PYMNTS

OCTOBER 3, 2019

Some geographies are coping with the upheaval in retail better than others, as vacancies in U.S. The Reis data monitors 77 metro areas and indicates that 9.4 However, the retail vacancy rate was under 7 percent in 17 cities, with San Francisco taking the lead at 4.1 But retail vacancies increased by 2.4

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 18, 2019

Delivery companies Point Pickup , Skipcart , AxleHire and Roadie will make deliveries in metro areas across four states, with further expansion planned in the coming weeks. Walmart has announced it is adding four delivery companies to its team to help expand its online grocery delivery option. Customers love our Grocery Delivery service.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 29, 2020

IAC will change its name to Shift as the transaction proceeds and the Shift management team of CEO and Co-Founder George Arison and Co-CEO Toby Russell will stay in place. “We IAC is what is known as a “blank check” merger company that trades financial assets for stakes in companies that will go public.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 14, 2018

Senior Vice President of Digital Operations Tom Ward said in a blog post , “Through it, w e aim to learn more about how we can take advantage of self-driving vehicles to deliver fresh groceries – hand-picked by our personal shoppers – to customers.”. Walmart U.S.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 23, 2019

Ratelt operates as a real-time customer experience management platform, according to reports. The company has expanded from Australia to southeast Asia and clients include Lego, Metro, Pandora and others. The company’s platform connects retailers and suppliers across groceries and supply chains, among other sectors.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 18, 2017

One might imagine that mall operators nationwide take a rather jaundiced view of the internet, since online shopping has more or less killed the mall. But perhaps that is the old conventional wisdom — the emerging idea is that online retailers are giving back some of what they’ve taken away these days. “We

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PYMNTS

APRIL 3, 2019

Retailers are turning to voice assistants to make it easier for customers to shop for groceries amid strong competition. Shoppers can also manage their shopping carts on the go, as the technology is available on a host of devices, such as Android phones. The feature allows consumers to use voice commands to shop for groceries.

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PYMNTS

MAY 22, 2020

The data painted a dark picture for Main Street retail this week, with a new Facebook & Small Business Roundtable study showing that over 30 percent of small to medium-sized businesses have either failed or don’t see a way forward due to the pandemic.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 7, 2017

The Alabama startup eliminates grocery store trips for 20 million families in 47 metro areas. With the new funding, it plans to explode into 60 new cities, breaking out of the southeastern and Midwestern box where it’s been operating since its inception in November 2014.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 21, 2018

21) that it is rolling out a platform to enable shippers to tap into the company’s network and manage shipments from a personal computer. Uber Freight is expanding its services, announcing in a blog post on Tuesday (Aug.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 9, 2016

“VCs used 2016 to manage costs, set priorities and valuations,” explained Rahul Khanna, managing partner at Trifecta Capital, in an interview with Business Standard published Wednesday (Dec. They need to manage the burn, drift and cut losses.”. According to reports Wednesday (Dec. B2B eCommerce.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 18, 2019

And last week’s events managed to qualify it for “thrill-a-minute” status between the lofty and ambitious projects started, stopped and debated that made the headlines. The move puts Amazon in more direct competition with QVC and its parent brand, Qurate Retail Group, which in addition to QVC owns HSN, Zulily and five other brands.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 12, 2019

Robotics and automation were areas of focus for both retailers this week as they seek to upgrade their operations in an effort to capture more consumer spend. The move comes as cities and states are passing bans on cashless retail establishments, on the argument that such retail discriminates against unbanked consumers.

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Bank Innovation

MAY 9, 2018

Not according to Raghu Rajah, vice president of digital banking, engineering and product management at […]. By reading the expression on a customer's face, the way another human would. Seems unbelievable, right?

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 9, 2017

So what does a better than expected result look like for an eCommerce player trying to own a niche of digital retail outside the Amazon orbit? Operating expenses increased 30 percent. In major metro areas, small package delivery is down to two days and large package deliver clocks in at 14 days. At home you want unique items.’.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 9, 2017

expansion, the market stateside in bike-sharing is still largely dominated by dock-based solutions — from metro Boston’s Hubway service to Los Angeles’ Metro Bike Share. The city pays nothing — in fact, in some cases Spin pays them a fee to operate. And while both Ofo and Mobike are eyeing U.S.

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PYMNTS

JULY 25, 2017

Rolling out mobile order-ahead can involve big operational changes, and the road to innovation — or convenience, as it were — isn’t always clearly marked. Of course, smaller merchants are looking to get in on the action, but can they re-think their operations to accommodate new consumer demands? That figure tripled in 2016 to 180,000.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 14, 2017

You arrive, you see the [contactless] logo you recognize — in the same way you would see the logo at a retailer or a point of sale — and you tap it and you get access to … the journey, and you tap out again,” he said. On its face, the tap-and-pay process is a simple one, said Judge. .

