PYMNTS

AUGUST 5, 2020

By region, Diageo’s Asia sales saw the biggest drop at 16 percent. The company attributed that to the fact that many countries in that region not only shuttered bars and restaurants, but also liquor stores. However, not all regions showed declines: North America bucked the trend and saw its sales rise 2 percent.

South Carolina 140

South Carolina US America Regional 140

PYMNTS

JUNE 17, 2020

The website is a re-branding of Middle Eastern eCommerce site Souq.com , which was acquired by Amazon in 2017, PYMNTS reported. Last year, the company converted Souq’s website in the United Arab Emirates to an Amazon-branded one, amazon.ae. Bezos said leaked texts between him and a girlfriend, done by a U.S.

Washington 192

Washington Leadership Video Branding 192

PYMNTS

MARCH 12, 2020

With a longtime presence in New York and surrounding suburbs, Modell’s has 153 stores mostly located in the northeast region. Modell’s Sporting Goods has filed for bankruptcy and will shutter all its stores, the company said on Wednesday (March 11).

New York 144

New York Regional Retail Resources 144

PYMNTS

JULY 30, 2020

The digital shift is coming late to Dunkin’ Brands. We have scaled back our national media spend and paused on launching new potentially complex limited-time offers,” he said on the call. “We Our marketing leadership team continues to create, assess and refine a phased approach for relaunching our brand responsibly at the right time.

Las Vegas 156

Las Vegas Branding Leadership Marketing 156

PYMNTS

MAY 11, 2020

billion in April and brought in $920 million in additional liquidity via amendments to its co-brand credit card agreements in May. Marriott CEO and President Arne Sorenson said on a Monday (May 11) earnings call that, overall, “negative trends appear to have bottomed in most regions around the world.

Trends 178

Trends South Carolina Regional United States 178

PYMNTS

DECEMBER 30, 2019

Like the name implies, Anchor Shops try to preserve the bit of the department store experience that is still working — a physical place that consumers go to discover new brands and to examine products before they are purchased — while minimizing the parts of the old model that drag department store profits down such as the wholesale inventory model.

New Jersey 133

New Jersey Philadelphia Branding Retail 133

PYMNTS

APRIL 2, 2019

On the regional front, Reis said the vacancy rate at regional malls increased 0.3 Sears , which started out in the 1880s as a mail-order catalog and then morphed into one of the nation’s biggest department store chains, has been felled by eCommerce and physical retailers. percent to 9.3

Metro 125

Metro Regional Retail Community 125

PYMNTS

DECEMBER 6, 2018

Visa , the Official Payment Services Partner of FIFA , announced Wednesday (December 6) partnerships with the Union of European Football Associations’ ( UEFA ) Women’s Football Competitions and the Confederation of African Football ( CAF ) Total Africa Cup of Nations tournament.

National 115

National Regional Innovation Payments 115

PYMNTS

AUGUST 2, 2019

Latin America showed the strongest growth and offset declines in the Asia Pacific region and in the U.S. Westernunion.com is now available in 70 nations and represented 13 percent of total C2C revenue. We also saw more leading global brands turn to Western Union for our unique cross-border capabilities. domestic market.

Strategy 219

Strategy Branding Regional America 219

PYMNTS

DECEMBER 9, 2019

have formed a collaboration with four major international payment brands to facilitate cross-border payments, the companies said in a release. LINE Pay Taiwan and iPASS Corp. The six payment services involved are LINE Pay Taiwan, iPASS Corporation, LINE Pay Japan, Rabbit LINE Pay, Naver Pay and NHN PAYCO. “By

Payments 131

Payments Mobile Regional National 131

Perficient

SEPTEMBER 20, 2020

The benefits of those relationships do drive some national exposure for us but the branding benefits accrue primarily in the specific markets. Bill, thanks for the time. Hey Marisa, thank you for the interest. First of all, we’re big believers in the power of sports marketing – we have great partnerships with MLB’s St.

St. Louis 340

St. Louis Dallas US Course 340

PYMNTS

APRIL 10, 2019

In the new Digital Banking Tracker , PYMNTS examines how startups are competing with legacy brands, social media services and even eCommerce companies that want to add financial capabilities to their platforms. China isn’t the only nation where consumers have their pick of banking options, though. Around the Digital Banking World.

