PYMNTS

AUGUST 14, 2020

Alternative-asset manager Brookfield Asset Management said it raised a record $23 billion in Q2 and foresees speeding up the pace of investments in the wake of the pandemic’s disruption. Separately, Brookfield is going to spend $5 billion in an effort to get the retail mall industry back on track following COVID-19 per news in May.

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Abrigo

OCTOBER 28, 2022

Managing loan workouts and modifications Tips for preparing your bank or credit union to handle an increased volume of problem loans while ensuring prudent credit risk management. Takeaway 2 Meanwhile, banks and credit unions will likely see a beefed-up regulatory emphasis on credit risk management practices, especially tied to CRE. .

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Bank Innovation

JULY 15, 2016

Wealth management has historically been a good source of revenue for banks, but it carried a significant cost, too. A new deal announced this week between wealth management firm Personal Capital and BancAlliance, a network of 200 Read More.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 19, 2020

Silicon Valley checkout-free, autonomous retail startup AiFi has secured a new round of funding, bringing its total raised to $30 million, the company said in a press release on Monday (Oct. He added that Qualcomm is “very impressed” with AiFi's edge-computing solutions.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 13, 2017

This is true for consumers making payments to companies to obtain retail goods and businesses looking to pay each other for services rendered. billion | Amount of working capital on the books for U.K. percent | Projected compound annual growth rate (CAGR) increase in demand for gym management software solutions between 2016 and 2020.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 9, 2020

“We are essentially taking glass doors that were probably underutilized and not asking the retailer for any additional physical space.”. From a business standpoint, we believe that things like sales lift are obviously a really important metric,” Dravenstott said, “and you don't hear that much in brick and mortar retail.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 12, 2021

As reported , Walmart is working with Ribbit Capital to create an as-yet unnamed FinTech that would, the companies said on Monday (Jan. 11) “bring together Walmart’s retail knowledge and scale with Ribbit’s FinTech expertise to deliver tech-driven financial experiences tailored to Walmart’s customers and associates.”.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 9, 2018

Pershing Square Capital Management, the activist hedge fund controlled by activist investor William Ackman, now has about a 1.1 percent stake in Starbucks.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 16, 2020

Four years and $35 million in venture capital funding later, Taylor’s company is expanding and simplifying the ability for eCommerce companies to build sophisticated yet simple web stores. Some retailers are just excellent about telling stories about themselves and about the products that they're selling,” Taylor told PYMNTS.

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PYMNTS

JULY 19, 2020

Drop Delivery is touted as the first all-in-one system for cannabis retailers to use for developing a business in a safe and compliant manner. Users will be able to sell products, collect digital payments, handle supply chain management, and help with last-mile delivery.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 7, 2021

In today’s top retail news, Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc. reported that its Retail Pharmacy USA segment had $27.2 Walgreens Retail Pharmacy USA Reports $27.2 reported as part of its Q1 fiscal 2021 earnings that its Retail Pharmacy USA segment had $27.2 Billion In Sales. Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 27, 2021

Minna co-founders and CEO Joakim Sjöblom and Chief Operating Officer Jonas Karles told PYMNTS that getting a better handle on subscription spend can be done through retail banking channels, boosting financial institutions’ own revenue streams. Subscription management is part of that. Embracing The Subscription .

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PYMNTS

MAY 22, 2020

Bad news hit the startup community this week as new analysis from CBInsights revealed a significant decline in venture capital (VC) funding in the first quarter of 2020. The company connects SMBs to invoice financing via is mobile app Bridge2Capital, targeting retail shopkeepers with a way to finance their outstanding payables.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 25, 2021

The National Retail Federation ’s annual convention may have come and gone but the sentiments, strategies and lessons learned from facing nearly a year of pandemic-led changes by some of the world’s largest merchants are going nowhere fast — especially when it comes to their embrace of increased digitalization. Stores As Social Centers.

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Abrigo

APRIL 25, 2024

The negative correlation of funded business loans to the Fed funds rate is a staggering 86% as businesses weigh their needs for capital against expensive debt and lenders aim to limit risk. Almost half sought credit to grow their businesses, and 28% applied to make repairs or replace capital assets.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 28, 2020

The dreaded returns season has hit retail with a predictable but painful thud. With Mastercard putting a 49 percent tag on the eCommerce spike for the holidays, this year will be the toughest on record for handling what is a resource- and capital-intensive task. In the brick-and-mortar retail era it was a nuisance to be avoided.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 12, 2020

Quick: Who’s the biggest retailer in the U.S.? In terms of sheer size and locations, the United States Postal Service (USPS) is the biggest retailer in the country, with 31,000 locations covering pretty much every town. Now, a new report is asking a good question: What if the post office expanded its retail offerings?

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 7, 2016

Capital One has reportedly inked a deal to acquire Paribus, a price tracking service, as the credit card company makes another acquisition in the FinTech space. While the terms of the deal were not disclosed, the report noted the acquisition includes bringing the team of Paribus and its technology under the Capital One umbrella.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 28, 2018

retail outfit that sells children’s clothing, is mulling whether to shutter more than half of its 900-store base, Reuters reported Tuesday (Nov. Gymboree was one of a wave of 20 retailers that have filed for bankruptcy since the start of 2017. Gymboree, the U.S. 27), citing people “familiar with the matter.”.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 3, 2019

Capital Park Holdings has formed Prestige Value Brands, and has used it to acquire Joy Hand Dish Retail Brands from Procter & Gamble, according to a release by the company. Prestige Value Brands will act as Capital Park’s operating platform to acquire other mid-market brands that have a strong equity. .

