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OCTOBER 6, 2020

cities, including Boston, Chicago, New York and Washington, D.C. This month’s Deep Dive explores how restaurants, such as Chipotle and Shake Shack are innovating their drive-thrus and ordering solutions to satisfy customers’ ever-evolving demands. Developments From The Order To Eat World. About The Tracker.

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SEPTEMBER 23, 2020

Blend’s venture into new territory comes a month after it raised $75 million in Series F funding led by Canapi Ventures , the Washington, D.C- Instead of being loyal to one brand, 71 percent of respondents said they would consider opening an account with a new bank if they were presented with an offer they found relevant.

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SEPTEMBER 26, 2018

One solution: in-house healthcare innovation labs. We put together a list of healthcare innovation labs from new entries to the field, as well as some of the oldest — and most familiar — names in health. Sometimes corporate innovation goes wrong , and we’ve written about corporate innovation theater before.

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JANUARY 23, 2019

Amazon has a brand-new product that will deliver packages right to consumers’ doors. Starting today, these devices will begin delivering packages to customers in a neighborhood in Snohomish County, Washington.”. At Amazon, we continually invest in new technologies to benefit customers.

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JANUARY 7, 2019

Two stores – one in Monroe, Ohio and one in Redmond, Washington – will have digital shelving displays that will keep prices updated in real time, and digital ads that are customized to each shopper. Think about how you can expose your brand,” the source told Reuters. The company could also be looking to expand into airports.

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William Mills

OCTOBER 13, 2017

The overall mood at this year’s conference was one of continued innovation with conversations about the future of the industry and new technological advancements. and the conference closed with Crystal Washington, author, entrepreneur and technology strategist, speaking on “The Rules of Engagement – Customer Centricity in a Digital Era.”.

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MAY 5, 2020

In addition to New York, the program is now available for SNAP recipients in Alabama, Arizona, California, Florida, Iowa, Kentucky, Nebraska, New York, Oregon and Washington. brand, is accepting online EBT payment at select locations. ShopRite, a Wakefern Food Corp.

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JUNE 5, 2020

channel performance at Washington, D.C.-based Grocers must, therefore, be ready to adapt innovative tools, both online and in-store, that can help keep that experience seamless for consumers.”. based Ipsos, said in a statement. Ipsos surveyed consumers and conducted mystery shopper visits at 45 of the top retailers.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 26, 2017

Jeff Binder, CEO of Layer3, was quoted by The Washington Post as saying, “We’re the first cable company in … 10 years to come that’s brand new. Consumers haven’t had a young innovative company to provide [pay TV] services to them since the mid-1990s, when Dish and DirectTV came on the scene.”.

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FEBRUARY 7, 2019

“Home Chef is proud to continue our evolution toward becoming more than a meal kit delivery brand,” said Pat Vihtelic , Home Chef’s founder and CEO. “With continued innovation and personalization, we are providing customers with more ways to enjoy fresh, delicious meals that align with their individual tastes.”

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AUGUST 9, 2019

The new store in the city’s Washington Heights neighborhood has kids’ and women’s merchandise downstairs and men’s items upstairs. Within the space, Nike loyalty members can scan a bar code through the brand’s app to receive free swag like sunglasses, and also have the opportunity to win a free pair of sneakers and buy exclusive items.

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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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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 11, 2017

Speaking to Bloomberg at the GeekWire Summit in Seattle, Washington, Johnson noted that though the U.S. The well-known coffee brand is hoping that China’s rapidly growing middle class and ongoing press into urban areas will push the Starbucks name to new heights in its overseas markets. We have to innovate to stay relevant.”.

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CFPB Monitor

AUGUST 23, 2018

I am pleased to announce that Chris Ford, an attorney who has led some of the country’s largest and most innovative Fintech and payment systems transactions, has joined Ballard Spahr as a partner in the firm’s Consumer Financial Services Group. He will be based in the firm’s Washington, D.C.

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JANUARY 8, 2019

The retailer plans to pilot technology products using Microsoft’s Azure platform at two stores, one in Ohio and one in Washington. According to the Bloomberg report, another innovation is “a cross between a camera and a smoke detector” above Kroger’s aisles, which analyzes data and watches for items that are low in inventory.

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FEBRUARY 13, 2019

There has been no shortage of food fads, dietary crazes and “restaurant of the future” concepts that have played out nationwide, most of which the brand has politely passed on. And that has presented a challenge to the Red Robin brand. And there’s more to come in 2019 – though what that will entail remains to be seen.

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SEPTEMBER 2, 2019

The world of retail is never for the faint-hearted, given its fierce competition, constant innovation and disruption – not to mention the ongoing shift to digital. The service reached this milestone after recent rollouts in Alaska, Hawaii, Washington, Oregon, Idaho, North Dakota, South Dakota, Montana and Wyoming. Fulfillment Efforts.

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NOVEMBER 11, 2019

Early accounts seem to indicate that the just-launched Apple -branded credit card is finding its way into customers’ hands, and into heavy use. The fee-free card is Goldman Sachs’ latest inroad into the retail consumer business after establishing its online Marcus brand in 2016, which makes unsecured personal loans.

