PYMNTS

APRIL 22, 2019

“We look at Recess’ launch on Uber Eats as another distribution channel for the brand, with Recess IRL [the company’s New York shop] serving as the storefront for on-demand delivery operations,” said Benjamin Witte, founder and CEO of Recess. We also believe that a retail presence across every channel (online, retail, on-demand, etc.)

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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. The candies are made in a suburb of Boston, where the company has a little more than 200 employees.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 24, 2020

If 2020 taught us anything about cryptocurrencies, it’s that they’ve reached a tipping point. Meanwhile, Visa said that crypto-banking platform operator Ternio had joined the payments giant’s Fast Track program as a cryptocurrency-focused enablement partner. It all depends on how you look at it — and where you look, of course.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 28, 2019

Since about mid-December of 2018, checking out in the stores here in Boston has become even more of a hassle. Or the chatty person who strikes up a conversation with the only cashier on duty while the rest of us cool our heels. Now, once I get to checkout, I’m asked if I want a bag – and if I do, will I pay 10 cents for it?

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 24, 2019

It’s that’s time of year again – football season is upon us. According to Zach Hensley, vice president of operations and guest experiences for the Seahawks and CenturyLink Field, these services are changing how fans experience live games and boosting their overall enjoyment.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 15, 2016

Staples announced on Tuesday (June 14) that it had officially launched its “Staples Rush” program that provides same-day delivery service to a handful of metropolitan areas, including parts of Boston, Dallas and Manhattan, with Chicago, Houston, Los Angeles, San Francisco and Seattle to come.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 22, 2018

In fact, in its founding days back in 2002, Wayfair fit comfortably in the spare bedroom of Conine’s Boston-area home. As of now, the firm is looking to branch out from its Copley Place headquarters in downtown Boston and into a neighboring building that reportedly has enough space to accommodate it. Doubling Down On Tech.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 26, 2019

It launched the expansion into San Francisco in January, with plans to extend the service into New York, Boston, Los Angeles, Washington, D.C. Starbucks kicked off 2019 by adding additional cities to its delivery network through a partnership with Uber Eats. and Chicago.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 27, 2017

Digital companies like Amazon have long demonstrated the effectiveness of precision marketing through online and social media, but it’s been impossible for restaurants and retail operating in the brick-and-mortar world to duplicate those capabilities,” said Jain. They also accelerated the adoption of our new online ordering platform.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 22, 2017

In a twist on contemporary retail trends toward online channels, consumers still largely prefer to return in-store. The easiest way to describe what we do,” said David Sobie, CEO of Happy Returns , “is that we’re the buy online, return to store option for retailers that don’t have stores.”. and Houston. and Houston.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 12, 2018

Retailer bankruptcies were up 30 percent in 2017 , with a number of familiar names in that list of 662 firms: Payless ShoeSource , Toys R Us and The Limited. Some analysts project that one in every four of the 1,100 malls that operate today will close by 2022 — just four years from today. Simultaneously, U.S.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 13, 2018

Consumers, particularly millennials, are increasingly paying their bills online. are paid online, with 61 percent of those payments coming from millennials. Avail, along with its companion in the space, Cozy, are part of a growing group of online platforms looking to upend the rental process. Bringing Rent Payments Online.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 12, 2020

The digital transformation of the commerce ecosystem, which had been underway long before COVID-19 reared its ugly head, flipped into overdrive overnight, as consumers were forced to change their habits and shift almost everything they once did in real life to an online substitute. The Power of Persistence.

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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. Funding and investor information is as of 9/6/17. .

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PYMNTS

JUNE 2, 2017

If you hadn’t heard the news about Dunkin’ Donuts accepting Masterpass as a payment method in-store, in their mobile app and online — it’s quite possible that you may have already started seeing the ads. This is more than IT or payments, it is marketing, it is training, it is operations, it is design layout and looking at flows of the store.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 25, 2019

At the same time, it was reported that Target — and other brick-and-mortar retailers — were introducing online and exclusive brand offerings as younger shoppers default to digital-first brands. Then, in 2018, Pop-In@Nordstrom partnered with Casper to bring pop-up stores to select Nordstrom locations and online.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 29, 2019

Amazon has opened an online store , establishing a presence on Chinese online shopping site Pinduoduo. The Greater Boston Food Bank (GBFB) is among the nonprofits working to feed local communities this holiday season is the which provides food services to 190 towns as well as cities in the eastern Massachusetts region.

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Independent Banker

JANUARY 31, 2022

2022 will be a big year as we move from development to pilot testing and begin to engage more with financial institutions in active planning,” says Nick Stanescu, senior vice president, FedNow business executive, the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston. “We Treasury Operations Planning Information Sheet. payment system.”.

