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Retail Pulse: goop Finds Stickiness In New York, Opens ‘Lab’; Nordstrom To Offer Early-Bird Pickup

PYMNTS

Digitally native brands often test the retail waters with pop-up shops, and, after some offline success, they may expand their concepts with permanent locations. It will also offer a larger jewelry selection and exclusive brands like Sidney Garber, who has bracelets that sell for $8,600 and up. In Other Brick-and-Mortar News.

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Game-Changing Tech Or Dystopian Nightmare? How 16 Industries Could Be Transformed By Facial Recognition

CB Insights

While exiting, customers stand at a “stand here” sign marked on the floor, where all the RFID tags are scanned at once, and cameras run facial recognition algorithms again to charge your account. Facial recognition, along with AR, is also making brands data rich — especially beauty brands. Food & Beverage.

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2021 GonzoBanker Awards

Gonzobanker

This is an innovation-seeking franchise that has built a solid brand and never got over its skis in execution. Goes to Larry Mazza and the crew at MVB Bank in West Virginia. The Customer Experience Award – Goes to Capital One for moving fleet-footed to react to the new realities of retail banking.

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