PYMNTS

JULY 16, 2020

All four companies — as well as other retailers — are fitting into the framework of a platform PYMNTS calls Digital 3.0 So far, retailers have done a decent job here. The retailers mentioned at the beginning of this piece have taken a stance on health that should have been taken by federal and local governments.

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Abrigo

APRIL 28, 2016

Small Business Administration What creates two out of three net new American jobs; produces close to half of our nation’s goods and services (nonfarm private GDP); and can be found, coast to coast, in every small town, big city and rural enclave? Tune in all week for live-streaming , beginning at 7:30 p.m. Every business starts small.

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PYMNTS

JULY 6, 2020

If your business touches retail in any way, it might pay to follow a few important breadcrumbs. Worse yet, some analysts fear the triggering of break-lease clauses for retailers in malls if anchor stores leave. All of this will only make malls an even tougher sell to consumers, and to retailers that want consumers to buy their stuff.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 5, 2020

Wool footwear brand Allbirds is wagering on physical retail stores despite the coronavirus. The firm recently closed a $100 million investment round that will partly back physical growth in international markets and bolster the size of its labor force, the Financial Times reported.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 17, 2016

Pixlee , a San Francisco-based startup, allows retailers or brands to market directly to customers by using their own photos through curating them from social media or having the customer directly submit them for use, which the company says leads to a more authentic and engaging shopping experience for consumers.

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PYMNTS

JULY 21, 2017

No longer are retailers working with marketers to figure out a way to mass market products and services. With the advent of connected devices in the palm of almost every consumer’s hand, the retail ecosystem has certainly seen a shift.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 17, 2020

you’d be hard-pressed to find a Chowdahead who doesn’t think Boston is the running capital of the world. Taylor said marketing activities reflect his current scale as a small D2C brand. Content marketing is a staple of the website, with Taylor himself conducting interviews with runners of local and national prominence.

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PYMNTS

JULY 9, 2018

As the market grapples for momentum before companies report second-quarter earnings, rising wages may prove to be a headwind: Labor Department data indicates that the average hourly earnings rate rose 2.7 percent in June from the prior year. And, overall, wages have climbed a minimum of 2.5 percent marking an 18-year low.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 6, 2018

Fanatics , a company that sells Team USA merchandise, has taken a novel approach to Olympic retail this year with a physical store in a major U.S. The store marks a milestone for Team USA: It’s their first in-person retail store outside the Olympic Training Center in Colorado. Retail Gold. The Economics.

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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. The company did not transact those swaps on a national registry, according to a press release. Abra, which works by letting users bet on price movements of listed U.S.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 14, 2020

We have deep dives into unattended retail, rapid settlements and cybersecurity, as well as news on Mastercard receiving the go-ahead from China’s central bank to set up a bank clearing business. Mastercard Gets Nod To Join China’s $27T Payments Market. a share with a market cap of $14.6 As of Friday (Feb. Sound familiar?

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 10, 2019

The recent woes of Sears and other struggling retailers are seen as an opportunity for the online retail giant. that the company is visiting sites of now defunct retail spaces. In November, Amazon announced the expansion of grocery pickup from Whole Foods Markets through Prime Now in eight more cities. Sources told Yahoo!

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PYMNTS

MAY 19, 2020

CEO Michelle Gass said in a Tuesday (May 19) first-quarter earnings call with analysts that the retailer amplified its digital marketing efforts and revised its online site content. The retail executive said home was the most formidable category, with digital sales rocketing over 50 percent for the quarter. billion and $1.75.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 4, 2017

The recommerce trend is sweeping not just the nation, but perhaps the world. Venture capitalists are funding new entrants to the field, and features like authenticity guarantees, postings to social media, the use of data and post-sale services could propel the industry forward, according to a new report from Fung Global Retail & Tech.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 14, 2021

The nationwide chain — which operates about 1,470 retail stores selling pet supplies and professional services like veterinary care — is changing its name to Petco Health and Wellness in conjunction with the listing. This IPO marks Petco’s third foray into the public markets following filings in 1994 and 2000. million new customers.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 2, 2017

With the pet market netting $62.2 In 2016, the national retailer opened 60 new locations, with plans to double that in 2017. “A There’s no telling where the pet lifestyle industry will take businesses looking to capitalize on pet pampering. billion, there’s no reason not to get in on the action.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 29, 2020

After almost six decades as chief executive, L Brands CEO Leslie Wexner is reportedly in talks to leave his position as head of his retail empire. As the longest-serving chief executive of an S&P 500 firm, Wexner molded Victoria’s Secret, The Limited and Abercrombie & Fitch into national chains, The Wall Street Journal reported.

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South State Correspondent

DECEMBER 8, 2023

The real reason that this conference makes our favorites list is that this is one of the few conferences where we can learn what the largest and most progressive banks are doing in the market. Many banks expressed frustration over keeping small business banking housed within the retail bank channel.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 26, 2017

Immediacy in retail is no small advantage. While being invisible is something of an odd goal in retail — as it’s hard to sell one’s goods and services if consumers don’t know you exist — Darkstore, as its name implies, is a bit different. Brands and retailers that don’t have a local foothold for their inventory now get one.

