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DECEMBER 29, 2020

26) in contrast to an average return day in the United States, according to a Tuesday (Dec. 26 as shoppers initiate returns online, but that brands should anticipate longer than typical wait times for their items to ship. Returns made through Returnly ’s system increased by over three times on Saturday (Dec.

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NOVEMBER 23, 2020

Panera Bread announced that its MyPanera+ Coffee Subscription is available for gifting, noting that it’s the first national restaurant firm to provide a limitless subscription for “premium hot drip coffee, iced coffee and hot tea,” according to a Monday (Nov. 23) announcement. banners as of Sept. 29, 2020.

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JANUARY 3, 2020

Online brands are growing their presence in the physical world by bringing their products into brick-and-mortar stores. Ouai , a hair and body care brand founded by celebrity hairstylist Jen Atkin, will roll out some of its merchandise in 1,200 Ulta Beauty locations in addition to the retailer’s website on Sunday (Jan.

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JUNE 19, 2020

Amazon and Italian luxury brand Maison Valentino filed a lawsuit against a retailer Thursday (June 18), alleging the company sold counterfeit goods as the trade in the so-called “gray market” continues to draw attention. It’s run through Homeland Security’s National IP Rights Coordination Center.

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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. billion in domestic sales — Starbucks is far and away the most successful mobile payments platform in the United States. But McDonald ’s Corp. Starbucks’ $18.4

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JUNE 26, 2020

Financial institutions (FIs) worked quickly to ensure they could operate smoothly as the pandemic kept consumers at home and closed brick-and-mortar branches in Europe, the United Kingdom and the United States. The Tracker also analyzes how the use of cloud technology can help FIs stay on top of that shift.

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NOVEMBER 2, 2020

About 100,000 restaurants, or one in six in the United States have closed permanently or for extended periods since the pandemic hit in March, and there may be more to come. Deep Dive: How Seamless Payment Experiences Drive Consumer Spend, Conversion Rates.

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MAY 31, 2019

The online marketplace announced that it has extended its tire installation coverage to some 3,500 shops. Thousands of additional brand-name shops within the CarAdvise network are slated to roll out over the coming months. The online marketplace launched its tire installation service in 2017.

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AUGUST 9, 2019

Parker continued, “We’re now focused on creating an environment that highlights our heritage and allows consumers to deeply connect with the brand as they prepare for their own exploration, wherever it may be.”. The store closures are said to make up under 3 percent of the company’s 10,000 United States locations.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 11, 2018

Amazon dominates the online market for apparel and footwear (35 percent of share, or four times the No. Partnerships with popular brands such as Nike have helped lure more customers to Amazon’s marketplace, as well as its ability to drive traffic to the site. he wrote in a note to clients. “The said in an announcement.

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JUNE 27, 2019

The United States has over 60 percent of the world’s cryptocurrency ATMs, followed by Canada with 12.4 s South West Regional Cyber Crime Unit (SW RCCU), in a joint operation with the Dutch police (Politie), Europol, Eurojust and the U.K.’s Europe boasts 22 percent of the world’s cryptocurrency ATMs, while Asia has 2 percent.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 23, 2018

Cross-border online commerce — awash with opportunities to claim new customers and, of course, grow top lines — should quicken the collective pulse of U.S. They must offer local payment methods — outside traditional card brands, such as Visa and Mastercard — that will help eCommerce cross-border efforts gain traction. companies.

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FEBRUARY 7, 2020

The rates refer to the rates that United States-based merchants pay to accept Visa cards. Mastercard CEO Pushes Back Against National Payments Systems. Mastercard CEO Ajay Banga is very much against attempts to split the Global Payments Systems into national domains. and Canada.

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OCTOBER 10, 2016

Alibaba further confirmed that Macy’s has become one of the most popular sellers on Tmall Global, where Macy’s is the brand behind the other brands — notably, Kipling, Anne Klein, Tommy Hilfiger and Fossil. Chinese consumers want to know many details, while U.S consumers only want to check out quickly,” Jones said.

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FEBRUARY 25, 2020

Quick-service restaurants are teaming with online platforms to let diners receive their favorite menu items via delivery. The report pointed out that DoorDash handled 35 percent of all meal deliveries in the United States last year, while Grubhub wasn’t too far behind at 30 percent. 29 per news on Monday (Feb. through Yelp ads.

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SEPTEMBER 16, 2019

These are some of the ways that innovators in the dining space are making it easier for consumers to order their favorite foods — and for restaurants to accept their orders: The projected value of online restaurant delivery sales by 2022, compared to $25 billion today, is $62 billion. The projected share of U.S.

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OCTOBER 7, 2019

And that’s what she essentially ended up helping to create — an online resource for discovering, researching and booking campgrounds with over 300,000 media assets. At the end of the month, the best reviewer will win a prize from one of the company’s outdoor brand partners (usually a $100 gift card). The Booking Experience.

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JULY 22, 2019

The latest pop-up developments concern the Hollister apparel brand , which is owned by Abercrombie & Fitch. That’s because earlier this year, the retailer said it would shutter all 87 of its pop-up stores in the United States by the end of April. Pop-Up Costs. Costs for pop-up shops can vary widely, of course.

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MAY 4, 2016

Just about every foreign brand is finding out how far China’s government is willing to go to make sure homegrown brands have first dibs on breathing room. It was only the explosion of online retail and the widening availability of brand-damaging imitations that spurred action.

