PYMNTS

JULY 20, 2017

In its latest news, though, the electronics retailer may continue to exist through a new lifeline thrown by an investment firm. After a tumultuous few years and the closing of 1,000 RadioShack storefronts , it appears the heartbeat of the electronics retailer is faint but still exists.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 23, 2020

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. The single-stack technology approach, in turn, can give companies a leg up on their competitors, helping them spot opportunities and move more quickly to capitalize on them, Salsify contends.

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PYMNTS

JULY 27, 2019

This week, the world was presented with a truly unusual retail mystery: The Case of the Inexplicable In-N-Out Burger. And when Boston area consumers ran into the boxes, their first thought wasn’t “viral marketing stunt” – it was “bomb.” The story starts at 6:30 a.m. But they didn’t. They promptly called in law enforcement.

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PYMNTS

JULY 14, 2016

True Fit , the Boston-based startup that helps connect customers with shoes and apparel that fits them really, really well, recently announced a $25 million investment from Intel Capital that it will use to expand its business, according to a report from TechCrunch.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 8, 2017

With the advent of artificial intelligence (AI), retailers and merchants have the capability to reach a much larger array of consumers on an extremely tailored and personal level. As such, it should come as no surprise that many retailers are using AI to help boost both their products and services.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 30, 2016

Walmart wants to add $250 billion worth of Made in the USA products to its stores by 2023, an ambitious plan the retail giant says will add 1 million new American-based manufacturing and support jobs as well. Harold Sirkin, senior partner and managing director at the Boston Consulting Group, who presented a forum on U.S.

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CB Insights

DECEMBER 19, 2017

Modern-day retail is at an inflection point as retailers face struggling physical storefronts, massive debt, and inefficient operations, among other issues. Formerly beloved brands such as Aeropostale, American Apparel, and PacSun bit the dust in 2016, and the pace of retail deaths has accelerated since then.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 4, 2019

As the buyer of the luxury retailer brand negotiates with the store’s landlord, Barneys New York’s flagship store on Madison Avenue in Manhattan will stay open for at least another year in a smaller form. Fred’s, the store’s famous eatery, will also stay open, Reuters reported. Ashkenazy Acquisition Corp.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 22, 2019

million in investor funding, including from ICE, Microsoft’s venture capital unit and Boston Consulting Group, noted the paper. The long term aim is to regulate cryptocurrency so it can be used by consumers to make retail purchases. The ICE unit has already inked deals with Microsoft and Starbucks and has raised $182.5

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PYMNTS

JUNE 26, 2018

RBC Capital Markets’ Lead Internet Analyst Mark Mahaney said that there could be 20 to 30 million people who live near a Whole Foods store but don’t shop there on an ongoing basis, while there are about 60 to 70 million Prime customers in the U.S., CNBC reported. That’s the synergy that they are now pulling from this deal.”.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 31, 2020

Haley Fortier , operator of Boston wine bar haley.henry , told PYMNTS that much of the year was based on taking things the company already knew it could do well, and then finding ways to make them work via digital channels. Aid has notably come in from all corners, particularly the card networks.

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PYMNTS

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.

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CB Insights

SEPTEMBER 6, 2017

As internet retailers are expanding their operations into brick-and-mortar operations (think Warby Parker, Argent, Bonobos, and BaubleBar ), venture capitalists are also investing in “physical-first” startups focused on creating new brick-and-mortar business models. New Frontiers in Retail Tech. How will we shop in 2020?

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 13, 2017

have a retail crisis — or a small business crisis? Which is why “fixing” retail must include giving SMB merchants the tools they need to compete in the very dynamic environment that now defines Retail U.S.A. So, what does this all have to do with retail? Here’s a question: Does the U.S. Here’s an answer. We have both.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 20, 2018

The traditional gift for a ninth anniversary is pottery, and our offices are in Boston – but, you know, no pressure.). I think that if you are any company, not just a retailer, and you define yourself by the widgets you supply by opposition to what you do for your customers, you will get commoditized. The product isn’t the point.

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PYMNTS

MAY 20, 2016

What followed over the next four decades was the evolution of a once familiar retail fixture – the carhop – who first walked, and then later roller skated their way into creating a convenient way of serving the customer. Retailers are having to find new ways of fulfilling shoppers’ orders.”. Pulling Up To Convenience .

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 19, 2018

Founded in 2013, the firm has recently raised its first ever capital round of $45 million after almost five years of bootstrapping. Sports teams, including the San Francisco 49ers and the Boston Celtics, also invested.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 26, 2017

The Boston- and Colorado-based startup was founded in 2013 and to date has received over $70 million in venture funding from investors Evolution Media Capital and North Bridge Venture Partners & Growth Equity. and has since rolled out to Chicago.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 3, 2019

Brex Co-Founder and Co-CEO Henrique Dubugras said in a press release , “Even before customers think about credit cards, they need a place to store their business capital. Goldman reportedly wants to keep expanding retail offerings and raising revenue, while Saga wants to become more competitive in regards to savings offerings.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 29, 2019

Chris Douvos of investment firm Ahoy Capital told The Wall Street Journal , “We’ve been in the middle of a rollicking party that’s gone on for five years and someone has snapped on the light switch.” Rowe Price and Discovery Capital. As Voice-Assisted Retail Gets Emotional, Privacy Issues Loom. Other investors include T.

