PYMNTS

AUGUST 8, 2019

The need for food delivery keeps pushing the edge of retail innovation – and could even lead to crowding on sidewalks and competing for room with pedestrians and rented scooters – as Postmates plans to test delivery robots in San Francisco. The grocer, along with Nuro, had been using a fleet of Prius cars with operators.

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PYMNTS

MAY 1, 2019

Locale currently lists locations in Austin, Houston and Nashville on its website. Overall, Locale seeks to create a boutique experience, rather than a cookie-cutter apartment with another operator or extended-stay hotel. In an announcement, the company noted the raise was the first funding round since its late 2016 launch.)

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 6, 2018

Mall operator Simon Properties, for example, has been trying out a pop-up concept called The Edit, which allows a much shorter commitment — only one to six months. But, generally speaking, the most popular cities for Fanatics’ Olympic sales are New York City, Chicago, Atlanta, Houston and Los Angeles. Retail Gold.

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Retail Strategy New York City Los Angeles 118

CB Insights

MAY 8, 2018

A drone or a UAV (unmanned aerial vehicle) typically refers to a pilotless aircraft that operates through a combination of technologies, including computer vision, artificial intelligence, object avoidance tech, and others. But drones can also be ground or sea vehicles that operate autonomously. Emergency Response. Conservation.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 4, 2016

In January of this year, I wrote a piece in which I said there were six things that would shape the direction of payments and commerce in 2016. In 2009, Uber’s innovation was to match up black car drivers with downtime and consumers fed up with the uncertainty of not being able to reliably get a ride when they needed one.

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CB Insights

JULY 19, 2017

Corporate innovation is critical for established companies looking to stay relevant in the face of disruption from up-and-coming startups. With industries being unbundled left and right ( supermarkets , banking , cars — just to name a few) more companies are opening up in-house innovation labs every day. Innovation Lab Name: HP Labs.

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CB Insights

APRIL 24, 2018

Retailers are leveraging technology, such as artificial intelligence and augmented reality, to enhance operational visibility and personalize their customer service, a new necessity in fast-changing and demanding consumer market. “We’re in a test-and-learn phase as we consider what other investment routes we should explore.

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