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This will allow the Minneapolis-based Sezzle to offer more long-term loans. Sezzle is taking part in the growing buy now, pay later (BNPL) market. BNPL providers are seeing market growth , as the payment financing option is seen as a possible boost for shopping via smartphone, which has been a challenge for retailers.

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FEBRUARY 10, 2020

Founded in 2016 and headquartered in Minneapolis, Sezzle’s buy now, pay later (BNPL) payments platform is in the U.S. Sezzle’s payments platform expedites quick, safe and simple payments among consumers and retailers. BNPL providers are seeing market growth and new funding opportunities. and Canada and is quickly growing.

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SEPTEMBER 22, 2020

To help local businesses encountering difficulty because of the coronavirus or civil unrest, the Mall of America is contributing a 5,000-square-foot retail space to local businesses called the Community Commons. Additionally, the space will showcase the artistry of Juxtaposition Arts, an art center staffed by teens in North Minneapolis.

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OCTOBER 10, 2019

Against the rising tide of digital-only banks, Minneapolis-based personal finance platform Branch has taken the plunge. The four-year-old company offers a suite of personal finance tools, including payday advance, to hourly workers through integrations with employer payroll platforms, which currently include Pizza Hut and Taco Bell.

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MARCH 15, 2019

Score one for the Midwest: Verizon said this week (March 13) it will launch its 5G network in Chicago and Minneapolis on April 11. The announcement from the mobile network provider serves as the latest demonstration that 5G is coming, and that retailers and payment services providers should get ready to operate in the 5G world.

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AUGUST 5, 2020

DoorDash is rolling out digital convenience stores in a bevy of major cities as it ups the ante in the fierce battle for market share in the fast-growing delivery sector. The delivery service also recently launched a Main Street initiative aimed at bolstering its restaurant and retail partners amid the challenges of the pandemic.

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JUNE 3, 2020

social unrest have had on the retail vertical, Reuters reported. jewelry market. LVMH is considering walking back its deal to purchase Tiffany & Co. billion due to the effects the pandemic and recent U.S. The deal was agreed upon last November, but it is still going through regulatory approvals.

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SEPTEMBER 19, 2018

According to Chain Store Age , the German supermarket company will use its partnership with Instacart to roll out the service to 75 major markets, including San Diego, New York City, Miami, Raleigh and Minneapolis. We’re growing at a time when other retailers are struggling. Last year, the company revealed plans to spend $1.6

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JULY 14, 2020

into outdoor venues in Denver, Dallas, Houston, Minneapolis and Woodbridge, New Jersey, with more such venues on the way, CNBC reported. Michelle Snyder , chief marketing officer of Brookfield’s retail arm, said the idea was to keep making money even through the pandemic’s dissolution of many old standards of events.

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JULY 30, 2020

Sezzle , the Minneapolis-based installment-based payments platform, has announced the appointment of Reid Bork to its leadership team. In the newly created role, he will be responsible for leading the company’s large-scale retail acquisition efforts.

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NOVEMBER 14, 2018

Just last week, the company announced the national expansion of Instacart Pickup, a new grocery click-and-collect service that provides customers with broadened delivery and/or pickup options, enabling them to order via Instacart and pick up the groceries at retailers.

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FEBRUARY 10, 2020

Founded in 2016 and headquartered in Minneapolis, Sezzle’s buy now, pay later (BNPL) payments platform is in the U.S. Sezzle’s payments platform expedites quick, safe and simple payments among consumers and retailers. BNPL providers are seeing market growth and new funding opportunities. and Canada and is quickly growing.

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JANUARY 10, 2019

The holiday season was a bit less merry, from a comparable sales perspective, than Macy’s had been forecasting, as the department store retailer cut its holiday sales forecast. Target , which actually reported stronger than forecasted growth in November and December, got dragged down in the sour mood in the market by 1 percent.

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JULY 14, 2016

Brick-and-mortar merchants are far from being free from the problems that plague their particular brand of retail, but even they have to look at online retail rising rents for warehouse space with a little bit of mirth. Of the 57 major retail markets studied, 37 of them posted decreases to warehousing availability.

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NOVEMBER 7, 2018

In a press release , the company said Instacart Pickup provides customers with expanded delivery and/or pickup options, enabling them to order via Instacart and pick up the groceries at retailers. “We want to make grocery shopping effortless by helping our customers get the groceries they need from the retailers they love.

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JUNE 28, 2017

Now, Target is opening up its testing of this service to its REDcard customers in the Minneapolis area which is in the vicinity of the retailer’s headquarters. We look forward to seeing how guests in our hometown market respond to this new offering.”

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MAY 29, 2019

Minneapolis, MN-based Upsie will use the new funding to revamp its service, which aims to offer warranties for 70 percent less than retailers typically do. “If In addition, the company provides more flexible options for ordering, tracking and claiming against warranties, which is a $40 billion annual market.

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OCTOBER 9, 2018

The changing nature of retail has been challenging for pharmacies. Sales of things like personal care products, cosmetics and various other household goods have been slipping, as consumers are increasingly stocking up online or at alternative retail venues like dollar stores for those types of items. in early 2019.

