PYMNTS

MAY 30, 2018

The industry is booming, and consumers who shop for beauty products have no shortage of brand options in stores and online. From up-and-coming players like Beautycounter and Glossier to more prominent companies like Estee Lauder and Clinique, the beauty market is increasingly oversaturated with both old and new options.

Data 110

Data Branding social media Online 110

Independent Banker

OCTOBER 1, 2022

College-bound high school students in Massachusetts were asked to complete essays about the intrinsic value of community banks for a chance to win a scholarship from North Easton Savings Bank. North Easton Savings Bank president and CEO Rich Spencer (left) with recipients of the bank’s annual college scholarships. By Paul Sisolak.

Community Bank 91

Community Bank Community Minnesota Massachusetts 91

PYMNTS

MAY 24, 2018

bankruptcy court, Massachusetts’ New England Confectionery Co. We started as a family-owned candy company back in 1847, [and] we’re thrilled to work with a fourth-generation candy company that brings new stewardship to our brands,” Necco Chief Executive Michael McGee told the Globe. “We Following an auction in a U.S.

Boston 100

Boston Ohio Massachusetts Company 100

Social Assurance

DECEMBER 13, 2021

We found it fitting to recognize just a few of the many examples of community involvement financial brands dare partaking in to spread cheer this holiday season. Giving can be done a number of ways, here are some examples your brand can emulate next year. . Give Financially. Send us a note now! Email Social Assurance.

Branding 15

Branding Rhode Island Community Iowa 15

PYMNTS

JULY 13, 2016

It’s certainly not the type of pull marketing they teach in business school, but at the rate merchants keep showing up on the Chapter 11 Watch, retailers can’t be too pika-choosey about the ways they draw new customers in. Not every brand that closes its doors did so last week in infamy, though. Store Closures.

California 100

California St. Louis Retail Branding 100

PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 15, 2017

In 2016, Welles launched American Rhino , a fair-trade apparel brand supporting conservation efforts to protect the critically endangered rhinos and other threatened African wildlife. For American Rhino, what started as a made-in-America operation quickly evolved into a cross-border affair. Tackling cross-border sourcing. Welles said.

Branding 105

Branding America Massachusetts Meeting 105

PYMNTS

AUGUST 7, 2018

billion market to a $5 billion market by the end of 2017, as independent startups entered the business only to find supermarket chains and big box stores entering the mix. Market Casualties. The firm, which has mainly operated in the Western U.S., as well as some major grocery store chains in other parts of the country.

Retail 101

Retail Company Strategy Branding 101

PYMNTS

APRIL 25, 2018

“When people want coffee or tea, they want it now, and we want their orders to be ready when they are,” Aidan Hay, SVP of Operations at The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf, said in a press release announcing a mobile order-ahead feature for their app. The Coffee Bean & Tea Life is hardly alone.

Mobile 103

Mobile St. Louis Google Missouri 103

PYMNTS

JANUARY 9, 2017

Humans have to eat, which means they have to buy food at least sometimes, but generally speaking, wandering the market to fulfill that need is more felt as a chore than as a good time had by all. When its first Massachusetts store opened last year, 2,000 people lined up to get inside. Wegmans was prescient,” on grocery analyst noted.

Millennials 100

Millennials Massachusetts Course Training 100

South State Correspondent

MARCH 15, 2023

9) Brand Matters: SVB had one of the best brands in banking. Unfortunately, in this case, the brand couldn’t overcome the sizable liquidity risk on the balance sheet. However, we note that had the banking crisis been less severe, this bank’s brand would have helped extend the duration of its liabilities.

social media 195

social media FDIC Branding Management 195

PYMNTS

OCTOBER 3, 2019

Over 100 restaurant and retail brands attended the meeting to offer feedback and make suggestions about future platform developments. . Our clients are doing remarkable things with the platform — the high-impact results, growth, and brand enhancements are amazing.”. President Andrew Robbins.

Massachusetts 116

Massachusetts Branding Meeting Software 116

PYMNTS

APRIL 30, 2020

It is a turbulent market with high turnover, however, as half of SMBs only last five years — just one-third make it 10 before shutting down. Even massive brands that sell hundreds of millions of dollars of this stuff can’t find their way to profitability. Nearly half of the U.S.

