looked in our venture capital database to find the most well-funded startup companies that ultimately failed or had an undesirable exit, such as an asset sale or an acquisition for less than the total funding raised by the company. The 101 Biggest Product Failures Of All Time. Total Funding: Over $100M.

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CB Insights

JULY 23, 2020

However, in the US, 2 out of 3 workers still feel uncomfortable returning to the workplace, according to a Qualtrics study. In the US, poor health ends up costing employers $530B annually, some of which can be avoided with better management of the transmission of illness. Source: Wellable. Source: Miro. Source: Density, Zensors.

Meeting 101

Meeting Tools Survey Company 101

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. And that we should do that not because they’re tax evaders or evil — all things he said they, like all of us, are. Today, despite the story the U.S.

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Google Apple Retail Millennials 148

PYMNTS

MARCH 1, 2016

And nowhere in the region are these qualities more on display than in Massachusetts, the state that both brought us the phrase “Boston Strong” and countless memes of people barbecuing during blizzards. And this is a good thing, since growth has been less than on fire of late. By The Store Front Numbers.

Massachusetts 100

Massachusetts South Carolina New Hampshire Virginia 100

PYMNTS

JULY 22, 2019

Had I been in town, I might have used Google to find a store near me in Boston that carried the brand I wanted so I could try before I bought. Stranger Things and Retail. The Real Retail Competition Threat. I was traveling at the time, so that shopping experience worked really well for me. Even 100 years later.

Innovation 170

Innovation US Maine Google 170

CB Insights

OCTOBER 31, 2017

Doorman says it will no longer accept incoming shipments after September 29th and that those who use their Doorman address for online shipments should update their information. “We It has been an honor to work with you in helping us build and improve the Doorman experience and it has been a privilege to serve you.”. Product: Raptr.

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