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AUGUST 7, 2018

He said the company’s pilot program, which initially sold meal kits in 17 Costco stores and has expanded to 80 locations within three months, has “further validated to us the power of Costco’s retail platform.” Retailers have realized that consumers still like to come into stores,” Kilcourse said.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 17, 2020

Massachusetts Suing Robinhood, Alleging Failure To Protect Investors. Massachusetts regulators filed a complaint against Robinhood on Wednesday (Dec. The question remains: As investors crowd the space, and as retail use cases (slowly) develop, will the rally have legs or run dry? Bitcoin Rally Here to Stay — Or Fleeting?

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PYMNTS

MAY 1, 2020

But what about the entrepreneurs who are still hanging onto their dreams of starting a retail business? Quite the contrary,” says Bob Brennan, chairman of the National Expansion Council and one of the directors of a nonprofit organization called Entrepreneurship for All (EforAll) based in Boston, Massachusetts. “I

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 17, 2018

On October 4, the Massachusetts Cannabis Control Commission (CCC) issued its final four recreational marijuana licenses to businesses, meaning legal marijuana will soon be available for purchase. Massachusetts joins a handful of states, including Colorado, Washington and Maine, that have taken steps to legalize recreational marijuana.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 6, 2018

According to Chain Store Age , the legislation requiring all brick-and-mortar retailers to accept cash was unanimously approved by the N.J. The bill, which is set to go before the full state Senate, excludes retailers inside airports from the cash requirement, as well as sales made online and by telephone or mail.

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PYMNTS

MAY 27, 2016

Omnicommerce usually refers to where and how retailers sell their products, not necessarily who they choose to sell them with. From office supplies and communal workspaces to new ways to pay for concert tickets, more barriers to siloed retail activity are falling every day to the onslaught of retail partnerships.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 12, 2018

The move comes as the retailer seeks to top the $1 billion mark in sales, Chain Store Age reported. “We Today, over 30 percent of our sales are generated digitally, we have optimized our retail footprint and have the talent and infrastructure to capitalize on our strengths.”. By 2022, online retail sales will go beyond $712 billion.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 14, 2020

It’s hard to find a retail resume that’s more impressive than Joyce Hampers’. After that, a private law practice followed by an appointment by William Weld (then governor of Massachusetts) as commissioner of revenue in 1975. She is right in the eye of the retail hurricane known as the coronavirus.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 31, 2020

“Almost overnight, many [banks] had to stand up systems and set up processes that would allow them to service small business PPP loans, their digital solutions were pushed to the brink and they had to learn how to operate almost 100 percent remote,” Douglas Brown, senior vice president and general manager NCR Corporation, told PYMNTS.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 29, 2016

Facing a downturn in customer foot traffic and fierce competition from major online players like Amazon, some physical retailers are now turning to Payments-as-a-Service solutions as a way to level the playing field by improving the customer experience.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 2, 2016

With the first full week back from Black Friday, into Cyber Monday and beyond, give thanks to the consumer, who has managed to stay buoyant, and chipper, even, when it comes to opening the purse strings. Wells Fargo: The beleaguered bank does not have many champions, and perhaps least among its fans is Massachusetts Sen. Want tax cuts?

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 11, 2019

And while the last week had no shortage of players pushing ahead with big moves, there were three that managed to put up some pretty staggering early-season numbers. The fee-free card is Goldman Sachs’ latest inroad into the retail consumer business after establishing its online Marcus brand in 2016, which makes unsecured personal loans.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 17, 2019

The funding also included participation from existing investors Synchrony, MassMutual Ventures, Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company and Wellington Management. financial institutions, as well as leading healthcare, insurance, technology and retail companies. Payfone serves six of the top 10 U.S.

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ABA Community Banking

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

On the latest episode the ABA Banking Journal Podcast, Berkshire Bank President and CEO Nitin Mhatre discusss Berkshire Bank's "BEST Community Comeback," a new $5 billion ESG-focused initiative at the Massachusetts-based midsize community bank.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 1, 2018

During the holiday quarter, Massachusetts-based TJX raised its quarterly dividend by 25 percent to $0.39 TJX , the parent company of discount department store chains Marshalls , HomeGoods and TJ Maxx , had a very good holiday season, beating out analyst estimates for holiday quarter same-store sales. percent to $83.95

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 27, 2018

Glamsquad is already available in four CVS BeautyIRL locations in Florida, Connecticut and Massachusetts, and additional locations are scheduled for 2019. Some of the services that will be available include blowouts, dry styling, braids, a 30-minute makeup refresher, skin services and manicures. and revenues of $46.7 billion respectively.

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PYMNTS

JULY 19, 2018

According to the National Retail Federation , as of last year parents entered August with about 45 percent of their back-to-school shopping done. Retailers have reason to want to tap into it because back-to-school shopping is an incredibly valuable run of commerce activity. That spend is big spend. In 2017, Americans spent $83.6

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PYMNTS

APRIL 18, 2018

As noted by Mann Report Management, that buzz of activity means the average apartment complex receives 20,000 packages annually. Against that backdrop, Package Concierge , based in Massachusetts, is leveraging mobile conduits to help manage the ever-increasing tide of packages.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 8, 2020

president and owner of Energy-One , a heating, air conditioning and oil delivery service firm based in Rhode Island and serving that state and Massachusetts, told Karen Webster that survival is top of mind. I’m not a retailer – and I don’t get paid with a credit card at the end of the transaction.”. Thomas Vessella, Sr.,

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PYMNTS

JULY 13, 2016

Brick-and-mortar retail will forever remember the day that Nintendo released Pokémon GO , a mobile game that has caused millions of millennials to suddenly discover outside again. However, some retailers prefer to play cards of the kind as close to the corporate chest as possible. billion acquisition of Home Retail Group.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 8, 2018

The state, according to Mashable , has contracted with Massachusetts-based company Voatz to make ballots available for troops stationed overseas via mobile devices. The more that light is shed on these use cases, the more blockchain can move beyond the traditional confines of simply working in conjunction with cryptocurrencies.

