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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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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CB Insights

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

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.

Retail 122

Retail Compliance blockchain Branding 122

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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California Retail Capital Branding 100

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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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Fintech Capital Security Fraud 188

PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 5, 2019

CoverHound, the online property and casualty insurance platform operator, announced Tuesday (Feb. 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.

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San Francisco Charlotte Comparison Online 181

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

APRIL 19, 2019

Nor is there anything bad about the vodka, tequila and other liquor brands found in mainstream stores across the country. Indeed, even though Shots Box is a mostly online operation, and has a digital-first outlook, it must, under law, get its liquor from the distilleries it works with via the distributors. They all get the job done.

Retail 156

Retail California Online Operations 156

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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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 21, 2019

21), the latest commerce operator to be on the verge of extinction in this age of digital and mobile. According to CNBC , the retailer is “buckling under the weight of an onerous debt load and struggling to compete with better capitalized competition.” Retail chain Destination Maternity reportedly filed for bankruptcy on Monday (Oct.

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Trends Retail social media Online 101

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

APRIL 14, 2017

One company that’s looking to capitalize on the cannabis market is startup on-demand delivery company greenRush. For the retailer, there are real technological barriers: Most retailers have limited technology experience — even the more sophisticated operators — and many do not have even basic websites.

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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.

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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 is ready to rev up, having acquired licenses to operate in all of Uncle Sam’s 50 states, despite currently underwriting policies in only four right now: New Jersey, Oregon, Pennsylvania and Virginia.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 12, 2019

Robotics and automation were areas of focus for both retailers this week as they seek to upgrade their operations in an effort to capture more consumer spend. All in, Walmart plans to spend $173 upgrading in Florida, $265 million in Texas and $145 million in California. told Adweek. Those remodels will add on to the roughly $2.2

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 2, 2016

After a deal last week with Versa Capital Management to buy 500 of the embattled retailers’ stores in an effort to keep the brand afloat fell through, Aéropostale might get yet another chance to stay alive as a consortium of bidders, including the two largest U.S. Everything is unraveling.”.

Retail 100

Retail Branding California Resources 100

Independent Banker

MARCH 31, 2022

based banks, fintechs and more, sits on top of a payments rail operated by Payrailz, a digital payments company based in Glastonbury, Conn. 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

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Community Bank Community Payments Meeting 91

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. Today Farmstead’s services are only available in California and in the Raleigh-Durham area of North Carolina. SNAP Customers Flood Into the Digital Grocery Market .

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District of Columbia North Carolina Retail Online 142

PYMNTS

AUGUST 13, 2019

The word “California” never fails to conjure up a mental image, though that will vary from person to person – some will think sun and sand, others will think movie stars, while still others will think internet startups. Well, if all of these California test drives go according to plan, anyway. The California Bot-Building Race.

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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. 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. True Religion Apparel Inc.

Retail 78

Retail Branding Company Capital 78

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

JULY 30, 2018

Walmart wants to develop a stronger name for itself as a lifestyle brand, and a richer reputation for having a social media presence. The overall goal, according to eBay, is to have it up and fully operational for all by the end of 2021. Walmart Wants To Make Friends With People Who Influence People. That suit follows the U.S.

Apple 101

Apple Fraud social media Payments 101

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. premium burger something consumers can eat on demand — in Southern California anyway. right to their doorsteps.”

San Francisco 101

San Francisco Los Angeles Course California 101

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. You know that dog either has Capital One or Delta Amex.

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Idaho Community Industry Strategy 181

PYMNTS

MAY 22, 2018

There’s brick-and-mortar retail, where competition is so fierce that the media has branded it “the grocery wars.” So, what made Benchmark Capital confident enough to put $50 million behind Good Eggs, a San Francisco-based, curated, on-demand grocery store specializing in “absurdly fresh” local meats and produce?

