PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 8, 2019

Startups in the eCommerce space have long enabled their customers to experience their products in real life (“IRL”) through temporary retail shops, and now, digitally-focused brands belonging to major retailers are taking a similar approach. The four-room house, which is a mere 238 square feet, was built for the brand by Modern Tiny Living.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 13, 2016

The newly formed relationship calls for Cardtronics to own and operate ATMs at more than 300 gas station and convenience store locations — operating under the We Got It! Food Mart, My Goods Market and Circle K brand names — in California, Colorado, Oregon and Washington State. Cardtronics announced Monday (Dec.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 4, 2016

Wiland operates one of the largest consumer databases, tracking more than $220 billion in transactional, SKU-level data — transactional and behavioral — for over 235 million Americans. But the Colorado economy has been good to Wiland, Heitman added.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 2, 2018

Digitally native brands often test the retail waters with pop-up shops, and, after some offline success, they may expand their concepts with permanent locations. It will also offer a larger jewelry selection and exclusive brands like Sidney Garber, who has bracelets that sell for $8,600 and up. In Other Brick-and-Mortar News.

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Bobsguide

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

Zions operates under local management teams and distinct brands in 11 western states: Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Texas, Utah, Washington and Wyoming. Zions Bancorporation is one of the nation’s premier financial services companies with total assets exceeding $65 billion.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 6, 2019

We have a deep dive into Colorado’s digital driver’s license effort and news on Alphabet’s new CEO, as well as data on millennial Black Friday spending. operations. Inside the Launch of Colorado’s New State-Run Digital Driver’s License (Jumio Digital Identity Tracker). Top News .

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PYMNTS

JUNE 20, 2019

That comparison may not be 100 percent on the mark, but the truth is this: Legal pot operations are joining the legitimate business world, and more evidence of that will come after the markets close on Thursday (June 20). The report also noted that “since launching in Colorado in 2016, privately held LeafLink has quickly gained traction.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 10, 2020

According to the JPMorgan Chase Institute , 47% of small businesses have less than two weeks of cash liquidity on hand, with restaurants and retail operating at the slimmest margins. Boulder, Colorado has been working on strategies to help downtown retailers since before the coronavirus crisis. “And speed is of the essence.

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Independent Banker

JUNE 30, 2022

is a full-service commercial bank with 80 branch locations in Arizona, Colorado, Kansas and Missouri. We were looking at ways to increase our deposit base and impact the communities we serve,” says Tom Kientz, chief operating officer. Name: Academy Bank. Assets: $2.3 Location: Kansas City, Mo. Academy Bank in Kansas City, Mo.,

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PYMNTS

APRIL 2, 2020

This organic healthcare brand is hustling to keep up with orders during a time when it has had to pivot to deal with the COVID-19 crisis – and it is poised for a breakout 2020. Green Goo will provide its hometown of Lyons, Colorado with 3,000+ units of the sanitizer, along with a bundle of its other products included free of charge.

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Independent Banker

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

Promotional merchandise, or swag, has long been regarded as a no-brainer approach to business branding, but community banks are shedding those thrifty connotations with a new, mindful approach to company gifting that imparts value and purpose while bolstering bottom lines. Building brand identity. By Judith Sears.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 4, 2019

The first Amazon 4-star location opened in New York City last September, followed by Lone Tree, Colorado, Berkeley, California and Seattle, Washington. The filing will let it continue operating while it attempts to reorganize the business and return to profitability. Forever 21 plans to close up to 178 stores in the U.S.

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PYMNTS

MAY 4, 2019

The drive-thru window, for example, first met the market in 1947 when it was introduced to the world by Sheldon “Red” Chaney, operator of Red’s Giant Hamburg in Springfield, Missouri. The concept was invented by a Guatemalan McDonald’s franchise operator, Yolanda Fernández de Cofiño, in the mid-70s.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 14, 2017

For the retailer, there are real technological barriers: Most retailers have limited technology experience — even the more sophisticated operators — and many do not have even basic websites. PW: greenRush has multiple business lines that drive revenue, all of which transform relationships between brands, dispensaries and customers.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 6, 2018

The store marks a milestone for Team USA: It’s their first in-person retail store outside the Olympic Training Center in Colorado. Mall operator Simon Properties, for example, has been trying out a pop-up concept called The Edit, which allows a much shorter commitment — only one to six months.

