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How Retailers Drive Innovation With Subscriptions (And Payments)

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Some entertainment innovators are also rolling out new subscription services. Disney+ is planning to offer streaming content from brands like Star Wars, Marvel and Pixar. “Re-imagined” And retailers are offering innovative subscriptions for all sorts of products. 12 on most major streaming platforms, per news in August.

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Retail Reopening Hinges On Dangerous Discounts

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For example, the Dillard’s store in Kansas City reported strong traffic as did its neighbors in the city’s Zona Rosa shopping district. There are deals on things that are rarely discounted, like cosmetics and Kendra Scott jewelry,” reported Fox4 in Kansas City. These brands are still comfortable with their investments,” she says.

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Building The Tire Shop Of The Future With On-Demand Service

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From there, consumers are given a “large assortment of different tires to choose from,” including all of the major tire brands across all price ranges, Komal said. The company services the two metroplexes of Kansas City and Dallas. Both cities are relatively spread out, so people have longer commute times.

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Chipotle’s Loyalty Program And Developing A Digital Experience

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The fast casual chain first began testing the program in Columbus, Kansas City and Phoenix last fall, and has been developing the idea of a digital-centric loyalty program for the last few years. Though Chipotle rolled out its points-based loyalty system nationwide yesterday, the upgrade itself has been a long time coming.

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The 2018 GonzoBanker Awards

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PNC made a Gonzo move with a national digital expansion in 2018 with the unique idea of building a small number of branches in target metro markets like Kansas City and Dallas. Leveraging the Virtual Wallet brand it built years ago, it will be worth watching how PNC fares in 2019. 2X Innovation Barrier Award. THE VENDOR AWARDS.

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Amazon Walmart Whole Paycheck Tracker: Better Delivery By Any (And Every) Means

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This week was one of the latter, as Walmart hosted its investor meeting in Arkansas and Amazon decided this week’s menu of technological innovations in retail would be an all-you-can-eat buffet. The InHome service will launch in three cities to start: Kansas City, Missouri; Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; and Vero Beach, Florida.

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Banking's Total Return Top 5: 2014 Edition

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The lion''s share of their growth, profitability, and capital have come since their re-branding to Open Bank in 2010. and its subsidiary BofI Federal Bank aspire to be the most innovative branchless bank in the United States providing products and services superior to their competitors, branch-based or otherwise. BofI Holding, Inc.