PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 29, 2019

By some estimates, total dollars spent online through the holidays should grow by about 14 percent, to as much as $143.7 And in the wake of all those sales lies a pressing issue for merchants plying their trades online: figuring out the tax liabilities. Conversely, Nebraska has a database that lists items that are exempt from taxes.

Taxes 134

Taxes South Dakota New York Nebraska 134

PYMNTS

MARCH 12, 2019

Instacart, the online grocery company, announced Tuesday (March 12) it has expanded alcohol delivery for customers across the U.S. Instacart said customers in participating states will now see a new in-app banner that lets them shop directly from beer, wine and spirit “aisles” of select retailers on the Instacart marketplace.

North Carolina 109

North Carolina Washington Nebraska Kentucky 109

PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 9, 2016

The app works by letting students lock their phones while on campus to earn points that can then be redeemed either directly through the app or online at OfficeDepot.com on things like dorm and school supplies.

Nebraska 100

Nebraska Study Retail Mobile 100

PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 27, 2019

based Mazooma , a FinTech focused on online gaming and sports betting, to give its clients access to Mazooma’s real-time, bank-data verification solution and ACH payments. including one from TD Ameritrade , a Nebraska-based brokerage firm. SafeCharge partnered with U.S.-based New initiatives are also rising in the U.S.,

Nebraska 144

Nebraska Risk Management Apple Payments 144

PYMNTS

MAY 4, 2020

Looking at the past several weeks of PYMNTS consumer survey data, four times more consumers are buying groceries online instead of going into the grocery store these days. Smith suffers from a chronic medical condition affecting her connective tissue and laments the fact that she can’t use her SNAP to easily shop online.

District of Columbia 131

District of Columbia West Virginia North Carolina Online 131

CB Insights

DECEMBER 19, 2017

Modern-day retail is at an inflection point as retailers face struggling physical storefronts, massive debt, and inefficient operations, among other issues. Formerly beloved brands such as Aeropostale, American Apparel, and PacSun bit the dust in 2016, and the pace of retail deaths has accelerated since then.

Retail 78

Retail Branding Company Capital 78

PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 30, 2016

Will Sears be the next major retailer to file for bankruptcy? A new report from Fitch Ratings cites a list of seven prominent retailers that could be “at risk” for a bankruptcy filing in the next year to 24 months, due to the “highly competitive” environment currently facing brick-and-mortar retail stores. Claire’s Stores, Inc.,

Boston 100

Boston Retail Nebraska Study 100

PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 19, 2016

” That scaling will see Google up its last-mile instant delivery platform very far and wide with launches in Minnesota, Nebraska, Colorado, North Dakota, South Dakota, Mississippi and New Mexico. “Amazon’s doing it,” Helsel noted of the not-so-good reasoning that decides some delivery-related decisions in retail.

Google 100

Google South Dakota North Dakota Los Angeles 100

PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 7, 2020

Amazon is easily less than halfway through transforming retail by exploiting deep fulfillment moats established over many years,” said Canaccord Genuity Analyst Michael Graham. Nice review – particularly because it also noted that the eCommerce company still has a “size and capacity advantage,” before upping Amazon’s price target to $2,400.

Austin 131

Austin Lending New York City Omaha 131

PYMNTS

APRIL 19, 2019

The big news of the week, the USDA’s decision to start officially moving forward with digital ordering and delivery capacity for 38 million or so Americans enrolled in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program ( SNAP ), hit both retailers, as they are two-thirds of the grocery participants in the initial New York-based pilot round.

New York 117

New York Video New York City Branding 117

CB Insights

OCTOBER 3, 2017

Home Delivery: These companies offer online purchases and home delivery, such as Elysium and HVMN. Retail: These companies offer products in retail outlets such as pharmacy chains and grocery stores, but may also often have online ordering and home delivery options. CircleUp, North Castle Partners, Collaborative Fund.

Capital 54

Capital Nebraska Examples San Francisco 54

PYMNTS

OCTOBER 8, 2018

Omaha, Nebraska — Buffet’s birthplace — was the home of the First Transcontinental Railroad , which made railroads an important part of the Omaha economy. That was the year Buffett took a 77 percent stake in Burlington Northern — in what he described as a “bet on America” and its resilience in the aftermath of the Great Recession.

Payments 192

Payments Innovation Regulation San Francisco 192

CB Insights

AUGUST 14, 2018

Here’s IBM’s chairman minimizing how Amazon might transform retail and internet sales all the way back in 1999. “Amazon.com is a very interesting retail concept, but wait till you see what Wal-Mart is gearing up to do,” he said [IBM Chairman, Louis V. Gerstner Jr.]. We have ‘I’.

Bitcoin 78

Bitcoin Apple Industry Nebraska 78

PYMNTS

MARCH 8, 2019

Amid growth in its eCommerce sales and online selections, Costco Wholesale Corporation beat analysts’ estimates for earnings , but fell short on top-line revenues for the second quarter. For buy-online-pick-up-in-store, Galanti said Costco has expanded its selection within categories such as handbags, electronics and jewelry.

Online 130

Online Nebraska New Jersey Miami 130

Fintech Labs Insights

JUNE 27, 2016

HQ: Omaha, Nebraska. Online alternative investments. Online tax preparation. Online investment manager. Online investment platform for secured loans. Online automobile leasing service. Retail investor services platform. Source: Crunchbase. Password management & secure digital wallet. Invest.com.

Company 17

Company Fintech San Francisco New York City 17

Fintech Labs Insights

AUGUST 14, 2015

million), digital payments provider Digital Retail Apps ($770,000) and StockViews got a $16,000 check from London-based accelerator, Startupbootcamp. Online cash-back services for restaurants. Online mutual fund investment platform. Online investment management. HQ: Omaha, Nebraska. Digital Retail Apps.

New York City 12

New York City Company Fintech New York 12

PYMNTS

MAY 8, 2017

Over 30,000 Berkshire Hathaway shareholders met in Omaha, Nebraska, this past weekend to gain insight on a number of topics from chairman and CEO Warren Buffett. The event kicked off to a disappointing start as the multinational conglomerate reported a miss for the first quarter of 2017. Profits fell 27 percent to $4.06 The CEO has to act.”

Omaha 100

Omaha Nebraska Industry Report 100