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Grocers Try Smart Carts to Reduce Labor Costs, Shift Checkout to Consumers

Grocers Try Smart Carts to Reduce Labor Costs, Shift Checkout to Consumers
Grocers Try Smart Carts to Reduce Labor Costs, Shift Checkout to Consumers
November 23, 2021  |  Retail

Frictionless checkout is no longer the near-exclusive purview of Amazon. While some major brands are trying out cashierless payment options that allow consumers to pick...

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Italian Antitrust Authority Fines Amazon and Apple $225M+
Italian Antitrust Authority Fines Amazon and Apple $225M+
November 23, 2021  |  ANTITRUST

Italy’s antitrust authority fined Amazon.com and Apple, Inc., more than 200 million euros ($225 million) for alleged anti-competitive cooperation related to the sales of Apple...

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Customers Calling Cabs Again as Uber/Lyft Prices Rise
Customers Calling Cabs Again as Uber/Lyft Prices Rise
November 23, 2021  |  Transportation

With ride-hailing prices on the rise during the COVID pandemic, customers in some of America’s big cities have rediscovered taxicabs. Get the Full Story Complete...

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athenahealth Deal Shows Promise and Potential of Connected Health
athenahealth Deal Shows Promise and Potential of Connected Health
November 23, 2021  |  Healthcare

Connected health is having a lively year in the wake of a pandemic that exposed weaknesses in several areas, including how patient data is shared...

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Digital Tech Wins the Holidays, Metaverse Boosts Sales, AI Builds Trust in Secondhand Market
Digital Tech Wins the Holidays, Metaverse Boosts Sales, AI Builds Trust in Secondhand Market
November 23, 2021  |  Today In Data

Retailers are relying more heavily on the metaverse to make sales and are using artificial intelligence to boost shoppers’ confidence in secondhand markets. Plus, small...

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Target’s Permanent Thanksgiving Closure Pressures Rival Retailers To Follow Suit
Target’s Permanent Thanksgiving Closure Pressures Rival Retailers To Follow Suit
November 23, 2021  |  Retail

If those Thanksgiving Day doorbuster stampedes of yore aren’t officially dead, they’re definitely on life support.   Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock...

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Dollar Tree Makes Higher Price Point Permanent
Dollar Tree Makes Higher Price Point Permanent
November 23, 2021  |  Retail

Executives at Virginia-based discount retailer Dollar Tree said Tuesday (Nov. 23) that the majority of its merchandise will be sold for more than $1 by...

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Tiffany Sees Gold in Iconic Supreme Silver Heart Necklace
Tiffany Sees Gold in Iconic Supreme Silver Heart Necklace
November 23, 2021  |  Retail

In the early 2000s, the heart-shaped pendant sold by Tiffany & Co. was a must-have item for young girls — for a few hundred dollars,...

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WatchBox Set for Global Growth With $165M Funding Round
WatchBox Set for Global Growth With $165M Funding Round
November 23, 2021  |  Retail

Online luxury watch retailer WatchBox on Tuesday (Nov. 23) announced it had closed a $165 million fundraising round for equity capital that it plans to...

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