PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 24, 2020

According to a recent report from Forrester and Adobe , brands defined as “experience-driven” grow at a clip of 19 percent per year, compared to 13 percent for others. The consumer now has a candle with a personal brand. Other companies focus on activities that stay on brand. Minutes later, that photo is applied as a label.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 18, 2019

Brick-and-mortar retailers are joining forces with online reCommerce companies to bring pre-owned merchandise into their stores, adding to their sustainability efforts. That price point, according to Fashionista , is significantly less costly than a new pair of the brand’s jeans that usually cost approximately $130.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 9, 2018

Weight Watchers announced the meal kits on Thursday (March 8) and plans to sell them under the “WW Healthy Kitchen” brand name. The company will debut the kits next week during the 2018 International Home + Housewares Show in Chicago. Customers can buy them in the store or through the retailer’s online grocery pickup service.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 9, 2020

The model for the DineVite online and mobile app is actually similar to social media. What will factor into any restaurant or restaurant group’s success in tomorrow’s online world are the numbers and demographics of just how tourist-traveled your city, town, or region is going forward.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 6, 2018

Nordstrom has announced a partnership with Anthropologie that will feature more than 200 items from Anthropologie Home at 15 Nordstrom locations, as well as online. We look forward to providing our customers with another way to shop one of their favorite home brands.”. Michigan Avenue (Chicago, Ill.); Brea Mall (Brea, Calif.);

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Gonzobanker

NOVEMBER 18, 2014

Tom McGill of First Financial Bank led a session with our own Jim Burson where McGill pointed to the risks of single-service customers, the importance of customers advocating for your brand, and getting bank reporting accountability simplified across channels. Online delivery? Where is the digital engagement energy? Two jumped out.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 8, 2018

As consumers shift their spending from brick-and-mortar stores to eCommerce sites, iconic American fashion and houseware brands are shuttering their flagship stores. In Chicago, Crate & Barrel ’s flagship store closed earlier this year. Changing Consumer Tastes. Real Estate Opportunities. Macy’s, Inc. Macy’s, Inc.

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CB Insights

FEBRUARY 12, 2020

Obie , a Chicago-based proptech startup, announced it raised $2.8M The company offers a commercial real estate management platform and offers a commercial P&C insurance program for portfolios between $500K and $10B in AUM. . Aviva to distribute Neos digital home policies under its own brand.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 26, 2020

But whatever boost from additional shopping retailers manage to wrangle this year, they are certainly due for an incredibly busy return season starting today, according to most reports. Retailers prefer shoppers return items in stores rather than ship them back because they can get items back on shelves more quickly.

Retail 212

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 6, 2018

LevelUp is front and center on the Chase site as its partner for online ordering using Chase Pay and Chase Commerce Solutions (aka Chase Paymentech). That model — aggregating menus from local restaurants in one place and enabling easy online ordering from that online platform — remained Grubhub’s mainstay over the next decade.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 20, 2019

And payments firms are helping restaurants with mobile orders: Square, for instance, is releasing new order management integrations for Square for Restaurants. It will let orders from Postmates, DoorDash and management platform Chowly to join existing provider Caviar in flowing directly into a point of sale (POS) system of a restaurant.

Mobile 116

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 9, 2017

Customers who scan their own groceries aren’t dawdling in a gauntlet of temptations like in the olden days of grocery shopping; they’re in and out of the store as fast as they can possibly manage. Now there’s a new threat emerging that could spell the end: online grocery shopping. Three years ago, the Hershey Co. billion in sales – 2.2

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 2, 2018

Potential borrowers apply online or via mobile, can be approved and offered a rate within 15 minutes, and can have their loans funded within 24 hours. However, adopting the efficiencies that digital lending platforms bring to the table isn’t as easy as just flipping a switch and moving online, he added.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 11, 2020

Just ask Carvana, the leading online automotive seller and a major force in changing the way people buy cars. For example, as reported by Forbes, auditor Grant Thornton wrote that “management believes” it can meet its financial obligations through February 2021. Wall Street is a tough master, especially for eCommerce companies.

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PYMNTS

JULY 15, 2016

While VC favorite enterprise cybersecurity showed up on the scoreboard, investors also eyed startups that help businesses manage their employees and their business partners. Carrick Capital Partners led the investment, which will be used to help Bay Dynamics expand globally and continue to innovate in the cyberrisk management space.

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PYMNTS

JULY 30, 2019

percent of small QSR managers were satisfied, according to the Mobile Order-Ahead Tracker. More than 400 Dunkin’ restaurants throughout New York City’s five boroughs are now offering delivery through Seamless, Grubhub’s New York brand. PYMNTS’ most recent Restaurant Readiness Index found that only 30.7 In fact, 91.4

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 21, 2020

Chang’s To Go location in Chicago that will focus on carryout, delivery and catering, with delivery offered through third-party services as well as the restaurant’s website and app. Diners will place orders via third-party online food delivery platforms, phone or the restaurant’s website. Chang’s , in one case, is set to open a P.F.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 24, 2018

Last week Stripe officially announced the launch of Stripe Terminal, a product that will enable online businesses and platforms to accept in-person payments with Stripe. Rolling out with Stripe’s in-store and online improvements are Warby Parker and Glossier. percent fee when sold online.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 2, 2017

Between automated checkout lines, online grocery ordering and meal kit services, it seems like the inexorable tide of progress is determined to wipe out millions of jobs across the retail and grocery sectors. Coca-Cola follows in fellow CPG brand Campbell Co.’s And those are just the new technologies getting the most press.

