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OCTOBER 18, 2018

To learn more about their customers and increase foot traffic, retailers are testing out new business ideas. In some cases, retailers are dedicating small spaces to brands inside their brick-and-mortar stores. Macy’s , for example, is testing out pop-up stores in 10 cities in a concept called “The Market @ Macy’s.”

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JANUARY 19, 2021

19) that it has finished its sale of Cost Plus World Market (CPWM) to California-based private equity firm Kingswood Capital Management, according to a statement. Bed Bath & Beyond Inc. said on Tuesday (Jan.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 7, 2017

This week, the two countries were the only markets that landed on the B2B venture capital board, with funding landing at SaaS, Big Data and procurement startups across a range of industries, from corporate social media management to marijuana procurement. PYMNTS breaks down the $24 million in venture capital raised.

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PYMNTS

JULY 13, 2020

” But Sung Tae-yoon , an economist with Yonsei University, warned that taxing cryptocurrencies could slow the country’s tech markets. Securities and Exchanges Commission (SEC) charged California’s Abra for failing to register before offering and selling securities-based swaps. And, the U.S.

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AUGUST 1, 2018

Amid the race to reach $1 trillion in market capitalization, analysts are predicting that Amazon will win over Apple. But, while Apple is getting a lot of accolades from analysts on Wall Street and investors, it won’t hold the top spot for market capitalization for long. Even so, Apple could potentially pull off an upset.

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MAY 23, 2017

A new study has found that more pet owners are shopping for products online and traditional retailers will have to do more than boost their online presence in order to compete. According to the report, each deal has contributed to the structural remix of the pet market.

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FEBRUARY 7, 2020

In PYMNTS’ latest B2B venture capital roundup, which yielded $75 million in new funding, startups embraced distributed ledger technology for B2B payments and supply chain management, with 80 percent of total funding landing at blockchain companies. ClearMetal.

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PYMNTS

MAY 26, 2020

The owner/operator of 85 shopping centers in California, Colorado and Illinois said shoppers are returning to recently reopened malls, but they’re not lingering, according to a CNBC report. But you can access equity markets [and] public debt markets. The heart of our communities [and] shopping centers are small businesspeople.”.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 18, 2019

Grocers are using autonomous vehicles to help bring fresh food to the doorsteps of consumers, and news came this week that another retailer plans to use the technology: Approximately one month after Kroger announced that it had started to use autonomous vehicles in Arizona, Stop & Shop is intending to use them in the Bay State.

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PYMNTS

MAY 26, 2020

The owner/operator of 85 shopping centers in California, Colorado and Illinois said shoppers are returning to recently reopened malls, but they’re not lingering, according to a CNBC report. But you can access equity markets [and] public debt markets. The heart of our communities [and] shopping centers are small businesspeople.”.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 19, 2018

As such, automakers are hitting the venture capital highway in droves. In the rideshare arena, InMotion , Jaguar Land Rover’s venture capital arm, invested $25 million in a $600 million funding round for Lyft in 2017. Beyond rideshares, InMotion Ventures also entered the self-driving taxi market with a $3 million infusion in U.S.-based

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PYMNTS

APRIL 14, 2020

True Religion was acquired for $824 million in 2013 by London-based capital investment firm TowerBrook Investment Partners, and ended up filing for bankruptcy in 2017. Due to the pandemic forcing stores to close, around a million employees of various brands and retailers have been furloughed.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 17, 2020

Five years after LoanDepot ditched plans to go public, the California-based lender, now worth as much as $15 billion, is giving the idea a second look. We continue to evaluate capital options and are excited about our industry position,” CEO Anthony Hsieh told Bloomberg. is the nation’s largest retail mortgage lender.

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PYMNTS

MAY 3, 2019

Brick-and-mortar retailers are changing the way they manage their workforces in the age of Amazon: Walmart , for instance, is testing multiple versions of a new team structure called the “Great Workplace” in some of its locations. At the same time, it was reported that Walmart plans to employ $11 billion in capital expenditures this year.

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JULY 14, 2017

million Series A round of venture capital (VC) funding led by Bullpen Capital. With 25 full-time employees and 2,300 couriers, Saucey is making its way into various California cities and has plans to move into Texas and Florida down the road. Los Angeles-based, alcohol delivery startup Saucey just announced news of its $5.4

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 27, 2020

27) that the Arkansas-based retail giant is scrapping Shoes.com and Bare Necessities, the intimate apparel brand. operation in Culver City, California. operation in Culver City, California. “We Earlier this month, the mega retailer shared clues about its launch of Walmart+ , which is expected to compete with Amazon Prime.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 5, 2020

"With an uptick in pet fostering and adoptions in 2020 and families spending more time than ever at home with their pets, providing streamlined pet care services at an affordable price point is something we believe pet parents are looking for, and Petco is perfectly positioned to deliver," said Tariq Hassan , Petco’s chief marketing officer.

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PYMNTS

JULY 30, 2020

In the newly created role, he will be responsible for leading the company’s large-scale retail acquisition efforts. Bork will spearhead Sezzle’s enterprise business development efforts, as the company focuses on client acquisition following its recent capital raise. The company offers U.S.

