PYMNTS

DECEMBER 28, 2016

Activewear brand Fabletics , which was co-founded by Kate Hudson in 2013, announced plans for a retail expansion across the U.S. The company confirmed that the new locations will bring the brand’s total retail store count to 30 locations throughout the U.S.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 11, 2018

retail prescription market. percent of retail refill scripts for the company have been initiated through digital channels in the quarter, which marks an increase of 2.4 When it comes to innovation, Gourlay said the company has expanded its trial of express pick-up points for its pharmacy in-store. percent share – of the U.S.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 15, 2017

Experiential retail is everyone’s favorite buzzword of late, but American Girl mastered this concept a long time ago. About twenty years earlier, in Chicago, Illinois, the first American Girl Place flagship store opened.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 7, 2019

“Last October, Kroger introduced Home Chef retail meal kits, and we’re now expanding to add the easy-to-prepare recipes to hundreds of new locations, providing convenient access to the meal solution at more than 700 stores. .

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 8, 2020

The way our customers order and receive meals is evolving, and ClusterTruck's innovative culinary and digital design is cracking the code for the future of profitable meal delivery," he added. an Illinois-based foodservice distributor, announced its plans to help restaurant operators launch ghost kitchens.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 8, 2017

Though big-box retailer Target has been known for expansion and digital innovation of late, Tuesday (Nov. The store closures will help the discount retailer continue on its path toward improved bottom lines. states, including Florida, Illinois, Michigan and Texas. In the latest fiscal year, eCommerce represented 4.4

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PYMNTS

JULY 18, 2018

“Pop-In@Nordstrom is all about introducing our customers to the best of what’s out there, and we are excited to partner with a like-minded brand like Casper that leads with innovation and a strong customer experience.”. Casper was founded to elevate sleep as a pillar of wellness,” said Neil Parikh, co-founder and COO at Casper. “In

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PYMNTS

JULY 1, 2016

Access Point is rolling out to 300 new locations in five states —Illinois, New York, Pennsylvania, Virginia and Washington — following a successful test drive in Chicago. The lockers are a new innovation from UPS to help keep eCommerce-related costs down while also offering customers a desirable option set.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 15, 2019

To help build customer loyalty, eCommerce and brick-and-mortar retailers have a myriad of tools on hand: Cashiers can sign customers up for loyalty cards at brick-and-mortar stores, and eCommerce sites can send customers special offers and coupons by email. innovators have a new take on “coins” when it comes to vending machines.

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PYMNTS

MAY 2, 2019

” According to Fortune , the company will test the service in 18 markets: Austin, Texas; Charlotte, North Carolina; Chicago, Illinois; Dallas-Ft. We’re always looking to innovate and disrupt,” Singh said. Worth, Texas; Los Angeles, California; Miami-Ft. Customers are always on the go … How can we make every 7-Eleven a breeze?

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PYMNTS

JUNE 22, 2016

With so much data available, is your organization harnessing it in the most efficient way in order to truly reap all the benefits of big data including driving innovation and improving the customer experience? Joe received a BA in Economics from Lewis University and an MA in Economics from the University of Illinois at Chicago.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 26, 2018

Not all kiosks are as high-tech as CaliBurger’s machines, but QSRs and other retailers are rolling out their own versions of the machines across the country. According to the PYMNTS Unattended Retail Tracker , it comes down to “offering the right combination of in-store tech, mobile solutions and online features.”.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 24, 2018

But playing and delivery methods keep changing, with Ohio of all places — no offense to the Buckeye State, home to multiple presidents and the Wright Brothers’ aerodynamic innovations — accounting for some of the latest developments. But you can use a gift card or debit card – unless the specific retailer prohibits using debit.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 26, 2017

Consumers haven’t had a young innovative company to provide [pay TV] services to them since the mid-1990s, when Dish and DirectTV came on the scene.”. Following a few test pilot runs in Texas and Illinois, Layer3 officially launched its service in the summer of 2016 in Washington, D.C., and has since rolled out to Chicago.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 24, 2019

That would seem to apply to credit unions (CUs), and to Consumers Credit Union of Illinois specifically, one of the largest CUs around, which has been in business since 1930 (before the Great Depression reached its worst depths). Instant payments is an innovation that doesn’t require much explanation. Making Instant Payments a Hit.

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Independent Banker

SEPTEMBER 22, 2015

However, an innovative program run by the U.S. In Illinois, a loan participation plan by a community bank “insourced” jobs to the local area from overseas. Working with the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity’s SSBCI Participation Loan Program, Northwest Bank of Rockford was able sell $1.2

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PYMNTS

JUNE 23, 2016

According to Chain Store Age , the eCommerce giant has been fast at work supercharging its network of fulfillment centers, with two more coming in Illinois, New Jersey and California each, and another in Texas.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 5, 2020

Melissa Libert of Bloomington, Illinois said she felt relieved when her son’s day camp announced it would not open this summer, saving her a difficult choice of whether to send him. But Libert did note that managing childcare without summer camp will be challenging. But speaking as a parent, a structureless summer isn’t so bad.”

