PYMNTS

JANUARY 24, 2018

Like the Chefling app, these devices sometimes interface with voice-activated assistants, such as Amazon’s Alexa, and have the potential to save consumers from encountering expiring food and to inform brands on which products consumers are bringing home from the grocery store. And, besides, he has a head start. VC Funding and Growth.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 28, 2016

Activewear brand Fabletics , which was co-founded by Kate Hudson in 2013, announced plans for a retail expansion across the U.S. The company confirmed that the new locations will bring the brand’s total retail store count to 30 locations throughout the U.S.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 1, 2018

FinTech innovation is often a layered process, taking existing infrastructures and processes, and developing new tools to improve upon them. We’re trying to innovate that because we have a huge opportunity ahead of us.” We’re trying to innovate that because we have a huge opportunity ahead of us.”

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PYMNTS

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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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 21, 2019

21), the latest commerce operator to be on the verge of extinction in this age of digital and mobile. though they also operate under such brands as Motherhood Maternity and Pea in the Pod stores. Customers on Walmart.com can access styles from brands like C&C California, Butter Super Soft, Puma and BCBG.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 2, 2017

Since opening their first store in Palo Alto, California, in 2015, b8ta has aimed to offer just such an experience: the ability to snap up tech products that might otherwise be hard to find — and buy anyplace but online. What it would look like is a store that is currently doubling its footprint — and hoping to operate coast to coast.

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PYMNTS

JULY 30, 2018

Blue Apron has long enjoyed the distinction of being among the early innovators in the meal kit category. Albertsons, which had already been selling the meals in California Safeway and Chicago-area Jewel-Osco stores, started selling the product in hundreds of its Albertsons stores and via home delivery on Instacart. Truly Innovating.

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Gonzobanker

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

However, if BaaS is ever going to enhance shareholder value, bankers need to ensure they have the strategic focus, operational savvy, and execution commitment to do it right. Even beyond fintechs, more and more brands are looking for ways to wrap financial services, especially embedded finance, around their existing products.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 21, 2020

“You have to continually evaluate whether the protections or controls that are in place are being abused, and then you have to innovate new solutions. Mobile ordering is at the center of business operations for Blaze Pizza and many fast casual dining chains today. Pandemic-Driven Pivots. Gaining Insights .

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PYMNTS

MAY 7, 2020

Kindred Group operates the online casino and sportsbook service Unibet. Kindred Group, which also supports gambling platforms in Europe and Australia, has been operating its Unibet brand in New Jersey and Pennsylvania for about a year. Regulatory Hurdles Trip Up Disbursement Innovation. This can slow down progress.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 2, 2018

The investment will be deployed to bolster its supply chain financing operations and to commercialize its data and risk analytics platform, signaling The Credit Junction’s progress toward both a lending and data analytics company, the firm’s CEO and Founder Michael Finkelstein said in a statement. INDUS Holding Company.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 8, 2017

In a press release, Chase said HMSHost operates close to 2,000 restaurant locations in greater than 80 North American airports and 99 motorway service centers. It also partners with greater than 300 brands, including California Pizza Kitchen, Loren Garcia TAPAS y Cocina and Starbucks. Chase announced Tuesday (Feb.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 23, 2019

Indeed, video games are helping to drive innovation when it comes to commerce and payments. Video game manufacturers operated a different model of sorts: Create great games to get consumers to buy the hardware, then keep cranking out great games that would keep consumers on board and upgrading those devices.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 28, 2019

Yes, I know that for many of you, especially in California, this is old news and standard operating procedure – but hear me out. The specific issue that I’m referring to is merchant surcharging – a fancy term to describe the fee charged by merchants when consumers use network-branded card products to pay for their purchases.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 30, 2020

eBay is further looking to compete with other sneaker storefronts via direct partnerships with several sneaker brands. Uber may be facing significant operational changes in California, however, due to a new law that reclassifies many contractors as employees.

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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. “For The whole package.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 11, 2019

It’s no wonder more than three-fourths (78 percent) of operators considered off-premises programs strategic priorities. . While drive-thrus can be a source of retail innovation , traditional operations aren’t what they used to be. and Canada, allying itself with other brands and services. Virtual restaurants a.k.a.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 6, 2020

Olo also has partnerships with Five Guys, The Cheesecake Factory and California Pizza Kitchen. Indeed, Olo CEO Noah Glass recently spoke with PYMNTS’ Karen Webster about the industry as a whole, and touched on the trend of “ghost kitchens,” where third-party operators prepare food and hand it off right to drivers.

