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Walmart Focuses On Supercenters As Strategy To Take On Amazon

PYMNTS

Walmart President and CEO Doug McMillon said during a strategy meeting that supercenters are the focus of the company’s plan. They are also community gathering spots and open 24 hours. The refocusing on the massive stores that Walmart began crating in 1980 marks a departure from a strategy laid out only a year prior.

Strategy 133
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Trust and tax services: Worth offering?

Independent Banker

To satisfy the banking needs of some commercial and high-net-worth clients, some community banks provide trust and tax strategy services. Launching new services to cross-sell to existing customers is one path to organic growth for a community bank. For some banks, those services include specialty trust and tax strategy services.

Taxes 91
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Retail Pulse: Kohl’s To Curate Brands With Facebook; Domino’s Rolls Out eBike Tie-Up

PYMNTS

The retailer also plans to team with Facebook on brand curation starting next year — “identifying and engaging with brands that have built a strong online community on the social media platform.”. Domino’s also recently embraced connected in-car commerce through technology to let diners place their orders on the go.

Branding 101
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How CUs Can Leverage Loyalty Programs To Boost Their Brands And Retain Members

PYMNTS

CUs that find innovative ways to engage their members and provide more value are more likely to appeal to wider member bases, according to Krista Thompson , director of channel strategy and integration at Houston-based TDECU , which has over $3.7 TDECU and other CUs across the U.S.

Branding 216
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Millennial’s Matter to Bank Marketing

Long Lasting Ideas

And at a micro level, how do community banks reach a generation overwhelmed with debt that inhibits wealth? With a combination of creativity, using this generation’s technology and some of the old-fashioned, yet time-tested customer service and marketing techniques their parents knew well. My son did the same with no plans to return.

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Bankers: Is your strategy the same as your competitor?

Jeff For Banks

Two sections of the 10k I scroll to is the "Business" section and the "Business Strategy" section. This, one would think, would give me a feel of the bank''s differentiation strategy, it''s perceived competitive advantage, if you will. Well don''t get too excited. I picked Texas because of their perceived independent streak.

Strategy 101
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Surviving The Retail Apocalypse: The Technologies And Trends That Can Help Brick-And-Mortar Thrive Again

CB Insights

Retailers are leveraging technology, such as artificial intelligence and augmented reality, to enhance operational visibility and personalize their customer service, a new necessity in fast-changing and demanding consumer market. However, this isn’t the whole story. The new big-box store. Ikea as a model.

Retail 59