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DTC Brands Fill Pricing Gap In Outdoor Furniture Market

DTC Brands Fill Pricing Gap In Outdoor Furniture Market
DTC Brands Fill Pricing Gap In Outdoor Furniture Market
April 01, 2019  |  Retail

Some of the minds behind direct-to-consumer (DTC) brands are inspired by their personal experiences. Yardbird Co-founder Jay Dillon, for instance, was shopping for furniture with...

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The Uber-ization Impact Of Supply Chain Finance
The Uber-ization Impact Of Supply Chain Finance
April 01, 2019  |  B2B Payments

FinTech has revolutionized the way traditional banks can implement and roll out new products and services to their customers, with banks’ complex infrastructures positioning “out-of-the-box” solutions...

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Why Hello Kitty Has A Credit File
Why Hello Kitty Has A Credit File
April 01, 2019  |  Security & Fraud

Synthetic ID fraud costs banks $2 billion a year.  The bad guys are so crafty that the credit bureaus are unwitting accomplices to the fraud. ...

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For Credit Unions: Trust, But Innovate
For Credit Unions: Trust, But Innovate
April 01, 2019  |  Credit Unions

In some ways, the average credit union customer is very much like the average customer of any financial institution. They want to know their money...

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Why Me-Too Services Can’t Save Apple
Why Me-Too Services Can’t Save Apple
April 01, 2019  |  Ecosystems

Three years ago, I wrote a piece in which I said Apple had become the kind of company that Steve Jobs once said he never...

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Putting A Famous Face To A Product
Putting A Famous Face To A Product
March 30, 2019  |  Retail

Celebrity-backed brands are nothing new. As PYMNTS has previously reported, the original celebrity-endorsed products date back as the far as the 1760s, when the British royal family...

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Want To Build A Retail Experience? Get An Incubator
Want To Build A Retail Experience? Get An Incubator
March 29, 2019  |  Innovation

You’ve probably gotten the memo already, but in case you missed the message, here you go: Mere retail is boring. Mere retail is not enough....

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Sizzle Fizzle: Lyft’s Liftoff Sizzles
Sizzle Fizzle: Lyft’s Liftoff Sizzles
March 29, 2019  |  Sizzle/Fizzle

IPOs are everywhere, it seems, but Lyft may be a special case. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy...

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Why ‘Play Ball!’ Means So Much For Payments
Why ‘Play Ball!’ Means So Much For Payments
March 29, 2019  |  Digital Payments

Another baseball season has started, much to the delight of many consumers, including those insufferable and pretentious fans who consider football something that happens between...

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