PYMNTS

DECEMBER 11, 2017

One of the largest shopping center owners and operators in the U.S., Chicago-based GGP turned down the $23-per-share cash and stock offer on Nov. Shopping mall owners and operators have seen a downturn in sales and foot traffic with the rise of eCommerce. per share, representing a market capitalization of $22.2

Chicago 100

Chicago Retail Operations Capital 100

PYMNTS

AUGUST 6, 2019

Struggling to compete with online brands, famed Big Apple luxury retailer Barneys New York has put itself up for sale and filed for bankruptcy protection, according to a report by Reuters. . It’s also dealing with a massive rent hike at its headquarters which sent it frantically searching for a buyer. .

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 15, 2018

Some properties have trendy retailers and strong entertainment options, while other malls may rely on anchor stores for traffic and may find it harder to fill the space left behind when one closes. One mall located outside of Chicago, for instance, lost a Carson’s store and also has a Sears.

Las Vegas 179

Las Vegas Retail Chicago New York 179

PYMNTS

OCTOBER 19, 2018

The drop boxes will be in six cities — New York, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Chicago, Miami and Washington, D.C. — Currently, the company has five locations — in Chicago, New York, San Francisco, Los Angeles and Washington, D.C. Rent the Runway announced that it is setting up drop boxes at 15 WeWork locations across the U.S.

Los Angeles 135

Los Angeles San Francisco Chicago Washington 135

CB Insights

OCTOBER 9, 2018

Traditional retail is getting an upgrade. Despite the rise of e-commerce and mobile, the physical channel still plays an important role in consumer experience — and retailers are increasingly leveraging technologies to stay afloat. Get the entire 54-page retail report. Why Are retailers are pivoting towards cashier-less retail?

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PYMNTS

MARCH 11, 2020

billion, on an 82 percent increase in retail sales. That is the most organic growth of any automotive retailer ever in the U.S. Orlando, Tempe, Cleveland, Philadelphia, Indianapolis, Pittsburgh, Chicago, Kansas City, Greensboro, Westminster (L.A.), Apparently that will get you in trouble on the Street. Ontario (L.A.),

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 3, 2020

The pandemic continues to have a monumental impact on commerce worldwide, with brick-and-mortar retail suffering due to unemployment, in-store safety restrictions and consumers’ concerns about contracting the virus during in-person interactions. The United States’ gross domestic product (GDP) has slipped 32.9

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CB Insights

FEBRUARY 13, 2020

This growth has created major opportunities in the payments space, and companies like Stripe — the payments unicorn valued at a masive $35B — are hungry to capitalize on them. Sigma aims to streamline business operations. Stripe’s early success in acquiring customers was largely due to its mass appeal to the developer community.

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PYMNTS

MAY 31, 2018

The paper reported that, in May, the online retailer “added two directors to its 11-member board that were nominated by activist investor Starboard Capital. Cars.com, based in Chicago, launched in 1998 and became a public company in 2017 in its spin-off from TV broadcaster and digital media firm Tegna. and autoscout24.de.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 25, 2019

Those controversies have notably played out in San Francisco , though other cities, including Chicago and Los Angeles, are going through them at their own pace. And investors are still pouring capital into companies operating in the sector.

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Los Angeles Payments San Francisco Chicago 135

PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 14, 2018

The Seattle-based eCommerce operator and cloud computing provider decided to build in both Crystal City, an urban area in North Virginia near Washington, D.C., In addition, jobs will be created in coffee shops, restaurants, retail stores and with various service providers to support Amazon workers, of course. “I

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New York City New York Virginia Chicago 122

PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 6, 2018

They also stand as a marker for all the changes that have come to vending machine retail — including recent developments tied not only to the generally healthier consumption habits of U.S. The capital will support hiring and the deployment of up to 500 new machines to St. Louis, Cincinnati and other areas.

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St. Louis Payments Mississippi Alabama 109

PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 8, 2017

The physical retailer is joining forces with the online juggernaut and is debuting a “smart home” experience across 10 stores in Chicago and Los Angeles. Research from Fung Global Retail & Technology shows that smaller players are likely to vie for a piece of the pie that is 90 percent dominated by Alibaba and Tencent-backed firms.

