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FEBRUARY 28, 2023

Illustration by The Laundry Room/Stocksy Customer data fuels efficient and effective marketing these days. Andrew Catalano, Austin Williams While most community banks aren’t yet using first-party data for marketing purposes to grow revenue and retain customers, experts say those willing to invest in the effort can reap big rewards. “To

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JANUARY 3, 2020

The ground zero, of course, was Wayfair , the 2018 case in which the Supreme Court ruled online retailers could be mandated to collect sales tax — and taxes could be levied by states on firms that do not have physical presence in those states. Other states are tinkering with laws already in place post-Wayfair.

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JULY 17, 2018

The credit union (CU) market has long argued that rules intended for larger, more traditional banks have unjustly been applied to their industry, stifling their growth and pace of innovation. However, recent changes in regulations could open new doors for the credit union market to more efficiently serve its members.

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DECEMBER 17, 2019

Texas might be known for its BBQ, chicken-fried steak or chili, but food innovators in the Lone Star State are making their mark with meat-free products inspired by the local culinary landscape. The company uses the prickly pear because it is the Texas state plant.). The Market.

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OCTOBER 7, 2018

Deliverr has ten warehouses in states including Texas, Missouri, Pennsylvania, Ohio, and New Jersey. Deliverr said it will use the funding to grow its team and ink more partnerships with more online retailers. Deliverr co-founder Michael Krakaris said the number of warehouses is growing weekly. They didn’t build their own taxis.

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AUGUST 3, 2020

Online shopping technology provider BigCommerce Holdings is increasing its potential pricing and appended insider selling as it plans to go public, according to reports. BigCommerce Holdings, which was started in 2003 and is based in Austin, Texas, registered $120 million in revenue for the 12-month period that concluded on March 31.

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SEPTEMBER 25, 2019

Carvana, the company that lets consumers browse and purchase vehicles online, has added a new virtual financing option, according to reports. . The company has teamed up with Regions Bank to provide the possibility of virtual loans to consumers in Texas, the South and the Midwest. . and Carvana has next-day delivery in 146 markets.

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MARCH 31, 2020

Complaints are stemming from travel and vacation cancellations as well as online shopping issues and government imposter scams. 1 to March 30, with 986 complaints; followed by Florida with 508; Texas with 490; New York with 470; and New Jersey with 247. Online shopping complaints totaled 784 complaints worth $791,000.

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DECEMBER 27, 2018

The mattress market in the United States has become a shocking competitive place. representing about 40 percent of the mattress market. Purple put up $190 million in net revenue last year — a strong showing for a firm that first crept onto the market less than three years ago.

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DECEMBER 14, 2020

In an interview with Karen Webster, Hippo CEO Assaf Wand made the case that online platforms can solve the pain points of getting claims paid, but also set up a steady oversight of home maintenance that keeps trouble spots to a minimum. housing market (out of 130 million households in the entire country) that are looking for new insurance.

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MAY 5, 2020

Data: 1,033: Number of new COVID-19 cases Texas had by May 1. 39.2%: Share of consumers who shop for retail goods online more often than they did on March 6. healthcare market. Data: 1,033: Number of new COVID-19 cases Texas had by May 1. healthcare market. All this, Today in Data. 3.6T: Value of the U.S.

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JANUARY 22, 2021

In the Land Down Under, the ripple effects of the clash between regulators and a giant in online search (that would be Google , of course) may be such that consumers are left searching for search. According to Statista , Google has almost 90 percent market share in Australia. The tightrope is a tough one to walk.

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DECEMBER 17, 2018

The holiday season brings in a staggering number of returns for eCommerce sales: According to estimates from CBRE, online returns could reach $37 billion amid the gift-giving season. Those who make online videos — or pretty much any other consumer — can turn to places like Liquidation.com to purchase lots and lots (and lots) of items.

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JUNE 26, 2020

It announced this week that it is piloting Fuel Loyalty at participating 7-Eleven stores in North and South Orlando, Florida; North Texas; and Woodbridge, Virginia. It is starting in the aforementioned test markets and Apple devices and will quickly roll out nationwide and to Android devices. “We

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JUNE 21, 2019

While there were no mega-deals in the B2B startup funding realm this week, it was still a busy time for companies and investors, with many funders targeting companies operating in less common markets. Targeting the freight brokerage and transportation management industry, Arrive Logistics , based in Texas, secured $25 million from investors.

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JULY 2, 2020

According to an early April assessment by S&P Global Market Intelligence, department store operators – including Macy’s and JCPenney – had the highest one-year probability of defaulting (42.1 which doesn’t sell online, and Burlington Stores Inc., It has been a relevant question since the 2008 financial crisis.

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DECEMBER 1, 2019

In September, 50 attorneys general announced that they were launching an investigation into whether Google has abused its position in the online advertising market. The probe is being led by Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, and involves 48 states, Puerto Rico and Washington, D.C.

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JANUARY 27, 2020

The probe is centered on whether Google’s monopoly of the online search world – and the ensuing advertising revenue it commands – represent an illegal form of market control. At least seven of the AGs involved in the investigation under Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton have been invited to the meeting with DOJ officials.

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FEBRUARY 21, 2020

Skipcart is based in Boerne, Texas, and it handles deliveries from 126 different stores through 32 states, and most of them are in smaller markets. Walmart leads the market for the online grocery business, but Amazon is nipping at its heels. The two companies began working together in 2018. We’re all losing money.”.

