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Kohl’s , for instance, will bring emerging brands to over 50 physical retail locations and online starting in the fall through Curated By Kohl’s. The retailer also plans to team with Facebook on brand curation starting next year — “identifying and engaging with brands that have built a strong online community on the social media platform.”.

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MAY 4, 2019

The realm of quick service restaurants (QSRs) is and actually always has been a pretty innovative space. 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. Each has a Whopper, French fries and a drink.

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MAY 5, 2020

Even though its business model was centered around food discovery and the novel experience of shopping at new locations, Pop Up Grocer also has the digital shift covered. For a business built on a nomadic and innovative business model, the two-year-old firm has reacted quickly and expertly to an unforeseen crisis by pushing into eCommerce.

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MAY 6, 2019

The news came Thursday (May 2) that, per a ruling in federal court in New York, the State Department of Financial Services can move forward with a suit that looks to derail national bank charters for FinTech companies. It would allow banks to offer regulatory impact on innovations that include some tech-driven initiatives.

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NOVEMBER 9, 2018

For digitally native brands moving from the web to brick and mortar, startups are providing a platform to help with the transition. When brands are ready to open up shop, Nejati seeks to help them go from idea to grand opening in about a month. Pop-Up Retail Trends.

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NOVEMBER 8, 2019

But Alphons believes Wardrobe is lean and ready to compete with two critical innovations that are unique among fashion platforms in the sharing economy. It freed up the company from having to operate warehouses or figure out complex shipping logistics in its earliest days.

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OCTOBER 6, 2020

The delivery sector is setting record revenues as dining rooms are operating at limited capacity, but this trend was in the works long before the pandemic began. cities, including Boston, Chicago, New York and Washington, D.C. For more on these and other order to eat news items, download this month’s Tracker.

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OCTOBER 1, 2020

The Small Business Digital Readiness Diagnostic tool is intended to expand the New York-based global financial services company’s Digital Doors curriculum, which promises to ensure businesses have the right devices to maximize their digital presence. “In

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SEPTEMBER 10, 2018

Long before innovators began talking about the power of ecosystems to transform commerce, scientists spent centuries studying them under microscopes in their labs. Decomposer for innovator large or small, established or emerging. Some spend much more in cities like Boston, New York and San Francisco. Fleets As The Fuel.

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And while people like yogurt — apparently, a lot — until very recently, it was not a product anyone really thought much about or tried to innovate. It was apparently the yogurt innovation the American public didn’t know it needed. Innovation-Minded. Considering the average unit of yogurt in the U.S. market by about seven years.

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DECEMBER 22, 2020

This pressure to innovate is affecting QSRs of all sizes, from independent eateries serving loyal local followings to national or even international behemoths reaching millions of customers each year. New York-based burger chain Shake Shack is no exception. I don’t see that slowing down.” .

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SEPTEMBER 21, 2018

The news comes as Farfetch announced in August that it was ready to go public. An F-1 form filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) revealed that the company planned to list on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker FTCH. percent increase over 2016, and its operating profit was $136.9

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For inspiration in banking innovation, we often look to other industries. Honkook Kim and his Gentle Monster Brand is a perfect example. Instead of thinking traditionally, Gentle Monster pursued a strategy of innovation and creativity to become the hottest sunglass company globally, creating a company currently valued at $900 million.

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“We emerge from Chapter 11 as a stronger, more innovative retailer, brand partner and employer.”. At the conclusion of this process, I remain profoundly impressed by the strength of Neiman Marcus and Bergdorf Goodman, the commitment of our associates, the unwavering support of our brand partners and the loyalty of our customers.”.

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New York City's shelter-in-place measures profoundly challenged rotating retail concept store Showfields , a business offering an immersive shopping experience for digital-first and digital-only retailers. This all changed on March 20, when New York Gov. Translating a Brick-and-Mortar Experience to the Online Realm.

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FEBRUARY 14, 2020

Sainsbury’s , in one case, unveiled a new c-store format in London called On The Go to deliver “big innovation in small spaces for local shoppers” and used data to create the Mansion House store to meet the needs of busy city workers. In Other Brick-and-Mortar News. SHOWFIELDS will open a new location in Miami in 2020.

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JULY 7, 2020

The COVID-19 pandemic has hit public transportation usage all over the world, with New York and London seeing ridership fall by 90 percent or more. More than just ensuring safety, this reduces [public transit operators’] operational costs incurred by their current ticketing systems.”. They can just tap and go.

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FEBRUARY 22, 2020

Never to be outdone when it comes to innovation, Chipotle is testing a new concept that lets OTE customers pick up their orders at a convenient window without entering the location. It’s not just a change in consumption patterns that restaurant operators are struggling with – it’s a change in perception.

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SEPTEMBER 18, 2019

It’s an ongoing effort that has probably seen more failures than success stories, but that’s certainly not keeping people from betting on new innovations. That’s certainly part of the story in retail these days. Another part is the ongoing demise of physical locations, whether individual store locations or entire malls.

