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Is This The End Times For Brick-And-Mortar Retail?

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Retail apocalypse? Whatever you want to call the decline of brick-and-mortar retail – and it’s getting worse, according to a few recent reports – it’s not good. merchants this year already have said they will shutter nearly 6,000 physical retail locations – that’s more than the nearly 5,900 closings for the entire year of 2018.

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Deep Dive: Making Smarter Payments Safer

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In this month’s Deep Dive, PYMNTS examines how data can improve customersexperiences, and how regulations can keep their data safe. financial services sector as consumers embrace digital technology for the banking and retail industry. billion payments by 2026. More Data, More Innovation. The market completed roughly 1.3

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Deep Dive: How Restaurant Operators Are Driving mPOS Evolution

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Next came the invention of takeout, then phone-in and online ordering — all of which required restaurants to adjust their focus to offer top-quality services for all customers. Unfortunately, this system often resulted in eat-in patrons being seated and served first, meaning takeout customers faced cold meals or long waits for orders.