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JULY 24, 2018

Synovus Financial announced on Tuesday (July 24) that it is acquiring FCB Financial Holdings, owner of Florida Community Bank (FCB), Florida’s largest community bank, in a deal valued at $2.9 Following the closing, FCB will merge with Synovus Bank and operate under the Synovus brands. per FCB share, or $2.9 billion.

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MAY 22, 2020

could file for bankruptcy this weekend after the Florida-based car rental company failed to reach an agreement with top lenders, The Wall Street Journal reported. Hertz, which also operates the Dollar and Thrifty car rental brands, had been holding talks with creditors after skipping major car-lease payments due in April.

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MAY 20, 2020

Business survival amid the global pandemic has been a challenge but some brands were able to leverage the situation by tapping technology and turning lemons into lemonade. Little Greek Fresh Grill, based in Florida, delivered for customers by bringing them more than just prepared meals.

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SEPTEMBER 19, 2019

Shoppers can pick out a gift box to send to a relative in Florida, for example. The company carries brands such as the Detroit Spice Company and Lush Gourmet (Nuts). While local products can be amazing, it can be challenging for small brands to gain traction. When it comes to its target market, the company casts a wide net.

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JANUARY 15, 2020

CVS rolled out three HealthHUB concept stores in Texas close to the conclusion of 2018 and grew the offering to 50 locations in four markets by the end of last year. Dallas-Fort Worth, Boston, Ohio and North Carolina are among the next markets the pharmacy chain is targeting for the growth of HealthHUB in 2020. Pat Carroll, M.D.,

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SEPTEMBER 20, 2018

In early August, DoorDash announced it was dipping its toe into the subscription market with the launch of DashPass. DoorDash is gaining market share faster than anyone in the space,” DoorDash CEO and Co-founder Tony Xu noted. billion valuation. And that big valuation has come with big expansions. The service charges users $9.00

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JUNE 24, 2020

Against that backdrop, Florida-based startup Adfone , which has developed a carrier loyalty and monetization platform, said last month that it had closed on a $7.5 Drilling down into Adfone’s core market — prepaid mobile phone users — Boroff said “many people in the U.S. Adfone white labels its platform under carriers’ brands.

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MARCH 19, 2018

With this technology — which as undergone a trial period at three of its locations in New Jersey, New York and Florida — customers can experiment with moving items around a virtual room through a tablet in the retailer’s stores. Compared to traditional pop-up stores, Macy’s own staff services the brands.

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SEPTEMBER 7, 2018

In its home state of Florida, it’s the king of the grocery powers, to the extent that a popular question among local journalists is: Who can dethrone Publix? In 2015, Safeway took over three Albertsons stores and poured $30 million in bringing the West Coast brand to Publix country. “The The experiment crashed and burned.”.

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JUNE 20, 2019

To compete in the grocery wars and gain market share from competitors such as Aldi, Amazon and Walmart, supermarkets are bolstering their private-label efforts. And McMullen pointed out that a focus on shifting its mix toward Simple Truth and premium brands such as Private Selection led to double-digit gains of those lines during the quarter.

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MAY 18, 2018

Target is taking on the beauty market, bringing in augmented reality (AR) to develop its Target Beauty Studio. It plans to bring them to 80 stores by the close of 2018, featuring more than 600 products from brands such as Harry’s, BYRD and Beardbrand. A collaborative project with Perfect Corp.’s

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FEBRUARY 21, 2020

With direct marketing hit by robocall abuse and the National Do Not Call Registry , direct-to-consumer (D2C) brands and other not-so-usual suspects are looking into and in some cases reinstating door-to-door sales. It’s a niche market, but $28.7 The iconic door-to-door brand is of course Avon.

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FEBRUARY 24, 2020

The mobile order-ahead market continues to expand its footprint, growing by 23 percent over the past four years and now accounting for more than 3.1 The partnership was first launched at Publix’s Orlando, Florida-based stores, with the service planned to expand to the chain’s other locations over the next few months. billion in sales.

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FEBRUARY 14, 2020

Top-performing premium and specialist brands from the company’s supermarkets like Leon Grocery and Tony’s Chocolonely, along with fresh food and floral products, have been brought to the store’s shelves. We’re confident this format will further strengthen our market-leading position in convenience.”. billion by 2024 from £18.5

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JULY 10, 2020

In states where cases are spiking — Arizona, Texas, Florida, Georgia and South Carolina — retail foot traffic has slipped, according to new data from data firm Unacast. However, the June numbers “showed a marked improvement on previous weeks” and was the strongest showing for retail markets since the March 9 data. percent increase.

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MAY 21, 2020

For the month of February, it delivered a 5 percent comp store increase across its TJ Maxx, Marshalls and HomeGoods brands. “We With our flexible business model and ability to adapt quickly to changing market conditions and customer preferences, we will be pursuing these buying opportunities. alleged that Ross owed $5.5

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FEBRUARY 11, 2019

“Bud” Paxson, the owner of a radio station in Florida, had a challenge one day in the 1970s: He was short on money and payday was approaching. Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Arthur Tek recalled in a 1995 Florida Trend article, “He sold them all out the same day … he said, ‘There’s something to this.’”

