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Another Maryland threat to bank partner model lending

CFPB Monitor

According to the factual allegations in the OCFR’s Charge Letter : The Bank offers in-store retail credit financing as well as store-branded credit cards to Maryland consumers. Atlanticus/Fortiva performs all of the collections, servicing, payment and remittance operations in connection with the accounts.

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Build-A-Bear Workshop Plans New Locations, Pop-Up Shops

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Build-A-Bear Workshop Chief Operations Officer Chris Hurt said in the announcement, “Build-A-Bear is working with some of the best family-focused venues in the country this holiday season and beyond to bring our unforgettable Make-Your-Own experience to even more places people go for fun and entertainment.

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Darden Cyberattack Puts 567K Cards At Risk

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In a press release , the restaurant chain operator said it was notified on August 16, 2018, by federal authorities that a legacy point-of-sale system for some of its Cheddar’s Scratch Kitchen restaurants, a brand acquired by Darden last year, may have been compromised via a hack that involves restaurants in 23 states.

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At home with HOA banking

Independent Banker

is a full-service commercial bank with 80 branch locations in Arizona, Colorado, Kansas and Missouri. We were looking at ways to increase our deposit base and impact the communities we serve,” says Tom Kientz, chief operating officer. Assets: $2.3 Location: Kansas City, Mo. Academy Bank in Kansas City, Mo.,

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Retail Pulse: goop Finds Stickiness In New York, Opens ‘Lab’; Nordstrom To Offer Early-Bird Pickup

PYMNTS

Digitally native brands often test the retail waters with pop-up shops, and, after some offline success, they may expand their concepts with permanent locations. It will also offer a larger jewelry selection and exclusive brands like Sidney Garber, who has bracelets that sell for $8,600 and up. In Other Brick-and-Mortar News.

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Retail Pulse: Best Buy Strikes Out With Small-Format Stores (But Beats On Earnings)

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The Verge reported that Best Buy Mobile stores were only contributing around 1 percent of overall revenue, while gobbling up more in operational costs than their full-sized counterparts. Thus, closing the Mobile locations should streamline operational costs and channel the company’s other successes back into the profits column.

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When QSRs Think Really Outside The Box In The Innovation Race

PYMNTS

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. The concept was invented by a Guatemalan McDonald’s franchise operator, Yolanda Fernández de Cofiño, in the mid-70s.