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FEBRUARY 2, 2018

The switch to a private designation for Nordstrom has been underway since 2017, though the brand ran into hurdles in securing sufficient financing to make the deal happen. The Seattle-based retailer does not have the massive store fleet some of its competitors have, making a closure a much more notable event.

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APRIL 8, 2019

“Our mission is to help these people build financial security and help them remain committed to their communities,” Landed co-founder Alex Lofton said. “We Landed said it has helped 200 teachers so far in areas like San Francisco Bay, Seattle and Denver. We try to stay flexible to people’s realities.

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OCTOBER 26, 2018

They will include home goods and skin care products, among others, from brands such as home goods company East Fork and luxury bedding company Parachute. According to one report , each brand will have about 10 to 15 stock keeping units (SKUs) offered in the space. It’s a marketing and brand awareness play,” Cho told Digiday.

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FEBRUARY 27, 2020

The announcement came before Amazon’s grand opening of its first cashierless grocery store in Seattle. For starters, it’ll be necessary for brands to develop comprehensive data privacy and data security strategies. Called Amazon Go Grocery, it expands on the company’s 25 Amazon Go convenience stores.

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The Financial Brand

DECEMBER 27, 2023

This article Trends 2024: Bank Spending on RegTech Will Reach New Heights in 2024 appeared first on The Financial Brand. While overall bank tech spending remains flat, intensifying focus on security and fraud means that regtech will demand an ever bigger piece of the pie.

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JUNE 3, 2019

The top four were all branded apps, which makes sense for large chains. Yum Brands! Seattle-based startup Joe Coffee built a platform to enable customers of local coffee shops to pre-order and pay for their drinks on mobile devices. Mobile order-ahead apps have lower adoption among smaller QSRs. Washington, D.C.-based

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JULY 19, 2019

Courting the Cool Kids: Luring Exclusive Brands With a Dedicated Accelerator . The Amazon Brand Accelerator Program is invite-only; for this first run, Amazon is looking to bring on about 10 brands in 2019, targeting soon-to-launch and already launched brands – preferably, those with sustainability or a mission-for-good bent.

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MARCH 5, 2019

That came after it shut down service in Seattle, Los Angels, and New York. million in senior secured debt, as well as convertible debt of approximately $23 million. Meal kit service Munchery has filed for bankruptcy and still owes $3 million in unfulfilled customer gift cards and another $3 million to its vendors and suppliers.

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SEPTEMBER 21, 2018

20), one centered around its Alexa voice-assistant technology, and one of the main themes that came out of that Seattle event is a reminder of how badly the eCommerce operator wants to live inside your house and vehicles. Amazon put on a product pageant on Thursday (Sept. By the way, your living room light is on. Meanwhile, a $59.99

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DECEMBER 14, 2018

With premium coffees, teas, mixology and the iconic Milanese Princi Bakery, it serves as a Starbucks brand amplifier and a platform for future innovation.” The aim is to allow shoppers to “focus on their lives and their business, not setting up secure networks and reading installation manuals.”

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MAY 20, 2020

A good example would be a local furniture store here in Seattle that has sold $2 million worth of furniture in two years on OfferUp,” Huzar told Webster. The need for security and convenience is there as always, but we now need to be able to sell and buy in a way that is quick, safe and involves limited social contact.

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MARCH 11, 2020

with new openings scheduled for New York, Chicago, Seattle and San Francisco on the agenda for his year. And, as of reports two weeks ago, cashierless tech is breaking out of the small footprint, convenience store-esque locations that are Amazon Go stores. From there, however, the details are quite a bit more sparse.

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JUNE 23, 2017

The $14 million of funding Rinse recently secured will not be going into the company’s tech as much as into building out its team as it looks to launch in new markets. Houston, Dallas, Austin, Seattle, Miami, San Diego, Denver and New York are up next. It’s an on-time, friendly, well-trained valet.

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CB Insights

MAY 6, 2019

As part of the consumerization of healthcare , we have seen a number of companies build direct-to-consumer (D2C) brands for various health products. The Seattle-based company had launched in 2015 with the goal of offering consumer testing kits for different biomarkers including genetics, microbiome, and blood. Dead on Arivale.

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AUGUST 9, 2019

It was a big week for advances in robotic deliveries, with Postmates securing the first permit to test robotic sidewalk deliveries in San Francisco. Scout saw its first tests in Amazon’s Seattle backyard — and company officials predict California will prove an easier testing ground with it sunnier and milder weather.

