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How A Subscription Nutrition Brand Aims To Help An Aging Population

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eCommerce innovators are offering plant-based nutrition beverages designed for baby boomers and their parents with the help of the subscription business model. On Perennial’s website, the company seeks to make its brand purpose front and center. While there has been some innovation in cleaner label brands in non-dairy milk (e.g.

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ICBA’s 2021 National Community Bank Service Award winners

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ICBA’s National Community Bank Service Award winners for 2021 demonstrate that when their local areas need support, community banks are there with innovative, compassionate and thoughtful responses. The community bank provided nearly 480,000 PPP loans totaling more than $13 billion to businesses across the nation. “I

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Amazon Go Has Spawned Imitators, But Also Innovation

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While the seamlessness of Amazon Go may have grabbed the most attention, the experimental retail model has spurred other retailers to innovate. Zippin , a new cashierless convenience store, has launched in San Francisco with the goal of reducing typically long lines. Currently, about a quarter of the nation’s 4.3

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Stripe Expands In Europe, Inks JCB Tie-Up In Japan

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Stripe, a technology company that allows businesses to make and receive online payments, has launched in five more European countries, the San Francisco firm announced Wednesday (May 27). In addition, Stripe announced a partnership with JCB, Japan’s only international payment brand.

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Pixlee Lets Retailers Market Using Real Customers’ Photos

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Pixlee , a San Francisco-based startup, allows retailers or brands to market directly to customers by using their own photos through curating them from social media or having the customer directly submit them for use, which the company says leads to a more authentic and engaging shopping experience for consumers.

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Sonas Denim And Disrupting A Fashion Staple

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Many innovators end up in the business of commerce or technology because they are trying to solve a problem — usually their own. This is often a good or service they find they need, and that the market doesn’t offer, which sets off a light bulb and begins the cycle of innovation. Innovation. “In

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Uber’s Loyalty Play Links Merchant Deals To Free Rides

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Uber has shown that it’s far from shy about putting its brand alongside other ventures, and it’s recently demonstrated propensity for non-automotive transport is an indication that innovators there don’t lack the spine to take some risks when necessary. We’re excited to partner with Visa on this initiative.”.