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FEBRUARY 12, 2020

Regardless of whether you think it’s a good idea for the market or a legal misstep, the T-Mobile and Sprint merger is going to put 5G on a faster track. Exactly how fast the technology will be a consumer factor depends on the prognosticator you subscribe to. But one thing is clear.

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NOVEMBER 16, 2020

When he first came up with the idea for an eCommerce technology company, Co-founder and CEO Finbarr Taylor was in the process of plowing through this story of medieval Japan. Shogun the company makes the details of running an eCommerce site easy enough for its users to live and profit from despite the deep technology that powers it.

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NOVEMBER 11, 2016

That’s why marketers will be leveraging mobile in their holiday shopping strategies this year, with new and creative strategies that focus more on omnichannel solutions and less on generic mobile coupons. Mobile coupons are still popular, especially among millennials. For millennials, that number is 90 percent.

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JUNE 15, 2020

SoftBank mobile phone owners can now pay for everything from movies to membership fees on Amazon.com with help from mobile commerce firm Bango , according to an announcement. Japan, in turn, is market primed for mobile payments, with mobile phone subscriptions, at 177 million, far outnumbering the country’s population of 130 million.

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MAY 13, 2019

As technology reshapes the way buyers access goods and services, consumer expectations are moving targets, and merchants that hope to survive can’t afford to fall behind. From Reis & Irvy’s to Vengo , merchants and technology companies are reinventing the world of vending technology through smart devices.

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APRIL 10, 2019

Mobile point-of-sale (mPOS) terminals that are enabled for contactless have to meet certain specifications to gain EMVCo 3.0 At the same time, some players in the space are aiming to improve POS conversions by enabling more mobile wallets like Alipay. consumers are expected to use in-store mobile payments by 2021.

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DECEMBER 28, 2020

Citgo is entering into a new relationship with the cloud-based mobile commerce company P97 to help consumers buy food, fuel or other items via mobile app, according to a press release. The app, the release stated, will integrate Connected Car and Citgo's shopper loyalty program with new mobile commerce technology.

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APRIL 4, 2019

Out of the haze of uncertainty emerged a new mobile network, and from the new mobile network came new retail applications and experiences, all taking advantage of the faster speed of the technology, and the potential to reduce friction. 5G Retail Deal. 5G Retail Deal. VR Retail Growth.

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DECEMBER 15, 2020

The software from Poynt includes terminals, mobile or web software and help for small- to medium-sized businesses (SMBs) to integrate with various payment processors. Poynt is used by over 100,000 merchants and has over $16 billion in annual gross merchandising volume (GMV), according to the release.

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JANUARY 18, 2021

Every year for the last 110 years , members of the retail trade group, known as the National Retail Federation (NRF), have assembled to discuss the slate of issues pertinent to its members. COVID-19, of course, didn’t cause physical retail’s steep decline — it just accelerated it. Retail is now about logistics and the last mile.

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NOVEMBER 15, 2019

28, which is six days later than last year — meaning retailers have a whole week less to sell during the holidays. What does this mean for retailers heading into the holiday shopping season? Mobile Makes Strides This Holiday Season. Concerning retailer apps, mass merchants have the best likelihood of consumer downloads.

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NOVEMBER 15, 2019

28, which is six days later than last year — meaning retailers have a whole week less to sell during the holidays. What does this mean for retailers heading into the holiday shopping season? Mobile Makes Strides This Holiday Season. Concerning retailer apps, mass merchants have the best likelihood of consumer downloads.

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OCTOBER 25, 2020

Verizon and Microsoft have teamed up to accelerate the delivery of private 5G networks for businesses, announcing a collaboration they said will transform the retail, transportation, logistics, manufacturing and healthcare industries. And this is just the beginning.”. Making 5G a Reality. The 5G Killer App Debate.

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JANUARY 5, 2017

The global mobile wallet market is projected to grow at a CAGR of 35.5 percent from 2017 to 2021, according to research firm Research and Markets. Mobile wallets are equipped with options like integration with coupons and tickets, which are making them highly popular among users.

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DECEMBER 12, 2018

Since then, the eCommerce retailer has brought the store to other locations in the city and Chicago as well as one location on the way in Lower Manhattan. While Amazon Go may have made consumers aware of cashierless checkout (or at least the popular notion of it), a similar idea is also being applied to unattended retail on a smaller scale.

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OCTOBER 15, 2020

“We look at it as a conversation that drives action, which has a consequence for everything from a purchase to a loyalty program,” Mike Herrick , SVP of technology at customer engagement platform Airship , told PYMNTS. It can drive user attention effectively, and it personalizes the way our technology works.

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OCTOBER 28, 2020

"What I enjoy most is helping our customers thrive in this rapidly changing world and helping them realize their vision in a way that simplifies the adoption of new technology — capabilities that can unleash their innovation in the digital economy," said Craig Muzilla, senior vice president of Red Hat. A Permanent Shift for Payments.

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NOVEMBER 18, 2020

Companies that are looking to launch offices in more countries and serve customers in new markets need to be able to easily pay staff in those locations. The workers can then use these cards to make retail payments in-stores and online, as well as collect cash at the ATM. How Mobile Apps Are Easing Retail Payments In India.