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PYMNTS

JULY 22, 2019

The latest pop-up developments concern the Hollister apparel brand , which is owned by Abercrombie & Fitch. Those temporary stores also provide a way for eCommerce operators to connect with more customers in the physical real and further their own brick-and-mortar plans. Pop-Up Costs.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 25, 2019

Which is why Tilly’s , a Southern California-based apparel and accessories retailer with a particular focus on the teenage customers, is hoping to tap into the trend via a partnership with the High School Esports League (HSEL). The promotion was a success – and the latest pair-up with HSEL operates on similar logic.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 28, 2019

Through a Starship Deliveries app, which is available for iOS and Android devices, diners can order food from Starbucks, Blaze Pizza and Dunkin’ as well as Sodexo’s on-campus branded grocery store called 2nd Stop. He added that he university’s “culture of innovation and early adoption makes it the perfect campus” for the technology.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 11, 2016

Secrecy is a funny thing for brands. It keeps consumers interested, because a consumer that is always guessing about the next product release is, by necessity, always thinking about the brand. Stringfellow was promoted to the permanent position of VP of internal innovation and operations.

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PYMNTS

JULY 18, 2017

These days Pinup Girl clothing has growth far beyond that handsewn wrack into five house brands: Pinup Couture, Deadly Dames, Laura Byrnes California and Dixiefried (by Melanie Komenkul) and bills itself as “not fast fashion, but timeless pieces can be incorporated into any trend that pops up.” ”

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PYMNTS

MAY 30, 2018

The industry is booming, and consumers who shop for beauty products have no shortage of brand options in stores and online. There are traditional players, and now there are digital native brands and startups, so the cosmetics industry has become a very crowded industry,” he said. “So, Beauty Buyers Go Digital.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 27, 2019

Since California first declared marijuana “legal” for medical consumption in 1996, transactions involving legally permitted cannabis have been complicated things. More than half of these delivery orders are projected to come from restaurant branded apps or websites. Will The SAFE Banking Act Make Life Riskier For Banks?

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PYMNTS

JUNE 11, 2019

The QSR chain is also providing diners with an immersive way to experience its brand via The Bell: A Taco Bell Hotel and Resort in Palm Springs, California in the summer for a limited time. Customers can, for example, substitute beans for beef in the Crunchwrap Supreme to make the dish vegetarian.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 2, 2019

The goal of the service is to streamline the consumer shopping journey — and winnow thousands of possible clothing options and brands into a curated list of likely favorite based on the shopper’s previous habits. with California autonomous vehicle startup company Udelv. The add-on service comes with a cost of $4.99

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 19, 2018

From scan and pay through mobile devices and personal shopper services that can be ordered through apps, grocers are turning to new technologies to drive innovations in their stores. In fact, chatbots, or virtual customer assistants (VCAs), may be used in one-quarter of customer service and support operations by 2020, per some estimates.

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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. Carts Go Driverless: The Acquisition of Canvas Technology.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 25, 2018

When people want coffee or tea, they want it now, and we want their orders to be ready when they are,” Aidan Hay, SVP of Operations at The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf, said in a press release announcing a mobile order-ahead feature for their app. The Coffee Bean & Tea Life is hardly alone. million active members.

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PYMNTS

MAY 19, 2016

The first section of 2016 has not exactly been smooth sailing for the various innovators and entrepreneurs that decided to jump into the exciting world of becoming the Uber of something or other. It acts as an on-demand delivery fulfillment platform for eCommerce brands — and currently it’s working with Tuft & Needle.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 21, 2017

Those types of operators don’t need a complex suite of property management tools, Abell noted, they just need a way to be paid fairly simply. We operate nationwide, but we’ve launched about two months ago is an affiliate program. Abell said that there are about 2.7

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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. Bank Deal of the Year PNC nabs BBVA USA – paying 1.3

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 4, 2019

As everyone knows, the eCommerce operator is making major plays to solidify command of the home commerce ecosystem via voice-activated and other devices, and also through quick home delivery of products ordered through connected home appliances. Amazon and the Home Ecosystem. Let’s stick with Amazon for a moment. Google Moves.

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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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PYMNTS

AUGUST 22, 2017

Following its longstanding tradition of naming its mobile operating systems after desserts, Google announced Monday that the new Android OS, version 8.0, Could the phrase “Google it” join the ranks of Photoshop, Windex, Xerox, Rollerblade, Wite-Out, and Taser – i.e., as a branded noun turned generic verb? Android Oreo Confirmed.

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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.

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