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PYMNTS

MAY 20, 2016

“The idea of curbside pickup is that shoppers are demanding the ability to get purchases however they want and wherever they want,” said Laura Kennedy, director of retail insights at Boston-based Kantar Retail. “A The data show that operating earnings from sales have declined by up to 25 percent as a result of a shift from in-store to online.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 5, 2017

RI and YG: While attending Drexel a couple years ago, we found it unbelievable that there wasn’t an online alternative to running around, store after store, cab after cab, to get the supplies and products students and young professionals needed daily. PYMNTS: What is the story behind how goPuff started?

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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. The opportunity has not gone unnoticed by grocery stores and online delivery services, either, of course. Back to 2012. Social Media’s Role.

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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. The opportunity has not gone unnoticed by grocery stores and online delivery services, either, of course. Back to 2012. Social Media’s Role.

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Industry social media New York City Retail 100

Fintech Labs Insights

DECEMBER 1, 2021

Two have been acquired by large banks, but they will stay on this list as long as they are operated as an independent brand. Check out our latest lists: SMB online lenders (33) | SMB challenger banks (12) | SMB insurers (15). HQ: Boston. Bento for Business (acquired by US Bank, Aug 2021) FAB Score = 11. –

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Fintech Labs Insights

DECEMBER 1, 2021

Two have been acquired by large banks, but they will stay on this list as long as they are operated as an independent brand. Check out our latest lists: SMB online lenders (33) | SMB challenger banks (12) | SMB insurers (15). HQ: Boston. Bento for Business (acquired by US Bank, Aug 2021) FAB Score = 11. –

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Bank Innovation

APRIL 13, 2016

Today’s roster ranges from an artificial intelligence data analytics service for brick-and-mortar stores to expand into e-commerce, to providing the crash course most of us unfortunately still need to understand what the heck Read More.

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CB Insights

APRIL 17, 2018

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. 2018 VC Report: AI FUNDING LEPT 29% IN US. 15 of the top 20 operate in the Greater Bay Area. Operating Location: San Francisco, CA.

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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.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 22, 2018

fans traveling to Boston for the start of the World Series will want to pack — and possibly purchase for the first time — sweaters, as this week will be an excellent opportunity to enjoy New England’s crisp fall weather. Last year Sears sold off its Craftsman brand line of tools and is mulling an offer for the Kenmore appliance brand. “The

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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. Digital laggards – Many big-box retailers either failed or were too late to establish an online presence. Toys “R” Us. ” Is this fear warranted?

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 9, 2016

Unfortunately, the operative word in the quote is “better,” not “build.” Customers can also elect to pay in-store using LevelUp and Chase Pay branded scanners at LevelUp merchants — and Chase Pay customers will be able to access LevelUp merchant offers though the app. The mousetrap has to be actually and demonstrably better.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 1, 2020

One of the best things that happened last week was the reopening of hair salons in Boston. And that will become this salon’s standard operating procedure going forward. It doesn’t appear that this experience is exclusive to fancy hair salons in Boston. percent of consumers who have shifted more of their shopping online, 85.7

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 5, 2016

And Boston-based D rizly ’s news yesterday of its $15 million in Series B funding was a noteworthy milestone, for sure. . This round will help us really drive awareness. Most local liquor store retailers don’t have websites, which means that they don’t have online product catalogues for starters.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 18, 2019

We had roughly 340 execs register to listen live to the two of us banter about the people, processes and tech necessary to do more than simply rebrand what’s typically described as the fraud and risk departments of digital platforms. Pretty much all businesses are self-interested, since most have a duty to their shareholders to make profits.

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CB Insights

AUGUST 2, 2018

This strategy makes sense, as younger clients are most open to trying new fintech products: about 60% of US bank customers say they are willing to try a financial product from a tech firm they already use, and that number rises to 73% for customers aged 18 — 34. It also has a Chrome plug-in to support online shopping.

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CB Insights

MARCH 13, 2019

From gaming to healthcare to pizza delivery, US-based startups which reached unicorn status in 2018 represent a diverse range of industries. New York, Boston, Chicago, and Nashville, among other cities, all played host to newly minted unicorns last year. FREE DOWNLOAD: THE COMPLETE LIST of 155+ US unicorns. Valuation: $3B.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 31, 2020

According to PYMNTS data, more than 60 percent of Main Street firms have at least three channels operating to drive sales: online, at physical stores and mobile. Seventy-one percent use online channels, 68 percent use physical stores, 66 percent use mobile and 59 percent use marketplaces.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 8, 2018

In that 2007 pilot test program, commuters could buy tickets in-person or online and have them delivered to their mobile phones. with a platform called JustRide, which is a cloud-based collection of railways, and we launched in Boston with the city’s commuter rail service,” Donovan said. From paper to digital.

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