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Why Brick-And-Mortar Merchants Are Tapping Into Unattended Retail

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From Rent the Runway to McDonald’s , retailers are tapping into a world of technology that lets customers make transactions without visiting a cashier. These are just some of the ways that merchants are using digital innovations to better serve their customers with the help of kiosk and unattended retail technology: . In the U.S.,

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Uber Eats Gobbles Up Delivery-Only Restaurant Ando

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We’ve worked with Uber to power our delivery from the start, and we’re excited our team and technology will play a role in their vision of building the world’s leading food delivery service going forward,” the company wrote in its note announcing the sale. “Starting Jan. Ando hasn’t defined its role at Uber Eats yet.

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Community banks are thriving in Texas

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With the record growth of San Antonio, Houston and Austin, southern Texas is becoming a hub for business. The Houston metro took the 10th spot with a 20.3% The state is growing an impressive technology roster, for example. It includes Hewlett Packard Enterprise, which is moving its headquarters to the Houston area.

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Facebook Takes On Zillow With Dynamic Ads For Real Estate

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Facebook is using targeting technology similar to Amazon’s to display user-specific real estate listings as people utilize the social media network. Denver, Houston, Miami, and Washington, D.C. All in all, the stocks price is up 10 percent in 2017. Inventory in the U.S. were the leading culprits on that list.

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How QSRs Bring Mobile And Digital Payments To The Table

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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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Happy Returns: In-Person Returns For eTail

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One logistics technology startup is working to solve the problem of physical returns for digital retailers. and Houston. In 2017, Sobie said Happy Returns is working to grow the national footprint of its Return Bars. The company is looking to expand the number of Return Bars in Los Angeles from two to six or seven in 2017.

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The On-Demand Alternative To Self-Storage

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million raised in 2017. The company currently operates in Austin, Houston, Phoenix and Seattle. “We It would also help Clutter grow its infrastructure and technology, and brings the Vision Fund’s Justin Wilson to the company’s board. Callbox Storage its headquarters in Dallas, and notched $3.5

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