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How A Retail Incubator Could Produce The Next Big Innovation

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The myth of the lone (and possibly mad) scientist died out a long time ago, as the industrial age led to teams of researchers working together (or at healthy cross purposes) to enable innovation. This QR code can lead to a more expensive transaction and a less seamless experience compared to NFC.”. Customer Journey.

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Grocers’ In-Store Innovations For Boosting Consumer Spend

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To capture this spending, grocers are driving innovation through their brick-and-mortar stores with delivery and pickup efforts (among other initiatives). At the time, the retailer said the 50th metro area for grocery delivery was in Akron, Ohio and that more locations were on the way. Almost one in 10 — or 7.8

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Kroger Expands Home Chef Meal Kit Offerings To New Stores

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“Kroger continues to redefine the customer experience and provide new ways to shop for, prep and cook meals through exciting brick-and-mortar and digital experiences,” Robert Clark , Kroger’s senior vice president of merchandising, said in a press release.

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POS Payments At The Speed Of Sound (Waves)

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LISNR sells pay-by-sound technology that requires no point-of-sale (POS) upgrades, which can help merchants better replicate seamless eCommerce experiences inside brick-and-mortar stores. LISNR is taking part in the METRO Target Retail Accelerator , certified by Techstars. Solving For Friction.

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Metromile CEO: Why Auto Insurance Is Ready For A Digital Lane Change

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The rest includes a number of other factors, like the number of accidents the drivers had, the type of card and the specific Metro area. It’s not something we want to force the customer to interact with,” he said. “It’s Most of those customers stay under a 12,000-mile-per-year threshold.

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Visa, Planeta Team Up on Speedier Contactless Mass Transit Payments

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Visa and Planeta Informatica said they have partnered with Ingenico Group to implement Visa SAM, with an eye on launching contactless transit with Metro Rio in late April, building on Ingenico’s existing contactless terminals.

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Beyond Registers — What’s Next For Retail Store Payments?

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Is the store register on its way out in favor of other retail and payments innovation? Sound, too, could end up playing a bigger role in retail payments innovation. The company sells ultrasonic sound transmission technology for use in retail and payments — and is a part of the METRO Target Retail Accelerator , certified by Techstars.

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