How sports became central to this Florida bank's identity
American Banker
NOVEMBER 5, 2024
Amerant in Coral Gables has relied on partnerships with South Florida athletic franchises to build brand awareness and help ease its expansion in Tampa.
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American Banker
NOVEMBER 5, 2024
Amerant in Coral Gables has relied on partnerships with South Florida athletic franchises to build brand awareness and help ease its expansion in Tampa.
PYMNTS
AUGUST 19, 2019
Home sellers in Miami, Fort Lauderdale and other parts of South Florida now have the option of getting a cash offer from Zillow to buy their house, the company said in a press release. Zillow then gets the house ready to sell and puts it on the market. “We’re
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PYMNTS
MAY 16, 2018
The program is now being offered in Florida and will be expanded to other Whole Food stores during the summer. With promotions and discounts commonplace in the grocery market industry, Whole Food is aiming to use them to go after Amazon shoppers. Organic brands have had a tough time getting U.S.
PYMNTS
DECEMBER 28, 2020
concluded its previously announced purchase of ShopRunner, while Save A Lot unveiled the sale of 51 stores run by the company in the Tampa, Florida market to Fresh Encounter. Plus, PYMNTS looks back on direct-to-consumer (D2C) brands, which came in two flavors in 2020. Retail 2020: Looking Back On D2C Brands.
PYMNTS
NOVEMBER 7, 2018
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 funds from sales generally do not flow back to Cuba, instead paying for marketing, taxes and payment for future printings. With its U.S.
PYMNTS
DECEMBER 20, 2017
This makes for a strong brand image that’ll remain on their minds. Your brand should exist everywhere your audience does and engage them wherever they’re comfortable. For example, well-known companies like Zappos and Amazon have a unique voice through which they deliver their brand message.
South State Correspondent
JULY 24, 2024
There have been many a banker who has said they want to offer a high-yield account because the “higher interest expense is just like paying marketing costs.” However, the majority of customers require a referral, a marketing effort and a sales effort to bring them in the door. Not bad, but not great.
CB Insights
JUNE 30, 2021
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PYMNTS
SEPTEMBER 27, 2020
Anthony Hucker, CEO of Southeastern Grocers , a Jacksonville, Florida-based supermarket chain, told WSJ he placed orders for holiday hams and turkeys in June, July and August long before he typically does. The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported suppliers and grocers are heeding warnings from some health experts who say the U.S.
PYMNTS
JULY 24, 2018
Synovus Financial announced on Tuesday (July 24) that it is acquiring FCB Financial Holdings, owner of Florida Community Bank (FCB), Florida’s largest community bank, in a deal valued at $2.9 Following the closing, FCB will merge with Synovus Bank and operate under the Synovus brands. per FCB share, or $2.9 billion.
PYMNTS
MAY 22, 2020
could file for bankruptcy this weekend after the Florida-based car rental company failed to reach an agreement with top lenders, The Wall Street Journal reported. Hertz, which also operates the Dollar and Thrifty car rental brands, had been holding talks with creditors after skipping major car-lease payments due in April.
PYMNTS
MAY 20, 2020
Business survival amid the global pandemic has been a challenge but some brands were able to leverage the situation by tapping technology and turning lemons into lemonade. Little Greek Fresh Grill, based in Florida, delivered for customers by bringing them more than just prepared meals.
PYMNTS
SEPTEMBER 19, 2019
Shoppers can pick out a gift box to send to a relative in Florida, for example. The company carries brands such as the Detroit Spice Company and Lush Gourmet (Nuts). While local products can be amazing, it can be challenging for small brands to gain traction. When it comes to its target market, the company casts a wide net.
PYMNTS
JANUARY 15, 2020
CVS rolled out three HealthHUB concept stores in Texas close to the conclusion of 2018 and grew the offering to 50 locations in four markets by the end of last year. Dallas-Fort Worth, Boston, Ohio and North Carolina are among the next markets the pharmacy chain is targeting for the growth of HealthHUB in 2020. Pat Carroll, M.D.,
PYMNTS
JUNE 24, 2020
Against that backdrop, Florida-based startup Adfone , which has developed a carrier loyalty and monetization platform, said last month that it had closed on a $7.5 Drilling down into Adfone’s core market — prepaid mobile phone users — Boroff said “many people in the U.S. Adfone white labels its platform under carriers’ brands.
