PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 20, 2019

Formerly PRØHBTD Global, Future State Brands (FSB) oversees a portfolio of THC, hemp and CBD brands, including hemp beauty line Hempathy, beverage platform Ceeby Dee’s, art-centric infused wearables The Patch Co. and music-driven flower brand Heavy Grass. 20 press release.

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APRIL 14, 2020

Premium jeans brand True Religion has filed for bankruptcy for the second time in three years, according to court filings. True Religion was acquired for $824 million in 2013 by London-based capital investment firm TowerBrook Investment Partners, and ended up filing for bankruptcy in 2017.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 8, 2018

After news surfaced in May that Golden Gate Capital was considering a merger of Eddie Bauer and Pacific Sunwear of California , the private equity firm has created a new operating company comprised of the two retailers. Both brands have made great progress in the past 24 months and have generated strong performance.

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SEPTEMBER 9, 2020

Truepill , an online pharmacy powering delivery for direct-to-consumer healthcare brands, announced Wednesday (Sept. The San Mateo, California-based company said the cash will be used to introduce an at-home lab testing platform. 9) that it closed on a $75 million Series C funding round.

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PYMNTS

JULY 13, 2016

According to a consultant hired by Total Hockey to help it right the ship, comparable same-store sales for the brand, which runs about 27 locations spread across the Midwest, were positive for every quarter up until Q4 2015, when they took an 8 percent dive. Not every brand that closes its doors did so last week in infamy, though.

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CB Insights

JULY 30, 2021

The round drew participation from SoftBank Group, King River Capital, and NewView Capital, among others. California-based Paystand is a blockchain-enabled business-to-business (B2B) payment network. It provides its services to brands like Covetrus, True Brands, and Choozle. HOW’S THE COMPANY PERFORMING?

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 30, 2019

Merage and his company, MIG Capital , based in Newport Beach, California, disclosed the 5 percent stake in the eCommerce company, the reason for which was that the stock was “undervalued, and represented an attractive investment opportunity,” he said. Groupon was MIG Capital’s largest stake in a previous SEC filing.

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JANUARY 19, 2021

19) that it has finished its sale of Cost Plus World Market (CPWM) to California-based private equity firm Kingswood Capital Management, according to a statement. Bed Bath & Beyond Inc. said on Tuesday (Jan.

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SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

We emerge from Chapter 11 as a stronger, more innovative retailer, brand partner and employer.”. At the conclusion of this process, I remain profoundly impressed by the strength of Neiman Marcus and Bergdorf Goodman, the commitment of our associates, the unwavering support of our brand partners and the loyalty of our customers.”.

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OCTOBER 31, 2018

The latest to secure venture capital is WAYV , a procurement platform designed for the legal cannabis industry. “As California moves to a regulated and licensed system, there is a long tail of retailers and brands in the industry that need to be connected,” said Craft Ventures Co-founder David Sacks in a statement.

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FEBRUARY 3, 2022

The round drew participation from Tiger Global Management, Sequoia Capital, Insight Partners, and Sapphire Ventures, among others. California-based ChargeBee automates revenue operations for big and small subscription-based businesses. ChargeBee has offices in California and Amsterdam. How’s the company performing?

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PYMNTS

MARCH 21, 2019

Marqeta, which is California-based and also works with payment cards for brands, is expected to close the round in a few weeks, although the numbers could potentially change. Marqeta’s last funding round was led by ICONIQ Capital , with participation from Goldman Sachs and existing investors. billion, according to reports.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 12, 2019

This brings Voyage’s total capital raised to $52 million, according to a blog post written by Oliver Cameron, Voyage co-founder and CEO. “At This capital will take us to the next level, enabling us to commercialize safe, self-driving technology within and outside these communities.”.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 8, 2016

PacSun, a California-based retailer, will now be owned by private equity firm Golden Gate Capital, which plans to reduce PacSun’s current outstanding debt from $88 million to $30 million and invest about $20 million more into the company. PacSun can exit Chapter 11 bankruptcy, according to Bloomberg. ”

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 5, 2020

Petco has worked hard to hang its brand and business model on pet care. In conjunction with the Vital Care announcement, the company also introduced the opening of its 100 th in-store veterinary hospital, located in Encinitas, California. Petco has more than doubled its in-store vet hospitals over the past year.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 2, 2018

The investors followed a Series C investment round closed by Veritas earlier this year, which was led by CDC, Pai and Lok Capital. This holding company offers a suite of INDUS-branded services targeting the legal cannabis market with tools like sales, manufacturing, marketing, distribution and more. The Credit Junction. Mission Secure.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 4, 2019

As the buyer of the luxury retailer brand negotiates with the store’s landlord, Barneys New York’s flagship store on Madison Avenue in Manhattan will stay open for at least another year in a smaller form. Authentic Brands bid about $271 million for Barneys, saying that it would make the Madison Avenue location into a pop-up shop.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 21, 2019

The pre-seed funding was from Peak Venture Capital , which also led the new seed round, along with Album VC and strategic partner Pattern. . The startup has offices in Silicon Slopes, Utah and Santa Monica, California and was co-founded in 2014 by Evan Walker, who serves as the company’s chief executive officer.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 25, 2020

“We have a longstanding partnership with CGI, and the CGI Trade360 platform will mean we can continue delivering the best possible trade solutions and service to our clients for many years to come,” said James Binns , global head of trade and working capital at Barclays. Adobe Introduces B2B Capability for Customer Data Platform.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 25, 2020

