CB Insights

JUNE 30, 2021

California-based Side is a a real estate technology firm that helps agents, teams, and independent brokerages build their own brands. Side’s operating markets include California, Texas, and Florida. How’s the company performing? Want the full post? Become a CB Insights customer.

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Perficient

JANUARY 7, 2021

I recently interviewed Gary Johnson, a delivery director at Perficient who has worked with various automotive brands. They had to change the way they operate with new social distancing guidelines. For example, some states, such as California and Massachusetts, plan to ban the sale of new gas-powered cars by the year 2035.

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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. I think we can do 1 million with the proper marketing.”.

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PYMNTS

MAY 4, 2017

Then, companies working to develop the technological means for cars to drive themselves have levied more than a few criticisms against proposed regulation changes in the state of California. sales operations. Apple, for one, is hoping that California will work to toughen some of its current self-driving road test policies.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 5, 2020

Philadelphia-based goPuff, which bills itself as a kind of catch-all service for helping customers with various everyday shopping needs, is hoping to use the announcement to enter into the California market, the blog post stated. In October, goPuff came off a funding round with $380 million, PYMNTS reported.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 14, 2020

Premium jeans brand True Religion has filed for bankruptcy for the second time in three years, according to court filings. But the brand’s presence in other struggling stores like Macy’s and Neiman Marcus has not helped its standing as of late, a Bloomberg report noted.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 20, 2019

A cannabis consumer goods and marketing holding company led by PRØHBTD CEO and Founder Drake Sutton-Shearer has launched with $25 million in funding, according to a Sept. and music-driven flower brand Heavy Grass. and music-driven flower brand Heavy Grass. 20 press release.

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PYMNTS

MAY 9, 2018

As restaurant operators seek to bolster sales in the face of weak traffic growth, Yum! Brands’ Pizza Hut is bringing beer delivery to approximately 100 of its restaurants in California and Arizona. The restaurant chain had begun testing the service in Phoenix back in December, Reuters reported. have liquor licenses.

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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.

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PYMNTS

MAY 28, 2019

Louis test market reportedly exceeded the restaurant’s foot traffic national average by 18.5 At the beginning of April, the Restaurant Brands International chain said it was testing the vegetarian-friendly Whopper version. And, prior to the end of the month, the brand said it would roll out the burger later in the year nationwide.

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PYMNTS

JULY 21, 2020

The combined companies will solidify 20 markets containing 1 billion people and is likely to attract 3 billion monthly visits, the companies said. Adevinta operates in 15 countries and its portfolio includes nearly three dozen digital products and websites. billion, the companies announced Tuesday (July 21).

San Jose 130

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 19, 2020

Reports from Seattle and California say the company is adding a new format and expanding beyond its Amazon Go and Whole Foods brands. Although Amazon hasn’t commented, the strategy seems to be aimed at getting Amazon aligned with a more mass market customer segment than its other retail brands. billion in 2019.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 10, 2019

The company also announced a brand new “operating system for brick and mortar stores.” The OS is live now in stores in Georgia and California, and it’s going to be rolled out across the country very soon. Zion Market, a grocery company that has stores in Texas, California and Georgia, has already signed up for Swiftly services.

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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

JANUARY 28, 2021

Today, Curtsy has left its roots at Ole Miss and moved to California, where with the tailwind of $14 million in funding and the backing of Y Combinator , the company is refining its operations and looking to grow its target market. “So, Building The Brand. Oates said.

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

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 1, 2018

In the rare instance that a new market emerges, using the blueprints that other industries have created in supply chain management, logistics, procurement and other areas may seem like the easy path to take. Take, for example, markets like the food and beverage, pharmaceutical and medical supplies space.

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PYMNTS

JULY 3, 2018

A recent California Supreme Court decision that essentially allows a negative Yelp post to stand about a lawyer could help determine how online reviews are treated in the future. Beyond the implications of negative reviews and political speech, companies face other challenges in the race to control their digital marketing efforts.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 14, 2018

A new survey has found that big retailers like Apple and Nike are losing favor in China, as consumers are showing a preference towards local brands. Chinese brands have been better at leveraging social media to reach out to shoppers in China,” said Catherine Lim, a Bloomberg Intelligence analyst. There’s a stronger buzz.”.

