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DECEMBER 4, 2020

ShipMonk has pulled in $290 million in a funding round led by Boston-based Summit Partners as part of an expansion effort. Florida’s ShipMonk, started in 2014, offers eCommerce fulfillment services and technology solutions. We couldn’t have foreseen this year’s increased demand.

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SEPTEMBER 9, 2020

Truepill , an online pharmacy powering delivery for direct-to-consumer healthcare brands, announced Wednesday (Sept. Also participating were existing investors Boston-based Optum Ventures, which offers capital and strategic guidance to startups; TI Platform Management LLC., 9) that it closed on a $75 million Series C funding round.

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SEPTEMBER 23, 2020

Salsify , a startup that helps companies and their brands “win on the digital shelf,” has just raised another $155 million as it doubles down on product development and expands globally. 23) that they have closed on a deal with the Boston-based software and eCommerce company for $155 million in a Series E round of financing.

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DECEMBER 23, 2019

Online betting company DraftKings is merging with two other companies and going public, according to a report by the Boston Business Journal. Jason Robins, the co-founder and CEO of DraftKings, is going to run the new company, which will be incorporated in Nevada and keep its headquarters in Boston. DraftKings was founded in 2011.

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DECEMBER 23, 2019

Online betting company DraftKings is merging with two other companies and going public, according to a report by the Boston Business Journal. Jason Robins, the co-founder and CEO of DraftKings, is going to run the new company, which will be incorporated in Nevada and keep its headquarters in Boston. DraftKings was founded in 2011.

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JANUARY 17, 2020

CarGurus, an auto marketplace based in Boston, has acquired car shopping platform startup Autolist, according to reports. CarGurus is a successful company that went public in 2017, and it’s going to keep Autolist as its own brand and website. PistonHeads also still operates under its own brand name. “We

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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. Foodler launched in Boston in 2005. Grubhub isn’t just about hungry people. The Eat24 deal closed last week on Oct.

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OCTOBER 20, 2017

Since its founding in 2015, Qüero has turned to brick-and-mortar pop-up shops to do just that — and now, the company is hoping advanced technology can allow it to reach customers in new ways. While Qüero may have built its brand with the help of real-world pop-up shops, its foundation remains decidedly in the virtual world.

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FEBRUARY 11, 2019

Amid great technological change, health and beauty retailers are developing strategies to drive innovation. Pharmacy operator CVS , for example, experimented with a program in Boston in which shoppers received free delivery on prescriptions and eCommerce purchases as well as other perks.

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APRIL 19, 2019

To let shoppers experience their products in person, brands are opening brick-in-mortar stores in major shopping destinations, even as major retailers are closing stores across the country. Tivoli Audio , which is a 19-year-old global brand, opened a 500-square-foot store on Boston’s famed Newbury Street in a brownstone.

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FEBRUARY 7, 2020

7-Eleven President and CEO Joe DePinto said in an announcement , “Retail technology is evolving at a rapid pace, and customer expectations are driving the evolution. Introducing new store technology to 7-Eleven employees first has proven to be a very productive way to test and learn before launching to a wider audience.”.

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MARCH 2, 2020

Experiences marketplace Groupon is teaming up with tours and activities technology firm Redeam to expand local and global experiences, Groupon announced on Monday (March 2). . With nearly 44 million customers, a massive mobile footprint and a trusted brand, we’re thrilled to partner with them.”.

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SEPTEMBER 27, 2017

We all want to know what ‘it’ is it in our technology, our clothes and our personal lives.”. But despite the general interest in the area, the conversations around innovation and what’s next in technology isn’t always directed at women, or particularly tailored to their interests. And physical.

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SEPTEMBER 15, 2017

Oakland, San Jose, San Francisco, Detroit, Austin, Boston and Chicago. They’re places where the company already has a presence and where resources and infrastructure could support a technology heavyweight like Amazon. Whole Foods-branded product sales tallied $500,000 in the first week. Mexico City.

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OCTOBER 3, 2019

The new Order To Eat Tracker highlights how several major brands are embracing third-party delivery services, loyalty programs and other ordering solutions in an effort to win over customers. Quick service restaurant (QSR) chain Boston Market is among the restaurant brands making their first forays into loyalty rewards.

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OCTOBER 10, 2016

You have to think of [online and offline] as one store, but that’s a huge investment for brands to join their technologies,” Chris Haines, director of strategy at the eCommerce strategy, design and technology firm Fluid, told eMarketer. Brands are making that investment and it really is paying off.”.

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AUGUST 3, 2017

This year, Boston Retail Partners principal analyst Ken Morris shared his thoughts with Glossy on the closing department stores and what’s happening as a result. While the many available retail technologies can be somewhat overwhelming for merchants, consumer demand is pushing for a more seamless experience. Not quite yet.

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OCTOBER 16, 2019

Boston Market, for instance, is among the restaurant brands making their first forays into loyalty rewards. The program, known as Perks, offers customers redeemable points that can be used via the mobile app, and redeemed at brands like Taco Bell and Red Lobster. “As The main problem?

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FEBRUARY 1, 2017

A number of customer experience submissions this year focus on building out separate digital subsidiary brands within traditional institutions. These brands are basically separate products that offer a digital-first experience to a certain demographic, but are closely tied to the main bank. Submissions were a mix of the two approaches.

