BankBazaar

APRIL 11, 2023

National, March 30, 2023: BankBazaar.com , India’s leading fintech co-branded Credit Card platform and online provider of free Credit Scores, closed FY23 with net revenue of ₹160 crore. India’s retail credit outlook continues to look strong and was up by 20.4% Y-o-Y in January, according to RBI data.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 6, 2019

By 2023, manufacturers and retailers will have to donate, reuse or recycle the goods” under a program that the French prime minister called the first of its kind from any national government. Amazon apparently played a part, indirectly at least, in turning public opinion against such retail waste. Amazon’s Role.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 26, 2019

To bring the number of global brands to 40,000 over the three years to come, Alibaba rolled out a merchant-focused English-language website for its Tmall Global marketplace. At first, brands were able to connect with Alibaba primarily via its website in the Chinese language, personal introductions or trade shows.

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South State Correspondent

MAY 1, 2024

Honkook Kim and his Gentle Monster Brand is a perfect example. The Banking Innovation Playbook – Step 1: Find a Niche Kim looked at the market and knew he needed traction in at least a single segment where he could create a brand and a following for Gentle Monster. Leveraging social media, Gentle Monster started to get traction.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 14, 2016

Everybody wants brand names, right? The upshot for the wholesale manufacturers behind those brands is, of course, that they are able to set their suggested retail prices a little bit (or, sometimes, a lot) higher than items bearing lesser-known labels. And that has become something of a problem for brick-and-mortar retailers.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 6, 2018

Fanatics , a company that sells Team USA merchandise, has taken a novel approach to Olympic retail this year with a physical store in a major U.S. The store marks a milestone for Team USA: It’s their first in-person retail store outside the Olympic Training Center in Colorado. Retail Gold. The Economics.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 25, 2020

The retail giant also said that its Athleta chain’s sales rocketed even as revenues plunged at Banana Republic Global. Management said results at its flagship Gap Global division included a formidable digital performance that partly offset decreased brick-and-mortar presence and lower physical traffic trends. said Tuesday (Nov.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 9, 2019

Outdoor apparel retailers are reinventing their brick-and-mortar spaces to connect with customers by making stores into destinations that offer experiences. In the updated retail space, the company said, customers will “immediately feel The North Face heritage and experience the brand’s values.”

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 18, 2019

Mastercard is collaborating with four eCommerce retailers — WHSmith.co.uk, Funky Pigeon, Cult Pens and The Card Gallery — to offer the Pay by Bank app to online shoppers, Mastercard announced in a press release on Friday (Oct. Managing director since 2017, Dobbie is leading Vocalink in the expansion of B2B payment services in the U.K.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 6, 2019

Brick-and-mortar retailers are taking small-format, inventory-free locations to big cities: Nordstrom , for instance, is bringing its Nordstrom Local concept to the Big Apple. Through local retail hubs, merchants are aiming to provide locations closer to where consumers live or work with convenient access to services such as returns.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 6, 2019

Go Global Retail announced its plans to acquire the assets of ModCloth from Walmart. ModCloth offers exclusive indie and vintage-inspired women’s clothing, shoes, handbags and accessories for 18- to 35-year-old women, while Go Global Retail is a brand investment platform for strategic investors in the consumer sector.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 9, 2020

First, it is becoming evident that blockchain is becoming something of a “safe deposit box” for retail data, offering a digital method for storing and sharing data between multiple stakeholders. Simplification and security are top priorities for small businesses, especially when it comes to managing transactions and data warehousing.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 15, 2019

However, even as the use of cash declines, there is mounting evidence that it’s not going anywhere, whether it be the ongoing political backlash to the concept of a cashless retail economy or merely the realization among many consumers that using cash instead of credit cards is a better way to keep from sinking into debt. Night Deposits.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 10, 2019

Amazon has its eyes on expansion for its Whole Foods brand in closed Sears and Kmart stores, according to a report by Yahoo! The recent woes of Sears and other struggling retailers are seen as an opportunity for the online retail giant. that the company is visiting sites of now defunct retail spaces. Sources told Yahoo!

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South State Correspondent

DECEMBER 8, 2023

Every Bank Has a Certain Level of Small Business Banking Channel Confusion While few said it, almost every major bank implied some level of channel confusion with small business banking as it overlaps with retail, commercial, and specialty lines of business. After the seventh-month mark, conversion rates sharply decline.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 7, 2019

Those two retail trends have recently collided in Southeast Asia, where Carro, an automotive marketplace and financing provider, reportedly has bought Jualo, an online marketplace for used goods from some 300 product categories. The deal is not the only recent news involving the online retail sales of automobiles. Retail Waste.

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Bank Innovation

JANUARY 2, 2020

Gartner’s Digital IQ Index for 2019 surveyed 80 banking and financial brands, including national banks, regional banks, online banks and fintech startups. It examined 1,200 data […].

