PYMNTS

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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PYMNTS

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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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 13, 2020

The Century 21 brand provides a trusted destination for name brand apparel, accessories, home goods and more,” Hilco Streambank Executive Vice President David Peress said in the announcement. Offers to buy the retailer’s intellectual property assets have to be in by Nov. 16, and an auction is scheduled for Nov.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 31, 2019

In states including California, Texas and Florida, shoppers can select from a variety of wine and beer options, including regional or local brands. No matter what’s on your shopping list, Walmart Grocery Pickup is helping our customers keep time in their busy schedules,” Tom Ward, SVP of digital operations, said in a press release. “No

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 7, 2018

There are many, many retailers and brands trying to outfit the world, and standing out in the crowd is difficult. The brand became the first to launch a website for U.S. And so, Clandestina exports its ideas — T-shirt designs — to a contract T-shirt printing operation in South Carolina called Frenzy. We’re super-happy.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 8, 2020

Visits to full-service restaurants, which are primarily on-premises operations, declined nearly 80 percent during the height of the mandated dine-in closures. WSJ cited data from OpenTable that showed reservations for seats in restaurants are off in recent weeks as much as 40 percent in Florida and nearly 80 percent in Illinois.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 2, 2018

As Toys R Us winds down its operations, it is no longer accepting eCommerce orders through its website. Instead, the retailer is directing customers to liquidation sales at its brick-and-mortar stores for both its namesake and Babies R Us brands, industry news source Chain St ore Age reported.

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PYMNTS

MAY 31, 2019

A cybersecurity research team at vpnMentor has discovered that The Pyramid Hotel Group, which manages Marriott and other hotel brands, underwent a data leak exposing vulnerabilities that could potentially be used by criminals, the company said in a report.

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PYMNTS

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. 30 of last year, with the inclusion of Florida’s Dadeland Mall and Boston’s Copley Place. And Simon Property Group Inc.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 21, 2019

Already it has operated a pop-up experience in the Los Angeles areas, CEO Gabriel Schlumberger told PYMNTS, with more such efforts planned for other locations. Indeed, Warby Parker rival Eyebobs previously opened two brick-and-mortar locations : one in the Mall of America and one in Orlando’s Florida Mall. Amazon Moves.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 7, 2018

A highly regional grocery store chain, it’s only known in the six states where it actually operates. 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? Among those who do know Publix, the affinity is incredibly strong.

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PYMNTS

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. Brand-New Competitors, Same Old Pricing Pressures. Welcome to movie-going in the age of the novel coronavirus.

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PYMNTS

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 launched the first executive education course focused on direct selling last week in Winter Park, Florida.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 24, 2020

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. Although joining third-party apps like DoorDash or Postmates can help boost sales and brand awareness, many restaurants are striking out on their own with proprietary apps.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 8, 2019

When it comes to new brands and items online, Galanti said, “We’re now offering a much broader selection of Apple products, including the recent addition of MacBooks and iMacs.” He also noted the company plans to offer the first of several Sony-branded products. It also continues to experiment with pickup lockers in 10 locations.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 21, 2020

Mobile ordering is at the center of business operations for Blaze Pizza and many fast casual dining chains today. The shift to digital interactions has forced restaurant brands to quickly provide consistent customer experiences across all channels, often by offering curbside pickup or partnering with new third-party delivery services.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 29, 2018

In Florida, for example, Target and Aldi are considering a store located near college campuses. The news comes as Bloomberg reported that Amazon could take over some of the Toys R Us stores, which may be soon vacant as the retailer winds down its operations. Just under 60 “qualified bids” are under consideration, CNBC reported.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 31, 2018

Build-A-Bear Workshop Chief Operations Officer Chris Hurt said in the announcement, “Build-A-Bear is working with some of the best family-focused venues in the country this holiday season and beyond to bring our unforgettable Make-Your-Own experience to even more places people go for fun and entertainment.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 23, 2018

In a press release , the restaurant chain operator said it was notified on August 16, 2018, by federal authorities that a legacy point-of-sale system for some of its Cheddar’s Scratch Kitchen restaurants, a brand acquired by Darden last year, may have been compromised via a hack that involves restaurants in 23 states.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 16, 2018

Seven in ten – 70 percent – of McDonald’s locations in Texas, Florida and Maryland have self-service kiosks available for customer use. company-operated transactions, the company said in its financial report. Borrowing from the strategy of fast food restaurants, Dine Brands is working on a new order-ahead technology.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 25, 2016

The project revolved around a competition between five colleges — the University of South Carolina, the University of Oregon, the University of Arizona, Florida State University and UCLA — competing for votes from a general audience on which school could snap the most interesting picture of their college’s name.

