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LetsBab Taps Into Peer Recommendations For Shopping

PYMNTS

Amid a rise of influencer-sponsored items on social media, LetsBab enables consumers to shop, recommend and earn money through its new peer recommendation app. Takhar previously served as the CEO of Charlotte Olympia, and prior to that was Halston Heritage’s chief executive. and 90 brands in the U.S.

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Car Vending Machine Company Carvana Goes Up Against Wall Street

PYMNTS

According to Carvana Chief Brand Officer Ryan Keeton, opening new markets brings an uptick in overall business. “We Miami is Carvana’s 24th car vending machine location to date — joining Nashville, San Antonio, Houston, Austin, Dallas, Raleigh, Jacksonville, Tampa, Charlotte, Washington, D.C., New Markets. Ontario (L.A.),

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Can Sneaker Sales Save The Lagging Apparel Industry?

PYMNTS

Sports footwear grew even faster than the sales of other footwear between 2010 and 2015, with a CAGR of 7 percent during that time, and that figure is also expected to grow in coming years as brands realize the value of a successful sports footwear marketing campaign and partnerships with popular athletes and teams.

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FI Highlight: Truliant Federal Credit Union

Banking 2020

Our MyWhy panel selected Chandra McCloud as one of our Charlotte winners. McCloud is a longtime dance educator at Northwest School of the Arts in Charlotte. Our MyWhy contest asked those who are eligible for Truliant membership about the life improving ways they would spend $25,000.

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Inside Domino’s Data Strategy For Driving Customer Loyalty

PYMNTS

Technology is an essential ingredient that connects consumers with their favorite food brands. Whether consumers place an order from a desktop website, a mobile device, a branded app or a third-party delivery provider, the smoother the ordering experience, the more likely consumers will return to place a new order.

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The Beauty Tech Revolution: The Startups, Investors, Products And Tech Reshaping Personal Care

CB Insights

Colorescience , a chemical-free skin care brand, ranked third with a $15M investment. Within branded cosmetics, startups focused on skincare have attracted the most deals. In May 2017, L’Occitane added its second portfolio company in LimeLight by Alcone , a makeup and chemical-free skincare brand. Series A in March.

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Finovate Fall 2016 Live Blog – Day 1

William Mills

Integrated with major retailer API’s like Amazon, eBay, Best Buy and several other aspirational brands. Charlotte, NC-based tech company founded eight years ago by a 14-year FinTech veteran from FIS. Back in 2013 this was their company stats: HQ Location: Charlotte, NC. 01:59 pm InSpirAVE – [link] – @InSpirAve.

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