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Fleet Feet: Running Shoe Retailer Sprints With Technology

PYMNTS

Americans are exercising through the pandemic. The pandemic seems to have had a strong positive impact on participation in the entire sport of running,” Fleet Feet’s Director of Retail Experience Matt Werder told PYMNTS. Just ask Nike or Peloton , who have racked up impressive usage and revenue KPIs over the past few months.

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Connected Consumers Are Ready To Buy — Given The Right Context

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Retailers lose out on an estimated $236 billion worth of sales annually because they create difficult or frustrating shopping and checkout experiences. Consumers aren’t digital novices anymore, and they keep expecting more from eCommerce operators. That’s why it is important for retailers to meet consumers on their own terms.

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Delivery Delays Of 3 Months Or More Hamper Peloton

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The paper cited interviews and social media posts by customers who said the bikes they had been promised were weeks or even months behind schedule — often with no notice until the day they were scheduled to arrive or even later. All companies need to figure out how to grow into their hype. Peloton executives have been apologetic.

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10 Data-Driven Ideas To Increase Branch Engagement

South State Correspondent

The operative question is: given online and mobile banking, what is the new role of the branch? At an average of $1 million per year to operate, the branch is the most expensive per unit channel in banking, given that a good branch serves 2,000 to 3,000 customers. Branching is expensive – banks need to use the asset wisely.

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Big Tech Compliance Tracker: Tencent Says Big Tech Needs Greater Oversight; Group Seeks To Block Maryland Online Ad Tax

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The tech company’s formidable performance comes as Chinese authorities seek to exercise more control over the nation’s top digital platforms. The European Commission told Amazon of its “preliminary view that it has breached EU antitrust rules by distorting competition in online retail markets,” according to the statement.

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Why The Transportation Sharing Economy Isn’t Just For Cars

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If someone wanted to make a two-mile journey in San Antonio, Texas, to see the Final Four at The Alamodome, for example, the trip would be “an exercise in 25 to 35 minutes by car,” Blue Duck Scooters Co-Founder Eric Bell told PYMNTS in an interview. Blue Duck operates on an innovative model: Consumers find the scooters through a mobile app.

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Are You Ready For A Cyberattack?

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Kenya, ranked third in the region, provides a good example of co-operation through its National Kenya Computer Incident Response Team Coordination Centre (National KECIRT/CC),” said ITU. Despite reports that it was hit, the Wolf Creek Nuclear Operating Corp. said the plant was continuing to operate safely.