PYMNTS

JULY 15, 2020

But a new eCommerce platform coming out of the Alibaba Group in Southeast Asia is bringing a unique business model to malls in that region, one that could provide a blueprint for struggling U.S. It connects shoppers to more than 18,000 leading international and local brands. shopping destinations.

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South State Correspondent

DECEMBER 8, 2023

In two days, you can hear from Chase, US Bank, Capital One, BMO, M&T, PNC, Citizens, Truist, Huntington, and more, a feat that can only be done at a conference of this caliber. Many banks expressed frustration over keeping small business banking housed within the retail bank channel. However, this was the most common structure.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 21, 2019

Retail chain Destination Maternity reportedly filed for bankruptcy on Monday (Oct. 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.

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PYMNTS

JULY 29, 2020

The retail news is full of companies that have made brilliant and sometimes dramatic pivots to catch up with the shift to Digital 3.0. While Wallace and her team will continue to build that channel, she expects that recent retail successes will carry the year. But sometimes the pre-pandemic plans work out just fine.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 21, 2017

Swiss-based food giant Nestle — headed by Jeff Hamilton, president of Nestle Foods Division — led the Series C funding round with support from existing investors Highland Capital Partners, Insight Venture Partners and White Star Capital, among others. All told, Freshly has raised $107 million since its launch in 2015.

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South State Correspondent

AUGUST 8, 2022

For retail accounts, for the first time since the pre-pandemic era, spending growth has outstripped income growth. This will decrease savings levels and, in turn, retail deposit balances. For 2Q, deposit betas were sub-10% for most community banks and around 15% for regional banks. Look for this trend to increase.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 24, 2020

Brands have responded avidly. Since late-September, retailers all over the world have been rolling out campaigns and seasonal merchandise, aimed at capturing the $150 billion-plus in consumer spend up for grabs in 2020. However, different brands have thought their way through and around this challenge in a variety of ways.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 15, 2018

In terms of regions, Mexico saw the most toy industry growth at 15 percent for the first half of the year. And brands have helped to fuel that strong growth. In terms of regions, North America – driven by the United States – is the largest part of the world for toy sales.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 27, 2019

Retailers are designing brick-and-mortar spaces around experiences to attract and keep customers. Chinese eCommerce retailer JD.com , in one case, has just rolled out its inaugural SEVEN FUN lifestyle space in Galaxy SOHO in Beijing. Meanwhile, Central Retail Corporation is looking to raise up to 81.1

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 22, 2019

VTEX has been around since 1999, but it hasn’t had the need to raise a significant amount of capital thus far, mostly operating off of its own revenues. . Brands and retailers want reliability and the ability to test their own innovations. Gomide said VTEX needs to look beyond just serving its own region. “At

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PYMNTS

MAY 29, 2019

Western Union has expanded its services into Thailand and launched a brand new international money transfer service in the region, the company said in a release. To use the service, customers can use a card or a bank account, or pay in person at a retail location. They can also use the Western Union mobile app.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 24, 2020

Nowhere is the pain being felt more acutely than in China, where the coronavirus first took root and spread, where businesses and supply chains went dark, and where hundreds of millions of consumers, as well as businesses and their workers, stayed in their homes — into, and then through, the Lunar New Year, a key season for retail.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 8, 2019

To tap growth in a place where coffee consumption per capita is said to be low compared to international standards, Nestle began to offer coffee that is Starbucks-branded in mainland China. The company started to sell products with the Starbucks label in February in Asia, Europe and Latin America, Reuters reported.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 3, 2019

“Ernest Chew, who heads the British lender’s capital goods and automotive investment banking team in the region, will join Carro as its chief financial officer in February,” the news service said, citing unnamed sources. According to the report , the deal comes as Carro raised some $30 million in fresh capital. Toyota’s Move.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 1, 2017

Launched in Thailand in 2014, Pomelo has always had a bigger vision for its fast fashion eCommerce shop as a global brand bringing value to fashion forward consumers, wherever they may happen to be buying. They want international branded fashion, [and] with Instagram and Snapchat, trends are no longer local. and European markets.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 23, 2018

have capitalized on a sea change in how we pay. To capitalize on that aforementioned eCommerce growth in emerging markets and log sales in those regions, U.S. They must offer local payment methods — outside traditional card brands, such as Visa and Mastercard — that will help eCommerce cross-border efforts gain traction.

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PYMNTS

MAY 11, 2016

The brand has always managed to have at least one of its three stores doing well. As this week’s Q1 earnings indicate, that is just not the case anymore — as all three of its brands reported anemic sales. Results for Gap Inc. have been a mixed bag for the last several years. Recently it’s been Old Navy.

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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. It is often hard to find and search for local retailers, exacerbated by the fact that cannabis businesses are oftentimes located in undesirable areas. This is the marketplace that connects patients with retailers.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 1, 2017

Small and regional — outside of the Southeastern United States, most people haven’t heard of it. It’s even capitalizing on the department store drain that is ongoing. We’re going to take that brand message and the legacy the Belks have built and continue building on it. Most brands can’t do exactly what Belk has done.