While the only thing that was temporarily put on hold was a search for scalable capital investment, Mullin is stepping forward with a new YouTube Channel that started on June 1, with three episodes each showing women in adventurous roles. Any brand that isn’t using it is making a big mistake. Video is critical,” Mullin noted.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 20, 2020

San Francisco, Los Angeles, Orange County, Sacramento, San Diego and California Central Coast customers can order from Smart & Final. Earlier this month, the company said it was launching digital convenience stores, branding the service DashMart. The service is launching on the West Coast and in the Midwest.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 5, 2019

The company said that funding from the latest round will also go to expand its office locations beyond San Francisco and Westlake Village, California to Charlotte, North Caroline and internationally in Japan and elsewhere. The future of digital insurance distribution will continually shift to more non-traditional insurance brands. “The

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 30, 2020

The Venice Beach, California startup The Bouqs is expanding its flower delivery business to Japan with a $30 million strategic growth round from Japanese investor Yamasa. But the thing that’s worked for us, the first is the way that we’ve sourced is unique and it’s really the foundation of our brand.”.

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PYMNTS

JULY 6, 2020

Last week, Constellation Brands purchased Empathy Wines , a direct-to-consumer (DTC) eCommerce business that sells wines from California vineyards. Brands see this digital shift in their numbers, even as stores have reopened and physical sales have started to increase. The Path Forward.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 9, 2016

liquidators Gordon Brothers Retail Partners LLC and Hilco Merchant Resources LLC and licensing firm Authentic Brands Group, swooped in at the last minute to win ownership of the struggling retail chain in a bankruptcy auction with a joint offer of $243.3 But a consortium of retail property landlords, including Simon Property Group Inc.,

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SEPTEMBER 15, 2017

Headquarters: Cupertino, California. Select Investors: DN Capital, The Raine Group, 500 Startups. Headquarters: San Francisco, California. Select Investors: Accel Partners, Horizon Ventures, Lowercase Capital. Headquarters: Oakland, California. Select Investors: Advancit Capital, Lowercase Capital.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 5, 2020

Target and Walmart are among chains now carrying the brand. In May, Impossible Foods Chief Financial Officer David Lee told PYMNTS CEO Karen Webster, “I’m quite optimistic about how capitalism can fuel innovation on a level playing field to serve the customer better. million loss for the quarter vs. a $33.7

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PYMNTS

MAY 23, 2017

Ecommerce has accelerated its shift from being a Wild West boomtown toward becoming the market’s retail California,” said David Sprinkle, research director, Packaged Facts. Not only are higher numbers of consumers buying pet goods online, but they are spending more of their pet product dollars online as well.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 21, 2019

According to CNBC , the retailer is “buckling under the weight of an onerous debt load and struggling to compete with better capitalized competition.” though they also operate under such brands as Motherhood Maternity and Pea in the Pod stores. “As The company owns 458 stores in the U.S.,

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PYMNTS

APRIL 19, 2019

Nor is there anything bad about the vodka, tequila and other liquor brands found in mainstream stores across the country. Those distributors ship the products to the Shots Box retail store in California, where the company assembles those boxes, then ships them to its own customers. “It They all get the job done. Future Path.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 18, 2019

With the help of Robomart , a startup based in California, the grocery chain plans to bring produce, convenience items and meal kits to the customers’ doors through roving autonomous mobile stores in the Boston area. And Indochino , a digitally native made-to-measure menswear brand, has plans to grow its brick-and-mortar footprint this year.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 22, 2018

But one California company has taken a slightly different approach to marketing their products at the popular grocer — they’re stocking kiosks, not shelves. Urban Remedy has 30 branded refrigerated kiosks in Whole Foods stores across California. Venture Capital Investment. The Future.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 19, 2018

Model and social media celebrity Chrissy Teigen is, in many ways, the perfect brand partner for Target, as evidenced by her recent review of her new kitchen and cookware lines. Unlike her competitor for the title of Generations X’s Martha Stewart, Gwyneth Paltrow, Teigen has built a brand around being accessibly aspirational.

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CB Insights

JULY 9, 2018

Whether you call it happy hour, apéro, or aperitivo, the couple of hours right after work and before dinner is a key drinking occasion for major alcohol brands. To tap into the craft spirits and new alcoholic beverages trends, major alcohol companies such as Diageo, AB InBev, and Pernod Ricard have all started to invest in emerging brands.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 20, 2018

That followed a $535 million round led by SoftBank , Sequoia Capital and GIC earlier this year, bringing the food delivery company to a $1.4 Moreover, DoorDash is increasingly becoming the delivery partner du jour for brands that want to offer delivery, but don’t want to build a platform themselves. billion valuation.

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Bobsguide

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

Zions operates under local management teams and distinct brands in 11 western states: Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Texas, Utah, Washington and Wyoming. Zions Bancorporation is one of the nation’s premier financial services companies with total assets exceeding $65 billion.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 1, 2021

WSJ found that Conagra Brands and Kraft Heinz are buying and upgrading equipment to make more at-home lunch foods, while General Mills is adding an extra production line for Cinnamon Toast Crunch cereal. will outlast the coronavirus pandemic,” that’s probably noteworthy. QSRs’ Big Pivot.

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