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PYMNTS

APRIL 24, 2018

We’re selling the pods individually in these retail stores,” Cooper said. For now, Wise Apple distributes its meals in the Midwest — in Illinois, Indiana, Wisconsin, Iowa and St. But Wise Apple has also launched its pods in brick-and-mortar stores in Chicago. The Kid Food Market. The Road Ahead.

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PYMNTS

MAY 2, 2019

To provide customizable meal plans for dogs, eCommerce innovators are offering freshly cooked meals delivered to consumers through the subscription business model. and has three distribution centers, in New Jersey, Illinois and Utah. Pet Plate , in one case, is a service based on the profile of each dog. “We

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 9, 2018

In October, an Illinois woman hopped out of an Uber after a 100-mile ride to discover she had been charged nearly a thousand dollars. One of surge pricing’s innovators is M. It was an innovation that never saw the light of day. It’s every Uber rider’s worst nightmare: A ride that costs hundreds of more dollars than expected.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 1, 2020

The company took an innovative business model and serious sales momentum into the start of the year, pivoted for the pandemic and took $20 million in funding off the table. For example, a girls’ soccer program at a regional high school in Illinois would be part of an entire athletic department order for the year.

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PYMNTS

JULY 13, 2017

The Illinois-based service already helps busy people shop faster and smarter with an intuitive app that helps them save money as well as time on restocking pantry staples, fresh foods and meal solutions. We love new technologies, particularly when they fit so naturally into household planning.”.

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Independent Banker

OCTOBER 29, 2014

Big-brand megabanks, the Visa and MasterCard networks, and big-box merchants had signed up to become partners with Apple’s universal retail smartphone app that uses Near Field Communication and tokenization technologies. Typically the younger segments are more innovative and are looking for new ways to do things,” Brown offers.

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Perficient

FEBRUARY 4, 2021

The Blue Cross Blue Shield of Illinois, Montana, New Mexico, Oklahoma & Texas (HCSC for short) is a great example of this model. To better manage the cost dynamics of these “retail” members, health plans will have to accelerate their direct-to-consumer efforts. Buying Innovates. Self-Service Accelerates.

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Independent Banker

DECEMBER 13, 2015

If banks don’t offer that type of functionality, their customers can always go to a Web innovation that will do the same thing—at great risk for the bank that their customers will take their funds from the bank,” he says. Phil Britt, a financial freelance writer in Illinois, contributed to this story.

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Independent Banker

NOVEMBER 24, 2015

If banks don’t offer that type of functionality, their customers can always go to a Web innovation that will do the same thing—at great risk for the bank that their customers will take their funds from the bank,” he says. Phil Britt, a financial freelance writer in Illinois, contributed to this story.

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CB Insights

JULY 16, 2017

XL Innovate. HCS went through a major management shakeup in November 2016 when former AIG head of commercial insurance strategy and innovation Greg Wolyniec joined as president and CEO, while AIG president of liability and financial lines Alexander Baugh was named chairman of HCS’ board of directors. Allianz Ventures.

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CB Insights

JANUARY 4, 2018

Recruiters spend 60% of their time reading CVs… Why should a person read 300 resumes if a machine can propose the top 10?” – Juergen Mueller, SAP’s chief innovation officer, Wall Street Journal. Persado’s clients include travel and retail giants like Norwegian CruiseLine, Hotels.com, Burlington, and Sears. Series A round.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 14, 2017

Pet goods retail chain PetSmart announced Thursday it had opened 28 new brick-and-mortar storefronts in North America during the quarter that ended Nov. This quarter, for example, we launched The Groomery by PetSmart, our innovative new store concept focusing exclusively on pet grooming services.”.

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Fintech Labs Insights

AUGUST 14, 2015

It was another stellar week for Finovate alums with 6 fundings totaling $123 million: money transfer service Payoneer ($50 mil), AI innovator Kensho ($33 million), tax specialist VATBox ($24 million), , cash-back specialist Mogl ($7.9 HQ: Highland Park, Illinois. Source: NW Innovation. Digital Retail Apps.

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CB Insights

MAY 23, 2019

Few places are more receptive to new ideas and innovative business models than Silicon Valley. Rishi Shah and Shradha Agarwal founded healthcare information startup Outcome Health in 2006 while the pair were still studying at Illinois’ Northwestern University. But the model doesn’t always work perfectly.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 26, 2019

history, but a part of global economic development stretching back centuries: First comes innovation, then comes growth based on that innovation (not just economic, but cultural and other forms of growth), then comes the regulatory backlash. It’s a process that stands not only as a familiar feature of U.S.

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CB Insights

AUGUST 25, 2017

Here are the latest innovative ways companies are harnessing the power of global blockchain. Blockchains can help retailers offering gift cards and loyalty programs to make those systems cheaper and more secure. Illinois, Vermont, and other states have since announced similar initiatives. Gift cards and loyalty programs.

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