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APRIL 7, 2017

A world without checkout lines and a farewell to the fat wallet were just some of the tantalizing outcomes foreseen as mPOS devices started to make their way into retail stores years ago. Alas, consumers and merchants are still awaiting the realization of the envisioned blissful, wait-free retail utopia that was envisioned a while back.

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APRIL 16, 2019

Retailers put together window displays and signs to create enticing storefronts, engage customers via social media and send printed ads through the mail. If they don’t, they’re forced to spend time and energy on additional marketing strategies to recruit the next batch of new customers. Unattended Loyalty .

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JULY 17, 2020

And shoppers want technology solutions like self-checkout in post-COVID-19 retail environments, while healthcare companies are teaming with pharmacies to provide patients with access to primary care clinics. 87.6B: Projected value of the global payment gateway market by 2027. All this, Today in Data.

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JANUARY 21, 2020

Don’t look now, but virtual reality and augmented reality are starting to make bigger gains in the retail world. These are still early days but trends are coming together — and expectations are rising, thanks not only the evolution of AR and VR technology, but the coming deployments of 5G mobile network ecosystems.

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SEPTEMBER 11, 2019

Virtual reality could have more retailers reach more consumers in the coming few years — in large part by upping the consumer experience. billion for retail and marketing in the year 2022, with revenues from VR initiatives expected to increase by 3,000 percent over the next four years. and Europe by 2022.

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JULY 31, 2019

Smartphone shipments for Samsung increased in the second quarter of 2019, the company said in its latest earnings report , thanks to retail sales of its mid-level models. Samsung’s earnings provide a glimpse into the intersection of retail and mobile. retailers. trillion won ($47.4 and Korea.”.

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JULY 9, 2019

Automated retail might conjure up images of robot cashiers, but beyond a few convenience stores in Japan and Korea, that sci-fi development hasn’t yet become reality for the wider world. The latest Automated Retail Tracker explores these trends and new developments in the unattended retail space.

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AUGUST 9, 2017

A lot of the mobile experience is about convenience, that everything consumers need is all in one place. But do mobile phone calls match the quality of a landline call? When it comes to shopping, can mobile platforms replicate, or even improve upon, the brick-and-mortar shopping experience? Making Mobile Experiential.

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FEBRUARY 24, 2020

As 2020 unfolds, the retail business has been dramatically altered. But with consumer spending holding steady, it’s important for retailers to grasp the opportunity to create innovative ways to get, keep and grow customers. And retailers that deploy experiential tactics drive repeat purchases at rates nearly twice those who don’t.

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JANUARY 17, 2020

Buy now, pay later (BNPL) providers are currently enjoying heightened interest from businesses, consumers and merchant partners, leading to market growth and new funding for many industry startups. However, there is one shopping channel in which BNPL may be able to help retailers and additional providers generate much more revenue: mobile.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 9, 2020

Regardless of what happens with the sale of TikTok, social commerce could become a retail factor to reckon with in Q4, and is definitely ready for its close-up in 2021. In fact a new report puts the global market for social commerce at $89.4 billion this year and says it will reach $604.5 billion by 2027, growing at a CAGR of 31.4

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OCTOBER 20, 2020

Having the most updated platform and technology stack possible is extremely important to take on holiday traffic. Your business’s technology infrastructure will need to be scalable to measure the surge of holiday sales, such as Black Friday where orders and online traffic will peak. Move Retail Stores Online.

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MAY 21, 2019

retailer Iceland has seen encouraging results from a mobile wallet technology pilot during a marketing campaign. Retail categories that saw the highest transaction share included restaurants, apparel, gas, grocery and specialty retail. And in the U.K.,

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AUGUST 13, 2019

For fans of retail or marketing history — or just fans of how people communicated in the past — reading old magazine and newspaper advertisement from, say, before the 1960s can be fun and illuminating. Already, retailers, telecoms and others are mapping out that 5G AR future (and beyond). Retail Benefits. Snap’s Efforts.

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AUGUST 23, 2017

EXCLUSIVE— Contactless, cashless payments are on the rise in retail, driven forward as payment companies like Mastercard and Visa increase support for these solutions. This is according to Steve Herbert, CEO and Chairman for USA Technologies during the company’s most recent quarterly earnings, reported yesterday.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 7, 2016

Retail performance mobile marketing expert Fidzup recently announced it raised $3.7 The Paris-based company brings mobile programmatic advertising to physical stores. But when you speak to physical retailers, a click doesn’t generate any value. It doesn’t mean a visit for physical retailers.”

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OCTOBER 21, 2016

The movement toward mobile payments has been a strong one, but brands and retailers have been slow to adopt to that change, according to a recent report, NewStore’s eponymous and inaugural NewStore 2016 Mobile Retail Report. What this data doesn’t show is the momentum of the industry in the area of mobile retail.

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FEBRUARY 2, 2021

told PYMNTS CEO Karen Webster in an interview that the pandemic and the rise of mobile infrastructure have set the stage to bring people living in developing and emerging economies into the digital realm. QR codes and even peer-t0-peer (P2P) options are gaining favor, especially for smaller retailers. Issuance Matters, Too .

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JUNE 12, 2019

One example in retail and payments is tech incubators — specifically, those run by specific companies and brands, a trend that shows signs of growing even more in the 2020s (which, let us remind you, are only a few months away). He added that “our customers buy our product because we offer advantages over the technologies mentioned here.

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