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 31, 2017

Retailers are set to clean up this Halloween, as 2017 is looking to be a record-setter for consumer spending during the holiday. Halloween is no longer just for the kids and those with kids,” wrote Allison Zeller, director of research for the National Retail Federation (NRF). brand manager, in an interview with VinePair.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 29, 2016

Last week, Sears CEO Edward Lampert got personal as he went into detail about the retailer’s continuing woes and the challenges it (and many other “old-line” retailers like it) face in a rapidly changing industry. The chain, which operates both the Sears and Kmart brands, reported a loss of $580 million in the quarter ending Jan.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 4, 2018

Major retailers are stepping in to fill the void left by Toys R Us: Walmart , in particular, is growing its toy assortment by 30 percent in its brick-and-mortar stores, and by 40 percent online. To that end, the retailer is rolling out “thousands” of additional items to give customers more options.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 3, 2019

In a press release, Amazon said it teamed up with Enterprise Nation , which supports more than 90,000 U.K. Amazon is running a year-long pilot program aimed at helping up-and-coming online brands grow their presence in the physical world. country manager at Amazon, in the press release.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 24, 2016

When it comes to a retailer protecting its assets — digital and otherwise — the intrinsic assumption might be that the focus ought to look outward. But the reality is that the greatest security threat facing retail companies, according to a number of recent surveys, often comes from within. In a story posted yesterday (Feb.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 5, 2019

The retailer, along with other store chains, have warned the government in the past that shoppers would be on the hook through increased prices, The Wall Street Journal reported. And the largest retailers in the U.S. Before the new tariffs went into force at the beginning of September, Target reportedly sent suppliers a letter.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 7, 2019

Walmart-owned men’s retailer Bonobos laid off staff on Monday (Oct. These decisions are not taken lightly, but we believe they are necessary to set the brand and business up for long term success,” a spokeswoman said. In 2017, the retail giant bought ModCloth and Moosejaw, and outdoor retail company.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 30, 2019

That Amazon is a widely lionized yet simultaneously imitated force in retail is not surprising. Ever since Amazon introduced a one-click checkout, a loyalty program that people willingly paid for, two-day shipping that has compressed to same-day delivery, attempts at reinventing retail by everyone in it have been never ending.

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Perficient

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

I eventually got headhunted to work for City National Bank in Los Angeles. MM: So, you started at City National Bank, and was the bank online before you got there? MM: You played a variety of roles at City National Bank. I touch a variety of sub-industries, including retail banking, commercial banking, and payments.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 4, 2019

As far as made-up, non-holiday holidays go, you could probably do worse than National Burrito Day , which takes place on Thursday (April 4). That compares to 65 percent of QSR managers who think the same, an example of those differing views mentioned above. percent, with revenue increasing 10.4 percent to nearly $1.23

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PYMNTS

MAY 31, 2019

Louis test market reportedly saw foot traffic that exceeded the national average by 18.5 The brand has said it would roll out the burger later in the year nationwide. Kumar worked at Google as a VP and as general manager of video, display and analytics. To keep tabs on the latest retail trends, check next week’s Retail Pulse.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 4, 2019

National retailer Target is expanding the number of brands it carries in stores, inking a deal with Flamingo, the women’s body care product maker created by Harry’s, the shaving startup. It also marks the first time the Flamingo brand will be carried in a physical store. As of Monday (Feb.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 16, 2018

“As a result, our eCommerce business is now approximately $1 billion in annualized retail sales, and we are well-positioned to capitalize on what is sure to be a dynamic future in this space,” Nooyi told investors. And the numbers in this regard don’t lie: Physical retail is growing at a rate of about 3.6

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 26, 2019

At the start of the 2010s, retail merchandising was, at base, a lot of guesswork. If things went well, and brands guessed right about consumer tastes, that was all well and good. Retail merchandising was, at best, a hit-or-miss system in its heyday, Nextail CEO and Co-founder Joaquin Villalba told PYMNTS in a recent conversation.

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PYMNTS

MAY 31, 2016

And while one could perhaps quibble with the exact phrasing there — misery probably, more accurately, likes company but would, on the whole, only love not being miserable anymore — the recent run of numbers in retail certainly brings the old adage to mind. Now is the change-or-die point in retail. Did you start online? .”

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PYMNTS

MAY 12, 2017

May flowers did not appear for retail earnings, unless you consider a bouquet of stinkweed a blanket of blossoms. And given the fact that last year Chinese tourists traveling abroad spent $261 billion (according to the United Nations World Tourism Organization), a fair slice of that spend could wind up in U.S. businesses’ coffers.

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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. Frenzy manages printing, packing and shipping. as relations between the two nations began to improve in 2014. We’re super-happy. With its U.S.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 27, 2017

Toys“R”Us has just managed to secure $3.1 billion in financing, a big vote of investor confidence for the toy and game retail brand which had recently declared bankruptcy. Its Canadian subsidiary was granted protection in parallel proceedings under the Companies’ Creditors Arrangement Act (CCAA).

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PYMNTS

MARCH 20, 2020

In an attempt to offer expert address accuracy and management insight to companies of varying sizes and budgets, global intelligence solutions provider Melissa has released its “World Encyclopedia of Address Formats.” The address has a direct impact on much of a business’ success.”.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 20, 2018

The retailer has been seen a rapid 61 percent rise in the number of sold out items following the release of the campaign, Reuters reported. Additionally, the brand discounted fewer products in the 10 days following the ad. In terms of items, the brand’s Colin Kaepernick women’s jersey, in particular, sold out on September 17.

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