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Walmart Pushes Digital Innovation During Investor Day

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The retailer purchased a 77 percent stake in Flipkart for $16 billion in May of this year as part of its longer-term global digital strategy. and 3 percent, slightly less than this year’s average of about 3 percent, which is the fastest pace of growth the retailer has seen since 2008.

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Unwrapping Chipotle’s Evolving Digital Ordering Strategy

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Fast casual chain Chipotle Mexican Grill became one of the first major restaurant brands to pioneer the mobile ordering experience in 2008. The company has since expanded its digital ordering portfolio to include artificial intelligence (AI)-powered phone ordering, drive-thru pickup lanes and a reordering feature through Amazon’s Alexa. .

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Shake Shack On Tapping AI And Other Tools To Optimize The Customer Experience

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This pressure to innovate is affecting QSRs of all sizes, from independent eateries serving loyal local followings to national or even international behemoths reaching millions of customers each year. Since the pandemic began, we have accelerated our digital investment,” she said. “I I don’t see that slowing down.” .

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Innovation All the Time

Independent Banker

Even with technology’s increasing influence on retail banking, it’s not typical for a community bank to have one of its most senior and trusted executives concentrate primarily on leading consumer product and payments innovation. The role of Alex Jimenez, senior vice president and director of digital and payments innovation at the $7.2

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SMB Alt-Lending Gears Up For Another Industry Shakeup

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and other nations around the world as a result of the global pandemic continues to draw comparisons to the 2008 financial crisis — so it’s only natural that analysts may turn to the past in an effort to predict what could lie ahead. And it may be an opportunity for alt-lenders to once again initiate an innovation boom.

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PDFs Are No Good — How, And Why, Governments Are Going Digital

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This test involving the state’s executive branch follows a “paperless initiative” for the state Senate, which kicked off in 2008 and has resulted in a 60 percent reduction in paper use for that body. Digital Savings. Making the move from analog to digital in governments around the world could save an estimated $3.5

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Killing Strategy: The Disruption Of Management Consulting

CB Insights

Early consultants pioneered the tools and frameworks used to help companies develop a strategy: the 2×2 matrix, the Experience Curve, SWOT (Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, Threats) diagrams, Porter’s Five Forces, and many more. State of Innovation Report. In 2008, companies less than $100M on expert learning networks.