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Abrigo

JUNE 15, 2017

Without strong and continuous cash flow management, even small changes in cash inflows or outflows—especially if unexpected—can have large impacts on the financial health of these businesses,” said study authors Diana Farrell and Chris Wheat.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 18, 2019

to fully embrace real-time payments for both B2B and B2C activity,” Bottomline Technologies Vice President of Product Management and Strategic Solutions Jessica Cheney told PYMNTS in a recent interview , pointing to the previous rollout of Same-Day ACH and an acceleration of FinTech innovation in the country.

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Independent Banker

JANUARY 26, 2016

that sells retail deposit pricing and sales software. Kimberly Myszkewicz ( kimberly.myszkewicz@rate-watch.com ) is marketing manager at RateWatch, a company in Fort Atkinson, Wis., Kimberly Myszkewicz ( kimberly.myszkewicz@rate-watch.com ) is marketing manager at RateWatch, a company in Fort Atkinson, Wis., Expert Ideas.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 27, 2016

Cohen owns a national distribution network and deals with some of the nation’s biggest retailers. His aim is to change the way that the thousands of cases of retail goods are stored, handled and hauled. But it’s not just the retailers trying to cut costs who are embracing technology. Well, probably not.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 29, 2019

In a feature story, Rich Wessels, treasurer for transportation management and logistics firm Transplace , explains the “chicken-and-egg” dilemma that logistics companies encounter when considering the potential benefits of AP automation. How Spend Tools Feed Food Banks’ Need For Accountability (Bento for Business Spend Management Playbook).

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PYMNTS

APRIL 27, 2018

A 2014 study by Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management found that’s the case, revealing evidence to support that seven-second rule of thumb. Not to be outdone, famed chef Daniel Boulud is opening his own tech-centric QSR with four Massachusetts Institute of Technology graduates.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 10, 2018

Mastercard’s “Grow Your Biz” contest for SMBs in Boston, Massachusetts, concluded in December. They lack background on solutions and management. Mastercard and Bank of America know it’s not easy. That’s why these industry giants make a point of giving the little guys a leg up whenever possible. But they need a jump start.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 10, 2016

The office will feature a variety of positions interacting, including software developers and managers whose focus will be on creating, developing and innovating new tech-based solutions for Amazon’s varied and complex operational challenges.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 11, 2016

After a bit of a bumpy start to the year, what has become a now multi-week debacle with the FBI over that phone and a solid month of share prices below $100, it has been a while since Apple has managed a whole week of headlines that were, more or less, positive and even hopeful about innovation in the offing.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 1, 2016

We found that Virginians were garrulous, Massachusetts residents were pretty chatty and 90 percent of the time South Carolina’s merchants literally offered us she-crab soup to eat while we talked, whether or not the business they ran was actually a restaurant. On The Ground.

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MyBankTracker

MAY 7, 2021

John Hancock, also known as The John Hancock Life Insurance Company, was founded in 1862 with operations based mainly in Boston, Massachusetts. Today, the company has almost $540 billion in assets under management and administration. Manage insurance and long-term care claims. Manage accounts features and access forms.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 9, 2017

When its first Massachusetts store opened last year, 2,000 people lined up to get inside. Inside each Wegmans is the equivalent of 8 to 10 other supermarkets,” noted Burt Flickinger, who is the managing director of consumer industry consulting firm Strategic Resource Group Flickinger.

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CB Insights

FEBRUARY 5, 2020

Boost Insurance , a New York-based B2B digital insurance platform, raised a $14M Series A led by Coatue Management, and Conversion Capital. Coalition , a San Francisco-based digital cyber insurance managing general agent (MGA), acquired BinaryEdge , a Switzerland-based cybersecurity company, for an undisclosed amount. . PARTNERSHIPS.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 14, 2017

Shoppers can then view content chronicling the fish’s journey, starting with the fisherman, on through the sales manager and finally to the fishmonger, all caught fresh by SnapChat Spectacles. Also in Massachusetts, Roche Bros. The futuristic sunglasses — a wearable tech product introduced in December 2016 by Snap Inc.

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Jeff For Banks

SEPTEMBER 13, 2015

Chief Retail Officer. Prior to BofI, he was an investment banker, management consultant, and attorney to the banking industry. The Running Back/Chief Retail Officer Criteria: I sifted through banks with the best cost of funds and cost of interest bearing liabilities. I think he is doing work managing the $1.3 The kicker.

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CB Insights

APRIL 17, 2018

After 4 years with the company, Brian joined Google as a Software Engineer and inevitably rose to become an Engineering Manager. Jeff began his post-graduate career as a Management Consultant with The Boston Consulting Group. Shortly after, he joined eBay as Senior Vice President and General Manager. JEFF JORDAN.

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