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OCTOBER 16, 2017

According to Venmo’s Head of Marketing, Kasia Leyden, the idea is to put users’ stories front and center, making the money transfer company the only brand that can fill the blank in whatever occasion they’re sharing. Bikinis can’t hold wallets,” reads a billboard in Miami. “ _ for drinks instead.”.

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MAY 11, 2018

Online brands continue their march into the offline world as Shopify and Warby Parker announce plans to open brick-and-mortar locations in the coming months. and Canada — some of them open now, some slated to open isoon in cities such as Miami, Los Angeles and Philadelphia. Warby Parker has more than 70 locations across the U.S.

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SEPTEMBER 15, 2017

by adding Blue Bottle to its holdings, a robust portfolio including the Nespresso coffee capsule and Nescafé brands. Meanwhile, Blue Bottle, founded in the early 2000s, is currently expanding in California, New York, Washington, Miami and Tokyo, bringing its total retail presence to more than 50 locations by the end of the year.

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SEPTEMBER 21, 2018

To break into the brick-and-mortar world, some digitally native retailers have opened shops inside department stores. At the same time, that business now accounts for half of the retailer’s revenue. In San Francisco, the company’s third-largest market, 83 percent of transactions by subscribers are “self-service.”.

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MARCH 11, 2020

billion, on an 82 percent increase in retail sales. That is the most organic growth of any automotive retailer ever in the U.S. This year we expect another year of market-leading growth. Our cohort growth was broad based with many markets crossing key milestones.”. New Markets. In 2019, we increased GPU by $750.

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AUGUST 10, 2018

Traditional retail locations, ranging from fashion and home furnishings to hardware and department stores, have been forced to make significant changes in the face of heightened competition from eCommerce giants like Amazon and omnichannel powerhouses, like Walmart and its online unit, Jet.com.

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OCTOBER 7, 2019

Miami-based NYMBUS announced the licensing of NCR’s D3 Digital Banking platform (D3) to give financial institutions the opportunity to quickly offer customers new brands, the FinTech announced in a press release on Monday (Oct.

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FEBRUARY 6, 2020

The retail angle (outside of Nike’s own stores) is that the company is betting consumers will be attracted to environmentally friendly products, regardless of whether they have a “swoosh” or not. “The 6), marking his first television interview since taking the helm at the retailer last month. “It

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OCTOBER 9, 2018

The changing nature of retail has been challenging for pharmacies. Sales of things like personal care products, cosmetics and various other household goods have been slipping, as consumers are increasingly stocking up online or at alternative retail venues like dollar stores for those types of items. in early 2019.

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JANUARY 30, 2020

According to a statement , Organic Garage said it has crafted “a partnership with Cornershop to utilize the digital app or website for the online ordering and delivery of groceries from all Organic Garage retail locations.”. Just take one example: a recent development that would seem to have more than a bit of the famous “wow factor.”.

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NOVEMBER 14, 2018

While only 10 percent of rooms in its upcoming Little Havana hotel in Miami have bunk beds, the proportion is closer to 40 percent in the hotel it plans to open in nearby South Beach, as Zeidan said there’s more group travel in South Beach compared to Little Havana. Le Labo in this case.) The Hotel Concept.

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DECEMBER 5, 2019

head of restaurant brand marketing, told USA Today. The promotion rolled out in Austin, Denver, Los Angeles, Miami, Sacramento and Washington D.C., She added that there are “no phone calls or delivery fees.”. In addition, promo codes provide users with discounts on their JUMP rides and Uber Eats orders.

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JANUARY 30, 2020

eBay is further looking to compete with other sneaker storefronts via direct partnerships with several sneaker brands. Ridesharing giant Uber is also exploring new ways to expand its market footprint. The marketplace originally launched in Chicago two months before its Miami expansion.

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NOVEMBER 8, 2017

After running a three-store pilot approximately one year ago, home improvement and appliance chain Lowe’s has announced news it will partner with software-powered electronics retailer b8ta to launch its “Smart Home powered by b8ta” connected-home shopping experience. Smart Home powered by b8ta is available in select major U.S.

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JUNE 13, 2018

The market greeted news of the expansion positively: Shares of Sears jumped as high as 12 percent following the news in pre-market trading. What’s more, Sears had said it marks the first time DieHard all-season passenger tires will be sold on Amazon — and customers can purchase any tire brand and get the installation.

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JUNE 3, 2016

And ever since Amazon stole the top retailer in the world by market cap crown, the going has been tough for Walmart. And so, Walmart has gotten creative, and it looks like it is about to get even more so as it pilots a program with ridesharing services Uber and Lyft to bring its own brand of online grocery delivery to the masses.

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MARCH 21, 2016

By 2015, what The Huffington Post referred to as the “Blackfish effect” had led to the ouster of SeaWorld’s CEO, the loss of half the company’s market value and an 84 percent decline in profits, according to The Guardian. It’s like McDonald’s without the Big Mac. It requires [the company] to reinvent its core signature attraction.

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Celent Banking

APRIL 28, 2017

As sharp-eyed Celent retail banking subscribers know, I'm an avid collector of good analogies. Most industry observers have focused on FIS’s preoccupation of late with its integration of the SunGard corporate banking and capital markets products with FIS’ existing retail-oriented bank IT solutions.