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NOVEMBER 20, 2019

The competition is “the biggest battle in the mortgage bond market today,” said Dan McNamara, a principal at MP Securitized Credit Partners, a New York hedge fund. Retail malls have also been looking at innovative ways to lease out their space.

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Fitz is also striving to combine its online and mobile strengths into in-person experiences via pop-up retail. The firm first began testing the concept last October at its Minneapolis-based Glenwood Avenue headquarters. It’s not just the subscription commerce trend the company is tapping into.

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OCTOBER 10, 2016

Instead, Mall of America said it would close on Thanksgiving so its 14,000 or so employees could have the day off to spend time with their family, although the Minneapolis Star Tribune reported that the more than 520 stores inside Mall of America will have the option of opening if they so choose. “We want to give this day back.”

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SEPTEMBER 21, 2016

Our customers have told us that grocery pickup is a game-changer,” Katie Vitela, a Wal-Mart Minneapolis “market coach,” said in a statement. Walmart first began testing online grocery pickup in a handful of markets a few years ago and has expanded the service to 60 markets. The minimum order is $30. Target Corp.

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JANUARY 5, 2017

Over 10K will be on the chopping block as recently embattled retailer Macy’s gears up for its next round of layoffs and store closures. But some of the shut-downs will be historic spots for Macy’s — downtown Minneapolis’ store opened in 1902, and 280 employees will be let go when the location shutters. percent to $32.70

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NOVEMBER 12, 2018

In 2016, the company was was acquired by personal care products giant Unilever, and there were questions at the time about how a direct-to-consumer innovator like DSC would fit into the very much mass-market and retailer-focused Unilever constellation of brands. last quarter.

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NOVEMBER 14, 2016

Late last month, consumer packaged goods company Hormel launched a VR marketing campaign for its selection of bacon products. The VR experience was created in conjunction with marketing agencies BBDO Minneapolis and Made in Haus. Now for some virtual reality news that every carnivore can get excited for.

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SEPTEMBER 19, 2016

It was less than a year ago — February, to be precise — that Google appeared as the latest player in an increasingly crowded food delivery market that was intent to make a move on grocery. markets up and into effect in Target’s home market of Minneapolis. The big news at the time was perishables.

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MAY 31, 2019

Some entrepreneurs are inspired to start companies because they spot unmet needs in the market: Frontdesk Co-Founder and Chief Growth Officer Jesse DePinto, for instance, saw the amateur nature of home shares but the opportunity for something better than a hotel. The Market.

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The news comes about a year after Target opened its testing of this service to its REDcard customers in the Minneapolis area, which is in the vicinity of the retailer’s headquarters. We look forward to seeing how guests in our hometown market respond to this new offering.”. Amazon, for example, charges a fee of $7.99

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MARCH 11, 2016

Being too successful at flying under the radar, at best, confuses the target market or audience and, at worst, just misses them entirely. So reads a job posting for Target’s new Silicon Valley-based startup project that is currently hiring for 20 positions, according to reports that first appeared in the Minneapolis Star Tribune.

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MAY 15, 2019

It was that observation that prompted the start of Foodsby in 2012, when the firm launched in Minneapolis to build a better delivery experience. It’s essentially consumer food delivery with a B2B base, which CEO Ben Cattoor noted was an delivery innovation that was lacking in the market. city where tech buzz is built most of the time.

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JULY 14, 2020

That alternative method of paying for purchases “on credit” got a boost with news this week that Visa Installments , a new point-of-sale (POS) credit solution, is being rolled out in pilot markets across the U.S. This follows a pilot rollout in Russia last month. Leveraging Risk the Right Way.

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MARCH 21, 2020

The stock market, the unemployment tick-up, the uncertainty, the growing number of coronavirus cases, the concerns about the healthcare system, the small business shutdowns with uncertain futures – pick your poison in terms of bad news. If one is looking for doom, gloom, destruction or gallows humor, there is a vast menu of sources.

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JUNE 28, 2017

To bring that into reality, the Minneapolis-based firm is inking a deal with RepairPal. Zubie is not alone in the telematics market, and it is increasingly crowded with players big and small. RepairPal generates quotes for common services and links motorists to nearby auto shops to get those services performed.

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NOVEMBER 6, 2020

This time of year, we should be all packing our bags and prepping for travel to the ABA Bank Marketing Conference, but like most things in 2020, any plans you made all went out the window. In 2020, the ABA Bank Marketing conference was to be held on my home turf in Minneapolis.

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MAY 14, 2018

Its areas of focus include cable TV, telecom and retail, and many analysts have said STARTEK is exactly the type of firm a player planning to go into cable home shopping might buy. It has been a fairly dramatic piece of the retail landscape for the last few years — albeit a quiet one.

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FEBRUARY 3, 2018

Offered in conjunction with Postmates, the service will be available in the 40 metro markets in which Postmates currently operates. The Host Committee estimates 1 million people will flock to Minneapolis on game day and the 10 days prior. It’s all hands on deck,” Chapin Hansen, Lyft’s Twin Cities market manager, said. “We

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FEBRUARY 13, 2017

Boxes will be branded to the retailer, not FedEx). Amazon manages logistics with a level of expertise that even the most entrenched hater has to admit is impressive, and exposure via the Amazon marketplace is a powerful potential growth tool for digital retailers. FedEx Fulfillment was created by FedEx Supply Chain.

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