Mobile 185

Mobile Digital Banking social media Strategy 185

PYMNTS

APRIL 2, 2020

Chicago-headquartered delivery unicorn Grubhub said it will spend $30 million to help support more than 100,000 independent restaurants and regional franchises as the coronavirus pandemic changes everyday life, the company announced on Thursday (April 2). It has raised a total of $284.1 million in more than eight funding rounds.

New York City 130

New York City New York Chicago Washington 130

CB Insights

SEPTEMBER 24, 2018

Unless you live someplace with no local/regional Mexican restaurants at all, pretty much everyone in the country could name a great local Mexican restaurant in their town or neighborhood run by Mexican immigrants or inspired, authentic restaurateurs. . So we did a national survey about what brand was your favorite breakfast sausage.

Marketing 50

Marketing Regional San Francisco New York 50

PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 13, 2019

Amazon is losing a major sneaker brand — could this be a sign of more to come? For many years, Nike opted out of an Amazon partnership due to concerns that it would weaken the brand. Behind Regions Bank’s AI-Powered Digital-First Push. Meanwhile, Apple cozies up to Walmart and Facebook again tries to improve its payments game.

Apple 101

Apple Payments Branding cryptocurrency 101

PYMNTS

OCTOBER 23, 2018

-based merchants sell across borders, but that percentage lags behind other nations such as Germany and the United Kingdom, where half of merchants that sell goods and services online do so across borders. To capitalize on that aforementioned eCommerce growth in emerging markets and log sales in those regions, U.S. Villegas said.

Payments 164

Payments Regional Online America 164

PYMNTS

JANUARY 30, 2019

The evolution began with brands like Folgers and Maxwell House, which made ground coffee available to the masses. They also might not ask the right questions or be overwhelmed by different brands as well as value propositions. They know about different flavor profiles by region or by roast level, Lackman said, and they seek variety.

San Francisco 139

San Francisco Branding Regional Company 139

Jeff For Banks

JULY 23, 2019

The next day they announced they were selling to Valley National Corp. Bank Brand Value You may recall I wrote about the value of brand in a post entitled: Bank Brand Value: Calculated! So I suspected a key factor leading to the no-premium deal between ORIT and Valley might be related to ORIT's brand value.

Branding 60

Branding Regional New York Capital 60

PYMNTS

APRIL 13, 2017

In a press release , the companies said the combined business will operate under the GSTV brand and deliver 3.3 National and regional marketers across all industry sectors now have a way to reach valuable, attentive consumers. billion annual impressions through more than 18,000 locations in all 50 states by year’s end. “We

Detroit 100

Detroit Video United States Millennials 100

PYMNTS

MAY 4, 2018

“In the months ahead, we will continue to launch new partnerships with different products and price points to further broaden our geographic reach, introduce the Blue Apron brand to new consumer segments and expand our total addressable market,” Dickerson said. “In The company will sell them under the “WW Healthy Kitchen” brand name.

San Francisco 100

San Francisco Branding Retail Examples 100

PYMNTS

OCTOBER 4, 2018

Amazon has been working hard to boost its presence in the region. In addition, Amazon is also said to be heavily recruiting Grupo Boticário and Natura Cosmeticos — two rising brands in Brazilian beauty — to sell via its Brazil platform. The only nations that see more beauty sales are the U.S., China and Japan.

Seattle 117

Seattle Regional National Branding 117

PYMNTS

OCTOBER 9, 2019

The incidences of injuries and deaths have, the newswire said, been linked to what are being termed “makeshift brands” other than the dominant market player, Juul Labs. The latest national and regional findings suggest products containing THC play a role in the outbreak.”. territory.

US 109

US United States Regional Report 109

PYMNTS

JULY 25, 2018

Amid the headline numbers, the company has noted that average order sizes were up 3 percent year over year, with a boost in mix across all brands served. That increase in revenue per order comes absent increased support costs for those orders. LevelUp processes about 100,000 orders a day, as noted on the call.

Boston 100

Boston Branding Online Regional 100

PYMNTS

MARCH 26, 2020

As Davis noted, larger banks, including regional players, tend to have their own technology platforms — and direct integrations into their own networks — to enable mobile and contactless payments. They are not always fast followers of newly introduced products and services from their larger banking brethren who operate on a national scale.