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Independent Banker

OCTOBER 1, 2022

Respondents also indicated a 23% increase in purchase intent for brands and companies with responsible data practices. The privacy of customers’ personal information is at the forefront of every community banker’s decisions, says Steven Estep, ICBA assistant vice president of operational risk. Other regulation around consumer data.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 24, 2018

As Sears winds down operations at those stores, the retailer is planning to have liquidation sales at 33 Sears-branded stores and 13 stores under the Kmart banner starting next week. Target is expanding its curbside pickup service to California and Colorado. In Other Brick-And-Mortar News.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 19, 2018

And some retailers are growing these service offerings: Target is expanding its curbside pickup to two new markets: California and Colorado, it was reported in August. In fact, chatbots, or virtual customer assistants (VCAs), may be used in one-quarter of customer service and support operations by 2020, per some estimates.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 12, 2019

Robotics and automation were areas of focus for both retailers this week as they seek to upgrade their operations in an effort to capture more consumer spend. Amazon’s efforts in robotics upgraded this week with the acquisition of Colorado-based Canvas Technology. Carts Go Driverless: The Acquisition of Canvas Technology. told Adweek.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 19, 2017

For Simon Property Group, the real estate investment trust that is the world’s largest owner of shopping malls and the owner and operator of 208 malls, this new direction in brick-and-mortar retail is not good news. The more customers interact with the chatbot, the more the bot learns about what customers need and want when shopping.

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CB Insights

OCTOBER 26, 2017

Across the US, well-funded companies are rethinking how the financial system operates. Inked Brands. $ We excluded companies that have not raised equity funding since 2015 and excluded funding from debt as well as lines of credit. The Most Well-Funded Fintech Startup in Each State (October 2017). Total Equity Funding ($M). California.

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PYMNTS

MAY 17, 2016

The Sears of today may have attracted the unfortunate moniker of “dead retailer walking,” but for much of its 130 years of operation what Sears has actually been best known for is being the most cutting-edge retailer out there. That program grew in prominence until 1985, when it formally branded as the Discover Card.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 10, 2016

The bold-yellow-lettering-on-blue-background-adorned movie rental stores that dotted the American landscape throughout the 1990s — Gothamist notes that, as late as 2004, there were around 9,000 Blockbuster locations in business across the country — now number a scant 51 independently operated franchises.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 24, 2017

Take the clothing and accessories brand TOMS , for instance. The company operates on a “one-for-one” business model, which means that it donates one pair of shoes or glasses to communities in third-world countries for every pair sold to a first-world consumer.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 6, 2017

And vending machine operators are behind that mental reset as they contemplate their own futures since vending machines no longer have to be about junk food bought with cash. The latest evidence of that acceleration was in the headlines last week when USA Technologies announced its latest partnership with Colorado-based Premier Services, Inc.

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CB Insights

SEPTEMBER 17, 2018

Around the middle of the twentieth century, there was what The Atlantic called a “Cambrian explosion” of brands. Tide, Crest, Band-Aid, Lipton, and other branded packaged goods — and the conglomerates that manufactured them — reigned. Store brands from retailers were seen as down-budget choices. Table of Contents.

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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. Pets allowed: Lazy Dog (California, Colorado).

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CB Insights

APRIL 24, 2018

Retailers are leveraging technology, such as artificial intelligence and augmented reality, to enhance operational visibility and personalize their customer service, a new necessity in fast-changing and demanding consumer market. “We’re in a test-and-learn phase as we consider what other investment routes we should explore.

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CB Insights

APRIL 29, 2019

Health food delivery company Oh My Green is hiring for a happiness manager, aka an operations manager. “It’s really the branding of HR and how we’ve chosen to rebrand, but it just makes so much sense, it’s people, it’s heart,” she said of the title. Brand Warrior. Chief Heart Officer.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 21, 2019

The bill authorizing the program, AB466 , gives an operational time frame for the program, running from Oct. The report also noted that, “since launching in Colorado in 2016, privately held LeafLink has quickly gained traction. 1, 2019 through June 30, 2023. Cannabis Payments Landscape. population. and Canada.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 22, 2018

First, Target expanded its curbside pickup service to California and Colorado. Boxed does not offer the broad challenge to Amazon that retail chains do, but it could least poke the eCommerce operator in the side. The company delivers, but its customers don’t feel empathy for the brand,” he said.

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Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 19, 2016

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. Acquisition of the Year – Guaranty Bank and Trust Company in Colorado for its acquisition of Home State Bank. Kudos to Hope CEO Kevin S.

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Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 19, 2016

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. Acquisition of the Year – Guaranty Bank and Trust Company in Colorado for its acquisition of Home State Bank. Kudos to Hope CEO Kevin S.

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