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SEPTEMBER 21, 2016

Arizona's largest independent grocery chain, was certain it was prepared for the October 2015 EMV liability shift. Bashas' Inc., After all, it had begun purchasing terminals for all of its 1,400 checkout lanes a year in advance.

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NOVEMBER 10, 2020

10) announcement that it will be teaming up with Cruise , an autonomous electric vehicle venture controlled by General Motors , to start making deliveries to customers living near the Arizona city early next year. Walmart said in a Tuesday (Nov. This isn't the first time Walmart has teamed up with a driverless automobile company.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 28, 2018

What about retail stores, restaurants and hotels? Technology is making it easier for the workforce to put in the daily eight (or 10, or 12) hours from their own homes, but another change is taking place: Using commercial space left behind by retailers, or in eateries or hotels, as communal areas of work. WeWork Efforts.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 2, 2020

The 2020 outlook report from the National Restaurant Association illustrates an industry contending with the countercurrents of solid consumer spending and disruptive technology. The organization expects that technology could change the face of dining by the turn of the next decade. All this, Today in Data.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 4, 2019

What eventually becomes cutting-edge in retail and payments often originates in places that are dedicated to security, not commerce. New technology often starts out at the U.S. Authorities and prison technology companies say this mass biometric surveillance supports prison security and fraud prevention efforts.”.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 13, 2020

The service is starting in Arizona, where users can call 1-833-USE-UBER to speak with a live representative. This new feature combines the efficiency of Uber ’s matching technology with the convenience and additional support of a live team member,” the company wrote in a blog post. “It

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JANUARY 18, 2019

The pilot program, which will start next month at stores in Surprise, Arizona, will initially have human drivers as backups “until both companies and regulators deem them approved for a safe removal of the safety driver.”.

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AUGUST 1, 2018

Waymo announced it is partnering with Valley Metro, the Phoenix, Arizona area’s regional public transportation authority, to explore mobility solutions using self-driving technology. Last week, it was reported that Waymo is starting a trial run for Walmart customers in Arizona.

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FEBRUARY 11, 2019

“We’ve spent the last two and a half years building an amazing team, launching our first unmanned service, working with incredible partners and creating technology to fundamentally improve our daily lives,” said Nuro Co-founder Dave Ferguson in the press release. It will also bring on more employees.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 20, 2019

Starship Technologies, a company that deploys self-driving robots, will expand and deliver everything from Starbucks to pizzas — but not booze — to college students all around the country, through partnerships with food companies Sodexo and Compass Group, according to a report by CNBC. . Indiana University will see them in September.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 8, 2019

The pilot program with Walmart will happen at stores in Surprise, Arizona. We’re] now ready to work closely with America’s largest retailers to bring convenience and savings to hundreds of thousands of people.”. Udelv also debuted its brand-new delivery vehicle, called the Newton, which is based on Baidu’s Apollo open source platform.

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DECEMBER 4, 2018

Broadway Road, right near Arizona State University. There are plans to expand the clinic to 50 additional Safeway locations throughout Arizona by mid-2019, as well as to the other states. A leader in the urgent care and telemedicine arenas, Akos Med Clinic has a location in the Safeway at 926 E. A Glendale location, at 20205 N.

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PYMNTS

JULY 2, 2020

Uber Technology is reportedly offering $2.6 As Americans head into Fourth of July barbecues and related celebrations, they are showing few, if any, signs that they’re declaring independence from the takeout and delivery services that have surged in popularity during COVID-19’s social distancing. Need proof?

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

Other players in the burgeoning EV/AV sector include China’s Li Automotive, Arizona-based Nikola and Canada’s ElectraMeccanica, which was founded in 2015.

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OCTOBER 10, 2019

The pilot will provide service to customers in Olmos Park, just outside of downtown San Antonio where the grocery retailer is based,” according to TechCrunch. the grocery retailer, and Nuro, the SoftBank -backed robotics company, announced in March the launch of their autonomous grocery delivery service in Houston.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 26, 2018

Not all kiosks are as high-tech as CaliBurger’s machines, but QSRs and other retailers are rolling out their own versions of the machines across the country. According to the PYMNTS Unattended Retail Tracker , it comes down to “offering the right combination of in-store tech, mobile solutions and online features.”. Stay tuned.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 4, 2019

BBVA USA, which has a large presence in Alabama, Texas, Arizona, New Mexico and Colorado, has worked with Prosper to provide its institutional knowledge of HELOC applications while the new initiative was being developed. “We

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NOVEMBER 4, 2019

BBVA USA, which has a large presence in Alabama, Texas, Arizona, New Mexico and Colorado, has worked with Prosper to provide its institutional knowledge of HELOC applications while the new initiative was being developed. “We

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 26, 2018

Autonomous vehicles hit the road this year in the name of retail, with pilots of delivery services for groceries and takeout coming to U.S. To bring these innovations to fruition, technology companies and retailers decided to join forces. It was reported at the time that the vehicles would be deployed in a yet-to-be-named city.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 8, 2019

The retailer plans to pilot technology products using Microsoft’s Azure platform at two stores, one in Ohio and one in Washington. Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella said the companies would “redefine the shopping experience for millions of customers at both Kroger and other retailers around the world.”.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 27, 2020

The restaurant business is: a) healthy for 2020 or b) apprehensive about technology. The 2020 outlook report from the National Restaurant Association was released today and it paints a picture of an industry dealing with the countercurrents of solid consumer spending and disruptive technology. All of the above.

