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There are many, many retailers and brands trying to outfit the world, and standing out in the crowd is difficult. The brand became the first to launch a website for U.S. The firm has been up and running since 2015, though the recent expansion into U.S. customers, these early figures are pretty exciting. We’re super-happy.

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MARCH 12, 2019

BigCommerce is also working with retail operations platform Brightpearl, machine learning shopping experience company Nextopia, B2B order process and eProcurement integration company PunchOut2Go, and storefront shipping management system ShipperHQ.

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JULY 13, 2018

Celebrity brand endorsement is nothing new. In their hundreds of years of existence, the celebrity endorsement has become an increasingly prominent part of branding — so prominent, in fact, that by the end of the 20th century, they weren’t just endorsing products. 1 on its list of the top 10 emerging restaurant brands of 2018.

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JUNE 26, 2020

That vision appeared to be coming to fruition with Albertsons’ 2015 purchase of rival chain Safeway for $9.2 That was well before pandemic-related mayhem disrupted, then fundamentally restructured, the grocery sector to favor well-heeled operators like Amazon and Walmart. An attempt to merge with the Rite Aid Corp.

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OCTOBER 2, 2017

Since opening their first store in Palo Alto, California, in 2015, b8ta has aimed to offer just such an experience: the ability to snap up tech products that might otherwise be hard to find — and buy anyplace but online. What it would look like is a store that is currently doubling its footprint — and hoping to operate coast to coast.

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JULY 25, 2018

The report also highlighted how eBay is working with PayPal rivals, Square and Apple Pay, following its split from PayPal in 2015. In 2016, eBay launched its B2B platform, Business Supply , though it has mostly continued to focus on its B2C commerce operations.

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MARCH 25, 2019

I admit that I had high expectations of Amazon Restaurants when it was announced in 2015. It seemed like a no-brainer to me – an opportunity for Amazon users and restaurant brands to create the order-ahead and delivery experience without having to download a branded restaurant app or use an aggregator. Time flies.

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DECEMBER 12, 2019

The company, which was founded in 2015, uses artificial intelligence (AI), computer vision and sensor technology to provide a 100 percent cashier- and checkout-free experience. We obsess about retail operations and physical infrastructure just as much as we obsess about AI and computer vision.

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AUGUST 10, 2016

Supermarket chains dominated a list of hottest retailers in 2015, according to information released by the National Retail Federation’s (NRF) STORES magazine. The trend is reflective of “grocers moving away from a one-size-fits-all approach and adopting new practices that focus more on their brands and shoppers,” according to NRF.

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DECEMBER 10, 2018

Capital One made the headlines then – a genius move, many called it at that time, for an issuer that lacked demand in deposit accounts and had no other way to provide a debit-like offering that would make their brand sticky to consumers. Just like 2012, with the launch of MCX and CurrentC merchant-branded, ACH-linked mobile payments products.

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FEBRUARY 14, 2018

After turning Taco Bell into a lifestyle brand and introducing breakfast at the quick service restaurant (QSR), CEO Brian Niccol is heading to Chipotle Mexican Grill. Niccol, who came to Taco Bell in 2011, became CEO in 2015 after holding the position of president. He brought mobile ordering and payments to Taco Bell’s 7,000 U.S.

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NOVEMBER 1, 2018

Lower ATM operating revenue in the U.K. ATM operating revenue, meanwhile, declined 15 percent year over year to $329.8 ATM operating revenue, meanwhile, declined 15 percent year over year to $329.8 North American ATM operating revenue increased 3 percent, but was offset by lower revenue in the U.K. Late Thursday (Nov.

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JULY 2, 2018

Direct-to-consumer advertising on Facebook has reportedly hit a rough patch, with spending by brands decreasing there. The trend comes at a time when brands are facing other changes on the social media site. That’s not the only recent news that involves brand and Facebook. Unwanted Transparency.

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JANUARY 17, 2019

Earlier this week, Hong Kong-listed luxury cosmetics firm L’Occitane International SA announced its intended $900 million acquisition of British beauty and skincare brand Elemis. The deal is the latest in a spate of acquisitions of high-end skincare brands. billion), while Unilever snapped up Carver Korea Co. billion euros ($2.5

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JUNE 3, 2019

Restaurant operators are aware it’s not just good business to give consumers what they want – it’s also about staying ahead of the competition: 59 percent said they faced disruption from competitors that embraced mobile order-ahead technology. The top four were all branded apps, which makes sense for large chains. Yum Brands!

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AUGUST 27, 2019

Menlo Park-based Enjoy Technology , the eCommerce startup led by Ron Johnson, former VP of retail operations for Apple, has raised an additional $150 million in Series C funding, TechCrunch reported on Tuesday (Aug. Enjoy Technology operates in 54-plus U.S. The funding will go toward U.K. expansion and other international growth.

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OCTOBER 2, 2020

Since 2015, Apple has grown to more than 70 million subscribers , the website reported. It launched in 2015 after Apple’s acquisition of Beats. While Apple will operate the playlist, a startup label called UnitedMasters , founded in 2017, will provide much of the music.

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APRIL 19, 2019

Toward the end of last year, Elizabeth and James announced it would be shutting down its stores and in-house operations – another middle-market victim of the great retail reset. But Elizabeth and James, it seems, has another ride left in it – albeit in a very different venue than it has known before. “Our ” Will it work?