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JUNE 18, 2020

as well as Durable Capital Partners LP in addition to current investors, accounts and funds that T. The company said the funds will help with new offerings that assist its retailers in handling the evolved operating climate as well as provide diners with secure and accessible ways to transact. Rowe Price Associates, Inc. among others.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 12, 2019

Poshmark, which started in 2011 and is based in California, enables shoppers to try to sell unwanted belongings or to purchase products from other users. Union Grove Venture Partners, GGV Capital and Menlo Ventures, among others, are investors in the company. millio, valuing the company at almost $600 million.

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PYMNTS

JULY 13, 2016

Brick-and-mortar retail will forever remember the day that Nintendo released Pokémon GO , a mobile game that has caused millions of millennials to suddenly discover outside again. However, some retailers prefer to play cards of the kind as close to the corporate chest as possible. billion acquisition of Home Retail Group.

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MARCH 1, 2019

Cybersecurity returned to the top of the B2B startup investment list as three companies in the enterprise security realm landed nearly half of the $246 million in B2B venture capital this week. Commerce Ventures, Flint Capital, Two Sigma Ventures, Synchrony and Sorenson Capital also participated, according to reports.

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AUGUST 31, 2020

The company noted that its retail collaboration with Neiman Marcus has connected the primary and secondary market via its reCommerce system, authentication technology and proprietary pricing formula. Dragoneer is a California-based investment company, while Tencent is a China-based worldwide technology firm.

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MARCH 16, 2022

The round drew participation from SoftBank Group, Khosla Ventures, SVB Capital, and JLL Spark, among others. California-based Roofstock enables retail and institutional investors to purchase and sell rental homes. Roofstock is available in 70+ markets and backed by a team of 200+ people.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 2, 2020

CIT’s Southern California branch network, OneWest Bank , unveiled a new mobile app to help small businesses meet their financial goals. Customers using the app can also ask for funding to aid their working capital and equipment financing needs from their mobile devices.

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PYMNTS

JULY 30, 2020

Impossible Burger is available at almost 2,100 Walmart Supercenter and Neighborhood Market locations, Impossible Foods said in a news release. The company said its Impossible Burger product is now available in more than 8,000 retail outlets in the U.S. Impossible Foods’ goal is to make the global food system sustainable.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 6, 2020

For retailers, it was supposed to be the year of 5G. Recent research from Gartner finds that 46 percent of retailers expected to deploy augmented reality (AR) or virtual reality (VR) solutions this year. That doesn’t mean, however, that the star turn expected from connectivity’s guiding light this year will happen.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 11, 2019

Glynn Capital and Tiger Global also led the round, along with other funds, to bring the company’s valuation to $1.85 Postmates CFO Kristin Schaefer said, according to Forbes, “There was great momentum behind the business so we’re super excited to add a little more capital to our war chest.” billion, Forbes reported.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 6, 2020

Membership has its privileges ” was the nine-year marketing campaign rolled out by American Express in 1987 to convince consumers that it was worth paying a yearly fee for one of its charge card offerings. Weak iPhone Sales Cost Apple Nearly Half a Trillion Dollars in Market Cap . Walmart Reboots Retail With Its Rethink on Robotics .

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 5, 2020

Most notable in this regard was the retail introduction of our Cookout Classic value pack, which significantly reduced the price of our burgers from nearly two times that of conventional beef patties to an approximate 20 percent premium, on a per pound basis,” Beyond Meat President and CEO Ethan Brown said. retail business.”. “If

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 4, 2019

More than $874 million in fresh funding landed at B2B startups this week across a range of market segments and geographies. An Egyptian firm landed the MENA region’s largest-ever seed round, a California company proved U.S.-based based Steadview Capital, adding to the previous Series A round announced in April.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 24, 2020

Retailers, in particular, are wary of adopting 2FA because of the frictions the method can present, and their fears are not without merit. California-based automaker Tesla is one company that has witnessed the merits of offering 2FA for its car owners. Developments From The Digital Consumer Onboarding Space.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 21, 2019

Retail chain Destination Maternity reportedly filed for bankruptcy on Monday (Oct. According to CNBC , the retailer is “buckling under the weight of an onerous debt load and struggling to compete with better capitalized competition.” Another one seems ready to bite the dust. The company owns 458 stores in the U.S.,

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 2, 2018

The investors followed a Series C investment round closed by Veritas earlier this year, which was led by CDC, Pai and Lok Capital. This holding company offers a suite of INDUS-branded services targeting the legal cannabis market with tools like sales, manufacturing, marketing, distribution and more. The Credit Junction.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 30, 2020

In Series B and Series B+ rounds headed up by VMG and XVC, California-based eCommerce grocer Weee notched almost $50 million in financing. Lightspeed Ventures, iFly.vc, Silicon Valley Bank and Goodwater Capital were participants in the investment, Deal Street Asia reported.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 18, 2019

Investors at Mandra Capital led a $16 million Series A funding round for the firm in support of its blockchain supply chain solutions, while Streamlined Ventures, The Perkins Fund and other investors also participated, the company announced in a press release.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 19, 2020

We are strong believers that the future of grocery retail involves getting customers the best quality food, exactly when they want it, with the best customer service. Experts speculate that Ahold’s global reach will allow FreshDirect to further expand, likely in East Coast markets initially.

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