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PYMNTS

MAY 30, 2017

Flashfood bears a close resemblance to Boston, Mass. Hunger and wasted food are two problems that can have one solution,” believes Daily Table founder Doug Rauch, former Trader Joe’s president and co-CEO of Conscious Capitalism, Inc. Finally, Campbell Soup Co.

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PYMNTS

JULY 20, 2017

Boston-based Drizly , which raised more than $35 million, has a foothold in 70 cities and a stated ambition to be the “Amazon of Alcohol.” Though the field is crowded with well-capitalized players, Saucey co-founder and CEO Chris Vaughn genuinely isn’t worried. ” The work is not easy.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 29, 2016

According to reports, the Boston-based chain has filed for bankruptcy as it looks to restructure its debt load and conduct a sale process. Though bankruptcies have become part of the standard, perhaps the biggest out-of-left-field default is coming out of Cosi, the flatbread sandwich maker and QSR staple of the last decade.

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CB Insights

OCTOBER 20, 2017

MongoDB, which provides database management services, is backed by investors including Union Square Ventures, Sequoia Capital, New Enterprise Associates. This latest exit means 4 of New York’s top 10 largest venture capital-backed first exits over the last 6 years have taken place in 2017 year-to-date. & Boston, here.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 9, 2020

With DineVite, consumers and restaurants get a better deal, since the restaurants can offer a deal to customers that they are comfortable with and consumers capitalize on it. As the year rolls on he expects to launch in Seattle, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Austin, Dallas, Houston, Chicago, Boston and Miami.

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PYMNTS

MAY 27, 2016

The weather in Boston – and it’s about darn time. Apple’s first retail store overhaul in 15 years is hailed by just about everyone as a Grand Slam Home Run – and the store hasn’t even opened yet (it will, in SF, on Saturday). But they, like so many storied retail brands, are going through a bit of a spiraling down.

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CB Insights

APRIL 17, 2018

For the third consecutive year, we worked with The New York Times to identify and rank the top 100 venture capital professionals from around the globe. Below are the detailed profiles of the Top 20 Venture Capital Partners. PROFILES OF THE TOP 20 VENTURE CAPITAL PARTNERS. Current Firm: First Round Capital (Founding Partner).

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PYMNTS

APRIL 20, 2018

In recent years, its core trading business has slowed, and its capital market and merger businesses have been fairly flat. Same-Day Delivery : It’s targeted by Target , which is expanding its options to the tune of 60 stores across Boston, New York, Chicago and other cities. Not so much anymore.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 3, 2018

The game will be the main event for most people, particularly for fans in Boston and Philadelphia, as both cities are known for being ever so slightly fanatical about their sports teams. [GO The team at Amazon retailer CreepyParty recently had a creepy experience of their own. Hey, we’re Boston-based. But not everyone.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 16, 2017

And indeed, the middle of this month has been nothing if not gusty, but daunted not the gutsy — who trekked by the hundreds to Boston for the opening of the annual Innovation Project. Jason Mars, CEO at Clinc and Peter Bell senior advisor, Highland Capital Partners, the conversation skewed to high level trends.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 16, 2017

And indeed, the middle of this month has been nothing if not gusty, but daunted not the gutsy — who trekked by the hundreds to Boston for the opening of the annual Innovation Project. Jason Mars, CEO at Clinc and Peter Bell, senior advisor, Highland Capital Partners — the conversation skewed to high-level trends.

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Payments Innovation Data Course 102

CFPB Monitor

AUGUST 22, 2016

Retail Bank, Citibank, New York, NY. Arjan Schutte, Founder and Managing Partner, Core Innovation Capital, Los Angeles, CA. Chi Chi Wu, Staff Attorney, National Consumer Law Center, Boston, MA. Hughes, Senior Vice President and Director of Mortgage and Retail Lending, First Federal Savings Bank of Twin Falls, Twin Falls, IA.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 19, 2016

WeChat’s decision to create a separate mobile wallet to store consumer credentials that also exposed an API for any other app to grab made it easy for retail and commerce apps to live inside of the ecosystem. Apps like Chrome and Pinterest are used by consumers to discover things and then punch out to retailers to buy.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 6, 2016

Online retailers will be where we shop. I believe that this inflection point will accelerate the four big shifts that have been taking place right before our very eyes over the last decade — shifts that will now set the course for how every single player in payments and commerce and retail should be planning their 2017 and beyond.

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JULY 1, 2016

What we will say is that fun times with family, the dazzling display of fireworks and the perfunctory cookouts and beach time, truly and totally make this upcoming weekend one very big sizzle wrapped around what appears to be in Boston, at least, abundant doses of sunshine. Seriously a Sizzle! and the U.K. contemplate their own moves.

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William Mills

AUGUST 17, 2016

Alternative lenders are learning more about fraud to their dismay and access to capital. BAI this year is combining BAI Retail Delivery and BAI Payments Connect into BAI Beacon, focusing on the most important issues facing financial services leaders. The MBA Annual conference is October 23-26 at the Hynes Convention Center in Boston.

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Banking 2020

OCTOBER 20, 2015

All of this occurs in an environment where technology takes center stage and business owners may consume retail (for their personal accounts) as well as business services at a given financial institution. Those services can include anything from working capital and other types of loans to additional features such as positive pay.

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