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Why The Biggest US Retailer Will Stick To Stamps

PYMNTS

Quick: Who’s the biggest retailer in the U.S.? In terms of sheer size and locations, the United States Postal Service (USPS) is the biggest retailer in the country, with 31,000 locations covering pretty much every town. Now, a new report is asking a good question: What if the post office expanded its retail offerings?

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Why Search And Logistics Will Shape The Future Of Retail Payments

PYMNTS

The two most powerful forces shaping the future of retail payments have nothing to do with payments at all. It’s a world in which new retail models and new places to shop have emerged to satisfy that need, blending the online and offline worlds in ways that benefit the digital and marginalize the physical – at least as it operates today.

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Is The US On The Verge Of A Contactless Surge?

PYMNTS

For some time now, retailers have been using it and radio frequency identification (RIFD) behind the scenes for stock and quality control, as well as to provide product information to customers with smartphones. don’t rely on swiping or chip card readers. cards use chip-and-signature and chip-and-PIN methods. However, the U.S.

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Whole Paycheck Tracker: Target, Walmart Comparison Uncovers Different Digital-First Strategies

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It’s hardly competing with Amazon yet, but Target has shown more digital momentum than any major retailer during the pandemic. As online sales surge during the pandemic, the retailer plans to test a new concept at four stores that will “operate as both physical shopping destinations and online fulfillment centers,” the company stated. “In

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Fiserv CEO Jeff Yabuki to Speak at Bank Innovation 2017

Bank Innovation

Yabuki joined Fiserv in 2005. Fiserv CEO Jeff Yabuki has joined the speaker faculty of Bank Innovation 2017, taking place March 6-7 in San Jose. Under his leadership, the company has grown revenue to exceed $5 billion annually, and serves more than 13,000 institutional clients. Fiserv also supports this site’s Read More.

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32 Corporate Innovation Labs In Retail

CB Insights

The impending “death of retail” has been projected for decades. But, in an increasingly digital world, brick-and-mortar retail shops are embracing new ways to disrupt the system and get an edge on customer attention. One popular choice: retail innovation labs. Get the 54-page retail report. Founded: 2015 .

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Decoupled Debit — Again?

PYMNTS

It’s the decoupled debit card. Merchants paid less when they accepted those cards. Inspired, retailers set out to develop their own products with those same benefits: debit functionality, rich consumer rewards and a lower interchange fee burden when consumers used them to shop their stores. And what was the product?

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