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AUGUST 8, 2019

The need for food delivery keeps pushing the edge of retail innovation – and could even lead to crowding on sidewalks and competing for room with pedestrians and rented scooters – as Postmates plans to test delivery robots in San Francisco. The grocer, along with Nuro, had been using a fleet of Prius cars with operators. Automotive Interest.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 18, 2018

In an effort to tackle grocery delivery, Kroger announced that it has begun to use autonomous vehicles in Arizona. Our autonomous delivery pilot with Nuro over the past few months continues to prove the benefit of the flexible and reliable technology.”. The grocer along with Nuro had been using a fleet of Prius cars with operators.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 22, 2020

Kyle Vogt, the founder, president and CTO of Cruise, showed off the technology and design of the electric vehicle. At the time, it was noted that the program was officially a year old and started in Arizona. Dubbed Origin, the driverless electric shuttle does not possess manual controls like a steering wheel or pedals, CNBC reported.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 24, 2019

Indeed, while so many thoughts are targeted on the oncoming future of autonomous cars and vehicles, the real story happening right now is focused on food and other retail shipments, and on solving the always vexing problem of last-mile deliveries. Technology is progressing as consumer attitudes shift on what constitutes effective deliveries.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 29, 2019

As Reuters put it, Waymo “is testing its so-called automated driver on Peterbilt trucks, and plans to expand trucking and commercial delivery applications of its technology as part of a project known internally as ‘Husky’.”. Technology is progressing as consumer attitudes shift on what constitutes effective deliveries.

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MARCH 26, 2019

Quick-service restaurants are embracing connected in-car commerce with digital technology to let commuters and other consumers place their orders on-the-go: Domino’s Pizza , in one case, is bringing in-car ordering to new vehicles this year through a pre-loaded ordering platform dubbed AnyWare.

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SEPTEMBER 16, 2019

And, as consumers have many options, fast-casual and quick-service restaurants (QSRs) realize they must meet growing diner expectations and embrace technology to stay relevant. And food-ordering platforms are teaming up with restaurant technology companies to make it easier for eateries to accept delivery orders.

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JANUARY 21, 2019

The plates also offer geo-fencing technology that, at least for now, is meant to track “government or business vehicles,” though it could soon help with automated parking and serve as a conduit for marketing tasks. Besides California, states such as Arizona, Texas and Florida are moving toward use of digital license plates.

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MAY 2, 2019

Lauderdale, Florida; New York, New York; Norfolk-Portsmouth, Virginia; Orlando-Daytona, Florida; Phoenix, Arizona; Portland, Oregon; Sacramento, California; San Antonio, Texas; San Diego, California; San Francisco, California; Seattle-Tacoma, Washington; St. stores with the technology this year. Louis, Missouri; and Tampa, Florida.

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JUNE 27, 2019

The trips are limited to a certain area near Phoenix, Arizona, CNBC reported. Said Krafcik in a press release at the time, “This is an ideal opportunity for Waymo to bring our autonomous technology to a global stage, with an innovative partner.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 16, 2018

Google might do more with health, a major grocery chain gets into self-driving technology and Sam’s Club has a fulfillment plan. Kroger , in partnership with self-driving car startup Nuro , is ready to take the next step in grocery delivery by putting an autonomous vehicle on the road to get the job done in Scottsdale, Arizona.

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JUNE 26, 2017

Arizona temps grounded flights last week when they got about 120, and even the Pacific Northwest saw temperatures get up over the 100 mark in Portland. And if you can’t stay cool this summer – and odds are if you’re reading this from Arizona you can’t – we can at least keep you very well informed. But as for the lazy, well not so much.

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SEPTEMBER 6, 2017

Retailers lose $45B worth of inventory every year due to misplaced packages, stolen merchandise, and returned goods. Flying High: The State of Drone Technology. However, RFID technology has been limited in implementation because the most common RFID tags are passive and short range.

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AUGUST 10, 2017

In real estate and in retail, location is everything. Of course the inverse effect has also been shown to be a possibility of late; the anchor stores come unmoored, that mall retail space becomes fairly useless as consumers venture out to walk their hallways less and less. Or, in the case of Nipton, Calif.’s

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 24, 2016

The world of retail can be a fickle mistress. With that said, PYMNTS decided to take a look at some of retail’s biggest winners and losers of the moment. It’s more like a “clarification” to reinforce to customers that Apple physical locations are more than just retail stores. job growth.”.

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Fintech Labs Insights

SEPTEMBER 16, 2016

One of our oldest alums just inked a deal with the biggest credit union in Arizona. Alkami Technology , which demoed at FinovateStartup 2009 as iThryv and transitioned to its current incarnation a year later , announced this week that Desert Schools Federal Credit Union will use its ORB (Online Relationship Builder) digital banking platform.

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