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The Walmart warehouse club brand has been piloting curbside pickup at 16 clubs. Sam’s Club members have been integrating technology into their shopping habits for a while with Scan & Go , samsclub.com and in-club pickup,” said Sam’s Club Chief Operating Officer Lance de la Rosa. “As The brand has about 15,000 U.S.

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16) that it’s signed an exclusive multiyear arrangement with the New York Giants NFL team, making DraftKings the franchise’s “official sports betting, iGaming and daily fantasy operator.” DraftKings signed a multiyear deal in 2019 to be an authorized NBA betting operator. A ‘League’ Of Their Own .

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OCTOBER 21, 2020

Shoppers who engage in social sharing gain recognition as micro-influencers for their favorite PowerBuy brands while viral sharing supports the merchant, increasing word of mouth and organic reach with new customers,” according to the announcement.

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JANUARY 3, 2020

In a way, the practice of payments — payments itself — is moving from the high minor leagues to the majors, and to the New York Yankees at that. Payments, of course, have always been important, but the new decade promises to be something else entirely. But in fairness, it’s going to be a big one, at least from all the signs.

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SEPTEMBER 11, 2019

Location-based virtual reality (VR) startup The Void is partnering with mall operator Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield (URW) to open 25 new entertainment outposts in the U.S. Four temporary pop-ups have opened and are opening in New York, San Diego, San Francisco and in the Las Angeles suburb Santa Anita, CNBC reports.

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AUGUST 21, 2018

An F-1 form filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) revealed that the company plans to list on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker FTCH. Farfetch was founded by Portuguese fashion entrepreneur José Neves in 2008 with the goal of creating an online marketplace for luxury boutiques and brands. “We

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MARCH 20, 2020

The popularity of ordering in is not a new trend, however, with the number of digital food orders rising 23 percent between 2015 and 2019 alone. Fast casuals, quick service restaurants (QSRs) and table service operations all have long been working to innovate their ordering services.

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JULY 11, 2018

CNBC said The Steinberg Group , which operates under the name dOMAIN, and a production management company in New York City agreed to submit altered invoices and bills to hide the scam. Falkowski was sentenced to 30 months in a federal prison for being the brains behind a $1 million fraud scam.

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I don’t see enough brands that are really breaking boundaries for plus-size fashion, that are actually designing for plus-size bodies, or for a diversity of shapes,” Kat Eves, a Los Angeles-based stylist who works exclusively with plus-size men and women, told The Wall Street Journal. million by New York & Company.

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SEPTEMBER 6, 2019

McDonald’s and Grubhub have announced a new partnership to begin expanding McDelivery to approximately 500 restaurants in the NYC and tri-state area. We’ve been a part of New Yorkers’ lives for over 20 years, and we know a beloved brand like McDonald’s will be a welcome addition to our diners’ daily options.”.

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That said, mobile order-ahead apps — as can be the case generally when comes to many types of retail innovations — have lower adoption among smaller QSRs. Additionally, 86 percent of mobile app operators said their offerings boosted revenues, and 93 percent said apps improved guests’ experiences and encouraged repeat purchases.

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MAY 8, 2020

New York City fashion boutique Nili Lotan has a client list that reads like the front row at Fashion Week (back when such events were still held). With the pandemic, clienteling has gone decidedly upscale, with brands like Salvatore Ferragamo and Harrods kicking up new practices just over the past few weeks. ”

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AUGUST 1, 2019

small hotel rooms are the rule, not the exception, and even here in the states the idea has been floating around since 1989 when the Microtel brand began first offering its half-sized, half-priced hotel rooms in Rochester, New York. In that sense it might be hard to pick them out as innovative as first glance.

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MAY 14, 2018

It made a largely unreported acquisition of a firm called STARTEK earlier this year, and although it may sound like an acquisition more appropriate for Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space exploration firm, the business is a call center operator and engagement outsourcing specialist. We want to be wherever the personalities are,” he added.

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JULY 30, 2018

Blue Apron has long enjoyed the distinction of being among the early innovators in the meal kit category. Blue Apron opened up an experiential pop-up retail location in New York City, which featured cooking classes and celebrity chefs. Truly Innovating. The pop-up opened after Memorial Day and closed in late June.

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OCTOBER 9, 2018

The pair-up will also see some private-label Kroger brands migrating onto Walgreens’ shelves. It’s clearly the same operating logic that drove Walgreens to recently announce its partnership with beauty brand and subscription box early innovator Birchbox. in early 2019. in early 2019.

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SEPTEMBER 18, 2020

Local coffee shops had to close their doors due to shutdown orders and found that they needed to rethink their entire operational plans just to survive. Griffin noted that mom-and-pop coffee shops don’t usually have IT departments or teams of developers to build new digital features overnight.

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DECEMBER 18, 2019

From McDonald’s to Starbucks , quick-service innovators are expanding their mobile ordering efforts with the inclusion of delivery. In September, McDonald’s and Grubhub announced a new partnership to begin expanding McDelivery to roughly 500 restaurants in the New York City and tri-state area.

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