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DECEMBER 26, 2019

To help bring these options to more consumers, retailers and technology companies decided to join forces. It launched the expansion into San Francisco in January, with plans to extend the service into New York, Boston, Los Angeles, Washington, D.C. and Chicago.

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JUNE 1, 2016

“Display is one of many consumer touchpoints with Wayfair.com and is part of a holistic strategy to create a seamless and exceptional experience for customers no matter where they access our brand.”. The platform, Wayfair says, provides smarter bidding models that help improve targeting capabilities.

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JANUARY 26, 2018

These inventions use technologies like 4D imaging and touchless interaction to guide users through makeup tutorials or provide beauty regimen advice. First, said Evans, the platform grabs data from the brand behind the product. A Different Approach. Trying clothes on at a store is hard too, but online it’s just a guessing game.”.

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JUNE 8, 2017

The 30-year-old QSR brand has plans for aggressive growth in 2017 , and Tripodes will spearhead the effort. Tripodes has more than 15 years of franchising experience with Boston Restaurant & Sports Bar, Bojangles and Moe’s Southwest Grill, among others.

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SEPTEMBER 17, 2018

This small business is a really small business: a guy working out of a teeny tiny storefront in a little town north of Boston. It’s why Visa and Mastercard are such powerful global brands. Innovators are using existing rails, new technologies and new fraud and risk models to push funds into merchant accounts the instant sales are made.

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NOVEMBER 8, 2017

Smart home products simplify life — but the technology can sometimes be confusing or intimidating. According to a Lowe’s blog post on the subject, the Smart Home shops will include thermostats, cameras, lighting, speakers and more from brands like Google, Sonos, GE, Nest, Iris, Samsung and Ring.

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OCTOBER 16, 2019

Boston startup True Tickets is teaming up with the Broadway theater company The Shubert Organization for blockchain-based mobile ticket delivery , the companies said in a press release Wednesday (Oct. Shubert Ticketing sells tickets through its retail brand, Telecharge, as well as through hundreds of third-party agents.

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AUGUST 18, 2016

That’s become pretty much gospel for brands, retailers and marketers alike. And one of the most valuable forms of data right now is behavioral data because it tells a retailer or brand where a customer or potential customer goes, does and spends their time and money on. In other words, it’s a lot of that uber-valuable type of data.

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JANUARY 23, 2020

That’s doubly true at a time of fast-paced technological change like we’re experiencing now. Boston-based vegetarian fast food chain Clover Food Lab is getting one-third of its business via mobile ordering software it wrote itself — a bold move that most small to medium-sized businesses (SMBs) could never take on.

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AUGUST 8, 2017

AI enables retailers to learn more about consumer preferences by having technology perform tasks that would typically require some level of human intelligence. Now, more than ever, consumers expect a certain level of personalization when interacting with a brand.

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OCTOBER 16, 2019

Boston startup True Tickets is teaming up with the Broadway theater company The Shubert Organization for blockchain-based mobile ticket delivery , the companies said in a press release Wednesday (Oct. Shubert Ticketing sells tickets through its retail brand, Telecharge, as well as through hundreds of third-party agents.

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MARCH 2, 2017

Boston-based athletic company New Balance has a simple mission: to become the world’s best running brand. Nike and Adidas would also like to be the world’s best running brand, and both are much larger. And those collaborations are even more on display in New Balance’s new brand of physical stores. The Run Hub.

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JANUARY 25, 2019

In a recent trend, eCommerce mattress brands have been moving into the world of brick-and-mortar retail by opening their own stores and pop-up shops to help let customers test-drive their products in real life. The store was to feature the brand’s original mattress along with pillows, sheets, and, yes, a dog bed made for man’s best friend.

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MARCH 25, 2019

In fact, she noted, their behavior at the turnstile will much more closely resemble their familiar everyday payments experiences – they will just take out their Mastercard-branded plastic card and, quite literally, tap and go at the turnstile. Contactless technology in the U.S., Riding the Inflection Point.

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DECEMBER 8, 2016

Our solution is oriented toward brand manufacturers who are looking to monitor their brands’ product listings in the online marketplace,” said Silverman. Clavis Insight works with hundreds, if not thousands, of brands across a subset of major product manufacturers. “We’re

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OCTOBER 11, 2017

Announcing the decision, McAuliffe said, “Working with companies like Facebook and many others, we are advancing Virginia’s position as a global leader in the technology economy.”. Building upon its Boston-area staff, Facebook plans to open a new office in neighboring Cambridge next year. Cambridge, Massachusetts.

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MAY 24, 2018

Unlike more traditional brands, Wiivv doesn’t have inventory. Through Hargovan’s business model and digital printing technology, he can simply make his products on demand. Additionally, Wiivv works on a B2B to C strategy, partnering with leading brands to provide Wiivv’s fit tech as a platform. The Business Model.

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MAY 18, 2017

The May PYMNTS Omnicommerce Tracker™ , powered by Vantiv, looks at the latest advancements in technology and how the rise of new consumer-friendly features are changing the retail landscape. And Boston Dynamics is working on their own robotic delivery system, which it showed off at this past April’s TED 2017 conference.

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