PYMNTS

DECEMBER 5, 2017

The newest location, a Reserve Roastery comprising 30,000-square-feet and located in Shanghai, is the second of its kind to open its doors in China and is twice as large as the coffee chain’s flagship in Seattle, Washington. China is Starbucks’ second largest — and fastest growing — market. custom of morning coffee beverages, as well.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 23, 2018

Together, the company will operate around 4,350 pharmacy counters and 320 clinics across 38 states and Washington, and will be worth around $83 billion. wherever Walmart cuts prices (and after all, they are within 15 minutes of 90 percent of American consumers), prices in the area continue to drop as retailers race to undercut Walmart.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 13, 2019

Harrilchak sees LocalBrews as “helping brewers distinguish themselves among a crowded market” to highlight the differences between breweries. The Alcohol Delivery Market. Shoppers in 14 states along with Washington, D.C. The last time he checked, he found there were 383 brewers in Colorado and many more trying to get licensing.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 29, 2018

Google is getting into the grocery delivery market, with NBC News reporting that it is testing a same-day delivery service that will bring food and other online orders to consumers’ doorsteps. If the test is successful, Google told NBC News it could expand into other markets. “We

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PYMNTS

JULY 14, 2017

One of the casualties of the ongoing retail death spiral seems almost certain to be the retail workforce. But one economist – Michael Mandel, head of the Progressive Policy Institute in Washington – says that narrative is fundamentally flawed. economy between 2007 and 2017 as tradditional retail had shed about 76,000 jobs.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 20, 2018

The jump in cross-border sales volume, which was higher than the 31 percent increase in overall net sales last year, presents a huge opportunity for the Seattle, Washington, eCommerce giant, noted Reuters. as it eyes markets outside its home country.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 25, 2019

as these devices multiply in number, with the Internet of Things Cybersecurity Improvement Act of 2019 currently making the rounds in Washington, D.C. This can be trickier than it sounds, however, even as regions like California introduce state-level protective legislation. It’s a hard thing to try and mandate,” Bunnell said.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 10, 2020

With a bit more granular detail into the regions most drastically impacted by the pandemic – as well as stubborn unemployment and declining wages – the Asian Development Bank (ADB) reported that in the Asia-Pacific corridor, remittances could fall by $54 billion this year, or a mid-teens percentage rate. billion in July.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 14, 2018

And — according to Jet — the new app will also be better customized regionally for shoppers, making use of local imagery and messages on the homepage and throughout the site. Jet will also factor in locality when deciding which products are featured in its assortment for that region. Boston, Philadelphia and Washington D.C.

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ABA Community Banking

NOVEMBER 6, 2019

Washington Federal -- a $16.4 billion regional institution based in Seattle -- had a problem: many in the general public didn't realize exactly what it did. The post Podcast: With Rebrand, WaFd Puts Its Bank Identity Front and Center appeared first on ABA Banking Journal.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 3, 2016

So, how did Vacasa , the online vacation rental home startup, go from managing one beachside cabin on the Washington coast that belonged to the family of one of the founder’s wife to a multimillion-dollar company with more than 1,400 employees that manages over 4,000 properties in the U.S. We have a foothold, and then, we can build upon it.”.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 5, 2016

Retailers, health care and technology consultants enjoyed the largest employment gains, said analysts, while manufacturers saw a 4,000 cut in jobs last month. IHS Markit Chief Regional Economist James Diffley reflected on the findings, declaring the index as having plateaued, though at promising levels. presidential election.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 19, 2016

While Black Friday gets all of the press, Super Saturday has been creeping up in recent years to become the holiday season’s secret second pole of retail action. Black Friday has become an increasingly artificial phenomenon, driven more by retailer promotion than by its date on the calendar,” said Schrieber. So Why The Switch?

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 29, 2017

“There’s little doubt that the [spirits] industry will feel the impact of the largest online retailer expanding into grocery,” Coors wrote in a blog post following the news announcement of the Amazon/Whole Foods merger. Products (or importers) sell to distributors, distributors sell to retailers and retailers sell to customers.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 6, 2019

London is now New York, with better scones,” The Washington Pos t’s Megan McArdle laments, noting that from the hotels, to the trendy bars, to the restaurants, to the supermarkets and fast food joints, a sameness is pervading the world’s best-known destinations. They are also responsible for recruiting and vetting new hosts.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 8, 2017

On Thursday, an Amazon spokesperson told Forbes the company does not engage in surge pricing, nor does it allow product prices to fluctuate based on region or delivery location. So far, however, the candidates (including Toronto, Boston, Washington, Atlanta, Dallas and Denver) seem to suffer from the same shortcomings.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 14, 2018

The Seattle-based eCommerce operator and cloud computing provider decided to build in both Crystal City, an urban area in North Virginia near Washington, D.C., In addition, jobs will be created in coffee shops, restaurants, retail stores and with various service providers to support Amazon workers, of course. “I Alexa Apology.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 20, 2020

Both of the nation’s mega-retail players have spent the week strategizing how to strike a balance between three goals — protecting their thousands of employees, serving their massive customer bases and keeping supply chains operating at as close to normal as imaginable given the highly abnormal circumstances. “As

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PYMNTS

MARCH 5, 2018

By offering QR-based digital payments, smaller retailers can achieve these goals and create greater customer stickiness with little to no investment beyond the phone they already have,” said Jorn Lambert, EVP, Digital Channels and Regions, Mastercard. In spring 2018, participating U.S. In spring 2018, participating U.S.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 11, 2019

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. Westborough Town Manager Kristi Williams said Amazon’s presence points to the potential of attracting tech and innovation to a regional economy. “We

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PYMNTS

MAY 28, 2018

But services such as Bellhops are disrupting the market — and making a challenging time for consumers easier — by bringing an on-demand pricing model to the moving industry. Currently, the service is in 22 cities and metro areas expanding across the Southwest, South and Mid-Atlantic regions from Austin, Texas, to Washington, D.C.