Retail 124

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 4, 2016

The Department of Transportation will use the back-end support of Cubic Transportation and, in collaboration with Passport, will change the EASY Card revenue management system to allow travelers to buy fares using contactless, check balances on the cards, view account history and manage accounts through a new app.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 21, 2016

Consumers want everything these days, from online shopping with one-click ordering and fast delivery to an exciting and high-tech shopping experience at physical stores. Rue21’s new strategy includes opening 40 new stores, giving 100 current stores a facelift and focusing on branding. For the quarter ended Aug. percent to $1.19

Retail 100

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 19, 2016

In Chicago, InContext Solutions, an international VR provider, is working with retailers and manufacturers to create new in-store concepts for “optimal shopper experiences.”. Ant Financial Services Group operates China’s largest online payments service, Alipay, and has over 450 million daily users.

Retail 100

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Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 22, 2020

Banks and credit unions had to fundamentally change their delivery, support and relationship management models at scopes and speeds that were unheard of. The Experience Award Goes to BCU , Chicago. It feels like soon we will be ordering our burger online in the drive-through and having it “delivered” at the window. Everything.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 21, 2016

Chicago, Dallas, Portland, Los Angeles and San Francisco — and growing to more. You go online and give us really simple information about your home. When you look at the actual business model, we’re investing in the brand experience, building logistics and software and pricing technology.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 27, 2016

In New York City, the tab apparently averages out at around $82,299, while in Chicago the proper celebration of eternal love and fealty runs at about $61,265. So they decided to go all in and offer branded wedding gowns (starting at $150) along with a pile of accessories, shoes and a bit of everything wedding. “It

Retail 100

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CB Insights

OCTOBER 9, 2018

Unmanned retail can: Set up points of sale in new places: As shopping malls struggle and brick-and-mortar foot traffic declines, brands don’t want to wait for shoppers to come to stores. using their online account to check out in store), cashless retailers hope to merge shoppers’ online and offline identities.

Retail 71

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 10, 2020

We’re excited to bring new technology and better experiences to the gas station,” said Eric Carmichael, the Americas fuels marketing manager at ExxonMobil. “We The brand is reportedly worried about attracting activist investors. We build and seek out technology that will wow our consumers, providing both ease of use and security.”.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 11, 2017

But then again, New Yorkers take pizza unusually seriously, a fact former Daily Show host — and proud New York style pizza fan — Jon Stewart proved during 3:32 minutes of pure unadulterated hatred for Chicago-style pizza. How appetizing. And customers are responding. Domino’s last quarterly earnings reports saw the chain logging $1.48

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 25, 2019

They are described by Google as “smart,” since they will provide account holders with money management tips to optimize and manage the funds in those accounts. Consumers are increasingly using online and mobile channels – and living in ecosystems like Google and Amazon where they shop for, discover and buy products.

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Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 19, 2016

Since Richman and about 100 other bankers from LaSalle Bank in Chicago joined PrivateBancorp nearly a decade ago, the bank has grown to an $18 billion solid niche player with $10 billion in assets under management. Demand in Need of a Supply – Online/mobile commercial loan origination. Tom Fishburne at Financial Brand Forum.

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Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 19, 2016

Since Richman and about 100 other bankers from LaSalle Bank in Chicago joined PrivateBancorp nearly a decade ago, the bank has grown to an $18 billion solid niche player with $10 billion in assets under management. Demand in Need of a Supply – Online/mobile commercial loan origination. Tom Fishburne at Financial Brand Forum.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 13, 2019

But the brand’s focus has shifted to its permanent brick-and-mortar boutiques and large online business. The aim is for the system to be manageable and seamlessly accessible to its employees, particularly the ones on the ground in boutiques.

Metro 108

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 13, 2019

But the brand’s focus has shifted to its permanent brick-and-mortar boutiques and large online business. The aim is for the system to be manageable and seamlessly accessible to its employees, particularly the ones on the ground in boutiques.

Metro 100

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 20, 2018

For Chicago-based Middle Eastern food chain Naf Naf Grill , that means focusing on reward points, while also making order fulfillment as speedy as possible. Our brand was a little bit late getting into the game,” Damico said. “[But] But] you have to have [mobile ordering] to play in the fast-casual space right now.”.

Mobile 101

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 2, 2016

Both Ahold and Delhaize in their last separate quarterly reports — reported jointly — managed to beat pre-earnings estimates. online grocery business. Nonetheless, the brand maintains that the Peapod sales hiccup is not related to customer interest but to operational issues. on online sales. Strong Earnings .

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CB Insights

APRIL 29, 2019

Today, Tabriz is a senior engineering director at Google, responsible for the entire Chrome browser while also managing Project Zero, one of Google’s internal security research teams. At the now defunct Convergys Corporation, new sales employees pitching the company’s customer management software were known as retail Jedis.

Innovation 78

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CB Insights

MARCH 26, 2019

Managing money that doesn’t go as far — when it’s not tied up in debt payments — hugely affects how millennials budget and spend. “Cereal used to be the only breakfast option, [but] there’s a lot more to choose from than there ever used to be,” says Andrew Shripka, Kellogg’s associate director of brand marketing.

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