PYMNTS
MARCH 19, 2018
With this technology — which as undergone a trial period at three of its locations in New Jersey, New York and Florida — customers can experiment with moving items around a virtual room through a tablet in the retailer’s stores. Compared to traditional pop-up stores, Macy’s own staff services the brands.
PYMNTS
SEPTEMBER 7, 2018
In its home state of Florida, it’s the king of the grocery powers, to the extent that a popular question among local journalists is: Who can dethrone Publix? In 2015, Safeway took over three Albertsons stores and poured $30 million in bringing the West Coast brand to Publix country. “The The experiment crashed and burned.”.
PYMNTS
JUNE 20, 2019
To compete in the grocery wars and gain market share from competitors such as Aldi, Amazon and Walmart, supermarkets are bolstering their private-label efforts. And McMullen pointed out that a focus on shifting its mix toward Simple Truth and premium brands such as Private Selection led to double-digit gains of those lines during the quarter.
PYMNTS
MAY 18, 2018
Target is taking on the beauty market, bringing in augmented reality (AR) to develop its Target Beauty Studio. It plans to bring them to 80 stores by the close of 2018, featuring more than 600 products from brands such as Harry’s, BYRD and Beardbrand. A collaborative project with Perfect Corp.’s
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FEBRUARY 27, 2023
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PYMNTS
FEBRUARY 21, 2020
With direct marketing hit by robocall abuse and the National Do Not Call Registry , direct-to-consumer (D2C) brands and other not-so-usual suspects are looking into and in some cases reinstating door-to-door sales. It’s a niche market, but $28.7 The iconic door-to-door brand is of course Avon.
PYMNTS
FEBRUARY 24, 2020
The mobile order-ahead market continues to expand its footprint, growing by 23 percent over the past four years and now accounting for more than 3.1 The partnership was first launched at Publix’s Orlando, Florida-based stores, with the service planned to expand to the chain’s other locations over the next few months. billion in sales.
PYMNTS
FEBRUARY 14, 2020
Top-performing premium and specialist brands from the company’s supermarkets like Leon Grocery and Tony’s Chocolonely, along with fresh food and floral products, have been brought to the store’s shelves. We’re confident this format will further strengthen our market-leading position in convenience.”. billion by 2024 from £18.5
PYMNTS
JULY 10, 2020
In states where cases are spiking — Arizona, Texas, Florida, Georgia and South Carolina — retail foot traffic has slipped, according to new data from data firm Unacast. However, the June numbers “showed a marked improvement on previous weeks” and was the strongest showing for retail markets since the March 9 data. percent increase.
PYMNTS
MAY 21, 2020
For the month of February, it delivered a 5 percent comp store increase across its TJ Maxx, Marshalls and HomeGoods brands. “We With our flexible business model and ability to adapt quickly to changing market conditions and customer preferences, we will be pursuing these buying opportunities. alleged that Ross owed $5.5
PYMNTS
FEBRUARY 11, 2019
“Bud” Paxson, the owner of a radio station in Florida, had a challenge one day in the 1970s: He was short on money and payday was approaching. Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Arthur Tek recalled in a 1995 Florida Trend article, “He sold them all out the same day … he said, ‘There’s something to this.’”
PYMNTS
MARCH 22, 2016
According to an analysis put together by Credit Suisse and obtained by MarketWatch , the most profitable malls in the country are dominated not by a hundred or even a dozen but just six major brands. These include Lululemon Athletica, Apple, Cheesecake Factory, Louis Vuitton, Tiffany & Co. and Nordstrom.
PYMNTS
JULY 17, 2017
The opportunity to live in Florida didn’t hurt, either. The grocer has seen a lot of competition from organic and discount chains entering the Southeast market and is answering by upgrading some of its own stores to a more upscale feel. He also did a stint in Walmart’s strategy and business development division.
PYMNTS
OCTOBER 23, 2020
In the longer run, the service will grow over the next several months to the grocer’s 570 retail locations throughout California, Illinois, Pennsylvania and Florida. Prime members in more than 2,000 locations can also receive unlimited free, two-hour delivery from Amazon Fresh and Whole Foods Market on orders of $35 or more.
