Independent Banker

JUNE 30, 2022

He sensed the family’s passion and liked their idea of starting with selling milk at farmers’ markets, roadside shops and small grocery stores. In each new market opened in 2021, the community bank found an experienced ag lender who was seeking a new position. American Bank, National Association. Bunnell listened. Mason City.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 22, 2018

When Alexa debuted in those nations, users were able to converse with Alexa in their native language — and developers were given local language editions of the Alexa Skills Kit and Alexa Voice Service to program in. First, nations like Brazil, France, Italy, Spain, South Africa, Australia and New Zealand did not make the cut for holiday 2017.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 5, 2018

market has changed, framed largely as a competition between Amazon and Walmart , with increasing pressure from discount chains like ALDI. The operator of over 2,000 grocery stores nationwide, the company is the second-largest physical retailer in the U.S., according to a National Retail Federation ranking.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 13, 2017

have a retail crisis — or a small business crisis? Which is why “fixing” retail must include giving SMB merchants the tools they need to compete in the very dynamic environment that now defines Retail U.S.A. No small businesses in those areas means no SMB jobs in those markets. Here’s a question: Does the U.S.

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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. But in the U.S.,

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 20, 2019

In more recent memory, soy milk began taking modern markets by storm in the early 1970s, growing steadily in sales and peaking in 2008 with annual sales of $1.2 metro for the last two years – the alternative milk of the moment is oat. What changed the game for Oatly specifically, and oat milk in general, was a different go-to market.

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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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PYMNTS

AUGUST 31, 2018

Once the 24 competitors (tributes) get to the games, they then battle to the death for a national audience that is required by law to watch the games. Amazon/Whole Foods is the newest district in the Grocery Hunger games – the combination of two smaller efforts (Amazon Fresh and Whole Foods Market) made possible by Amazon’s $13.7

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Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 20, 2019

The company’s market capitalization, which after declining to less than $600 million in the 2009 recession, has now grown to almost $3 billion. This was a terrific combination of two education-focused cooperatives across both Southern and Northern California markets. So many miles to go, retail bankers! ConnectOne Bancorp, Inc.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 21, 2017

In San Fransisco, the figures are similar — and in most of the nation’s top cities, 750-850 are considered about the norm. Somewhat less expensive markets have somewhat larger apartment homes on offer — 1,000 or so square feet tends to run at more the norm. A one or two bedroom apartment in most major metros in the U.S.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 3, 2018

billion chicken wings Americans are expected to eat this weekend according to the (honest to goodness) National Chicken Council. Offered in conjunction with Postmates, the service will be available in the 40 metro markets in which Postmates currently operates. Winner: Pizza . The Dog Bowl.

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Jeff For Banks

APRIL 23, 2017

Chairmen and CEOs alike spout undifferentiated bromides that tells me their strategy in their markets must be low cost. Both of these acquisitions were completed on [date], providing us with well-known and talented bankers and an expanded statewide footprint into new strategically compelling markets.

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Gonzobanker

FEBRUARY 18, 2015

were going to continue to drive consolidation in the market and that the threshold to be competitive is quickly creeping up to the $5 billion in assets mark. Outside of some bright spots in Chicago and certain Texas markets, all of the growth is occurring on the coasts, and that’s where most of the larger deals are happening.

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