Tools 130

Tools Massachusetts Payments Leadership 130

CB Insights

JULY 17, 2018

New restaurant concepts are redefining how we think about food, pushing established brands to reinvent themselves, spurring entrepreneurs to be creative with visual platforms like Instagram and recipes like pea-based protein, and paving a new way forward for the idea of casual dining itself. Community initiatives: Loom (Massachusetts).

San Francisco 69

San Francisco California United States CA 69

CB Insights

MAY 10, 2018

The early consultants changed that by using market research and data analysis combined with niche expertise to help companies manage their supply chains, improve their product positioning, and enter new markets to beat their competitors. Consultants did this because clients weren’t. From the FAQ for BCG’s Gamma program.

Strategy 78

Strategy Management Analytics Tools 78

CB Insights

SEPTEMBER 4, 2018

They are a diverse group of players, ranging from automotive industry stalwarts to leading technology brands and telecommunications companies. A few of the companies or brands listed below belong to the same parent organization, but are detailed separately if they are operating distinct autonomous development programs.

System 78

System Technology Michigan California 78

PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 8, 2017

Take, for instance, that nearly 100 years post-Prohibition, there are still eight towns in Massachusetts where the sale of alcohol is still illegal. . All of these things, Vaughn noted, traded on the fact that alcohol is a social lubricant – and marketing in the space often misses that point. . “A

Retail 101

Retail Regulation Compliance Massachusetts 101

PYMNTS

JANUARY 2, 2017

Bitcoin itself, Evans said, the currency built on blockchain, has had problems operating via the high-maintenance blockchain network. In April , PYMNTS caught up with Ayr Muir, founder of Massachusetts-based QSR and food truck Clover Food Lab. UNATTENDED RETAIL TRACKER. Vending machines got a serious facelift in 2016.

Retail 123

Retail Millennials blockchain Mobile 123

PYMNTS

OCTOBER 24, 2016

By leveraging the mobile phone and existing platforms, such as the Apple and Android mobile operating systems and the payments rails, the cloud, a variety of technologies like GPS and apps like Maps in 2009, Uber’s platform is totally transforming the transportation sector. This is Uber’s ignition strategy for new markets today, as well.)

Apple 100

Apple Course New York New York City 100

CB Insights

JULY 30, 2017

Clearly tech and auto companies stand to gain, but many other industries could face serious upheavals unless they are able to adapt to the many changes self-driving cars will bring to the market. While this might save insurers money on payouts in the near future, demand for insurance will ultimately decrease as risks of a car crash drop.

Industry 78

Industry Company Software US 78

Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 14, 2023

Merger of Equals Deal of the Year (Credit Union) – Spire Credit Union and Hiway Credit Union put 2+2 together to make a $4 billion institution in the Minnesota market. While Huntington is down like most bank stocks, the pain hasn’t been as severe, and Huntington doubled down on local markets in 2023 by consolidating business units.

Fintech 195

Fintech Community Regional Technology 195

William Mills

SEPTEMBER 12, 2017

Cool name and branding. I checked out their web site and they are promoting their IOS/Google Play mobile apps (no surprise) and I found this: This website is operated and maintained by Collective Returns, Inc. They’re showing a web platform related to their capitol markets solution. I like their branding.

Samsung 69

Samsung Mobile User Experience Google 69

CB Insights

OCTOBER 26, 2017

The commercial applications of brain signals — gaming, education, market research, and beyond. Today, BCIs and BMIs can capture enough brain information and decode it rapidly enough to control external hardware and software – enabling the operation of things such as keyboards or artificial limbs, as the examples below show.

Training 58

Training System Data Study 58

PYMNTS

JANUARY 7, 2019

But those concerns haven’t stopped consumers from using voice to access these new experiences, because they trust the primary enabler of those voice-enabled purchasing experiences – today that’s Amazon – as well as the underlying payment methods they use to make those purchases, which are network-branded credit and debit cards.

Mobile 205

Mobile Innovation Apple Study 205