PYMNTS

JANUARY 8, 2020

But the branding came across somewhat differently. The brand was widely accused of being culturally insensitive and appropriating the name of the very shops they were hoping to push out of business with their full-service vending machines. The Washington Post branded Bodega the most hated startup in America.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 26, 2018

Opening pop-ups during the busiest shopping season of the year could have the net salutary effect of making up for its significantly diminished physical store footprint nationwide, as well as give the company a toehold (pardon the pun) in New York City, one of the nation’s top retail shopping destinations. Over half (59.5 percent.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 20, 2019

Whether you are an independent operator or a national franchise, we are offering businesses a solution to grow more efficiently.”. This partnership will enable us to further offer scalable, quality services that will help restaurants build their brand, engage their customer base, and increase sales outside their four walls.”.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 13, 2018

In 2014, Amazon ’s Whole Foods became Instacart’s first national partner. In March , it rolled out the service to Atlanta and San Francisco. But, following Amazon’s acquisition of Whole Foods, Amazon started offering its own two-hour delivery from stores in Austin, Cincinnati, Dallas and Virginia Beach in February.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 27, 2019

s National Crime Agency (NCA), have arrested 6 individuals after a 14-month long investigation into a €24 million cryptocurrency theft. Everything from the way we operate as a team to the ways in which we partner with brands is built around this core value of giving to the community. In other news, it was announced that the U.K.’s

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 13, 2020

The National Auto Dealers Association (NADA) recently reported that during the first three quarters of 2020, three out of every four vehicles sold were light trucks – a trend that has pushed truck prices to new highs. For instance, upstarts like San Francisco-based Shift just reported record results on Thursday (Nov.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 7, 2017

The pants in question were patchwork jeans, and purchased in a San Francisco vintage shop while Irish-national Kelly was on a world tour — a tour which included a final stop at Burning Man. The brand’s ethics around pay and products are good ones, and they also happen to be good for business. Building Out . “We

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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. Trade Coffee finds its origins from roasters who wanted to expand their brand and their reach.

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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.

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PYMNTS

MAY 4, 2018

Blue Apron is already working with Costco to sell meal kits that were specifically designed for the retailer in its locations in the Pacific Northwest and the San Francisco Bay area. The company will face competition from both big box retailers and consumer packaged goods (CPG) brands.

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PYMNTS

JULY 22, 2019

Zippin , a new cashierless convenience store, has launched in San Francisco with the goal of reducing typically long lines. The store now takes cash since San Francisco banned cashless businesses. “We Currently, about a quarter of the nation’s 4.3 Shoppers log in with an app, pick up goods and can walk out.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 4, 2020

Quick-service restaurants (QSRs), fast casual eateries and fast-food drive-thrus keep dominating headlines throughout the pandemic as a nation is understandably obsessed with staying fed on lockdown and after, when breathing the open air still feels oddly risky. As reported by Eater San Francisco, “the restaurant announced Wednesday (Sept.

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PYMNTS

MAY 4, 2016

Uber has shown that it’s far from shy about putting its brand alongside other ventures, and it’s recently demonstrated propensity for non-automotive transport is an indication that innovators there don’t lack the spine to take some risks when necessary. We’re excited to partner with Visa on this initiative.”.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 25, 2019

In a recent trend, eCommerce mattress brands have been moving into the world of brick-and-mortar retail by opening their own stores and pop-up shops to help let customers test-drive their products in real life. The store was to feature the brand’s original mattress along with pillows, sheets, and, yes, a dog bed made for man’s best friend.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 4, 2018

Through platforms such as Slice , small pizzerias can tap into technology that allows their customers to order pizza online for pickup or delivery — just like the larger national chains. Large urban centers such as New York, Chicago or San Francisco have many options for pizza. That’s where Slice comes in.

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PYMNTS

MAY 8, 2020

The poll was conducted by a San Francisco-based advocacy group called Small Business Majority, and its CEO John Arensmeyer has been a proponent of community grants that exist outside of the formal banking system that has controlled government aid up to this point. billion in liquidity guarantees by the Federal Reserve.

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PYMNTS

MAY 11, 2020

Grubhub has capped fees in Seattle and San Francisco, but they remain in effect in the rest of the U.S., And it’s a movement catching on with brands and entrepreneurs of all kids, trying variations on the model. including New York City, which has been hard hit by the pandemic.

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CB Insights

SEPTEMBER 24, 2018

So we did a national survey about what brand was your favorite breakfast sausage. Plenty of local to regional brands could win out over Jimmy Dean in the area of their dominance. Jimmy Dean invariably got more votes than any of the other regional brands, and its national advertising proclaimed that.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 12, 2018

Dollar Shave Club first made a name for itself with a solid concept — and a series of very entertaining ads that brought the inexpensive razor company into the national consciousness. The problem it was founded to solve was simple: buying a razor was a miserable experience that cost too much.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 15, 2019

And ticketing technology for public transportation is arriving on mobile, too: Cubic Transportation Systems recently notched a contract from the National Transport Authority for a mobile ticketing system in Ireland. They then receive a three-inch branded coin from a staff member and put it into the company’s car vending machine.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 18, 2017

Today, Farmstead is fairly small – its delivery footprint is limited to San Francisco and the Bay Area – and it doesn’t carry the 40,000 SKUs that most grocery stores do. With that, the idea for Farmstead was born, Elankumaran told Karen Webster in the latest Matchmaker. An AI Company With A Small Footprint And A Big Ambition.

