PYMNTS

MAY 20, 2020

restaurants have permanently shuttered operations, and more than 110,000 anticipated closing their doors in April, according to recent estimates from the National Restaurant Association. Many eateries are thus reimagining their operations to offer guests touch-free ordering and payment experiences. Approximately 30,000 U.S.

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PYMNTS

JULY 2, 2020

As instances of the coronavirus quickly increase in a number of regions across the nation, Apple plans to shutter 30 more stores in the United States on Thursday (July 2) at the latest. The closures announced on Wednesday include many stores in the vicinity of Los Angeles and the last two open stores in Florida.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 25, 2019

In fact, as noted in CNBC, the company has been telling investors it will eventually realize EBITDA margins of at least 20 percent (we at PYMNTS jump in here to define EBITDA as a rough measure of operating cash flow). Another way to enhance margins is to cut operating costs. There are, of course, several ways to turn a profit.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 18, 2018

Postmates said it completes millions of deliveries each month, generates more than a billion dollars in gross merchandise volume annually and is profitable in 90 percent of the markets in which it operates. The model has grown by 300 percent year over year, with one in two orders on the platform placed via Unlimited, across multiple markets.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 20, 2019

SPOT serves cities including Los Angeles, Miami and Philadelphia, per a report last year. company-operated transactions. Online grocery firm Instacart, for instance, announced the national expansion of its grocery click-and-collect service, called Instacart Pickup. Commuters order coffee and pick it up in a restaurant 55.3

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PYMNTS

APRIL 13, 2017

On the delivery end, Darkstore has partnered with a spread of startups and local and national courier and major shipping companies to then ship out same-day. Darkstore already operates in San Francisco, Phoenix and New York City. Darkstore has grown its order volume 120 percent month-over-month, founder Lee Hnetinka told TechCrunch.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 26, 2019

As reported, many of those indicted are Nigerian nationals. The Hill reported that the 252-count indictment was unsealed after authorities arrested 14 of the defendants in the United States; 11 of them had been based in Los Angeles; the remainder are outside the United States. The indictment was unsealed by the U.S.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 13, 2021

Los Angeles-based logistics online marketplace Cargomatic is one firm that saw supply chain conversion accelerate immediately with the pandemic-induced surge in online sales. The nation was never truly in danger of running out, yet it took time for manufacturers to reconfigure their supply chains for the increased demand.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 20, 2018

The app had operations in Boston, Chicago, New York, Seattle, Los Angeles and Washington, D.C. While Caviar has had ordering functionality for groups since 2014, the service introduced a new ordering portal for large groups with Caviar for Teams in 2016. And, earlier this year, Square acquired 32-year-old Entrees on Trays.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 22, 2017

Happy Returns currently has seven Return Bars operating in five major cities — Los Angeles, San Francisco, Chicago, Washington, D.C., In 2017, Sobie said Happy Returns is working to grow the national footprint of its Return Bars. and Houston. Happy Returns will also be growing in its existing markets.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 7, 2016

“Recent reports have suggested that Kmart will cease its operations. According to Nation’s Restaurant News , Cortland Capital Market Services LLC, which holds about $35.7 According to USA Today , Don Pablo’s operated 120 locations in the U.S. A week after a report from Fitch Ratings named Sears Holding Corp.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 15, 2019

So, in the spirt of “if you can’t beat ‘em, join ‘em,” PYMNTS recently caught up with two entrepreneurs determined to bring digital expertise and efficiency to cash management — the type of cash management that can make or break employees and some business operators, especially in the restaurant space. Better Cash Management? Kickfin Play.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 30, 2016

The $15 hourly minimum wage would be the highest in the nation, and the proposal represents a potential game-changer in the battle to raise the federal minimum wage, which currently stands at $7.25 an hour on Jan. 1, 2017, then to $11 an hour one year later and will see annual increases of $1 until reaching $15 an hour on Jan.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 27, 2019

The American Bankers Association (ABA) implored the National Credit Union Association (NCUA) to withdraw a proposal that would allow federal CUs to have 50 percent of their deposits come from other CUs and government entities, boosting the current 20 percent cap. percent in the U.K. CUs are facing more scrutiny in the U.S., billion in assets.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 8, 2020

There are now over 1,000 Stockwell machines spread across the San Francisco Bay Area, Los Angeles, Houston and Chicago. According to the company, its future is now about building scale and creating a national presence for its vending cupboards.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 6, 2018

professional sports leagues such as the National Basketball Association (NBA) and the National Football League (NFL). Mall operator Simon Properties, for example, has been trying out a pop-up concept called The Edit, which allows a much shorter commitment — only one to six months. The Economics.

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Retail Strategy New York City Los Angeles 118

PYMNTS

MARCH 10, 2017

Before we jump into the post, here are a few quick facts about Los Angeles and its tech scene: Greece’s population was 10,823,732 in 2015. GDP of Los Angeles County (2015): $930.82 Is there anything people may find surprising about operating a business there? GDP of Greece per capita (2015): $22,573.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 21, 2018

Perhaps it isn’t surprising that analysts are now musing about how to avoid a repeat of the Punjab National Bank fraud scandal, and some are looking towards blockchain to do so. The nation’s central bank, the Saudi Arabia Monetary Authority, recently announced a collaboration with Ripple to pilot such a program, reports in The National said.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 10, 2019

Over 80 percent of restaurant operators agree that the use of technology in a restaurant provides a competitive advantage and nearly four in 10 plan to invest more in expanding their off-premises business in 2019. Customers will place orders through counter menus and enhanced online and mobile ordering capabilities.