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 1, 2018

Deutsche Bank, the German bank, has seen Hudson Executive Capital, the hedge fund run by JPMorgan Chase’s former Chief Financial Officer Doug Braunstein, take a 3.1 percent stake, Hudson Executive Capital is now Deutsche Bank’s fourth largest shareholder behind HNA, the Chinese conglomerate that has a 7.6 With the 3.1

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 14, 2020

In today’s top retail news, Bed Bath & Beyond Inc. has entered into a definitive deal to sell Cost Plus World Market to Kingswood Capital Management, while Authentic Brands is reportedly in discussions with Arcadia Group and Debenhams. Bed Bath & Beyond Strikes Deal To Sell Cost Plus World Market.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 12, 2020

For retailers looking at stockouts, empty stores and the worst still to come, talk of recovery might seem premature. Retailers should first understand that the most stress is likely being placed on front-line employees and, if applicable, customer service reps. “All things must pass,” as George Harrison said.

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PYMNTS

MAY 8, 2020

The funds will be managed by Ron Bloom, managing partner and vice chairman of Brookfield’s private equity arm, who said the focus would be on helping small businesses get back on their feet. “We Brookfield has been moving in on mall-centric retail for some time, acquiring all of the stake for U.S.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 25, 2020

One of the new truisms of pandemic-era retail is this: If a retailer was in trouble before COVID-19 , that trouble will be magnified because of it. As indicated in its previous statements, the company will reduce corporate and management headcount by approximately 3,900. COVID-19 has significantly impacted our business.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 17, 2017

17) Capital One announced news of its Savor Card , a cash back credit card that gives foodies cash back rewards on dining, groceries and general retail purchases. Card at Capital One. Like other Capital One credit cards, consumers incur no transaction fees when using the card abroad. .

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South State Correspondent

JANUARY 17, 2024

We focused mainly on customer profitability and used risk-adjusted return on capital as a proxy for profitability. As we pointed out, bank management needs to understand how a bank creates franchise value, and one way is to sell more profitable products to more profitable customers. increase in M/B. The answer is – most likely.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 25, 2019

Shopify announced it has launched a new retail hardware collection to improve in-person shopping for some of the world’s fastest-growing brands and their customers. Digitally native brands want to build loyal audiences through retail locations, and we’ve designed the best products to help them achieve this success.”.

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South State Correspondent

OCTOBER 12, 2023

Let’s take four loan choices: These are all real-life examples, actual probabilities of defaults (PODs), real risk-adjusted returns on capital (RAROC), and represent actual choices banks had to make. These preferences break down as such: Bank A: Muni > Industrial Owner Occupied (OO) > Hospitality > Retail.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 27, 2020

In this case, it’s the gap between interest and intent, the chasm that lies between consumer awareness of unattended retail and actually taking the plunge in buying at the kiosk and vending machine. At a high level, according to PYMNTS data , unattended retail is reaching only one-tenth of its potential. Hurdles For Larger Merchants.

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PYMNTS

MAY 29, 2020

Both Walmart and Amazon made some big add-ons and/or acquisitions this week as they attempt to widen their sphere of retail influence in a post-pandemic world. So the eCommerce giant certainly has both the scale and the capital required to push Zoox’s ambitious goals. The retailer had been negotiating with ThredUp for about a year.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 18, 2019

Walmart has announced it is teaming up with Capital One on a new credit card to be released on Sept. There will be two versions available: the Capital One Walmart Mastercard and the private-label Walmart Rewards Card. 24, according to a release.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 23, 2020

company calls itself a “rebate management solution” with the goal of helping manufacturers and retailers handle rebates. The company’s platform helps with tracking and managing rebates, as well as optimizing them. Menlo Ventures led the round and Sierra Ventures participated.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 4, 2019

Luxury retail company Saks Fifth Avenue is closing a two-year-old location at Manhattan’s Brookfield Place, a move that spotlights the intensifying competition from other high-end retailers for physical space amid shoppers’ exodus to online shopping. Physical U.S. department store sales declined 1.3

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PYMNTS

MAY 28, 2018

The parent company of Eddie Bauer and Pacific Sunwear of California is considering a merger of the two retailers in an effort to consolidate stores, as well as survive a prolonged downturn in the American brick-and-mortar retail sector. Eddie Bauer also declined to comment, while Pacific Sunwear could not be reached for comment.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 6, 2020

billion for a part of Reliance Retail Ventures Ltd., Into Reliance Retail. billion for an equity share of roughly 2 percent in Reliance Industries subsidiary Reliance Retail Ventures Ltd. billion for an equity share of roughly 2 percent in Reliance Industries subsidiary Reliance Retail Ventures Ltd.

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BankBazaar

APRIL 29, 2020

Therefore, smart money management is critical to survival through this period. HOW TO MANAGE CASH. The dos and don’ts of liquidity management. Therefore, always own an independent policy from the retail market for yourself and your dependent family members. It is way worse than the global financial crisis of 2008-2009.”.

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