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How QSRs Are Driving Retail Innovation Via Emerging Tech

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Retail innovation comes from various places – and for the new decade, that includes quick-service restaurants (QSRs), the site of massive technological change. Self-service kiosks have been gaining popularity, and cutting-edge technology like biometrics is starting to be integrated. Contactless Payments.

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Target CEO Still Bullish On Brick-And-Mortar Retail

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The winning retailers of the future are going to combine great physical assets with the ease that comes along with that digital interaction,” Cornell told CNBC. retail sales will still take place at stores.”. Same-store sales at the retailer increased more than 3 percent in November and December.

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NEW REPORT: Chatbot Enters The Omnichannel Game As Personal Stylist

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When you cut subjectivity out of the mix, a bot’s smart recommendations may just be the thing to help consumers shop better and enable retailers to get a grip on the future of fashion (and conversions). Chatbots, robotics and other smart technology aren’t just powering online purchases — they’re in stores too. About the Tracker.

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Should Unstaffed Stores Be Shelved?

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Automation promises many benefits in retail, including the potential to reduce costs and improve the customer experience. The July Automated Retail Tracker examines the latest cashierless efforts in retail and finds which are experiencing uptake and which may fall flat. Just because you can doesn’t mean you should, though.

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DTC Brands Fill Pricing Gap In Outdoor Furniture Market

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Higher-end retailers, however, were charging $4,000 to $5,000 for a set of outdoor furniture. Yardbird’s concept, which has grown into a brand with an eCommerce website and a showroom in Minnesota, offers 10 furniture collections. The designs weren’t that impressive, and the quality wasn’t great,” Dillon told PYMNTS in an interview.

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Is Self-Checkout Catnip For Criminals?

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Great news for innovative retailers. Labor laws were the impetus for French grocery conglomerates Casino Guichard Perrachon and Carrefour to begin experimenting with automated retail. The move helps both retailers circumvent laws that prevent grocers in France from making employees work late-night hours or on Sunday afternoons.

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Why Best Buy’s Betting On Customer Service

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Retail chain Best Buy is betting big on customer service to keep its stores busy and beat competition from the likes of Amazon. There is a growing gap between what technology can do and what we as consumers understand what technology can do.”. Its online sales reportedly improved by 24 percent last quarter.

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