PYMNTS

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.

Delaware 160

Delaware Branding Retail Trends 160

PYMNTS

OCTOBER 5, 2020

"With an uptick in pet fostering and adoptions in 2020 and families spending more time than ever at home with their pets, providing streamlined pet care services at an affordable price point is something we believe pet parents are looking for, and Petco is perfectly positioned to deliver," said Tariq Hassan , Petco’s chief marketing officer.

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California Meeting Marketing Retail 248

PYMNTS

JULY 13, 2016

It’s certainly not the type of pull marketing they teach in business school, but at the rate merchants keep showing up on the Chapter 11 Watch, retailers can’t be too pika-choosey about the ways they draw new customers in. Not every brand that closes its doors did so last week in infamy, though. Store Closures.

California 100

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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. These types of banks now account for 14 percent of bank market revenue in Europe, which amounts to $238 billion. billion, according to reports. In the U.S.,

Payments 159

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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.

Fintech 188

Fintech Capital Security Fraud 188

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.

Retail 267

Retail Video Meeting Branding 267

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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San Francisco San Diego Los Angeles Milwaukee 130

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. The Bouqs Co-founder and CEO John Tabis said the company is moving into the Japanese market as part of its international expansion plans.

Security 130

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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. In other news, Whole Foods Market is reportedly scrapping its plan to expand its 365 stores.

Retail 129

Retail Branding Arizona United States 129

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

Retail 169

Retail California Innovation Report 169

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., billion in 2013, representing a 2.10

Trends 101

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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. According to the report, each deal has contributed to the structural remix of the pet market.

Online 113

Online Retail Study Training 113

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.

Retail 259

Retail Meeting Branding Maine 259

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 In early August, DoorDash announced it was dipping its toe into the subscription market with the launch of DashPass. billion valuation. And that big valuation has come with big expansions.

Florida 169

Florida United States Branding Training 169

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.

Millennials 138

Millennials Montana social media Branding 138

Bobsguide

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

The TCS BaNCS deployment provides Zions a parameterized, US market compliant, real-time solution, sets up Zions to go Digital, be nimble & efficient and shift to a customer centric approach. It’s a significant landmark not just for TCS and for Zions, but for the banking industry in North America.

Software 78

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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.

San Francisco 108

San Francisco California Austin Strategy 108

PYMNTS

OCTOBER 18, 2018

In some cases, retailers are dedicating small spaces to brands inside their brick-and-mortar stores. Macy’s , for example, is testing out pop-up stores in 10 cities in a concept called “The Market @ Macy’s.” Amazon opened an Amazon Books location in the nation’s capital in March.

Innovation 145

Innovation Retail Online Branding 145

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. This market map includes private companies only and is not meant to be exhaustive of companies in the space. research briefing: The Future of food. Please click to enlarge.

Industry 64

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PYMNTS

APRIL 14, 2017

One company that’s looking to capitalize on the cannabis market is startup on-demand delivery company greenRush. PW: The founders have extensive tech and marketing experience from their previous businesses in the event and entertainment space. PYMNTS: What’s the story behind how greenRush started?

Las Vegas 140

Las Vegas Los Angeles Retail United States 140

PYMNTS

JANUARY 1, 2021

So, when The Wall Street Journal reported in December that these marketing mavens are “expanding factories and revamping production lines” and betting that “work-from-home habits. Those types of capital expenditures and facility revampings are done with years in mind, not just to handle a trend that CPGs expect to last for a few quarters.

Trends 283

Trends Meeting Retail Online 283

PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 19, 2020

Under the terms of the deal, FreshDirect will keep its brand name, be supervised by a seven-member board and continue its independent operations in New York City. Experts speculate that Ahold’s global reach will allow FreshDirect to further expand, likely in East Coast markets initially.

District of Columbia 142

District of Columbia North Carolina Retail Online 142

PYMNTS

APRIL 19, 2016

” Retailers have come to recognize the incredible marketing opportunity presented by the multi-weekend music festival in Southern California. We want to make them even bigger superfans of the brand. .” “In other words, it’s a whirlpool of commercial potential.” Coachella is a good way to do that.”.

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social media Millennials San Francisco California 100

PYMNTS

MARCH 14, 2018

Bite is far from alone in its quest to capitalize on the demand for kiosks. Overall, the kiosk market is booming and is projected to reach $1 billion by 2021. interactive kiosk industry market grew at an average of 10.36 interactive kiosk industry market grew at an average of 10.36 percent from $533.37 million to $716.97

Industry 120

Industry Examples Community Marketing 120

PYMNTS

MAY 3, 2019

The company is testing its workplace program at mainly smaller supercenters along with the company’s Neighborhood Markets. When it comes to individual states, the company plans a $173 million investment for Florida, a $145 million investment for California and a $265 million investment for Texas per reports last month.

