PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 19, 2020

Dutch global grocery conglomerate Ahold Delhaize — the firm behind grocery behemoths Giant and Stop & Shop — has acquired a majority stake in supermarket delivery startup FreshDirect in an attempt to up the level of its digital grocery offerings amid the online shopping surge created by COVID-19. “We Farmstead Picks Up $7.9M

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PYMNTS

MARCH 29, 2018

Carvana already has car vending machines in cities such as Houston, Nashville and Raleigh. Carvana operates differently from most other car dealerships, used or new. The machine is eight stories tall and holds up to 32 vehicles, the company said in an announcement. The machine is the eighth of its kind in the U.S.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 11, 2020

Just ask Carvana, the leading online automotive seller and a major force in changing the way people buy cars. billion, on an 82 percent increase in retail sales. That is the most organic growth of any automotive retailer ever in the U.S. Wall Street is a tough master, especially for eCommerce companies. Ontario (L.A.),

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 31, 2018

According to Creed, delivery will be online in 2,000 KFC locations in the U.S. Creed also spoke at some length about the brand’s partnership with Grubhub to drive sales to KFC and Taco Bell through online ordering for pickup and delivery. We have seen positive early results along with valuable operations learnings.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 8, 2017

What’s unique about ItsOn is that it virtualizes business services such as billing, charging, rating and payments by moving these functions to an operator-managed cloud environment. PYMNTS: Can you show me some data or proof points on how the company has helped retailers? A great example is roaming. This was totally new in the market.

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Gonzobanker

MAY 12, 2020

Another take: “Despite all the ways to conduct transactions – online, ATM, contact center – we still saw some very long lines in our drive-ups (especially when EIP payments were sent). Pre-COVID, most FIs opened approximately 10% of their accounts via the online channel, with the other 90% still being opened in branches.

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PYMNTS

MAY 10, 2017

Raleigh and Charlotte, N.C.; According to Larry Hambro, vice president, brand operations, Hawthorn Suites, consumers’ lives are increasingly oriented around having what they want available to them at the tap of their phone – and that there is not reason for that to change just because a guest is traveling. Hartford, Conn.;

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