Community 247

Community Community Bank Mobile Cards 247

PYMNTS

MAY 31, 2018

In 2016, 95 percent of transactions in in India were done in cash and there were approximately 60 million online shoppers – representing about 14 percent of the internet using base of the nation, according to a late 2017 report by Morgan Stanley. The Powerful Punch Private Labels Pack In India.

Branding 101

Branding National Report Online 101

PYMNTS

JULY 24, 2020

The company had launched an online marketplace for 34 countries in the region last year and recently acquired a minority stake in the eCommerce solutions provider with which it collaborated on the effort. Visa is also putting focus on consumers in Africa. Find more about these stories and the rest of the latest headlines in the Report.

Compliance 152

Compliance Report Payments Security 152

PYMNTS

MARCH 23, 2016

While the eCommerce giant has managed to narrow this window to one or two days, an unlikely brand is saying that it should take no longer than an hour. Whether it was intended or not, Amazon is largely responsible for creating a culture where consumers no longer appreciate but demand their products are delivered rapidly for no extra charge.

San Francisco 100

San Francisco New York City Metro New York 100

PYMNTS

JUNE 29, 2018

NBC News reported that national, regional and local merchants are testing Google Shopping Express with big-name retailers including Target and Walgreens. The couriers aren’t Google employees, but they will be driving Google-branded vehicles and wearing uniforms that will be issued by Google, noted the report.

San Francisco 100

San Francisco Google Seattle Washington 100

PYMNTS

JUNE 27, 2019

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 s National Crime Agency (NCA), have arrested 6 individuals after a 14-month long investigation into a €24 million cryptocurrency theft. In other news, it was announced that the U.K.’s

ATM 115

ATM Bitcoin San Francisco cryptocurrency 115

PYMNTS

JULY 11, 2016

Blue Acorn, founded in 2008, lists such national brands as Ticketmaster and Everlast under its list of clients and bills itself as providing “superior eCommerce results through data-driven solutions.”. Since its founding, the company has grown from nine employees to over 100, according to Charleston Regional Business Journal.

South Carolina 100

South Carolina Regional National Branding 100

PYMNTS

DECEMBER 1, 2016

PawnHero brands itself as an alternative to the “intimidating and embarrassing pawnshop experience of the past” and also promises interest at half the rate offered at traditional pawn shops. One regional target in sight is South Asia — the region is estimated by the World Bank Group to the highest percentage of unbanked customers worldwide.

Regional 100

Regional eBook Mobile Analysis 100

PYMNTS

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. attention on Europe, with the desire to gain a post, or perhaps outpost, in payments processing in the region. company interested in Adyen. The dominant countries here are the U.K.,

Regional 101

Regional United States Payments New York 101

Tech and Finance

JULY 13, 2016

Regional and mid-tier banks face an uphill battle on the digital front, but have advantages they can capitalize on with some focus and determination. Alarm bells are sounding in boardrooms of regional and mid-tier banks across the U.S. Jim Marous, co-publisher of The Financial Brand, said the J.D. Or at least they should be.

Regional 28

Regional Mobile Millennials Study 28

PYMNTS

JANUARY 21, 2020

As of the third week of this month, it has grown to 300 cases spread across five nations, including China, Japan, Thailand, South Korea and (as of this week) the U.S. The massive national holiday is considered a peak time for international travel among Chinese nationals. The virus, it seems, is spreading rapidly.

Washington 130

Washington National Marketing Training 130

PYMNTS

APRIL 23, 2019

Apple gets its shine from the fact that, per BV, it “makes innovation accessible, and uses its brand to viscerally connect with its consumers and establish a new normal. Apple’s brand is based on simplicity, privacy and, of course, a “cool” factor that masks some of the simple aspects of its offerings.

Apple 200

Apple Cards Payments Course 200

PYMNTS

JULY 12, 2018

Zug] has long been home to citizens from around the world, with over 30 percent of its population being foreign nationals,” Oliver Bussmann, who is the founder of Bussmann Advisory AG and president of the Crypto Valley Association (CVA), told PYMNTS in an email interview. One such company in the Zug region is crypto loyalty firm qiibee.

blockchain 104

blockchain Taxes Regional New York 104

PYMNTS

APRIL 2, 2020

This organic healthcare brand is hustling to keep up with orders during a time when it has had to pivot to deal with the COVID-19 crisis – and it is poised for a breakout 2020. After receiving a round of funding from an angel investor, Green Goo has just hired regional sales executives and a marketing team.

Colorado 131

Colorado US Branding Regional 131