Los Angeles 115

Los Angeles Compliance Capital Retail 115

Celent Banking

OCTOBER 21, 2016

It's hard to believe that an entire month has gone by since Oracle OpenWorld in San Francisco — but baseball fans will have noticed that things have been a bit hectic here in Chicago of late. Most banks, however, are not Capital One. Banks can roll their own code, spool up a VM, and off they go.

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CB Insights

APRIL 17, 2018

For the third consecutive year, we worked with The New York Times to identify and rank the top 100 venture capital professionals from around the globe. 15 of the top 20 operate in the Greater Bay Area. 15 of the top 20 operate in the Greater Bay Area. Below are the detailed profiles of the Top 20 Venture Capital Partners.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 23, 2016

Korean Air’s board of directors approved a 60 billion won ($54 million) loan to Hanjin in an effort to help it continue daily operations. the Las Vegas-based gambling giant that owns and operates over 50 hotels and casinos around the world, has offered to boost its bankruptcy contribution by more than $1.2 and is saddled with $5.37

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 24, 2018

With Stripe Terminal, we’re introducing just that: a way for internet-first retailers and SaaS companies to leapfrog legacy retailers in building highly customized payments experiences for in-store purchases that match what they’ve built online.”. Amazon said Alexa Guard will operate as part of select Echo devices later this year.

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Data Cards San Francisco Online 143

PYMNTS

MARCH 9, 2020

The operative word is control. “I With DineVite, consumers and restaurants get a better deal, since the restaurants can offer a deal to customers that they are comfortable with and consumers capitalize on it. Consumers can inquire directly with restaurants about existing promotions. It’s a new concept that means both parties win.”.

Miami 130

Miami Los Angeles Austin South Carolina 130

Gonzobanker

JANUARY 4, 2016

For the most part, these channels are flooding executives with high-level “what” observations and doing nothing to help them make strategic “how” decisions or adopt new operating tactics. As bankers build bonds with peers through collaboration, they open up new opportunities to jointly invest capital in new ventures and strategies.

San Diego 60

San Diego Phoenix social media Strategy 60

Independent Banker

JUNE 30, 2022

We worked with them with loans to buy equipment and vehicles for delivery and the beginning operational cash needs of the business,” Bunnell says. Rowland with Greg Bynum, president and chief operating officer. Wrentham Co-operative Bank. First Capital Bank. TriState Capital Bank. Marion, Ky. Photo by Steve Puppe.

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PYMNTS

JULY 20, 2018

Due to some unexpected circumstances with the funding and business, I regret to inform that Chef’d has ceased all operations until our investors and lenders decide the final fate of the company,” the company’s chief technology officer wrote in an email to a supplier on Tuesday (July 17). They are definitely having growing pains,” he said. “It

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CFPB Monitor

AUGUST 22, 2016

Retail Bank, Citibank, New York, NY. Arjan Schutte, Founder and Managing Partner, Core Innovation Capital, Los Angeles, CA. Hughes, Senior Vice President and Director of Mortgage and Retail Lending, First Federal Savings Bank of Twin Falls, Twin Falls, IA. William Howle, Head of U.S.

San Antonio 60

San Antonio Kansas City Groups CA 60

Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 22, 2020

Whether this turns out great or a bubble that pops, Chime has jolted the staid banking industry into thinking about who will acquire future retail customers and where value creation may emerge. You know that dog either has Capital One or Delta Amex. The Experience Award Goes to BCU , Chicago.

Idaho 181

Idaho Community Industry Strategy 181

CB Insights

DECEMBER 4, 2019

Bill Me Later was one of the earliest fintech payment platforms on the market and gave big retailers the ability to offer flexible financing programs. The company announced it would pass on the special card savings Amazon gets from card networks (because of the volume of purchases they can guarantee) to retailers that adopt Amazon Pay.

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Cards Lending Strategy US 101

Jeff For Banks

DECEMBER 12, 2017

Total return includes two components: capital appreciation and dividends. billion of assets and operates twenty five branches in the western suburbs of Chicago. Summit also operates an insurance subsidiary. Positive operating leverage! A princely some to a Bank with $107 million of capital at the time.