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JULY 29, 2020

from Cuba, and he (Bezos) spent formative summers on his grandparents’ ranch in Texas. Drilling down into market competition, Pichai said global markets are marked by prices that are “free or falling” and said the landscape looks nothing like it did five years ago, let alone 21 years ago, when Google’s search offerings debuted.

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OCTOBER 22, 2020

“No other platform features the PICKUP Good Guys, a curated network of vetted independent contractors delivering big and heavy goods, enabling PICKUP to provide retailers greater value across their assortment than any other solution on the market today,” she said. Postmates was launched in 2011 and is based in Silicon Valley. billion.

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JUNE 23, 2020

The coronavirus struck when JCPenney was already struggling to survive in a fiercely competitive retail market, one in which an ever-growing number of shoppers are choosing to buy online instead of at their local mall. In the wake of the virus, JCPenney was forced to close more than 800 stores, but has since reopened at least 500.

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SEPTEMBER 21, 2020

TPG of Texas provides payment solutions to more than 600 utility companies and municipalities. With the sale, Paya said it will invest in TPG’s sales efforts, add to TPG’s technology and expand marketing to boost the adoption of electronic payments among TPG’s customers. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.

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JULY 22, 2019

In Texas, there is Homeward Realty , with $4 million in equity raised and $21 million in debt borrowed, per its latest announcement. In the Homeward model, done through an online platform, users who wish to sell their homes get credit upfront. Market-making exists only so far as there is a market to be made.

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NOVEMBER 14, 2019

In September, 50 attorneys general announced that they were launching an investigation into whether Google has abused its position in the online advertising market. The probe is being led by Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, and involves 48 states, Puerto Rico and Washington, D.C.

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JULY 22, 2020

Its estimates are based on a hybrid schoolyear, one in which parents have to split their bets between possibly going back to physical classrooms and possibly taking courses online. FIT framework, which is a recommended structure for determining factors that will encourage the digital shift and go-to-market strategies. billion in 2019.

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FEBRUARY 7, 2018

H-E-B is not only the neighborhood grocery store for many communities in Texas: It’s also an eCommerce retailer with digital features to better reach its customers. Now, even if you move outside of Texas, you’ll still have a ‘neighborhood H-E-B’ just a click away.”. Costco stores, Reuters reported.

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MARCH 11, 2020

Other retailers, like Saks Fifth Avenue and Nordstrom, have been increasing their presence in the discount market, opening cheaper stores as a way to attract younger and more budget-conscious customers. The market leader in the discount market is TJ Maxx, which opened 21 stores in 2019 for a total of 1,273.

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DECEMBER 21, 2020

Texas-based supermarket chain H-E-B will now let customers pay for groceries for curbside or home delivery using SNAP benefits online or via a mobile phone, according to a press release. In contrast, despite only having around 8 percent representation in the grocery shopping market, Gen Z made up 14 percent of the shift.

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APRIL 14, 2020

A fair amount, but not all, of the grocery business is going online. percent of consumers shopped for groceries online, rising to 9.1 That group only makes up 8 percent of the total grocery shopping market but took 14.8 percent of the total market but only 29.2 percent of the respondents said. At the month’s start only 3.9

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DECEMBER 26, 2019

The new Nasdaq record is attributed to key performers, including Amazon , as the online commerce juggernaut reported their 2019 holiday sales broke previous records. European markets were still closed for Christmas. West Texas Intermediate crude futures added 0.9 The Japanese yen wobbled 0.2 percent to 109.64 per dollar.

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FEBRUARY 4, 2020

Pine Labs , which started as an offline retail payment provider in 1998, has since evolved to become a payment acceptance, stored value and in-store customer credit company that enables consumers to opt into installment payments plans online or at the point of sale in a physical store. The Frictionless Flow .

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JULY 29, 2019

The global retail automation market is expected to exceed more than $19.5 The next five years will see rapid growth of the automation market, but what’s driving this and which industries are seeing the greatest uptake? Texas supermarket H-E-B is testing a new form of curbside delivery in which items are transported by self-driving car.

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SEPTEMBER 13, 2017

Arizona-based startup Emailage — the identity verification company delivering risk scores to financial institutions (FIs) and online merchants based on customers’ email addresses — announced news that it’s going on tour. The company sees its upcoming FinTech Roadshow as an opportunity to forge new connections in some of those markets.

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JANUARY 26, 2018

Bloomberg reported news that between 400 and 500 jobs were cut this week in marketing, human resources, merchandising, real estate and other departments. Earlier this month, it suddenly closed 63 Sam’s Club warehouses in several states, including in Arizona, Alaska, Texas, New Jersey, Indiana and New York. million nationwide.

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NOVEMBER 30, 2019

grew by 28 percent in 2017, per the NPD Group, a market research company – and global sales increased to $9.6 billion in 2013, according to the market research group Euromonitor International. On the cusp of 2020, board games remain relevant, and may even be enjoying a renaissance. billion in 2016 from $9.3 Submarines and Crayons.

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FEBRUARY 26, 2020

One recent collaboration came from Texas-based Randolph-Brooks Federal Credit Union (RBFCU), which partnered with Fiserv’s subsidiary Raddon to integrate the FinTech’s Predictive Analytics solution. The new platform provides dynamic marketing campaigns based on members’ transactional, lifestyle and behavioral data.

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