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CB Insights

OCTOBER 10, 2018

Startups targeting retail and commercial banking have been emerging globally, spurred by favorable tech regulations, an uptick in mobile adoption, and shifting customer demographics. This year in the US, JP Morgan launched mobile banking app Finn and Goldman Sachs’ retail banking arm Marcus crossed 1.5M savings accounts. Key takeaways.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 7, 2016

The Series A round of funding was led by Sequoia India, Venturra Capital and Susquehanna International Group. Zilingo, whose founders moved to the region, are targeting small retailers who sell their fashion offline in markets and malls across Southeast Asia. The startup previously raised $2 million.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 1, 2017

Looking at the geographic concentration of activity, the US was the most active region, with 47 percent of activity, followed by China at 41 percent. The retail landscape is changing fast in the face of new technologies and shifts in buyer behavior and consumer demand. OrderGroove Funds Frictionless Commerce With $20M Series C.

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CB Insights

NOVEMBER 16, 2017

Using CB Insights data, we mapped out the key emerging Asian smartphone brands challenging established players. Below, we dive deeper into these various smartphone brands and the companies that own them. Oppo, Vivo, and OnePlus are smartphone brands run by the BBK Electronics Corporation , headquartered in Dongguan, China.

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CB Insights

AUGUST 26, 2021

SoftBank’s capital firepower has helped it become the #2 unicorn investor in the world. Meanwhile, the average deal size has decreased steadily in the past few years, and the firm is cutting checks to many first-time investments as it aims to diversify its portfolio and build out a wide-sweeping ecosystem of disruptive tech brands.

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Tech and Finance

JULY 13, 2016

Regional and mid-tier banks face an uphill battle on the digital front, but have advantages they can capitalize on with some focus and determination. Alarm bells are sounding in boardrooms of regional and mid-tier banks across the U.S. Retail Banking Customer Satisfaction Study from J.D. Or at least they should be.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 9, 2016

As such, we’re maintaining a cautious view of the retail environment in the second half.”. So how seriously concerned about the wheels coming off the cart should a retail watcher be? All three of its store brands were showing decline, and watchers and analysts were significantly less forgiving. The Long And Winding Road Back .

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PYMNTS

MARCH 5, 2018

By offering QR-based digital payments, smaller retailers can achieve these goals and create greater customer stickiness with little to no investment beyond the phone they already have,” said Jorn Lambert, EVP, Digital Channels and Regions, Mastercard. In spring 2018, participating U.S. In spring 2018, participating U.S.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 15, 2019

Regular retail experienced just 14 percent growth year-over-year, suggesting on-demand is fast emerging as a developing segment for digital commerce brands. TPV, or about 20 percent of online retailing, according to FDC estimates. Spending on digital goods and services is responsible for $90 billion in U.S.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 9, 2018

That has left an opening that Chinese brands are planning to spend — $832 million to fill on advertising — during the World Cup. That has left an opening that Chinese brands are planning to spend — $832 million to fill on advertising — during the World Cup. Are you really going to watch Brazil on the same TV as the 7-1 match?”

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PYMNTS

JULY 26, 2017

“The [McDonald’s] brand is about fun. That was McDonald’s VP of Global Digital Experiences, Farhan Siddiqi, back in May when he dropped in to talk with Karen Webster about McDonald’s future in retail, as the digital doors were unlocking for one the world’s best known and far-reaching consumer brands.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 13, 2020

Toilet paper and bleach may be flying off the shelves right now, but regional grocers are fighting to stay alive. Some ideas for those have been published in a study by Bain & Company, The Future of Retail: A Survival Guide for Regional Grocers. grocery shoppers, pinpointing the qualities of a winning model for regionals.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 29, 2016

Thrive Market’s pitch to consumers is that they can count on saving 50 percent, on average, off of standard retail prices. Thrive gets to their low price point by purchasing their goods from brands directly. Brands currently found on the platform include Zico, Yogi and Thrive’s own branded products.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 9, 2020

With DineVite, consumers and restaurants get a better deal, since the restaurants can offer a deal to customers that they are comfortable with and consumers capitalize on it. “Some dining apps take up to a 50 percent cut from restaurants, but with DineVite we are not charging restaurants a percentage of the sale.

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FICO

JUNE 15, 2023

Since worries about regional bank struggles and an uncertain stock market are driving people with cash to look for safe havens and good interest rates, it pays to be very careful about security as well as who is behind the friendly new banking brand. Unsafe Savings? Is Sending Money Too Simple?

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Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 17, 2021

From nowhere, sizable regional players are being created. This is an innovation-seeking franchise that has built a solid brand and never got over its skis in execution. Performance and multiples continue to be solid, outperforming most regional banks. Has to be M-O-E. Bank Merger of the Year. That’s almost impossible to select.

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Jeff For Banks

APRIL 23, 2017

Jeff Bank A: To our shareholders, Since our inception, we have used the word ‘‘Absolutely’’ as a part of our brand. We continuously evaluate our overall capital management strategy and remain committed to being conservative stewards of your investment in [Bank A]. No reason to call them out here, as it is beyond the point of the post.

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Gonzobanker

JULY 7, 2015

Capital One* 29,565,607 54,374,989 24,809,382. Capital One figures are for Capital One USA direct bank and not the regional bank components. The major card-based direct banks – American Express, Capital One and Discover – have all done very well. Retail Banks $1,271,189,782. billion in 2010.

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