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Independent Banker

OCTOBER 1, 2022

Respondents also indicated a 23% increase in purchase intent for brands and companies with responsible data practices. The privacy of customers’ personal information is at the forefront of every community banker’s decisions, says Steven Estep, ICBA assistant vice president of operational risk. Tom Tollerton, Forvis LLP. Effective Jan.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 8, 2019

Startups in the eCommerce space have long enabled their customers to experience their products in real life (“IRL”) through temporary retail shops, and now, digitally-focused brands belonging to major retailers are taking a similar approach. The four-room house, which is a mere 238 square feet, was built for the brand by Modern Tiny Living.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 20, 2019

Last year in California, Samsung gave a first look at its foldable phone , which has a screen similar to a small tablet. In January, Samsung’s Q4 results showed a 10 percent year-over-year revenue decline, along with an 11 percent drop in sales tied to mobile operations. The smartphone market in China reportedly contracted 9.7

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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. The move comes amid growth in the larger maternity market, however, with sales of that apparel expected to reach $7.7

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 12, 2019

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. Gaming is figuring out the upsell,” Burkhart told Webster, “and utterly changing the entire market.”.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 6, 2020

Olo also has partnerships with Five Guys, The Cheesecake Factory and California Pizza Kitchen. The IPO market has seen several recent moves by food delivery companies. In 2019, Olo and Uber teamed up to let customers put Uber Eats orders directly into a restaurant’s system. According to Glass, that’s what is happening all over the U.K.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 8, 2019

California autonomous car startup company Udelv announced it is teaming up with Walmart to offer its self-driving vans for deliveries, according to a report in VentureBeat. Udelv also debuted its brand-new delivery vehicle, called the Newton, which is based on Baidu’s Apollo open source platform.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 5, 2019

Quick-service restaurants (QSRs) have heard the call for innovative digital ordering capabilities, with several major brands stepping up their investments in this area. Fellow fast food chain KFC , meanwhile, is adding automation to its kitchen operations in the United Kingdom and Ireland.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 21, 2016

The company also announced Nina Barjesteh as the new marketing chief and the creation of a new position of chief customer officer. and Pacific Sunwear of California Inc. Rue21’s new strategy includes opening 40 new stores, giving 100 current stores a facelift and focusing on branding. to less than $0.29. Sears Holdings Corp.

Retail 100

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 14, 2020

NEW DATA: The Six Reasons Why More Consumers Are Buying Directly From Brands. buyer for its American operations. A judge in California ordered Lyft and Uber to stop classifying workers as independent contractors and start categorizing them as employees. percent as of the start of the pandemic. arm — and if a TikTok 2.0

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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.

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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. Sometimes the product takes 18 months to get to market, or never ships.”. What would that look like?”.

Technology 168

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 25, 2017

The upcoming closures will come in addition to 300 Kmart and Sears locations slated to cease operation by the end of 2017, some of which have already shut their doors, USA Today reports. The locations impacted by the announcement span from California to Pennsylvania. Sears Holdings saw its stock price rise 6.42

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 13, 2016

The newly formed relationship calls for Cardtronics to own and operate ATMs at more than 300 gas station and convenience store locations — operating under the We Got It! Food Mart, My Goods Market and Circle K brand names — in California, Colorado, Oregon and Washington State. Cardtronics announced Monday (Dec.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 2, 2019

The legal cannabis market continues to reach new milestones, the latest being the launch of the industry’s first commodity trading desk — with the latest service provider highlighting the opportunity in addressing the more nuanced challenges of an unfamiliar, emerging market.

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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

OCTOBER 23, 2020

In the longer run, the service will grow over the next several months to the grocer’s 570 retail locations throughout California, Illinois, Pennsylvania and Florida. Prime members in more than 2,000 locations can also receive unlimited free, two-hour delivery from Amazon Fresh and Whole Foods Market on orders of $35 or more.

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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. Ridesharing giant Uber is also exploring new ways to expand its market footprint. The fee elimination will affect all sneakers resold for more than $100.

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