PYMNTS

MARCH 20, 2020

Fast casuals, quick service restaurants (QSRs) and table service operations all have long been working to innovate their ordering services. The pandemic-related increase in demand will now give food brands a larger chance to test and demonstrate their new order-to-go technologies and approaches.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 19, 2020

But Foxtrot, a small company out of Chicago, is reinventing convenience store retail and taking it uptown. It’s an ambitious business model, which so far has been limited to eight locations in Chicago, but certainly enough to prove the concept for LaVitola, who is an investment banker by trade, and his team.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 19, 2020

But Foxtrot, a small company out of Chicago, is reinventing convenience store retail and taking it uptown. It’s an ambitious business model, which so far has been limited to eight locations in Chicago, but certainly enough to prove the concept for LaVitola, who is an investment banker by trade, and his team.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 11, 2020

In the age of Amazon, achieving success in this market takes dozens of fulfillment centers, advanced logistics and sophisticated enterprise technology. This includes new entrepreneurial businesses like TushBaby , large CPG brands like Bulletproof 360 and top Walmart sellers like Enviro-Log.”.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 26, 2019

To help bring these options to more consumers, retailers and technology companies decided to join forces. and Chicago. In November, Dine Brands linked up with Postmates to offer delivery from thousands of locations, integrating delivery orders into IHOP’s and Applebee’s POS systems.

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CB Insights

OCTOBER 9, 2018

Despite the rise of e-commerce and mobile, the physical channel still plays an important role in consumer experience — and retailers are increasingly leveraging technologies to stay afloat. Cashier-less technology is one of the latest trends to dominate conversation. The technologies supporting a cashier-less environment.

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PYMNTS

MAY 16, 2017

One company that’s helping to move the ball for many living in various space sizes is startup on-demand furniture company Interior Define, based out of Chicago. Chicago how the company came to be and what he sought to accomplish. Interior Define’s founder and CEO, Rob Royer, shared with Tech.Co

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 10, 2019

The latest PYMNTS Order to Eat Tracker highlights how several major brands are embracing (or resisting) third-party delivery services, new models and new ordering solutions in an effort to win over customers. The virtual restaurant business model is becoming increasingly popular as technology improves the user experience.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 18, 2019

Madewell , for instance, is teaming with thredUP for an offering called “The Madewell Archive,” which is described as a collection of its own branded jeans that it sourced from the reCommerce platform, and follows other recycling efforts from the company. The brand also rolled out a fair-trade denim capsule earlier in 2019.).

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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. From Chipotle Mexican Grill to DoorDash , quick-service restaurants and technology platforms are making it easier for consumers to order their favorite foods.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 12, 2016

That’s the conversation that Mike Lawlor, Chief Services Officer at USA Technologies , and Karen Webster had recently, where they kicked around the notion of “remote retail” as a new way to frame the unattended or vending segment. It could also be what could transform what used to be called the “unattended” or “vending” industry.

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PYMNTS

JULY 30, 2019

The company’s technology was in place at 700 of the company’s stores in the quarter that was most recent. Mobile doesn’t just mean apps – order-ahead technology is also increasingly being integrated into cars, and the rise in mobile ordering is affecting restaurants themselves. In fact, 91.4

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 14, 2018

With premium coffees, teas, mixology and the iconic Milanese Princi Bakery, it serves as a Starbucks brand amplifier and a platform for future innovation.” According to AM New York , it has “the largest fully operational coffee roasting plant in Manhattan.” The space, of course, is a place where Starbucks will roast coffee beans.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 10, 2018

Meanwhile, their in-store customer base shrinks, as shoppers can now find lower prices and fast delivery with the touch of a few buttons on their smartphone – or even through interactive technology that uses voice recognition. The company also launched a new co-branded Visa rewards card with Alliance Data.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 11, 2020

The advance of Amazon’s cashierless technology is not a new story to the retail beat as of 2020. with new openings scheduled for New York, Chicago, Seattle and San Francisco on the agenda for his year. with new openings scheduled for New York, Chicago, Seattle and San Francisco on the agenda for his year.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 29, 2016

“Enova Decisions, an Analytics as a Service (AaaS) business, delivers on-demand decision-making technology and real-time predictive analytics services to businesses that want to make fast, data-driven decisions within an instant and at scale,” Joe DeCosmo, Enova’s chief analytics officer and head of Enova Decisions.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 17, 2017

It’s a hungry brand, gobbling up three different food delivery competitors in the last quarter alone: Boston-based Foodler, Groupon’s OrderUp and most recently, Yelp’s Eat24. Both Groupon and Grubhub are Chicago-based, although OrderUp calls Baltimore home. Grubhub isn’t just about hungry people. The Eat24 deal closed last week on Oct.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 2, 2018

Avant is really two businesses operating under one roof — connected in crucial ways, but separate in function. We’re also a pure-play technology company, designed to support banks [that] want to offer lending products, but … either can’t or won’t dedicate hundreds of millions to building the capacity,” he said.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 4, 2018

Through platforms such as Slice , small pizzerias can tap into technology that allows their customers to order pizza online for pickup or delivery — just like the larger national chains. Introduced in 2014 alongside a handful of other experimental services, Uber Eats operates worldwide in 29 countries. The Whole Pie.