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MARCH 2, 2020

“By integrating with their technology, we’re delivering more tools and capabilities for these merchants and operators to sell more tickets while delivering a great experience for our customers.”. With nearly 44 million customers, a massive mobile footprint and a trusted brand, we’re thrilled to partner with them.”.

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JANUARY 11, 2017

Drug company Valeant Pharmaceuticals International is shedding four of its brands — three skincare and one cancer treatment business — and experts say it’s good money, considering what the company original bought those brands for. French cosmetics company L’Oréal is purchasing three skincare brands from Valeant for $1.3

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AUGUST 24, 2016

.” But retail names — and the all-important branding that goes with them— are usually rather important to brands trying to remain recognizable to their consumers. Every now and again, however, brands and businesses need to switch horses midstream and get themselves under a modified banner.

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MARCH 18, 2019

When cleancult Co-Founder Ryan Lupberger looked at other brands of cleaning products, he noted that the same problems always appeared to arise even with better-for-the-world offerings. At the same time, he said, “no brand has come at this from an online perspective” through new branding and distribution online.

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FEBRUARY 24, 2017

billion in 2015. We will also extend our efforts on improving our speed to market across all of our proprietary brands into all apparel areas and home.”. billion in 2015. At the end of the year, Kohl’s operated 1,154 stores in 49 U.S. Kohl’s overall profits came in at $252 million in Q4, or $1.44 percent to $6.21

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DECEMBER 21, 2016

28, the Limited brand filed a WARN notice with the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services, which included a statement that “a mass layoff” — up to 248 employees — will occur and that its headquarters may be closing in New Albany, Ohio. Back in February, the business said it grew more than 15 percent in 2015 (to around $130 million).

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MAY 20, 2016

Gap — as it tries to refocus, rebuild and get back on track — is moving to streamline its business model, which means it will be saying goodbye (or sayonara) to Japan, at least for its Old Navy brand. Broken out by brand, that nets out to 3 percent at the Gap itself, 11 percent from Banana Republic and 6 percent from Old Navy. “As

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MARCH 20, 2020

The popularity of ordering in is not a new trend, however, with the number of digital food orders rising 23 percent between 2015 and 2019 alone. Fast casuals, quick service restaurants (QSRs) and table service operations all have long been working to innovate their ordering services.

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NOVEMBER 30, 2016

percent growth in 2015. We are quickly seeing this change in key growth markets like India where new operator Reliance Jio is aggressively trying to shake up the market by handing out free 4G SIM cards and launching own-branded low-cost 4G-enabled smartphones.” billion units in 2016, with a year-over-year growth rate of 0.6

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SEPTEMBER 14, 2018

For those who haven’t seen the news earlier this week, here’s what happened: Amazon reported that its online B2B operation , which launched in 2015 and is officially called Amazon Business, has achieved more than $10 billion in annualized sales — with more than half of those sales coming from third-party sellers using the company’s platform.

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SEPTEMBER 4, 2019

“This strategic funding will allow us to execute our vision more rapidly as we grow our network of partners, bolster our product offering, and scale our operations to continue to build the definitive search, comparison, and recommendation engine for financial services.”. Over the past year, the company has grown its network by 250 percent.

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OCTOBER 17, 2017

It’s a hungry brand, gobbling up three different food delivery competitors in the last quarter alone: Boston-based Foodler, Groupon’s OrderUp and most recently, Yelp’s Eat24. OrderUp does, however, continue to operate in 11 markets, which license the platform’s technology and mobile app, though they may not be doing business under its name.

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JANUARY 31, 2020

Macy’s also bought the beauty chain Bluemercury in 2015 for $210 million. Beauty is considered to be one of today’s fastest-growing retail operations, even more so than its apparel business. Brands such as Ulta Beauty and Sephora are continuing to open new stores, which could be motivating Macy’s to compete in that area.

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APRIL 13, 2017

A young logistics startup that gives eCommerce brands same-day delivery capabilities just scored a major chunk of venture funding. Brands without local inventory can use Darkstore’s storage space to ship same-day. The startup reportedly charges brands 3 percent per item that leaves a Darkstore storage space, up to a maximum of $20.

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SEPTEMBER 3, 2019

The most transformative innovations in payments and commerce over the last decade are mostly the result of innovators making what was once visible, invisible: payments, stores, merchants, brands, issuers, even card networks. stores in 2015. But it’s only just begun. The Invisible Innovators .

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MAY 18, 2016

Ever since consumers made it clear that they weren’t going to give traditional brands the benefit of the doubt if they couldn’t pivot toward online sales, it’s largely been big-box merchants, like Target and Macy’s, that have blamed supply chain issues for empty shelves, delayed delivery estimates or overflowing stock rooms.

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JULY 15, 2016

The big selloff comes as the culmination of the merger of two international grocery giants that first started getting underway in June 2015. subsidiaries of both firms operate. When the merger is done, the Ahold-Delhaize single brand will employ 375,000 associates and serve 50 million customers. locations in which the U.S.

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AUGUST 28, 2017

The latest valuation was at the end of 2015, when that number came in at $2.5 The company’s operations extend across 18 countries. In recent news surrounding the company, Klarna said earlier this month that it had debuted Wavy , a free peer-to-peer payments service that operates across 31 European markets.

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JUNE 29, 2018

The posting says Amazon is looking for a professional with “end-to-end responsibility for scaling operations and partner programs in a new strategic initiative in China.” Amazon first began lending to small businesses in 2015, beginning with the U.S., ” The job opening was posted June 19, according to reports.

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