Retail 100

Retail St. Louis San Diego Los Angeles 100

PYMNTS

AUGUST 6, 2018

Only a diamond can cut a diamond, as the adage goes, and a bit of friction can help brands sharpen up. It started with an announcement that a California Kroger subsidiary — Foods Co — would stop accepting Visa credit cards (but not debit cards) at 21 of its grocery stores and five of its gas stations, effective Aug. 14 of this year.

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Apple Samsung Cards Marketing 100

PYMNTS

OCTOBER 15, 2018

Kitchen United CEO Jim Collins told Karen Webster that, as the owner-operator of Montrose Town Kitchen & Grill in California, he had a front-row seat to this a few years ago when the Postmates delivery people first started showing up at his door. Some established brands like to test the waters before expanding into new markets.

Millennials 145

Millennials Branding Online Retail 145

PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 22, 2016

Canada’s Intact Financial and China Pacific Insurance, New Enterprise Associates, First Round Capital, Mitsui and SV Angel. Metromile has its eyes next on policies for California, Illinois and Washington. Our go-to market strategy is focused on large urban areas and aimed at developing a brand with each city that we roll out into.

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Pennsylvania New Jersey Oregon Policies 100

PYMNTS

MAY 22, 2017

Whole Food Market, however, isn’t giving up the ghost without a fight. While the number of transactions may be down, the average basket size is up, according to a press release by Whole Foods Market ’s investor relations department. Whole Foods has been losing ground as its less-expensive competitors beef up their organic offerings.

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Idaho Illinois Retail New York 100

PYMNTS

APRIL 12, 2019

The eCommerce company further announced it has expanded its grocery pickup to Whole Foods Market to Columbus, Ohio — bringing the total number of pickup markets to 30. All in, Walmart plans to spend $173 upgrading in Florida, $265 million in Texas and $145 million in California. Those remodels will add on to the roughly $2.2

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Independent Banker

MARCH 31, 2022

For a community bank to be innovative means you need to make big bets with your depositors’ capital—and that’s something we take very seriously,” Thurlow says. “By It’s also a defensive measure, because the network enables customers to use the bank’s services and technology rather than going to a fintech or a big brand. “In

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Community Bank Community Payments Meeting 91

Fintech Labs Insights

JULY 12, 2016

Wealth management platform Personal Capital is partnering with BancAlliance. This gives California-based Personal Capital access to BancAlliance’s network of 200 community banks. The member banks can now offer co-branded personal finance and wealth management tools powered by Personal Capital. billion AUM.

Capital 12

Capital Management San Francisco Tools 12

Fintech Labs Insights

JULY 12, 2016

Wealth management platform Personal Capital is partnering with BancAlliance. This gives California-based Personal Capital access to BancAlliance’s network of 200 community banks. The member banks can now offer co-branded personal finance and wealth management tools powered by Personal Capital. billion AUM.

Capital 12

Capital Management San Francisco Tools 12

PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 3, 2017

We have retailers looking at how to capitalize on that growth segment and connect those two channels.”. Founded in 1971, the California-based company has a long history of innovation, including, Wilwerding said, a major part in the invention of touchscreen technology. “We Many are starting to expect a digital brand experience.”.

Retail 100

Retail Online Technology Examples 100

PYMNTS

MAY 19, 2016

After some free-wheeling fun in the demand marketplace — powered by some free-flowing capital — the market space seems mostly to be narrowing and winnowing down those firms that are better in concept than they are in action. Entering The Market (For Good Or Ill) . Or are they? And, of course, the random trend of the week.

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San Francisco Los Angeles Course California 101

CB Insights

DECEMBER 19, 2017

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. Additionally, many of these physical retailers have lost the cache they once had as new direct-to-consumer brands with a hyper-focus on specific products have taken off.

Retail 78

Retail Branding Company Capital 78

Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 22, 2020

times tangible book for the attractive geographic footprint of BBVA weeks before the COVID vaccine starts to ship should spell accretion and strong future strategic positioning for PNC, especially in Texas where a brain drain from California led by Elon Musk will continue. Market cap in January: $19B. To all the I.T. Drum roll please….

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Idaho Community Industry Strategy 181