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Capital San Francisco Company California 108

PYMNTS

JULY 26, 2019

But a closer look at the rest of the B2B funding market shows investors turned to FinTechs helping small businesses grow and operate across borders, with FX, cross-border payment, and trade finance solutions securing new funding. Drip Capital. The company is now valued at $300 million.

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Capital Operations America Management 155

Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 17, 2021

Union has been a stalwart of the California marketplace since the ’50s, and this gives Andy Cecere and team a great expansion into the Golden State and also some nice wholesale banking business. Lots of tech and operations to clean up, it appears, but no solid bank is better qualified than the team from Minneapolis. Enough said?

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Fintech Strategy Leadership Lending 147

PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 13, 2018

A chief financial officer and his or her team can not only spend hours managing B2B payment operations, but employees can also introduce risk into every step along the way. It is quite clear that it’s time for the payables operation to take advantage of automation,” said Oren Zeev, founding partner of ?Zeev Sub-Brands.

Branding 103

Branding Payments Operations Resources 103

Fintech Labs Insights

APRIL 4, 2016

Pictured (left to right): Kabbage Director of Payment Operations, Michelle Sirpak, and Head of Product, Jason Dell demonstrating the Kabbage Card at FinovateSpring 2015 in San Jose. Join us in sunny San Jose, California May 10 & 11 for feast of fintech innovation. Rob Frohwein is CEO. Tickets are on sale now.

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San Jose Georgia Atlanta Innovation 12

Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 20, 2019

The company’s market capitalization, which after declining to less than $600 million in the 2009 recession, has now grown to almost $3 billion. Yet the Gonzo team has to give a shout out to the late entry of Texas Capital and Independent Bank. The Tech Award – Goes to Capital One. Best of luck in the next chapter, Chris!

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Idaho Conference Data Marketing 148

CB Insights

JUNE 11, 2018

In many ways, Apollo resembles Google’s Android Open Source Project (AOSP), Google’s open software platform for a mobile operating system (OS) that launched in 2007. In addition to the Apollo platform, Baidu is dedicating significant capital to autonomous vehicle startups, all of which have joined the Apollo partnership alliance.

Google 71

Google Industry Software Data 71

PYMNTS

MARCH 16, 2018

billion acquisition by Kohlberg Kravis Roberts, Bain Capital Partners and real estate investment trust Vornado Realty Trust a little over a decade ago. operations.”. There is no toy business without Toys ‘R’ Us,” noted Isaac Larian, chief executive of MGA Entertainment, the company behind toy brands such as L.O.L.

US 100

US Retail Branding New York 100

CB Insights

JULY 17, 2018

New restaurant concepts are redefining how we think about food, pushing established brands to reinvent themselves, spurring entrepreneurs to be creative with visual platforms like Instagram and recipes like pea-based protein, and paving a new way forward for the idea of casual dining itself. Next Level Burger (Washington, California).

San Francisco 69

San Francisco California United States CA 69

CB Insights

SEPTEMBER 4, 2018

They are a diverse group of players, ranging from automotive industry stalwarts to leading technology brands and telecommunications companies. A few of the companies or brands listed below belong to the same parent organization, but are detailed separately if they are operating distinct autonomous development programs.

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System Technology Michigan California 78

CB Insights

MARCH 6, 2019

After soaring to a multi-billion-dollar valuation behind an iconic founder, a team of prominent backers, and a promise to revolutionize blood testing, Theranos officially ceased operations in 2018. That July, it banned Holmes from owning or operating a lab for two years. The rise and fall of Theranos. Total funding : $161M.

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Report San Francisco Capital New York 78

CB Insights

JUNE 6, 2019

Solyndra intended to use the funding to dramatically expand its manufacturing facilities in Fremont, California, in a move that the company said would create approximately 3,000 new jobs. Coda’s unsold vehicles were later acquired by Mullen Technologies, an electric vehicle company based in California.

Apple 78

Apple Branding Google Company 78