Bank Innovation

FEBRUARY 18, 2016

Bank Innovation is pleased to welcome Marley Gray, Microsoft’s director of technology strategy for blockchain and financial services, to our speaker faculty. Gray will discuss corporate banking and blockchains on March 1 in Seattle with JP Jolly of Citigroup and Deva Annamalai of Fiserv.

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JULY 13, 2020

The greatest health crisis in a generation is poised to accelerate innovation at the intersection of healthcare , technology and payments as never before. And the retailer ponied up a reported $200 million for pieces of Seattle-based startup CareZone ’s technology, which personalizes prescription drug management for individuals.

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SEPTEMBER 2, 2020

It’s the latest effort by the Seattle-based online retailer with a headquarters in Bengaluru, the center of India's high-tech industry, to intensify the competition in the mostly cash-based economy. Four years ago, Amazon introduced its Amazon Pay digital wallet to increase online payments. WhatsApp Pay debuted in India in 2018.

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OCTOBER 9, 2018

Find out how grocers are tackling omnichannel options in the digital age with the following roundup: Ninety percent of customers shop and purchase groceries in a physical store: Online sales may be skyrocketing, but eCommerce is still just scratching the surface when it comes to groceries. purchased groceries online at least once a month.

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NOVEMBER 30, 2020

He cited American Express’s acquisition three months ago of online lender Kabbage as an example. And as much as there will always be demand for cash from small and middle-market lenders, Steinmetz said it’s important to remember that they’re not charities supporting locally-owned businesses. “It Innovation Vs. Incumbency.

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FEBRUARY 23, 2018

percent in 2017, Taco Bell has been drawing in customers with new food items, a Live Más marketing campaign and new nacho fries for $1. billion in domestic sales — More and more McDonald’s markets are lovin’ it as the iconic American burger chains continues to expand its delivery efforts. Market Differentiation. McDonald’s $37.5

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FEBRUARY 13, 2020

As businesses and consumers become more comfortable using credit cards online, the proportion of US commerce that takes place online has steadily increased over the last 20 years. Specifically, the Collisons aimed to more seamlessly connect online businesses and payment processors, allowing more businesses to accept online payments.

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JULY 30, 2019

POSaBIT, based in Seattle, already manages millions of transactions for over 120 dispensaries across Washington, California, Nevada, Colorado, Arizona and Oklahoma. Even though legal marijuana industry keeps gaining traction — according to one official state estimate, the market in California alone will reach at least $5.1

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JUNE 26, 2019

In the digital age of shopping for clothes and accessories, modern-day consumers don’t want retailers to entertain them: Instead, they want these merchants to bring them an easy experience, offering seamless shopping in store and online. The company’s other Go locations are mainly on the West Coast in places such as San Francisco and Seattle.

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JUNE 11, 2020

No less than Sam’s Club, Starbucks and fashion high-flyer Zara have made adjustments to online ordering and purchasing. The announcement comes after Inditex saw a 95 percent surge in online sales for the month of April alone. The answer: fewer stores and a more concerted push online.”. Zara’s announcement was the most dramatic.

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SEPTEMBER 9, 2019

In the age of direct-to-consumer (DTC) brands, however, digital innovators are taking a new approach to bike shopping. They are selling just one model of bicycles online, and helping consumers choose the right size with digital fitting tools. The Market . The third persona group in the company’s market is the aspiring racer.

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MARCH 25, 2019

To connect food delivery platforms with consumers looking for convenience and cost savings, eCommerce innovators are creating aggregators as price and time comparison tools. The Food Delivery Market. FoodBoss is available in markets from Chicago to Washington, D.C., as well as Los Angeles, San Francisco and Seattle.

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Bank Innovation

MARCH 4, 2016

SEATTLE — The Silicon Valley model for its startups is well-known. Heck, there’s a Wikipedia for it. It centers on a simple principle: build a business that scales, no matter the initial profitability. And then scale it like mad. Or, in technical terms, build a business that has the potential Read More.

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AUGUST 24, 2019

CenturyLink Field, home of the Seattle Seahawks , was the first NFL stadium to adopt the technology. That’s because stadiums and sports teams are looking for more opportunities to connect with at-home and online viewers as they come to represent another segment of attendees.

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Bank Innovation

DECEMBER 5, 2016

For now there is just one store and it’s in Seattle and only open to Amazon employees, Read More. Amazon released a video today promoting its Amazon Go stores and their “Just walk out” technology. Users check in with their apps at the door and then fill their shopping bags and leave.

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AUGUST 16, 2019

Kohl’s , for instance, will bring emerging brands to over 50 physical retail locations and online starting in the fall through Curated By Kohl’s. 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.”.

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FEBRUARY 27, 2019

Even in an age when shoppers can order groceries online and have them delivered straight to their doors, the vast majority of consumers are still shopping the traditional way – hopping in their cars and heading to their local brick-and-mortar grocery store to shop the aisles or pick up an online order. Roughly three in 10 – or 27.1

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DECEMBER 7, 2018

Younger shoppers, however, are still seeking out places like IKEA even in the age of online shopping: A Home Furnishing News survey found that brick-and-mortar stores provided 63 percent of indoor furniture purchased by millennials. Pizza Hut plans to acquire online ordering software provider QuikOrder. In Other Brick-And-Mortar News.

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JANUARY 23, 2018

It seems the brick-and-mortar arena continues to entice online merchants, as the store opened its doors at Amazon’s Seattle headquarters. Data from the Food Marketing Institute shows that 50 percent of that is tied to perishables. Of the hundreds of billions spent on groceries, roughly 1 percent comes from online sales.