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Gonzobanker

SEPTEMBER 21, 2018

And as FIs’ budgets move from mostly feel good brand stuff to driving demand, it’s hot. But now, Adobe’s Vegas Summit and Marketo’s Vegas Marketing Nation (mashing up presumably?) will compete with Salesforce’s San Francisco Dreamforce conference for both headlining bands and cross industry job recruiting hookups.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 17, 2017

If I’m a brand, I’m trying to figure out: How can I expose my brand” across marquee names, such as Nordstrom, Macy’s or even Louis Vuitton, “that they know who I am obviously, and they have the ability to spend?”. Many of those travelers are beginning to explore what Badran termed “Middle America,” with stops at national parks.

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NCR

MAY 9, 2017

Bankrate’s conversion of the Quizzle app (purchased from Quicken Loans in 2016) to Score & Report, white-labeled for use by community banks and credit unions, enables a branded and cost effective solution for quick adoption of new technology. US Bank has 42 branded apps in the App Store. One App Is Not Enough. BBVA has 34.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 23, 2017

Rinse currently serves its home base of San Francisco as well as Los Angeles and Washington, D.C. Houston, Dallas, Austin, Seattle, Miami, San Diego, Denver and New York are up next. Our goal is to be the first and largest national brand in clothing care and become a household name,” said Prakash. “We

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PYMNTS

APRIL 7, 2017

Hacking, Hacking Everywhere : The venerable Samsung brand may be under attack. But for its final trip to the spotlight this week, the San Francisco-based company had an announcement all its own. Visa is also expanding its global footprint.

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Independent Banker

AUGUST 31, 2021

ICBA’s National Community Bank Service Award winners for 2021 demonstrate that when their local areas need support, community banks are there with innovative, compassionate and thoughtful responses. The community bank provided nearly 480,000 PPP loans totaling more than $13 billion to businesses across the nation. “I

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PYMNTS

APRIL 24, 2017

Take the clothing and accessories brand TOMS , for instance. The company will make its grand debut in July of this year, when it announces the first five local coffeehouse chains, located in the Denver and San Francisco areas, that will partner with Bext360 in its community-based coffee enterprise.

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Fintech Labs Insights

JULY 20, 2020

Seven are/were venture-backed and one is an independent brand from a large traditional bank ( we include it here because they are positioning themselves as an independent “startup” brand). Seed (acquired by Cross River Bank) San-Francisco-based Seed appears to be a bit stalled by the pandemic and/or acquisition delays.

San Francisco 15

San Francisco Austin Video United States 15

PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 1, 2020

The Super Bowl is nearly upon us – the Kansas City Chiefs are headed to their first “big game” in 50 years to take on the San Francisco 49ers, who haven’t been there since the 2012 season, and haven’t held the Vince Lombardi Trophy since 1995. For San Francisco, it’s a chance to recapture some past glory.

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Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 17, 2021

Some interesting finalists would be: M&T and People’s United Old National and First Midwest Webster and Sterling Columbia Bank and Umpqua. This is an innovation-seeking franchise that has built a solid brand and never got over its skis in execution. Congrats on a brave move and national recognition Jim!

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 20, 2018

Additionally, the brand discounted fewer products in the 10 days following the ad. In terms of items, the brand’s Colin Kaepernick women’s jersey, in particular, sold out on September 17. They don’t need to participate in the discounting that tends to plague other retail brands.”.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 30, 2020

29), has Penn National Gaming Inc. Penn National reportedly will spend another $62 million or so over the next three years to increase its stake to 50 percent of Barstool Sports. Penn National will be Barstool Sports’ exclusive gaming partner for as long as 40 years. Branding Power — and New Apps on the Way.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 21, 2017

That garage is now a private museum and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. In 2012, eBay CEO John Donahoe , who had taken over from Meg Whitman in 2008 , more or less told retailers that “Amazon is your enemy, eBay is your friend” to persuade them to upload their product catalogues to branded eBay storefronts.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 27, 2019

In the decade since Uber made its debut in San Francisco, all sorts of businesses and ideas have been dubbed the “Uber of” something. Part of that, says Founder Emeric de Waziers, is the basic desire to distinguish their brand. Part of that, says Founder Emeric de Waziers, is the basic desire to distinguish their brand.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 11, 2018

With 12 words, one photo and a tweet, Nike managed to capture the news cycle last week — and much of the market’s interest: “Believe in something, even if it costs you everything … Just Do It,” were the dozen words over a photo of former San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick.

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CB Insights

SEPTEMBER 7, 2017

The companies below were selected based on the recency and size of their disclosed funding and their Mosaic score, CB Insights’ National Science Foundation-backed algorithm that uses financial and non-financial signals to predict private company health. Headquarters: San Francisco, California. Research Briefing: Fitness Tech.

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