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Gen Z Gives Up Smartphones for Dumb Ones
Gen Z Gives Up Smartphones for Dumb Ones
April 01, 2023  |  Technology

Here’s a quick way to age yourself — remember your first qwerty keyboard phone? Whether it was a Nokia, a Motorola Razr, now known as...

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Restaurants Put the Person Into Payments
Restaurants Put the Person Into Payments
March 25, 2023  |  ResTech

Taking a tip from digital, restaurants are personalizing the in-person payment experience with diner data. Take, for instance, Panera Bread, which is leveraging Amazon One...

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Online Betting and Instant Payouts the Odds-on Super Bowl Favorites
Online Betting and Instant Payouts the Odds-on Super Bowl Favorites
January 28, 2023  |  Faster Payments

Want to see a consumer truly upset about payments friction? Tell a gambler to wait a day (or even several days) to collect their winnings....

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Fill ‘Er Up: Will the Refill Economy Be the Sequel to the ‘Buy Local’ Movement?
Fill ‘Er Up: Will the Refill Economy Be the Sequel to the ‘Buy Local’ Movement?
January 14, 2023  |  Retail

Amid rising prices, refill commerce is taking over, offering consumers discounts while securing sales for brands. Consumers are looking for options to save, while retailers...

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3 Real-Life Reminders That Consumers Love eCommerce, Connected Shopping
3 Real-Life Reminders That Consumers Love eCommerce, Connected Shopping
December 24, 2022  |  Connected Economy

The economy may be struggling, but consumers still want the convenience of eCommerce and tech-powered shopping. From sneakers to cars to groceries, shoppers showed us...

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High Cost of Living Breeds Selective Belt-Tightening
High Cost of Living Breeds Selective Belt-Tightening
December 17, 2022  |  Economy

Everywhere you turn these days, impacts from the high cost of living seem to bombard your senses. Whether it’s small businesses, single moms, CFOs or...

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They Say Crime Doesn’t Pay Yet Fraudsters Keep on Trying
They Say Crime Doesn’t Pay Yet Fraudsters Keep on Trying
December 10, 2022  |  Security & Fraud

Fraudsters defraud. It’s their job, just as it is for the equally committed army of digital warriors who are paid to combat them. In the...

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Retailers’ Success Could Come Down to the ABCs This Year
Retailers’ Success Could Come Down to the ABCs This Year
November 26, 2022  |  News

With all due respect to Alec Baldwin’s legendary “Always Be Closing” monologue from the film Glengarry Glen Ross, the ABCs of holiday shopping have gotten...

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3 Ways Retailers Just Proved That Innovation and Change Are Still Alive
3 Ways Retailers Just Proved That Innovation and Change Are Still Alive
November 19, 2022  |  Retail

For 60 years, Walmart’s stores have dotted the American landscape, its cavernous Supercenters serving as the one-stop-shop of choice for value-minded consumers, often in rural...

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