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AUGUST 30, 2017

Those who prophesied the death of brick-and-mortar retail in favor of online alternatives may have been premature. Sure, merchants without an online presence are largely sinking or already sunk. customers should expect from Amazon’s Whole Foods Market? But those who practice a pure eCommerce model may be in just as much trouble.

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AUGUST 9, 2017

Now there’s a new threat emerging that could spell the end: online grocery shopping. Online more than ever, chewing gum and candy bars are out of sight and out of mind. Amazon has a cashier-less grocery store, Amazon Go, in beta testing near its Seattle headquarters. at the Food Marketing Institute’s 2014 conference in Chicago.

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AUGUST 23, 2020

getting to a pharmacy to pick up prescriptions can be challenging for many and nearly impossible for some," Uber said in announcing the program’s launch in Dallas and Seattle to start. "With COVID-19 cases still on the rise across the U.S., Postal Service slowdowns. Meeting Rising Consumer Demand.

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SEPTEMBER 2, 2020

The quick-service restaurants (QSRs) that remain are facing a fiercely competitive market as they attempt to cater to consumers whose preferences have changed significantly since the pandemic’s onset. It also uses the platform to identify various operational efficiencies and streamline inventory, scheduling and marketing, Haith explained.

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SEPTEMBER 15, 2020

It also had plans to bring 300 new stores online in the current fiscal 2020, although that was about half the number planned at the year’s start. He noted that by March’s end, Starbucks’ sales had declined by 60 percent to 70 percent. But more notably, Starbucks announced plans to close some 400 restaurants over 18 months.

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AUGUST 9, 2019

Innovations include a Half Dome scent, which the company describes as “signature” and will transport shoppers to the great outdoors. The 8,000 square-foot-store is the first of multiple planned updates to locations for the brand, including Cherry Hill, New Jersey and Seattle, the company said.

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JUNE 21, 2017

News has naturally spread that Amazon bought Whole Foods Market last Friday, June 16, for $13.7 It launched its first public Amazon Go location – which functions just like the stationary version of Moby – in Seattle earlier this year. 48 percent do at least some of their shopping online. In Other News…. The evidence? In the U.S.,

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MAY 30, 2017

non-profit grocer Daily Table, which stocks healthy and convenient foods at an affordable price by sourcing them from a large network of growers, markets and manufacturers. Instacart started in San Francisco but announced that it plans to launch in more than 100 new markets by the end of 2017. Finally, Campbell Soup Co.

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MAY 11, 2020

percent of those who purchased food from restaurants ordered it online, but that increased to 16.5 Grubhub has capped fees in Seattle and San Francisco, but they remain in effect in the rest of the U.S., The expansion of its potential market, CEO Charlie Yi said, isn’t worth the commission fees and the loss of margin it would mean.

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APRIL 8, 2016

Fina is excited about seeking out better fortunes on digital shores, Blue Nile has spent the last quarter proving that selling online isn’t exactly an easy solution to take on. Founded in 1999, the online shop was one of the few survivors that lived to tell the tale of the Web 1.0 And while Michael C. million, or $0.90

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FEBRUARY 28, 2018

Dripkit markets its filters in two different ways — as a subscription service or a one-off purchase. Cohen and Kruger offered the one-time purchase option to expand their market to those who don’t want to make the commitment. “We New Markets. The company also plans to introduce other coffee innovations down the road.

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MARCH 6, 2018

The change was a resounding success, according to The Seattle Times. Today, according Vacant’s website, pop-up stores can be used for companies to launch a new product, test a consumer market or generate brand awareness. When the costume shop moved to another location, Marver sensed an opportunity.

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AUGUST 10, 2018

Traditional retail locations, ranging from fashion and home furnishings to hardware and department stores, have been forced to make significant changes in the face of heightened competition from eCommerce giants like Amazon and omnichannel powerhouses, like Walmart and its online unit, Jet.com.

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MARCH 17, 2016

The biggest question around Amazon’s Seattle brick-and-mortar bookstore — as well as the upcoming second location in San Diego — remains a philosophical one: Why would an online retailer that already sells books need to put up with the hassle of running a physical store? Jellybooks’ data gets a lot more granular than that.

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OCTOBER 16, 2017

Such was the case for the major drugstore chains on Friday, when it was reported that Amazon might expand into online prescriptions. Reports indicate that Amazon, if and when it enters the market, will expand its senior team with drug supply chain experts. Just ask America’s grocers. The official decision will come in a few weeks. “We

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SEPTEMBER 27, 2019

said in the announcement about the offering, “Walmart aims to be the market leader in providing retail workers a path to careers in growing fields like healthcare. The packages provide savings on dental services within a provider network via Humana and unlimited telehealth for a dollar per visit via Seattle-based 98point6.

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DECEMBER 12, 2016

Amazon Go, Amazon’s new grocery store format in Seattle, opened last week. But to say that Amazon Go is about innovating checkout is like saying the iPhone innovated the telephone call. Sure, Amazon Go innovates checkout, but if you’re a retailer, that isn’t why you’re curling up in the fetal position right now.

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OCTOBER 14, 2016

South Korea topped Bloomberg’s 2015 Innovation Index , gaining the highest overall score across six measurements: research and development, manufacturing, high-tech companies, education, research personnel and patents. Korea is considered the world’s mobile commerce powerhouse: Mobile commerce makes up 28 percent of total online sales.

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