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MARCH 30, 2020

California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), Washington Privacy Act (WPA) and other new privacy and online transaction standards are changing how businesses interact with consumers’ data in the U.S. states are starting to implement new standards, too, with the CCPA introduced two months ago and WPA on the path to ratification in Washington.

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Abrigo

APRIL 28, 2016

To be American is to have the freedom to innovate, take risks, create, transform and put in the hard work that has led to the successes – and failures – that define human progress. Many innovators with great ideas and great potential do not begin with great wealth, so they need a great government partner to support their success.

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AUGUST 5, 2019

West Coast rockfish caught off the coast of Oregon, Washington and Alaska. Other direct-to-consumer (DTC) brands are also aiming to make their mark on the jerky market. Beef jerky brand Prevail Jerky , for instance, makes jerky that comes in four distinct flavors, from original to spicy and umami to lemongrass.

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FEBRUARY 27, 2019

These are some of the reasons that consumers are visiting brick-and-mortar grocers – from Wegmans Food Markets to Kroger – and how these grocers (as well as technology providers) are rolling out innovations and features to serve in-store customers. Roughly three in 10 – or 27.1 About one in 10 – or 9.9

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JUNE 3, 2019

The top four were all branded apps, which makes sense for large chains. Yum Brands! Washington, D.C.-based The Mobile Order Ahead Tracker published its monthly Scorecard, ranking restaurants on a scale of zero to 100 on factors like ordering channels, loyalty integrations and app users.

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MAY 8, 2020

The prevailing sentiment, as the crisis heads into its third month, is that more innovative government programs will be necessary to provide any meaningful relief. In Washington State, Frey said that “for every $1 it invests in a Main Street program, there is a $13 return to the public coffer” in the form of taxes and fees.

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APRIL 30, 2018

As a high-profile American brand, Subway may have some luck with its plans for international expansion — it plans to open more than 1,000 locations abroad this year — but it appears that America has already moved on. Some experts called the brand “tired” and in need of an update. Any brand that doesn’t keep up will get left behind.

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JUNE 19, 2020

Big News Of The Week: Mr. Bezos Is Going To Washington . Experts are predicting the promotion — dubbed the “Big Style Sale” — might be just the lifeline that apparel brands desperately need to reach radically diminished customer bases. The latest developments: Amazon . Health and Wellness, said in a statement.

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Filene

OCTOBER 14, 2017

We're excited to introduce you to the 16 credit union innovators joining Filene i3 , a program with a legacy of fostering the development of new ideas and innovations for credit unions. Holly Martindale – SESLOC Federal Credit Union, Business Innovation Manager. Blueprints for innovation. Welcome to i3.

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AUGUST 10, 2018

The brand could close between 600 to 1,000 of its 3,000 locations this year, according to some predictions – and is reportedly considering bankruptcy, people familiar with the matter have told Reuters. And, as a brand, Mattress Firm itself has faced some challenges: In 2017, former supplier Tempur Sealy International Inc.

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Abrigo

JANUARY 21, 2015

When Apple Pay launched late last year, it was met with the typical Apple innovation buzz as well as some skepticism about data security. In the recent Credit Union Times feature, it is noted the app has already entered its testing phase with a selection of employees from Washington State Employees Credit Union in Olympia.

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OCTOBER 9, 2020

A number of novel approaches show the creativity that pairs so well with food, as leading quick-service restaurants (QSRs) and fast-casual brands test cool new concepts. cities, including Boston, Chicago, New York and Washington, D.C.”. Mobile Is Making It Work.

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CB Insights

DECEMBER 1, 2017

The strategy could help established travel companies boost brand loyalty, while further differentiating themselves from Airbnb and other new rental market entrants. From new booking engines to events/activities to person-to-person platforms like Airbnb, there is innovation all over in travel. How is Tech Disrupting the Travel Industry?

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DECEMBER 15, 2020

However, a recent gadget review in The Washington Post (which is also owned by Jeff Bezos) called the Halo the most invasive tech it has ever tested. Certainly, some consumers will embrace the new frontier of health technology, as well as the competitive price point.

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AUGUST 6, 2018

And before there was Chase, there was LevelUp, the branded mobile payments platform that used those same cube-shaped readers to enable QR code payments at the physical POS for consumers with the LevelUp app. Brands franchisees who are now being asked to get on board the Grubhub delivery platform. In February of 2018, Yum!

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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.”. Sometimes, though, Kool-Aid has been popular in the wrong way.

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PYMNTS

JULY 26, 2016

Grocery delivery might have seemed like a peripheral service just a handful of years ago, but the niche market has ballooned into one where brands really can’t take the risk of not getting their name out there if they have the resources to do so.

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MARCH 21, 2017

Illustrate for you why FI’s should care about this threat and the preventative measures that can be taken to fend off any potential brand damage. Dan Frechtling oversees marketing, product management and innovation for diligence and monitoring solutions serving the US, Europe, Middle East/Africa and Asia. Jane Hennessy.

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FEBRUARY 28, 2020

With that new business model and technology, Metromile launched in 2016 and is currently available in eight states, which include California, New York, Washington, Pennsylvania and Arizona. “I . — Metromile (@Metromile) October 14, 2019.

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