PYMNTS
DECEMBER 5, 2018
Uber didn’t disclose if it plans to bring the feature to additional markets. Uber is really evolving into a platform brand where we are moving very many different types of goods and services, and people, from point A to point B,” said Uber Eats Head of U.S. As it expands overseas, Uber Eats is looking to grow in the U.S.
PYMNTS
OCTOBER 25, 2017
And, as it appears to be playing out, some of the latest unattended tech developments could bring big changes to how consumers shop for goods and interact with brands, as well as goods and services. Take online vehicle marketplace Carvana, which recently installed its first car vending machine in Florida.
PYMNTS
OCTOBER 7, 2017
The CEO of Whole Foods Market wears a $500 watch found at Walmart, for example, and the CEO of AT&T wears one that retails for $400 on Amazon. Well, this week, the market finally realized this was a hole that both existed and needed filling, and one brand stepped up to fill it. The answer to that is an obvious “no.”.
PYMNTS
SEPTEMBER 30, 2019
Local jurisdictions impose their own taxes on domestic cigar sales, with tax levels currently ranging from 0 percent in Pennsylvania and Florida to 95 percent in Minnesota and Washington state. Small tobacco retailers can therefore struggle to build visibility among consumers when entering new markets.
PYMNTS
AUGUST 14, 2020
“That is not a typo,” our coverage reassured readers, while adding the equally bizarre fact that “all of those ticket sales came from just one place” – the Ocala Drive-In of Ocala, Florida. As a bellwether of the category, AMC is being closely monitored by market watchers. Brand-New Competitors, Same Old Pricing Pressures.
PYMNTS
MARCH 20, 2018
But he realized that there was something lacking in small markets like his at the time — big food delivery players such as Grubhub. Then he moved to another smaller market — Lake Charles, Louisiana — and realized there was a potential for food delivery outside big cities. In all, he identified 422 cities as potential markets.
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PYMNTS
NOVEMBER 1, 2017
Mastercard came out ahead of Wall Street’s forecasts when its Q3 earnings report hit the wires before the markets opened yesterday – notching a beat on both earnings and revenue, with significant growth in transaction volume and global market share. Markets rewarded the good news with a 1.8 Earnings per share came in at $1.34
PYMNTS
JANUARY 15, 2018
To that end, payment platform service PayCargo recently introduced a new freight payment solution in the European market. The company’s arrival down under could help local Australian merchants tap into the country’s eCommerce market, which is valued at an estimated USD 23 billion, and easily receive payment through Amazon’s platform. .
PYMNTS
NOVEMBER 1, 2017
Mastercard came out ahead of Wall Street’s forecasts when its Q3 earnings report hit the wires before the markets opened yesterday – notching a beat on both earnings and revenue, with significant growth in transaction volume and global market share. Markets rewarded the good news with a 1.8 Earnings per share came in at $1.34
PYMNTS
NOVEMBER 6, 2019
In terms of a market view, McMullen noted that food is a “huge industry” – a $1.5 trillion market – and that there is a lot of room for share movement. “It And Walgreens’ branded beauty and health products will be sold in 17 Kroger grocery stores. and Walgreens Boots Alliance.
PYMNTS
JULY 21, 2020
The Tampa, Florida-based chain was publicly held until 2017, when it was purchased by Oak Hill Capital Partners for $525 million. Most restaurants consider an appealing rewards app essential to competing in today’s market. That makes it more affordable and quicker to market. Loyalty Programs For Engagement.
PYMNTS
AUGUST 12, 2017
We have a significant level of awareness,” said Andrew Louie, brand manager of refreshment beverages at Kool-Aid’s modern corporate parent company, Kraft. The brand continues to be extremely popular, even though it’s over 50 years old.”. Louis, Missouri; Oklahoma City, Oklahoma; and Jacksonville, Florida. 11 through Aug.
PYMNTS
MAY 3, 2019
The company is testing its workplace program at mainly smaller supercenters along with the company’s Neighborhood Markets. When it comes to individual states, the company plans a $173 million investment for Florida, a $145 million investment for California and a $265 million investment for Texas per reports last month.
PYMNTS
JUNE 20, 2019
These are just some of the ways that companies are allowing consumers to place their orders for pick-up before they arrive at a brick-and-mortar restaurant location or for delivery by a driver via a digital platform: The mobile order-ahead market is expected to have a value of $38 billion by 2020.
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