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Minnesota West Virginia Virginia Iowa 60

PYMNTS

AUGUST 6, 2018

Reports in the Chicago Tribune indicated that Kroger CIO Chris Hjelm was thinking that perhaps it was time to really re-evaluate Kroger’s total relationship with Visa. The company handled more payments than Mastercard in 2017, operated the biggest money market fund in the world and served tens of millions of customers.

Apple 100

Apple Samsung Cards Marketing 100

PYMNTS

OCTOBER 23, 2020

The Nike retailing model has shown itself again as The Gap announced Thursday that it will close underperforming stores, focus on the digital-first economy and exit its mall locations. As Macy’s CFO Felicia Williams told a retail conference in September: “Our intention is to change the composition of our store base.

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Strategy Chicago Taxes Retail 150

Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 17, 2021

Lots of tech and operations to clean up, it appears, but no solid bank is better qualified than the team from Minneapolis. With large banks, including Ally and Capital One, officially doing away with overdraft fees, banks and credit unions will have to decide how they want to handle the new reality. Acronym of the Year.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 1, 2019

B2B startups continue to steal the venture capital spotlight. and Canada, TechCrunch said, operating in verticals with locksmiths, repair service providers and cleaning businesses. It operates a networking and eCommerce marketplace for small farmers. company currently services clients across the U.S. has raised $13 million.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 14, 2019

So as a consequence they kind of held their sales OK, but their margins crashed, their operating profit crashed, their expense rate ballooned. Last week 100-plus-year-old retail Barneys New York officially filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy and put it up for sale. I think there is more of the same coming for department stores.”.

Las Vegas 164

Las Vegas New York Conference Report 164

Fintech Labs Insights

FEBRUARY 1, 2016

Credit Karma raised the largest amount of capital, pulling in $175 million in June. million in round led by KGC Capital. iSignthis completes $10 million capital raise. Lighter Capital closes $9 million Series B funding round, raises $100 million to lend to tech startups. Finovate alums by year. billion, up 41%.

Capital 12

Capital Lending Security Fintech 12

PYMNTS

APRIL 5, 2019

As we noted in this space late last year, with the Tipping Point Playbook , 35 percent of companies say their use of ePayables will increase through the next few years; as many as 61 percent say real time payments would improve payroll operations. billion as a result of capital gains. 5G: Five G? How about lotsa Gs?

Payments 117

Payments social media Taxes Chicago 117

CB Insights

MARCH 6, 2019

After soaring to a multi-billion-dollar valuation behind an iconic founder, a team of prominent backers, and a promise to revolutionize blood testing, Theranos officially ceased operations in 2018. That July, it banned Holmes from owning or operating a lab for two years. The rise and fall of Theranos. The rise and fall of Pets.com.

Report 78

Report San Francisco Capital New York 78

CB Insights

OCTOBER 31, 2019

Microsoft’s Satya Nadella referred to chat as the “third run-time” — an indispensable piece of operating a platform, second only to the operating system and the web browser. Retail & e-commerce: Convenient shopping & scheduling. Sales & CRM: Qualifying leads & answering questions. Source: Trim.

Industry 78

Industry Examples Tools Retail 78

CB Insights

JULY 17, 2018

In the past decade, restaurant and bar purchases have grown at twice the rate of general retail spending. But with commercial rents continuing to rise in most urban areas, it’s been a challenge both for small businesses and national retailers to find affordable space. That’s not a new development. Automatic food: Cafe X.

San Francisco 69

San Francisco California United States CA 69

CB Insights

NOVEMBER 9, 2017

In this review of failure, we’ve looked in our venture capital database to find the most well-funded startup companies that ultimately failed or had an undesirable exit, such as an asset sale or an acquisition for less than the total funding raised by the company. via Chicago Tribune. The 101 Biggest Product Failures Of All Time.

Capital 78

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 15, 2016

“Technology provides the productivity gains for the global economy and many of the large-cap names like Apple and Amazon were carrying the torch for the market,” Channing Smith, a managing director at Capital Advisors Inc. Shares of the online retailer have lost more than $30 billion in value since Tuesday’s vote.

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Tulsa Oklahoma Apple Policies 100