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Why Retailers Are Making mPOS Technology A Top Priority

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But interest in this technology is not limited to the food and beverage space, and is gaining traction in many different verticals. Retailers are becoming more interested in omnichannel offerings: The PYMNTS mPOS Tracker found that 67 percent of those surveyed listed it as a priority for this year.

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Retailers Increasingly Turn To AI For Security And Efficiency

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Artificial intelligence (AI) is moving from cool concept toward everyday consumer reality, and signs of that innovation are increasingly appearing in the retail space. Take the issue of retail security as one example. Retail Trust and AI. Reducing network demands, the technology works even if cloud connection is lost.

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Walmart Partners With HomeValet On Smart Box Technology For Fresh Deliveries

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Retail giant Walmart is teaming up with delivery solutions startup HomeValet to launch a test pilot that would bring fresh groceries to people’s homes even if they’re not there. “If The smart box technology will provide the delivery driver with secure access to the box. Delivery is secure and contactless and will stay fresh.

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Overstock To Sell Retail Biz, Focus On Blockchain

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Overstock is gearing up to sell its retail business, with a deal taking place in the next few months as it focuses solely on its blockchain initiatives. Overstock has previously announced plans to sell the retail business so that it can focus on blockchain technology. security tokens).

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The Push For Cybersecurity Technology At Credit Unions

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Credit union (CU) associations and service providers are pushing for the adoption of technology to help with security and compliance. In retail, Western Union has teamed up with Dollar General to let customers initiate money transfers digitally and pay in person at the merchant’s stores. as of December 2018.

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Automated Retail Speeds Up Delivery And Checkout

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Automated retail might conjure up images of robot cashiers, but beyond a few convenience stores in Japan and Korea, that sci-fi development hasn’t yet become reality for the wider world. The latest Automated Retail Tracker explores these trends and new developments in the unattended retail space.

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Retail Innovation Has Changed — Can SMBs Keep Up?

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The ascent of eCommerce and the digital tools that support it have made it easier — in both theory and practice — for retailers to not only see how consumers browse and what they buy (to analyze the entire path to purchase), but to get to know them in the same ways as those old-time general store operators who served small towns.