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Steal This 5-Step Banking Innovation Playbook from Gentle Monster

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For inspiration in banking innovation, we often look to other industries. Instead of thinking traditionally, Gentle Monster pursued a strategy of innovation and creativity to become the hottest sunglass company globally, creating a company currently valued at $900 million. COI marketing for banks should always be a top priority.

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Whole Foods 365 Expands To Los Angeles

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Whole Foods has expanded its 365 concept to Los Angeles with a new opening in the Silver Lake neighborhood. with a beer from Allegro’s craft brew bar, you’ll find a blend of innovation and convenience,” said Jeff Turnas, president of 365 by Whole Foods Market.

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Shifting The Used Car Market Into Overdrive

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He is the cliché of a profession that has a lot of suede sheen on it, but at least one company is in the market to bring used car sales into the digital future. “We It’s hard to imagine that there’s so much technology and innovation happening up and down the mobility spectrum except for in this market — and it’s a $1.4

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Innovation-Seeking Big Brands Pop Up In Small Spaces

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Rather than featuring products on shelves throughout its large department stores, Macy’s is planning to open a 1,000-square-foot Los Angeles area space this fall dedicated to brands that would like to display items in a pop-up format. By comparison, its mainline spaces average 181,100 square feet in size. Stay tuned.

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Outstanding Foods Aims To Hog The Market For Plant-Based Pork

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The four-year-old startup, which just raised $10 million in Series A funding, develops non-meat equivalents of pork rinds, bacon seasoning and other piggy products for the direct-to-consumer (D2C) and retail markets. Bringing the (Plant-Based) Piggies to Market . We’re trying to innovate with everything we do.”.

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7-Eleven Launches Beer Delivery In Select US Markets

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” According to Fortune , the company will test the service in 18 markets: Austin, Texas; Charlotte, North Carolina; Chicago, Illinois; Dallas-Ft. .” ” According to Fortune , the company will test the service in 18 markets: Austin, Texas; Charlotte, North Carolina; Chicago, Illinois; Dallas-Ft.

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Uber Seeks Investors To Launch Startup For Postmates X Delivery Robot

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Postmates started trialing sidewalk delivery bots in 2017 and launched Serve in December 2018, with a commercial rollout planned in Los Angeles. It’s now commercially operating in both Los Angeles and San Francisco. food delivery, boosting its market share from 29 percent to 37 percent.