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JULY 7, 2017

The buying power of Gen Z comes out to $44 billion, according to an IBM and National Retail Federation study. By the year 2020, Gen Z will make up 40 percent of the entire United States population, according to retail consulting firm HRC Retail Advisory. Get ready, retailers.

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NOVEMBER 22, 2018

When Alexa debuted in those nations, users were able to converse with Alexa in their native language — and developers were given local language editions of the Alexa Skills Kit and Alexa Voice Service to program in. France was 2018’s first big announced new international expansion, with Alexa officially online in early June.

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SEPTEMBER 29, 2017

There’s little doubt that the [spirits] industry will feel the impact of the largest online retailer expanding into grocery,” Coors wrote in a blog post following the news announcement of the Amazon/Whole Foods merger. Only retailers can sell to customers and only distributors can buy from producers (except in the state of Washington).

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AUGUST 3, 2018

The deal, announced earlier this week, is not just a partnership between two companies with heft in the digital economy — Alibaba is among the main symbols of Chinese eCommerce, and Starbucks is a leader in mobile ordering and payments — but also represents the latest development for online food and beverage delivery. Both Starbucks and Ele.me

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JANUARY 31, 2020

Visa ’s fiscal first-quarter results displayed an acceleration of cross-border volumes, while contactless payments continued to gain traction in the United States and beyond. Super Bowl Countdown Brings New Online Gambling Action. 29), has Penn National Gaming Inc. The latest news, by way of Bloomberg this week (Jan.

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Gonzobanker

MAY 4, 2020

Here are a few of the recent deals (in no order) that caught my attention: MVB Financial/Paladin: MVB, a mid-size bank with a stated focus on serving fintechs, acquired Paladin, a specialty fraud prevention company with a suite for merchants, credit agencies, fintechs and vendors. SoFi/Galileo: This $1.2 Moven Bank announced discontinued U.S.

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Fintech Labs Insights

APRIL 12, 2024

Long before fintech was a thing (1995), I launched the first, and by most measures the biggest, newsletter during the first two decades of online/digital banking. It was called Online Banking Report and was read by a sizable portion of major industry players. And each January, we ranked all previous recipients into a master list.

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JULY 5, 2017

citizens’ data or national security. Think of it as an extension of brand and payment types and technology, and to some minds it is a natural fit. For Vantiv there is value in going beyond the United States, boosting footprint and gaining scale.

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MARCH 15, 2019

AMC Product Marketing Vice President Tonya Mangels said in an announcement for the offering, “We are routinely seeing some 45 percent of all AMC ticket purchases processed online, and the mobile order option is another way we’re making a trip to the movies more convenient for guests.” With the average U.S. household at 2.6

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Fintech Labs Insights

MARCH 23, 2022

It’s been a while since we’ve had a traditional bank launch a digital-first unit aimed at small businesses (SMB/SME). Actually, it’s only happened one time (in the United States) that I can recall. So here we go again with the upcoming launch of Zion Bancorp’s Zifi brand. Also, wondering how it’s pronounced?

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FEBRUARY 27, 2017

It looks like the nation’s biggest brick-and-mortar player is starting to gain some traction in its bid to be a bit more nimble, a bit more digital and a bit more alluring to shoppers even in its brick-and-mortar locations. Never let it be said an old dog can’t learn new tricks, particularly with a new trainer in the mix.

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MAY 22, 2019

Today, we are seeing a slowdown in commercial deposit growth broadly with flat or negative growth in pockets as deposits shift to the national banks. For example, Stripe offers online payment processing for e-commerce businesses of all sizes through a suite of payment APIs. percent between 2017 and 2019, down from 5.1

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FEBRUARY 13, 2017

Firms that opt in will be able to store their products at FedEx warehouses in the United States and Canada. When goods are sold, FedEx will manage packing and shipping the goods in customized and branded boxes. Boxes will be branded to the retailer, not FedEx). That’s probably one of the biggest numbers I’ve heard.”.

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MAY 30, 2016

So what fun in the sun can the nation’s retailers expect this year? Also, summer is the best time to meet and greet international travelers and introduce them to your brand, because about a quarter of the tourists traveling in the United States this summer will be from abroad.

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CB Insights

APRIL 29, 2020

The United States of Digital Health Startups. Check out the startups improving efficiency in online grocery shopping and last-mile shipping as well as retail tech trends that could last post-pandemic. 3 Key Ways Brands And Retailers Are Engaging With Consumers Online. 6 Startups Using AI to Streamline Telehealth.

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CB Insights

APRIL 10, 2019

But even in the United States, interest in the tech is surging, according to the CB Insights patent analysis tool. Facial recognition, for example, could capture what a shopper is looking at, and enable retailers to later serve up related promotions to the shopper via email or online ads.

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AUGUST 31, 2018

The easiest possible summary is that in a post-apocalyptic future, the United States has become the Kingdom of Panem, which consists of a rich, technologically vibrant capital city ringed by 12 impoverished agrarian or industrial districts that are exploited for their resources by wealthy residents of the capitol. Weaknesses.

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NOVEMBER 14, 2018

Within the next week or so, CVS ’s planned acquisition of Aetna is expected to close, pairing the nation’s largest pharmacy chain and the nation’s fifth-largest health insurer under a single banner. It also remains to be seen how and when CVS will expand its CarePass program, currently being piloted in Boston.

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