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Celent Banking

APRIL 28, 2017

As sharp-eyed Celent retail banking subscribers know, I'm an avid collector of good analogies. Most industry observers have focused on FIS’s preoccupation of late with its integration of the SunGard corporate banking and capital markets products with FIS’ existing retail-oriented bank IT solutions.

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FEBRUARY 23, 2018

Taco Bell is living más as it pulls ahead of Burger King as the fourth-largest quick-service restaurant (QSR) brand with new delivery options and, yes, nacho fries. percent in 2017, Taco Bell has been drawing in customers with new food items, a Live Más marketing campaign and new nacho fries for $1. But McDonald ’s Corp.

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MAY 31, 2019

Some entrepreneurs are inspired to start companies because they spot unmet needs in the market: Frontdesk Co-Founder and Chief Growth Officer Jesse DePinto, for instance, saw the amateur nature of home shares but the opportunity for something better than a hotel. The Market.

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William Mills

MARCH 30, 2017

This year’s Retail Banking conference took place at the Trump National Doral in Miami March 22-24. The first day was dedicated to credit unions with sessions about Best Practices for Credit Unions, Omni-Channel Banking – Is the Branch Dead or Is it the Future and How to Best use Branding. Only time will tell.

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MARCH 30, 2017

Let’s be honest — there really aren’t many skin care options out there that cater to men outside of primarily women-focused brands that offer a men’s or unisex line. It was then that Meyer and his fellow cofounder decided to turn a gap in the market into a business opportunity — and from there, Brickell Men’s Products was born.

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AUGUST 3, 2018

The largest food brands in the world, along with heavyweight eCommerce operators, continue to expand their delivery options and seek deals with delivery providers in order to keep an edge in this area of retail. The deal also calls for Hema supermarkets in China to become the first retail brand to open “Starbucks Delivery Kitchens.”

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MAY 2, 2018

and Canada, with 250 trusted partners (independent contractors and mom-and-pop stores) providing gear in those markets. We’re finding that this has been an underserved market for a long time. Trusted partners can differentiate themselves by providing packages based on their market, such as a beach package in Miami.

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MAY 4, 2019

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. and leading the field when it came to introducing mobile order-ahead to the market. Really outside the box, as it turns out.

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APRIL 22, 2019

Now, it will test the program at locations in Miami, Fort Lauderdale and Syracuse, New York, among other markets. Today, consumers want loyalty programs that seamlessly fit their current lifestyle and habits, so it’s important for brands to understand their customers and build their program accordingly.” Dunkin’ U.S.

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AUGUST 4, 2016

Meanwhile, Samsung is tackling the African market ahead of Apple and Android, and Google announces a way to avoid app downloads. Miami Transportation To Offer Mobile Payments. Samsung May Beat Android Pay And Apple Pay In Tapping The African Market. Here’s the latest news on the mobile + payments + commerce front.

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CB Insights

SEPTEMBER 24, 2018

CPG corporates like PepsiCo, Coca Cola, Kellogg’s, and Campbell, for example, have invested in and acquired a number of brands focused on healthy snacking , while personal care incumbents like P&G and Unilever have backed natural and organic beauty brands. As consumer demand rises, businesses are buying into the trend.

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CB Insights

APRIL 24, 2018

Research BRIEFING: Surviving the Retail Apocalypse. How are brick-and-mortar retailers surviving and adapting in the world of digital commerce? The retail apocalypse has claimed many victims , with almost 7,000 stores closing in the US in 2017. And that’s just since February. TABLE OF CONTENTS.

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Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 22, 2015

To PNC , who at BAI Retail Delivery pointed to hiring a behavioral psychologist to review its origination process. Community bank marketing resources. We don’t know what Los Alamos National Bank’s marketing department was drinking when it designed the customized water bottle labels, but we’re giving them big points for creativity.

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OCTOBER 26, 2020

And before the dot com crash, Goldman Sachs’ IPOs did tend to jump an average of 293% from their starting price through their first Friday on the market — compared to 26% for the bank Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette and 78% for Merrill Lynch. When Facebook went public in 2012, the stock fell 15% in its first few days on the market.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 13, 2017

have a retail crisis — or a small business crisis? Which is why “fixing” retail must include giving SMB merchants the tools they need to compete in the very dynamic environment that now defines Retail U.S.A. No small businesses in those areas means no SMB jobs in those markets. Here’s a question: Does the U.S.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 28, 2017

For brands who can’t quite afford those celebrity-tier prices, wouldn’t it be nice if there were bargain basement cool kids on offer to hipster-up the joint on important nights? The concept, according to CEO Stephen George, is pretty simple: Brands often know who they want to reach but not how to reach them. How It Works .

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CB Insights

MAY 15, 2019

Visa — One Market Center. Key people: Chris Curtin, Chief Brand & Innovation Marketing Officer; Shiv Singh, Senior Vice President of Innovation & Strategic Partnerships. This brainchild from the Lab offers a way to modernize the traditional retail banking experience. Founded: 2013. Founded: 2016.

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