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Possible Sale Of Cars.com Comes Amid Stronger Digital Ties For Automotive

PYMNTS

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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Car Vending Machine Company Carvana Goes Up Against Wall Street

PYMNTS

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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Collaboration: The New Competitive Weapon

Gonzobanker

We see the types of content being shared through social media. As bankers build bonds with peers through collaboration, they open up new opportunities to jointly invest capital in new ventures and strategies. GonzoBanker Bank Chief Retail Officer Roundtable San Diego May 22-24. June 12-14.

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Rescuing The Restaurant Business From App Decline

PYMNTS

The model for the DineVite online and mobile app is actually similar to social media. 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. On the flip side diners can request private VIP offers.

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2020 GonzoBanker Awards

Gonzobanker

Chris’ public posts including his playbook for dealing with COVID-19 were gobbled up on social media. 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.

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B2B Payments Sizzle As Checks Face A Looming Fizzle

PYMNTS

As Verizon activates 5G internet services in Chicago and other cities, Barclays estimates the technology could be worth big bucks across the pond — $20 billion a year, actually. billion as a result of capital gains. Facebook: The bad news keeps coming for the social media giant. 5G: Five G? How about lotsa Gs?

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Autopsy Report: 9 Startup Failure Stories And What We Can Learn From Them

CB Insights

Select investors : Amazon, Hummer Winblad Venture Partners, Bowman Capital Management LLC. But despite the popularity of its sock puppet mascot, the online pet supplies retailer went out of business just 9 months after its Super Bowl ad, doomed by an untenable business model and the bursting of the dot-com bubble. in 2000 to 232.1M

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