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Meeting Customers Wherever They Are (Literally)

Meeting Customers Wherever They Are (Literally)
Meeting Customers Wherever They Are (Literally)
June 04, 2018  |  Today In Data

Why deliver oneself to a store — and face the hassle of heat, crowds and parking — when the store can deliver itself to you,...

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IKEA Cancels Planned Stores Amid Focus On eCommerce
IKEA Cancels Planned Stores Amid Focus On eCommerce
June 04, 2018  |  Retail

Following years of U.S. growth, IKEA is reining in its brick-and-mortar expansion efforts: The furniture retailer cancelled planned stores in North Carolina, Tennessee and Arizona. Instead,...

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Biometrics Could Be The Future Of mPOS
Biometrics Could Be The Future Of mPOS
June 04, 2018  |  Biometrics

Tap to pay. Dip to pay. Smile to pay. Forget reinventing the payments wheel — it seems many innovators are looking to replace it. As bigger...

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For Days Turns Sustainability Into Customer Loyalty
For Days Turns Sustainability Into Customer Loyalty
June 04, 2018  |  Retail

There are, perhaps, few moments sadder in the life of a wardrobe than when a beloved t-shirt is laid to rest. Maybe the collar is...

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HelloFresh Comes To The Grocery Aisle
HelloFresh Comes To The Grocery Aisle
June 04, 2018  |  Retail

As meal kits from companies, such as Blue Apron and Plated, begin to appear on supermarket shelves, HelloFresh will soon sell its meal kits in...

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Advent Buys 80 Percent Stake In Walmart Brazil
Advent Buys 80 Percent Stake In Walmart Brazil
June 04, 2018  |  Retail

As Walmart refocuses its worldwide operations, Advent International plans to take a 80 percent stake in the retailer’s business in Brazil. With such a deal, Walmart...

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Redeveloping Malls With Apartments, Hotel And Restaurants
Redeveloping Malls With Apartments, Hotel And Restaurants
June 04, 2018  |  Retail

As anchor stores scale back their brick-and-mortar presence in malls, is their departure necessarily a big loss for shopping centers? Class A malls might, in...

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Flipkart Will Still Be A Board-Run Company With Walmart Deal
Flipkart Will Still Be A Board-Run Company With Walmart Deal
June 04, 2018  |  Retail

While Walmart has taken a majority stake in Flipkart, the company’s operating structure will remain the same: Flipkart Co-founder and Group CEO Binny Bansal said that...

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Can’t Navigate The Moral And Ethical Implications Of AI? There’s An App For That
Can’t Navigate The Moral And Ethical Implications Of AI? There’s An App For That
June 04, 2018  |  Artificial Intelligence

Bank of America and Harvard University have collaborated on a new initiative designed to make the complex technologies behind artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML)...

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