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A Bank Automation Summit Preview: Dissecting the Intersection of Real-time Payments and Automation

Perficient

Perficient is looking forward to joining this conversation with other financial services and payments experts at the upcoming Bank Automation Summit in Charlotte, North Carolina on March 2-3. With all this considered, key strategic topics like buy vs. build, risk, and operational readiness cannot be ignored.

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Jeff Bezos’ Top Lieutenant To Retire In 2021

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His replacement as CEO of worldwide consumer will be David Clark, now senior vice president of worldwide operations. Wilke said in his note he does not have a job lined up and for now will focus on managing Amazon through the busy holiday season. the North Carolina-based technology and manufacturing company.

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‘Ship-ageddon 2020’ Just Keeps Getting Worse

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UPS imposed shipping restrictions on some large retailers such as Gap, Nike, L.L. The massive Nor'easter appears poised to impact some 47 million Americans, with heavy snow expected to blanket parts of the Northeast and freezing rain lashing parts of Central Virginia and North Carolina with ice. Hot Topic Inc., Newegg Inc.

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Retail Pulse: Walmart Provides Health Career Path; Inspire Brands To Buy Jimmy John’s

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Brick-and-mortar retailers are expanding their efforts to provide customers with health and wellness services while taking steps to train their employees for healthcare roles. The retailer’s 1.5 million U.S. associates can now apply for two career diplomas or one of seven bachelor’s degrees. billion to $43.6 billion for fiscal 2020.

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Uber May Be Gearing Up For Drone-Delivered ‘Flying Burgers’

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In a job posting, the company noted that it wanted to make delivery drones work by 2019 at the earliest, and have the drones operational in some markets when 2021 rolls around. For starters, rules for operating vehicles out of the vision of ground operators need to be devised by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).

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Walmart Teams With Ford, Postmates For Delivery Program

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Senior Vice President of Digital Operations Tom Ward said in a blog post , “Through it, w e aim to learn more about how we can take advantage of self-driving vehicles to deliver fresh groceries – hand-picked by our personal shoppers – to customers.”. Walmart U.S. Walmart U.S.

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New Fashion Startup Bets Its Future On Off-Price Luxury

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It’s hard to find a retail fashion category that’s reliably successful these days. It wasn’t just a move toward affordable luxury that brought her to the venture – it was what she saw as a lack of service from other retailers. Other retailers had the quality, but charged twice the price of her daughters’ cello lessons for a dress.