PYMNTS

OCTOBER 21, 2016

Rue21’s new strategy includes opening 40 new stores, giving 100 current stores a facelift and focusing on branding. Chief Executive Chip Bergh said: “We are pleased with the third-quarter results with broad-based revenue growth across all three regions, despite the continued challenging environment, particularly in the U.S.

Retail 100

Retail Marketing Branding Austin 100

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.”. Cloud computing is the new ‘engine’ powering commercial operations.”. Data has already become the new ‘natural resource’ that is as vital as oil and electricity.

Retail 100

Retail Technology Trends Online 100

Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 17, 2021

Lots of tech and operations to clean up, it appears, but no solid bank is better qualified than the team from Minneapolis. 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. Acronym of the Year. Has to be M-O-E.

Fintech 147

Fintech Strategy Leadership Lending 147

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.

Chicago 123

Chicago New York City New York Innovation 123

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. Mergerama Region of the Year – The Midwest: Huntington-First Merit, Chemical-Talmer, Old National-Anchor … the list goes on.

Utah 60

Utah System Community Marketing 60

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. Mergerama Region of the Year – The Midwest: Huntington-First Merit, Chemical-Talmer, Old National-Anchor … the list goes on.

Utah 60

Utah System Community Marketing 60

CB Insights

JULY 17, 2018

New restaurant concepts are redefining how we think about food, pushing established brands to reinvent themselves, spurring entrepreneurs to be creative with visual platforms like Instagram and recipes like pea-based protein, and paving a new way forward for the idea of casual dining itself. Americans dine out more than ever before.

San Francisco 69

San Francisco California United States CA 69

CB Insights

MARCH 6, 2019

After soaring to a multi-billion-dollar valuation behind an iconic founder, a team of prominent backers, and a promise to revolutionize blood testing, Theranos officially ceased operations in 2018. That July, it banned Holmes from owning or operating a lab for two years. The rise and fall of Theranos.

Report 78

Report San Francisco Capital New York 78

CB Insights

OCTOBER 31, 2019

Microsoft’s Satya Nadella referred to chat as the “third run-time” — an indispensable piece of operating a platform, second only to the operating system and the web browser. While M was capable of handling simple questions like “Where can I get a good burger in Chicago next week?”

Industry 78

Industry Examples Tools Retail 78

PYMNTS

DECEMBER 11, 2017

But why then, you might ask, are so many pure-play eTailers, whose target audience is the millennial — like The RealReal and Rent The Runway , new marketplaces like OfferUp , deal aggregators like Groupon , alt lenders like SoFi and alt lending platforms like LendingTree — buying pricey blocks of airtime on CNN and CNBC to promote their brands?

Millennials 109

Millennials Video Maine Operations 109