Yelp’s Q2 Results Highlight Growth in Local Ad Market
Yelp came out with a strong Q2 report yesterday, with earnings per share (eps) of $0.11, beating the consensus estimate of $0.01. That was a
Charles Laughlin
August 5, 2022
Charles Laughlin
Charles Laughlin, senior analyst with Localogy, is a seasoned journalist with more than 20 years experience covering the industry.
Is It Time to Cruise Now, Pay Later?
We’ve seen the buy now, pay later financing model applied to many things. The original use case centered around apparel and other consumer goods. Then
Charles Laughlin
August 4, 2022
Changing of the Guard at Mindbody
A major leadership change is afoot at Mindbody. The SaaS platform that yoga studios and CrossFit gyms rely on for everything from booking classes to
Charles Laughlin
August 2, 2022
Savings Based BNPL Alternatives Gaining Momentum
Late last week we reported on a relatively new entry to the payments landscape that appears to be gaining momentum. Save now, buy later is
Charles Laughlin
August 1, 2022
Move Over BNPL, It’s Time for Save Now, Buy Later
We’ve written extensively about the buy now, pay later industry and how it’s coming under growing pressure. It’s under pressure from investors tired of losses.
Charles Laughlin
July 29, 2022
Rio SEO and Forsta Merge to Support Full Customer Journey
Rio SEO and Forsta have merged in a combination of complementary capabilities for helping brands do local marketing. This pairing creates a new entity that
Charles Laughlin
July 27, 2022
Vendasta to Build eComm Sites Powered by BigCommerce
Digital solutions platform Vendasta has launched a new strategic partnership with BigCommerce. The deal involves offering Vendasta’s reseller partners the ability to create commerce-enabled websites
Charles Laughlin
July 26, 2022
Chipotle Puts Its Food Tech Fund to Work
Fast food chain Chipotle has made two investments from its $50 million Cultivate Next food tech venture fund this week. The investments — one in
Charles Laughlin
July 26, 2022
SMB Online Bank Qonto Wants to Rule Europe
French online small business bank Qonto wants to become the digital bank of choice for one million European SMEs and freelancers by 2025. Today it
Charles Laughlin
July 22, 2022
Remote and In Person Workers Share This One Common Trait
Companies across the spectrum from Tesla to small local digital agencies are groping with big decisions over whether and to what degree to embrace remote
Charles Laughlin
July 22, 2022
What’s a Virtual Food Hall? Fly to Raleigh and Find Out
Reef Technologies is a food tech company that does things a bit differently. And that’s saying a lot in an industry that is introducing robot
Charles Laughlin
July 21, 2022
Event Tech is Going Through Some Things
Perhaps the least surprising stories I have read in recent weeks involved event tech companies shedding staff. One such company, Hubilo, announced last week that
Charles Laughlin
July 19, 2022
On the Heels of Klarna’s Big Haircut, ZipCo. Cancels Sezzle Merger
Last week we learned that Klarna, once Europe’s most valuable privately held fintech, raised $800 million. That’s the good news. The bad news? Klarna raised
Charles Laughlin
July 15, 2022
Did Google Exec Say the Quiet Part Out Loud About TikTok?
News broke yesterday that a Google exec admitted out loud and on stage at an industry event that it is losing search share among younger
Charles Laughlin
July 14, 2022
Stripe Integration Helps Constant Contact Users Access Transaction Data
Email marketing platform Constant Contact and payments infrastructure provider Stripe have launched an interesting integration. Now it will be much easier for Constant Contact users
Charles Laughlin
July 13, 2022
The Virtual Dining Space is Starting to Feel the Heat
Despite what still looks like a very good overall jobs market, a pattern is emerging in a number of the spaces we cover. Massive funding
Charles Laughlin
July 12, 2022
Restaurants in the Metaverse Already on Consumers’ Radar
A new study found that among those familiar with the metaverse, 38% are open to integrating restaurants into that experience. As expected, younger consumers –
Charles Laughlin
July 11, 2022
The Unicorn Reckoning Lands Hard on Quick Commerce
Across the spectrum of over- highly-valued tech startups, the sudden shift from “Growth at all costs!” to “Just make money, will you!” has left many
Charles Laughlin
July 8, 2022
Toast Rounds Out Team Management Capability with Sling Acquisition
Anyone who’s been to a restaurant lately has a pretty good handle on how important staffing is. Being short just one waitstaff, bartender, prep cook
Charles Laughlin
July 7, 2022
Amazon Deal with Grubhub Parent Stuns Delivery Rivals
Amazon has forged a deal with Grubhub’s Dutch parent company Just Eat Takeaway which is threatening to upset the balance of power in the local
Charles Laughlin
July 6, 2022