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Beautycounter Embraces D2C Innovation With Purpose

PYMNTS

No matter how innovative they are, companies still need to get paid. And not many companies this year have combined business model creativity with payments innovation more than Beautycounter. While all the innovations and the business awards are nice to have, Renfrew is most proud of her work as a beauty industry activist.

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Goldman Sachs Will Expand Its Retail Banking Brand Marcus to the U.K.

Bank Innovation

New-York based bank Goldman Sachs is planning to launch an online deposit service in the United Kingdom by mid-2018, a retail service that will be provided under the bank’s year-old ‘Marcus’ brand.

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Lowe’s Builds New Image At New York Fashion Week

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There’s a lot that’s new and digital about New York Fashion Week. In fact everything is new from the virtual runways to the individual shows getting precedence over the more general events. Even the sponsorships are new, including home improvement retailer Lowe’s. which helps brands finance shipments to stores.

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Steal This 5-Step Banking Innovation Playbook from Gentle Monster

South State Correspondent

For inspiration in banking innovation, we often look to other industries. Honkook Kim and his Gentle Monster Brand is a perfect example. Instead of thinking traditionally, Gentle Monster pursued a strategy of innovation and creativity to become the hottest sunglass company globally, creating a company currently valued at $900 million.

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Tapping Into The Digital Economy With Restaurant Innovations

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In a bid to serve customers through digital channels, quick-service restaurants (QSRs) are rolling out new innovations. In one new approach, some QSRs are offering delivery beyond the home and office. Borrowing from the strategy of fast food restaurants, Dine Brands is working on a new order-ahead technology.

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How J.Crew, H&M, Others Push Hard On Payments Innovation, Loyalty

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In a bid to increase loyalty, merchants are driving innovations in their stores. Retailers are taking new approaches to the way they attract customers. J.Crew , for instance, has a new loyalty program that offers standard perks such as a store credit when customers hit a certain spending threshold.

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Mastercard On Helping Retailers Strike The Right Innovation Balance

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The question for the 2020s, and the focus of her remarks at the big show in New York last week, is about innovations itself — what is truly leading in innovation and what constitutes being a laggard? The latter is innovative; the former is, well, just a tweak. Testing Innovation .

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