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CB Insights

APRIL 10, 2019

The biometric software behind facial recognition applications can identify facial structures, contours, and expressions, making it a no-brainer for security and identification purposes. Facial recognition, along with AR, is also making brands data rich — especially beauty brands. But the tools have the ability to improve.

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NOVEMBER 2, 2020

With Prime, Amazon is betting that the choice of same-day, next-day or two-day delivery (depending on the product) is a fitting trade-off for access to a bigger selection of products across many different brands and categories. In 2018, Amazon was reportedly in talks with regulators to launch an insurance comparison website.

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CB Insights

OCTOBER 9, 2018

Unmanned retail can: Set up points of sale in new places: As shopping malls struggle and brick-and-mortar foot traffic declines, brands don’t want to wait for shoppers to come to stores. However, RFID tags could provide extra security for unmanned retailers of higher-priced goods. Key players to watch. Theoretically, (i.e.,

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NOVEMBER 9, 2018

The new shops will feature 100 popular small businesses and digital brands on Facebook and Instagram into retail stores, and will be housed in The Market @ Macy’s. The Market @ Macy’s helps both emerging and established brands reach new audiences by showcasing them in a physical space inside Macy’s.

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JUNE 6, 2019

The company’s assets were acquired by Q Holdings in 2015, and the firm quietly relaunched the Quirky brand in 2017. Second, the thesis that one or two brands would quickly go on to own on-demand food turned out to be either wrong or too early. Julep started out as a single nail salon in Seattle. Declared Bankruptcy: 2018.

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JUNE 28, 2019

Amazon’s ongoing war with counterfeiters carries on … Securing the Shop: Amazon Takes Counterfeiters To Court . Customs and Border Protection agency, which had seized a shipment of 300 counterfeit Steelie brand car mounts. If they can marry the two, everyone else in the media business will start to scramble.”.

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JUNE 5, 2019

Biometric technology such as facial recognition can quickly and accurately identify individual people and their emotional state, making it a powerful tool for ensuring security and preventing fraud. Beauty brands are letting customers try on makeup virtually. Banks use facial recognition for authentication.

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APRIL 4, 2016

This stand-alone food ordering and delivery app — now live in Atlanta, Austin, Chicago, Dallas, Houston, Los Angeles, Melbourne, New York, Paris, San Francisco, Seattle and Washington, D.C. But it’s a brand he likes and in the context of listening to some cool tunes, he decided to act on his impulse.

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Independent Banker

JUNE 29, 2015

Video teller machines also can provide “a big opportunity” for some community banks to better serve communities that are underserved by financial institutions, says Paul Seibert, principal of financial planning and design at EHS Nelson, a retail bank design firm in Seattle.

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CB Insights

JANUARY 18, 2019

Compared to other years, when the Seattle giant’s presence was minimal, Amazon seemed to be asserting itself as the major hardware and software player it is. Daimler even announced an entire sub-brand of Mercedes vehicles featuring 10 new electric models, expected to arrive by 2025. Every Company is a Tech Company.

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MAY 28, 2016

“There have been massive recalls of single tests in the past, but I’m not aware of one where a company recalled the entirety of the results from its testing platform,” said Geoffrey Baird , associate professor in the department of laboratory medicine at the University of Washington in Seattle. “I I believe that’s unprecedented.”.

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Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 19, 2022

Benson Porter, Boeing Employees CreditUnion – Porter led BECU through an amazing streak of growth in the Pacific Northwest, all while building an innovative, stakeholder-driven brand respected nationally. Goes to Allison Netzer and Liz High for their provocative tome, Think Like a Brand, Not a Bank. The Authors of the Year Award.

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JANUARY 12, 2021

During the pandemic, “GCash has been helping Filipinos get through their daily lives by providing them with convenient, safe and secure digital payment options,” the release said. GCash is one of the mobile wallet brands that Remitly added to its network last year. GCash has 33 million customers in the Philippines.

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CB Insights

JUNE 17, 2020

Security: Higher internet usage and data generation lead to increased investment. After privacy advocates raised concerns about user data security, the companies announced changes, including using Bluetooth signals instead of geolocation data. Conversational AI/chatbots. Cloud call centers. Contactless payments. Branchless banking.

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