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Los Angeles Branding Chicago User Experience 129

PYMNTS

OCTOBER 3, 2017

Airbnb, the vacation rental marketplace that lets individuals rent homes or apartments from other individuals while traveling, recently led a $13 million funding round for Resy, which operates in about 115 U.S. cities, including, of course, San Francisco and Los Angeles, as well as Washington, D.C.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 20, 2016

But HeroPay , a Los Angeles-based startup, is seeking to change that by leveling the playing field and giving smaller merchants and businesses a more competitive advantage in the field, offering an all-in-one portal where they can shop for and compare multiple different payment processing options. Of that $4 trillion pie, the U.S.’s

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PYMNTS

MAY 4, 2019

The drive-thru window, for example, first met the market in 1947 when it was introduced to the world by Sheldon “Red” Chaney, operator of Red’s Giant Hamburg in Springfield, Missouri. The concept was invented by a Guatemalan McDonald’s franchise operator, Yolanda Fernández de Cofiño, in the mid-70s.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 12, 2018

It’s the concept of passporting, of course, that allows firms operating within one nation already part of the European Union to do business across the union at large. Last year, too, the Bank of China established branch operations in Dublin. If you get on a plane in Dublin and fly to Los Angeles, it is about 11 hours.”

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PYMNTS

JUNE 7, 2018

According to reports this week, those organizations included The Association of National Advertisers, sites operated by A&E Networks and such newspapers as the Chicago Tribune , the Los Angeles Times and the New York Daily News.

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Los Angeles Google Regulation Data 107

PYMNTS

APRIL 2, 2019

Microlending programs and products have mostly been associated with consumers in developing nations – particularly in sub-Saharan Africa – over the last decade. But what has gotten less attention – largely because the practice is less common – is how microlending operations play out in developed nations like the U.S.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 27, 2016

Cohen owns a national distribution network and deals with some of the nation’s biggest retailers. The ripple effects of this new model are less activity at ports, lower revenues for the trucking industry and a prediction by the National Retail Federation that this trend of low imports will persist. But, so what?

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Jeff For Banks

DECEMBER 18, 2014

Open Bank (OTCQB: OPBK) Open Bank commenced operations in 2005 as First Standard Bank in the Koreatown section of Los Angeles. It supports the claim by highlighting its efficiency ratio is in the top 2% of UBPR peers, and its operating expenses as a percent of average assets are in the top 12% of peer banks. Well done! #3.

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South State Correspondent

MAY 1, 2024

How Banks Can Leverage: Niche markets abound in banking, and community banks are in the perfect position to create a following on a national level should they desire. In Los Angeles, it’s about the “Harvest” with sculptures of hay, dirt, and wood. months, including an annual operating cost.

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CFPB Monitor

SEPTEMBER 21, 2015

Agnani, Director of Policy and Civic Engagement, National Coalition for Asian Pacific American Community Development, Washington, D.C. Hinojosa-Ojeda, Associate Professor, University of California Los Angeles Division of Social Sciences, Los Angeles, Calif. New Consumer Advisory Board members are: Seema M.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 21, 2020

And that is if the list is even open — in cities like New York, Los Angeles and San Francisco new applicants can’t even join but for open periods that occur every few years. Now I’m in a whole different realm,” said Charles Tassell, chief operating officer of the National Real Estate Investors Association.

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PYMNTS

JULY 17, 2017

Virtually unheard of even a few years ago, these days there are over 1,000 bike-share operations in locations around the globe — and research firm Berger expects that by year 2020, the industry will be worth almost $6 billion annually. As of the latest U.S. As of the latest U.S.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 16, 2020

According to Bloomberg , Apple and the National Basketball Association (NBA) have “announced a partnership that includes an Apple Music playlist featuring independent artists from an emerging label. Subscribers who use the service have access to about 300 top publications, including the Los Angeles Times and The Wall Street Journal.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 16, 2020

According to Bloomberg , Apple and the National Basketball Association (NBA) have “announced a partnership that includes an Apple Music playlist featuring independent artists from an emerging label. Subscribers who use the service have access to about 300 top publications, including the Los Angeles Times and The Wall Street Journal.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 3, 2018

The largest food brands in the world, along with heavyweight eCommerce operators, continue to expand their delivery options and seek deals with delivery providers in order to keep an edge in this area of retail. The DoorDash delivery addition will include 300 IHOP restaurants across the nation.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 23, 2017

According to a United Nations study released last year, cities are home to more than half the world’s population. These unattended vehicle solutions are geared toward urban residents who need access to a vehicle they can operate themselves but don’t want to own or lease. Could unattended retail be the solution?

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American Banker

APRIL 18, 2016

Bank Leumi USA has hired two bankers from Citigroup, Elsa Burton and Craig Warden, to help lead its operations in Los Angeles.

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Los Angeles Operations CA Regional 28

CFPB Monitor

AUGUST 22, 2016

Arjan Schutte, Founder and Managing Partner, Core Innovation Capital, Los Angeles, CA. Chi Chi Wu, Staff Attorney, National Consumer Law Center, Boston, MA. Dion Kidd Johnson, President, Chief Operating Officer and Chief Risk Officer, Western Bank, Alamogordo, NM.

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