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South State Correspondent

JANUARY 4, 2023

Because many banks are now producing below their cost of capital, growth further exacerbates their issues and drives them out of business (likely through a sale) faster. Without the windfall of profit accrued to banks in 2022 because of faster-than-expected rate increases, banks will need to be better allocators of capital.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 14, 2018

hedge fund Tiger Global Management and existing investors Coatue Management and Valiant Capital. The funding round was led by hedge fund D1 Capital Partners, and came only six months after the startup closed on a $350 million round of investing. A source told Reuters that the additional funding comes from investors, including U.S.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 16, 2018

As a result, our eCommerce business is now approximately $1 billion in annualized retail sales, and we are well-positioned to capitalize on what is sure to be a dynamic future in this space,” Nooyi told investors. And the numbers in this regard don’t lie: Physical retail is growing at a rate of about 3.6

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PYMNTS

JULY 24, 2018

the developer of facial recognition system Face++ , is reportedly raising at least $600 million from investors including Alibaba and Boyu Capital. Last year, the company raised $460 million in venture capital funding, led by a Chinese state-owned venture capital fund and the Russia- China Investment Fund. Megvii Inc.,

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 23, 2019

The furniture retailer is putting over $1.4 China is part of the company’s top five markets, offering revenue of Rmb15.5bn in 2018, a 6 percent increase from the year prior. The company is also creating a new, small-format store in the nation.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 15, 2018

Instacart raises new capital, Berkshire takes a stake in Chase and bitcoin has a bad day. At the same time that bitcoin’s market cap was falling, rival digital currencies Ripple XRP and Ether were battling it out for the second-place spot in terms of digital currencies. Instacart Raises $271M on $7.8B Bitcoin Drops Below $6,000.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 22, 2020

There’s arguably no more polarizing macroeconomic issue in the retail world than the fate of the American mall. The problems start with how retailers view and serve the customer. The ability to help our tenants get to the other side of the mandated closures became front and center of our marketing efforts.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 13, 2019

Although retailers kicked off an earlier shopping timetable, toy discounts have plummeted this holiday season, Bloomberg reported on Thursday (Dec. percent through the first nine months of the year, according to BMO Capital Markets. Barbie from Mattel is still the most popular holiday toy for girls.

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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

JULY 12, 2019

Though not the busiest week in B2B venture capital funding, investors presented a clear preference for corporate expense management and B2B eCommerce, with additional funding going toward logistics and small business banking firms for a total of $203.5 while European investors at Dawn Capital and Accel also participated. ”

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 2, 2020

Small business owners are often on-the-go and are increasingly reliant on digital banking tools to keep up with their busy schedules,” said Heather Ellison, head of Retail Banking for OneWest Bank in an announcement. Those offerings include Money Market Savings and OneBusiness Interest Checking accounts. In separate news, a J.D.

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Mobile Survey California Retail 131

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

DECEMBER 11, 2020

Capital One Halts BNPL Transactions On Its Credit Cards. Capital One Financial Corp is putting a stop to buy now, pay later (BNPL) transactions on its credit cards, calling the dealings “ risky ,” for both consumers and banks. Retail Will Play Major Role In Vaccine Distribution. million in consumer losses.

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Trends Fraud Millennials Community Bank 175

BankBazaar

APRIL 11, 2023

National, March 30, 2023: BankBazaar.com , India’s leading fintech co-branded Credit Card platform and online provider of free Credit Scores, closed FY23 with net revenue of ₹160 crore. There is a tremendous opportunity for profitable and sustainable digital businesses to capture market share.” Y-o-Y in January, according to RBI data.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 3, 2020

His ringing endorsement of the luxury goods market, released yesterday as his annual letter to shareholders , was a clarion call to the frontlines of retailing during a decidedly difficult time. It had to close stores, like most non-essential retail, during the pandemic. Will luxury move online?

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Retail Online Marketing Study 130

PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 11, 2019

Lunar Way , the Nordic banking app, has raised €13 million in venture funding led by SEED Capital. According to a report , Greyhound Capital, Social Capital and individual investors also participated in the round of funding. million) in a round led by SEED Capital, which also included participation by unnamed angel investors.

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Capital Fintech National Report 108

BankUnderground

JANUARY 18, 2021

Effectively, Britain was forced into a ‘Battle for Capital’ simultaneous with its military efforts — with the efficacy of the latter dependent on the success of the former. New information about those changes comes from some of the hundreds of ledgers of War Loan investors who provided capital for war in the years 1914-1932.

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Capital Retail Taxes Industry 145

Bank Innovation

AUGUST 15, 2018

In markets like Australia, this is already happening. National Australia Bank set up its own alternative lending arm called QuickBiz Loans back in 2016. Over the […].

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