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OCTOBER 23, 2020

In the longer run, the service will grow over the next several months to the grocer’s 570 retail locations throughout California, Illinois, Pennsylvania and Florida. Prime members in more than 2,000 locations can also receive unlimited free, two-hour delivery from Amazon Fresh and Whole Foods Market on orders of $35 or more.

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DECEMBER 5, 2018

Uber didn’t disclose if it plans to bring the feature to additional markets. Uber is really evolving into a platform brand where we are moving very many different types of goods and services, and people, from point A to point B,” said Uber Eats Head of U.S. As it expands overseas, Uber Eats is looking to grow in the U.S.

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OCTOBER 25, 2017

And, as it appears to be playing out, some of the latest unattended tech developments could bring big changes to how consumers shop for goods and interact with brands, as well as goods and services. Take online vehicle marketplace Carvana, which recently installed its first car vending machine in Florida.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 7, 2017

The CEO of Whole Foods Market wears a $500 watch found at Walmart, for example, and the CEO of AT&T wears one that retails for $400 on Amazon. Well, this week, the market finally realized this was a hole that both existed and needed filling, and one brand stepped up to fill it. The answer to that is an obvious “no.”.

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AUGUST 14, 2020

“That is not a typo,” our coverage reassured readers, while adding the equally bizarre fact that “all of those ticket sales came from just one place” – the Ocala Drive-In of Ocala, Florida. As a bellwether of the category, AMC is being closely monitored by market watchers. Brand-New Competitors, Same Old Pricing Pressures.

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SEPTEMBER 30, 2019

Local jurisdictions impose their own taxes on domestic cigar sales, with tax levels currently ranging from 0 percent in Pennsylvania and Florida to 95 percent in Minnesota and Washington state. Small tobacco retailers can therefore struggle to build visibility among consumers when entering new markets.

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MARCH 20, 2018

But he realized that there was something lacking in small markets like his at the time — big food delivery players such as Grubhub. Then he moved to another smaller market — Lake Charles, Louisiana — and realized there was a potential for food delivery outside big cities. In all, he identified 422 cities as potential markets.

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NOVEMBER 1, 2017

Mastercard came out ahead of Wall Street’s forecasts when its Q3 earnings report hit the wires before the markets opened yesterday – notching a beat on both earnings and revenue, with significant growth in transaction volume and global market share. Markets rewarded the good news with a 1.8 Earnings per share came in at $1.34

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JANUARY 15, 2018

To that end, payment platform service PayCargo recently introduced a new freight payment solution in the European market. The company’s arrival down under could help local Australian merchants tap into the country’s eCommerce market, which is valued at an estimated USD 23 billion, and easily receive payment through Amazon’s platform. .

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NOVEMBER 1, 2017

Mastercard came out ahead of Wall Street’s forecasts when its Q3 earnings report hit the wires before the markets opened yesterday – notching a beat on both earnings and revenue, with significant growth in transaction volume and global market share. Markets rewarded the good news with a 1.8 Earnings per share came in at $1.34

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DECEMBER 4, 2020

As a result of our continued strong performance, market share growth and the expectation of sustained trends in food-at-home consumption for the remainder of our fiscal year, we are raising our full-year 2020 guidance,” said Kroger’s Chief Financial Officer Gary Millerchip. billion since March.”. "As The Stockpiling Fever’s Second Wave .

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NOVEMBER 6, 2019

In terms of a market view, McMullen noted that food is a “huge industry” – a $1.5 trillion market – and that there is a lot of room for share movement. “It And Walgreens’ branded beauty and health products will be sold in 17 Kroger grocery stores. and Walgreens Boots Alliance.

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JULY 21, 2020

The Tampa, Florida-based chain was publicly held until 2017, when it was purchased by Oak Hill Capital Partners for $525 million. Most restaurants consider an appealing rewards app essential to competing in today’s market. That makes it more affordable and quicker to market. Loyalty Programs For Engagement.

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AUGUST 12, 2017

We have a significant level of awareness,” said Andrew Louie, brand manager of refreshment beverages at Kool-Aid’s modern corporate parent company, Kraft. The brand continues to be extremely popular, even though it’s over 50 years old.”. Louis, Missouri; Oklahoma City, Oklahoma; and Jacksonville, Florida. 11 through Aug.

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MAY 3, 2019

The company is testing its workplace program at mainly smaller supercenters along with the company’s Neighborhood Markets. When it comes to individual states, the company plans a $173 million investment for Florida, a $145 million investment for California and a $265 million investment for Texas per reports last month.

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JUNE 20, 2019

These are just some of the ways that companies are allowing consumers to place their orders for pick-up before they arrive at a brick-and-mortar restaurant location or for delivery by a driver via a digital platform: The mobile order-ahead market is expected to have a value of $38 billion by 2020.

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SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

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MARCH 20, 2018

Winn-Dixie will close 35 stores in Florida after its owner Southeastern Grocers filed for bankruptcy last week, Bloomberg reported. Under the same ownership, BI-LO, Harveys Supermarket and Fresco Y Más will also see store closures for a total of 94 closures across all Southeastern Grocers brands.

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