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PYMNTS

JULY 30, 2018

Albertsons, which had already been selling the meals in California Safeway and Chicago-area Jewel-Osco stores, started selling the product in hundreds of its Albertsons stores and via home delivery on Instacart. The buzz became so powerful that the Albertsons supermarket chain decided to acquire the firm for $300 million in 2017.

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SEPTEMBER 22, 2017

The Hilton hotel chain is now allowing its customers to redeem their Hilton Honors rewards points via Amazon, making it the first hotel operator to offer such an ability. However, it could still take up to two years for the company to get drug licenses in all 50 U.S. Making The Honors Roll. Three Cheers For New Alcohol Delivery Strategy.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 6, 2018

Remember, before Grubhub bought LevelUp, Chase put a few tens of millions into them as the technology partner that would ignite Chase Pay acceptance at QSRs. Brands franchisees who are now being asked to get on board the Grubhub delivery platform. Source: [link]. It’s where I grabbed this image, in fact. In February of 2018, Yum!

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Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 22, 2020

During a busy year we saw Jill supporting her local community, blogging with Mark Cuban, spinning up new PPP technology and innovating with things like curbside banking. For more than 20 years, John has helped City National grow its niched commercial and private banking businesses with strategic technologies. THE TECHNOLOGY AWARDS.

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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.”. 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.

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Independent Banker

OCTOBER 1, 2022

But as the prevalence of security breaches grows, so do the opportunities for community banks to position themselves as guardians of their customers’ personal data through compliance, technology and relationship building. Respondents also indicated a 23% increase in purchase intent for brands and companies with responsible data practices.

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JULY 20, 2018

Due to some unexpected circumstances with the funding and business, I regret to inform that Chef’d has ceased all operations until our investors and lenders decide the final fate of the company,” the company’s chief technology officer wrote in an email to a supplier on Tuesday (July 17). It is a tough business.”.

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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. This is an innovation-seeking franchise that has built a solid brand and never got over its skis in execution. Brandon Dewitt, MX co-founder and chief technology officer. Acronym of the Year.

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FEBRUARY 12, 2020

Laka , a London-based community-driven insurance technology company, raised $4.7M Obie , a Chicago-based proptech startup, announced it raised $2.8M Aviva to distribute Neos digital home policies under its own brand. AXA confirms its plans to sell its Eastern Europe operations to Austria’s Uniqa Insurance Group for $1.1B

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PYMNTS

JUNE 27, 2016

The only thing Apple didn’t do was require users to wear Apple-branded gear while checking out. Apple Pay is also now last in line on the web behind PayPal, Visa Checkout, MasterPass, Amazon, Walmart Pay on Walmart.com and soon Chase Pay, who all do one thing that Apple does not: They work across operating systems and browsers.

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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. Papa John’s Digital Pizza Play.

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SEPTEMBER 1, 2015

The natural language generation specialist has launched a new, enhanced version of its Quill Engage for Google Analytics technology. Quill Engage turns Google Analytics data into actionable, natural language analysis and reports that are easier to understand and easier for website operators to implement.

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Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 19, 2016

Instead we need to pay serious attention to how technology is changing strategy in our industry and develop gritty tactics to address this shift. While this deal was announced late last year, the heavy lifting was done in 2016 as BBCN Bancorp and Wilshire Bancorp came together under a new brand to create the largest Korean American bank.

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Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 19, 2016

Instead we need to pay serious attention to how technology is changing strategy in our industry and develop gritty tactics to address this shift. While this deal was announced late last year, the heavy lifting was done in 2016 as BBCN Bancorp and Wilshire Bancorp came together under a new brand to create the largest Korean American bank.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 4, 2019

cities, an effort that comes as the eCommerce operator continues to make the most of its Whole Foods acquisition. In the latest news, the Amazon grocery stores – reportedly to be located in such cities as Los Angeles, Chicago and Washington, D.C. will diverge from the company’s Whole Foods Market brand. For example, at a 32.7

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 16, 2019

consumers was in 1872, when Aaron Montgomery Ward of Chicago produced a catalog for his mail-order business. The next big name in the game, Hammacher Schlemmer – which is still currently open and operational – decided to zoom in and specialize while Montgomery Ward was expanding outwards. The next major appearance for U.S.

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MARCH 6, 2019

Companies across industries from food delivery to mobile payments disintegrate for all kinds of reasons, from technology errors and logistical challenges to overspending and outright fraud. Powa Technologies. The problem, of course, is that Holmes’ technology was a sham. Table of Contents. Total disclosed equity funding : $500M.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 26, 2018

As Karen Webster pointed out, the first commerce intermediary to operate at scale was Istanbul’s Grand Bazaar , which opened for business 558 years ago. He dropped it off in Chicago, met her … they wound up having dinner, he dropped by on his way back through, and they got engaged to be married last Valentine’s Day.”.

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