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Gonzobanker

FEBRUARY 9, 2017

They have grown balding and gray through stress-tests, the Durbin Amendment, TRID, and a little shop on G Street in Washington called the CFPB. Who knows how long this exuberance will last given the fact that Washington struggles to do anything these days, but for now bankers believe a new day is dawning.

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Gonzobanker

FEBRUARY 9, 2017

They have grown balding and gray through stress-tests, the Durbin Amendment, TRID, and a little shop on G Street in Washington called the CFPB. Who knows how long this exuberance will last given the fact that Washington struggles to do anything these days, but for now bankers believe a new day is dawning.

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Arizona Conference Technology Washington 60

Independent Banker

NOVEMBER 25, 2015

Even with technology’s increasing influence on retail banking, it’s not typical for a community bank to have one of its most senior and trusted executives concentrate primarily on leading consumer product and payments innovation. Retail offices: 85. We’re not just competing with [megabanks and regional banks] or other community banks.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 15, 2019

Speaking to The Washington Post on the condition of anonymity shortly before the formal announcement was made, one Amazon representative close to the deal noted that at the end of the day, the firm couldn’t see the point of making an investment in an area where it was becoming clear so many local leaders didn’t want them. and Canada.”.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 18, 2017

Regionally speaking, on a trailing basis over the past four weeks, Europe has received the lion’s share of investments, at 51 percent, dwarfing the 21 percent tally tied to the United States. At the start of eCommerce, retailers focused on innovation happening in the forward supply chain,” he said.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 28, 2018

The “premium” pet food market as of 2001 accounted for about $5.7 That was about 44 percent of the revenue in the market. Ollie’s fresh-food chicken and beef recipes will be in the New York, Philadelphia, Washington, Boston and New Jersey regions where two-day cold shipping can be guaranteed. billion of the $23.7

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CB Insights

APRIL 17, 2018

Education: Stanford Univerity (MBA), University of Washington (BA). Since that time, Shen has built one of the most successful venture capital franchises in the world by focusing on trends specific to the Chinese region, rather than within the broader technology landscape. JOSH KOPELMAN. Operating Location: Hong Kong.

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CB Insights

JULY 17, 2018

In the past decade, restaurant and bar purchases have grown at twice the rate of general retail spending. Market share is simply shifting away from big chains that haven’t successfully innovated, flowing instead to new models for creating and selling food to customers. Next Level Burger (Washington, California).

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CB Insights

AUGUST 22, 2018

Many are already leveraging the products and services from market leader Amazon Web Services (AWS), which offers one of the most comprehensive and reliable cloud platforms today. CSNET connected universities like California-Berkeley, Delaware, Princeton, Purdue, Washington, and Wisconsin for research purposes.

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CB Insights

JUNE 14, 2018

T echnology trends and market needs are pushing companies to set their sights on the residential real estate and construction industry. The Washington-based company has raised $6M to date from Vulcan Capital, among others. Blokable was founded by Aaron Holm, who formerly spearheaded physical retail efforts at Amazon.

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CB Insights

OCTOBER 31, 2019

Today, the bots are still being used across industries like fintech, healthcare, sales and CRM, retail, and even law — and they’re having important, though quiet, effects. Retail & e-commerce: Convenient shopping & scheduling. Sales & CRM: Qualifying leads & answering questions.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 1, 2019

Okay, that’s not the best joke ever from the PYMNTS Bureau of Stand-Up Comedy, but the point is that the popularity of pizza constitutes a driving force for ongoing retail innovation – and we have proof. Let’s take the Washington, D.C.-based based fast-casual pizzeria &pizza , which is well-known for its quirks.

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CB Insights

MAY 23, 2019

In addition, regulators claimed that as many as 80% of insurance plans sold in Washington state by Zenefits reps were sold illegally by unlicensed brokers. Mozido had ambitious plans to revolutionize mobile payments in key markets including India, Africa, and southeast Asia. Hampton Creek busted buying its own merchandise. The Outcome.

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CB Insights

SEPTEMBER 4, 2019

In fact, despite Generation Y’s enthusiasm for exercise, mid-market fitness clubs have actually seen their memberships stagnate over the years. The gyms offer a wide variety of amenities, often including classes, at a fraction of the cost of a traditional mid-market gym membership.

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CB Insights

MAY 15, 2019

Visa — One Market Center. Key people: Chris Curtin, Chief Brand & Innovation Marketing Officer; Shiv Singh, Senior Vice President of Innovation & Strategic Partnerships. This brainchild from the Lab offers a way to modernize the traditional retail banking experience. Founded: 2013. Deutsche Bank — Deutsche Bank Labs.

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