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PYMNTS

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. The initiative will start rolling out over the next several weeks in Aldi’s 60 Georgia locations. percent of the population. channel performance at Ipsos noted in a statement.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 4, 2020

Q3 operating profit hit $792 million, up from $254 million the previous year. The service is already online in Michigan, Ohio, Indiana, Kentucky, Illinois and Wisconsin — the range of states Meijer operates in currently. He pointed to total company sales, which hit $29.7 Earnings per share (EPS) reached $.80, 80, up from $.32.

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PYMNTS

JULY 21, 2020

Checkers and Rally’s operated as independent chains — both serving menu items such as hamburgers, hot dogs, chicken sandwiches and seasoned fries — until the former acquired the latter in 1999. The Tampa, Florida-based chain was publicly held until 2017, when it was purchased by Oak Hill Capital Partners for $525 million.

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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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PYMNTS

MAY 28, 2018

The Verge reported that Best Buy Mobile stores were only contributing around 1 percent of overall revenue, while gobbling up more in operational costs than their full-sized counterparts. Thus, closing the Mobile locations should streamline operational costs and channel the company’s other successes back into the profits column.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 17, 2017

Meanwhile, Walmart aims to improve operations capabilities with a newly opened 2.2 million-square-foot eCommerce fulfillment center in Florida. The company is also working on other omni-upgrades, including curbside pick-up, mobile payment for Target credit card holders and interactive store maps.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 10, 2018

Nordstrom , the Seattle-based fashion retailer, has aggressively pursued changes in both its in-store presentation to customers and its drive to improve its omnichannel approach with changes to its digital operations. The company also launched a new co-branded Visa rewards card with Alliance Data.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 29, 2016

To that end, NYMBUS, a core banking software company based in Florida, has partnered with Geezeo, a white-label personal finance management solutions provider that caters to banks and credit unions. With that hodgepodge of technology in place, said the executive, efficiency is hardly easy to come by.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 17, 2018

As such, when consumers do connect with a customer care agent, the calls are more meaningful and complex, according to Gary Praznik, senior vice president and chief operating officer of call center manager iQor. For iQor, that means taking steps to secure its own operations. The Contact Centers’ Evolving Roles — and Evolving Tech.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 29, 2016

travelers looking to step into the once-forbidden country, and Florida-based Stonegate Bank amplified the chatter with news this month that it would become the first U.S. finserv operations in Cuba, and Stonegate’s announcement, are beginning to spark chatter of a different sort. . bank to issue cards that work in Cuba.

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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. All in, Walmart plans to spend $173 upgrading in Florida, $265 million in Texas and $145 million in California. told Adweek. Those remodels will add on to the roughly $2.2

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 2, 2019

Indeed, data seems to bear out Shoval’s optimism, as the healthcare providers that use Simplee tend to have Net Promotor Scores on par with such top consumer brands as Nordstrom and Mercedes Benz. Credit Concerns.

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MyBankTracker

FEBRUARY 8, 2021

Florida is one of the five most expensive states for car insurance. Because of the high cost of car insurance in Florida, you’ll need to do whatever is necessary to minimize your premium. In this guide, we’re going to help you navigate the delicate balance between cost and coverage for car insurance in Florida.

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CB Insights

SEPTEMBER 6, 2017

As internet retailers are expanding their operations into brick-and-mortar operations (think Warby Parker, Argent, Bonobos, and BaubleBar ), venture capitalists are also investing in “physical-first” startups focused on creating new brick-and-mortar business models. Funding and investor information is as of 9/6/17. .

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 2, 2019

Indeed, data seems to bear out Shoval’s optimism, as the healthcare providers that use Simplee tend to have Net Promotor Scores on par with such top consumer brands as Nordstrom and Mercedes Benz. Credit Concerns.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 1, 2016

.” DSW’s arguments were part of a filing to dismiss the claims and the suit, though the retailer also asked the presiding court to issue an injunction against further legal action on pricing in any of the 40 states it operates in. However, the first cracks in the levee appear to be spreading.

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