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 21, 2020

metros that time can extend to a decade and beyond. On average apartment rent rates have gone up about 36 percent in the last decade according to retail data firm Yardi Matrix , and in particularly desirable marketplaces like Denver, Austin and Seattle rents have gone up by more than 70 percent.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 16, 2020

Metro authorities in India are planning to launch automatic fare collection (AFC) gates that will work with the country’s National Common Mobility Card (NCMC) that was introduced in March by the Ministry of Finance , according to reports on Thursday (Jan. Right now, the smart card lets commuters skip the lines to buy metro tickets.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 19, 2018

Despite the nearly continuous drumbeat of doom and gloom from the world of physical retail, there is, according to Affirm CRO Rob Pfeifer, something of a curious side phenomenon unfolding at the same time: Online brands – famous and famously successful online brands – are branching out into physical retail.

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Independent Banker

JANUARY 31, 2022

The 2020 Census quantified the growth many residents were already sensing: Austin grew by 33% between 2010 and 2020, earning it the rank of fastest-growing large metro. The Houston metro took the 10th spot with a 20.3% increase, while the San Antonio metro, up 19.4%, ranked 12th. We take time for our customers.”.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 3, 2018

Offered in conjunction with Postmates, the service will be available in the 40 metro markets in which Postmates currently operates. It’s all hands on deck,” Chapin Hansen, Lyft’s Twin Cities market manager, said. “We The team at Amazon retailer CreepyParty recently had a creepy experience of their own. Winner: Pizza .

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PYMNTS

MAY 30, 2018

Heal accepts all the major forms of insurance in the markets in which they operate, which today is 70 percent of California, Washington, D.C. If 10 years ago, I had told you retail was going to fully reset and all these brands were going to disappear, you wouldn’t have believed me,” Desai said. and Northern Virginia. What’s Next.

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Jeff For Banks

APRIL 23, 2017

Disciplined execution on our strategic priorities resulted in exceptional growth in organic loans and core deposits, which combined with effective expense management, collectively yielded net income of $xx million. In addition to our financial success, we announced two bank acquisitions during the year: [Bank acquisitions].

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PYMNTS

APRIL 22, 2016

BW: The ecosystem in which we operate. Kount has become the premier fraud prevention solution for card-not-present merchants, and affiliate marketing giant ClickBank has grown to be one of the world’s largest online retailers. . PYMNTS: Where do you look for innovative ideas and why?

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 2, 2018

Offered in conjunction with Postmates, the service will be available in the 40 metro markets that Postmates operates in. “It’s all hands on deck,” Chapin Hansen, Lyft’s Twin Cities market manager. Amazon retailer Creepy Party toy recently had a creepy experience of their own. Winner: Pizza .

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Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 20, 2019

billion of assets under management. Hats off the Schools Financial’s board and management for acknowledging that even multi-billion dollar credit unions can drive value via merging with someone bigger. So many miles to go, retail bankers! SchoolsFirst Credit Union and Schools Financial Credit Union. Bank Acquisition of the Year.

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Celent Banking

DECEMBER 20, 2016

Unlike one once stalwart retail banking industry event in the US, RBR’s attendance has been on a multi-year growth trajectory. Compared to managing a bank’s digital presence, optimizing the branch channel is a complex pursuit. If changes are simply a management lay-on, bad things are likely to happen. It’s Complicated.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 2, 2020

After an earnings performance that, despite showing growth across the board, was a disappointment to investors and analysts, Walmart is entering 2020 in redesign mode — particularly when it comes to digital operations. The first was the news that the retailer is bringing together its store and eCommerce product-buying teams.

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CB Insights

JULY 1, 2018

Startups headquartered in the Toronto metro area dominate the table, with over 40 tech companies featured. Restaurant Tech: This category includes companies that provide technology solutions for restaurant management, bookings, staffing, inventory management, etc. It has raised $113M in funding to date.

Software 78

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 13, 2019

The pop-ups are still part of the business, springing up in major metros throughout the year. The major challenge of the last two or three years has been bolstering the site’s internal technical operations to optimize its ability to list its ever-changing inventory of consigned goods.

Metro 108

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Insights on Business

OCTOBER 11, 2017

Better yet for these companies, they are unburdened by assets such as brick and mortar retail branches, allowing them to operate on very thin margins. With online retail hitting trillions of dollars annually, faster payments can mean faster deliveries and even more satisfied customers. This disruption has not gone unnoticed.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 13, 2019

The pop-ups are still part of the business, springing up in major metros throughout the year. The major challenge of the last two or three years has been bolstering the site’s internal technical operations to optimize its ability to list its ever-changing inventory of consigned goods.

Metro 100

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 31, 2018

online grocery sales since 2017, the largest share of any single retailer and double its closest competitor. Acceptance of SNAP/EBT online : Amazon is one of several retailers, including Walmart, selected by the USDA to pilot the use of SNAP/EBT online to buy groceries. According to the Harris Poll, Amazon is the most trusted U.S.

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Independent Banker

JUNE 30, 2022

But as they always do, they came through for individuals and businesses in their communities with a combination of personalized service and prudent risk management practices. We worked with them with loans to buy equipment and vehicles for delivery and the beginning operational cash needs of the business,” Bunnell says. By Ed Avis.

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Gonzobanker

OCTOBER 3, 2017

Balance sheet growth from larger commercial clients does not consume the same headcount and resources that the retail business requires. Yet, these commercially focused banks should think twice before they think they can survive without retail. Any commercially focused bank trying to grow retail funding must be a data player – period.

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