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Customer-Facing Technologies Spice Up The QSR Space

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Three words are driving dramatic technological changes in the fast food space: quality, convenience and speed. Restaurant operators are doing their best to satisfy those demands, spending billions on sophisticated, innovative solutions that improve experiences for customers who are dining in or ordering delivery or pickup. million U.S.

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Amazon Testing Drones In UK Since 2015

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It has recently come to light via a chain of email correspondences that Amazon has been testing its drone technology in U.K. airspace since summer 2015. Amazon’s plans to deliver via drone were first announced in late 2013, but it has hit some barriers to rolling out the technology across the U.S. in summer of 2016.

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What 2015 holds for banking

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The IBM Institute for Business Value released its 2015 report, “ The paradox of Banking ”, which analyzes the existing market and makes predictions about how the landscape will evolve, what will make banks succeed or fail and how institutions can use the market trends to their advantage.

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Farmhouse Market’s Remotely Operated, 24/7 Grocery Store

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The small city had a population of about 8,000 in 2015, and its grocery store offerings were limited. “[New The pair ultimately designed a concept that could operate without any on-site staff to solve this quandary. “We We looked to technology to assist us,” Rasmusson said. Designing For Security And Remote Management .

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Sage Sells Off US Payroll Operations In Cloud Push

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Sage first entered the payroll market in 2015 with the launch of the Sage Payroll Center , enabling its small business accountant users to introduce payroll services for their own business clients. However, the company has been investing more into its cloud operations as of late. million profit upon completion, reports said.

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SMB Growth Stumbles Over Technology

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“But as they grow, they are being stretched by operational issues and manual processes.” ” Technology can “level the playing field” for small businesses to compete, Priest added, though another recent survey revealed that SMBs often struggle to use technology to its full advantage.

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How B8ta Gives Consumers A Technology Test-Drive

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Since opening their first store in Palo Alto, California, in 2015, b8ta has aimed to offer just such an experience: the ability to snap up tech products that might otherwise be hard to find — and buy anyplace but online. And whatever retail technology they sell in terms of profit, they keep. What would that look like?”.