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 concept has been in development with Nuro since 2016. Automotive Interest.

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CB Insights

APRIL 24, 2018

Research BRIEFING: Surviving the Retail Apocalypse. How are brick-and-mortar retailers surviving and adapting in the world of digital commerce? The retail apocalypse has claimed many victims , with almost 7,000 stores closing in the US in 2017. And that’s just since February. However, this isn’t the whole story.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 22, 2017

In a twist on contemporary retail trends toward online channels, consumers still largely prefer to return in-store. One logistics technology startup is working to solve the problem of physical returns for digital retailers. and Houston. If all’s well, Happy Returns signals the retailer to refund the customer. “We’re

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 22, 2018

The company had been working with Uber Eats as a delivery partner, in addition to other delivery services and its own staff, since launching in May 2016. McDelivery with Uber Eats launched at locations in the New York Metro Area, Fresno, Seattle, Denver, Dallas, Houston, San Antonio and Washington, D.C. Starting Jan. Starting Jan.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 11, 2017

This past week, the big box retailer’s shares got a boost upon the bell on Thursday morning, with prices up early—3 percent in the first hour of trading—to $171.45. International food retail group Ahold Delhaize (AD), meanwhile, continues its downward trajectory first seen at the end of February. percent to $29.73. units saw 3.2

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PYMNTS

JULY 9, 2019

In the age of quick-service restaurant (QSR) dining technology innovation, restaurants are frantically looking into ways to provide consumers with mobile ordering bells and whistles like third-party payment integrations, rewards programs and surprise-and-delight offers.

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PYMNTS

MAY 1, 2019

Locale currently lists locations in Austin, Houston and Nashville on its website. At the same time, technology has progressed to include devices like smart tech locks and systems that provide automation in a secure, scalable way. In an announcement, the company noted the raise was the first funding round since its late 2016 launch.)

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