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

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To help meet customer expectations in the digital age, retailers have to know who their shoppers are and what they want. While eTailers already have this information about consumers, brick-and-mortar retailers don’t have this in-depth knowledge. They can also help capture the ages, genders and emotions (in some cases) of shoppers.

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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. Last month, Domino’s Pizza announced it would be testing autonomous pizza delivery in Houston with robotics company Nuro.

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Verizon And Samsung Target 2019 For U.S. Release Of 5G Smartphones

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5G phones in the first half of 2019, according to Reuters. The move would essentially beat Apple to the market with smartphones featuring 5G technology, because reports say that Apple is going to wait until 2020 to release the first iPhones featuring the tech. Verizon and Samsung announced on Monday (Dec. 3) that they would launch U.S.

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Healthcare Disruption Brings More Impact To The Retail World

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In the meantime, the digital, mobile, delivery and other innovations that are taking place in this sector are also promising to impact retailers and the consumers who shop not only with mom-and-pop stores but with the bigger chains. The latest example of that comes from one of the biggest retail chains out there — Walmart.

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CVS Health Unveils Atlanta HealthHUBs; Target’s Digital Sales Rise Despite Slow Growth

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Retailers are aiming to help consumers manage chronic diseases as well as their overall health and wellness through new brick-and-mortar experiences. Through HealthHUBs, consumers are at the center of an unmatched retail health experience. CVS Health, however, is not the only retailer to bolster its health offerings.

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Verizon 5G Network Launch Foreshadows Mobile Commerce Changes

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The announcement from the mobile network provider serves as the latest demonstration that 5G is coming, and that retailers and payment services providers should get ready to operate in the 5G world. cities by the end of 2019. 5G Potential. As PYMNTS has reported , Verizon plans to bring its 5G technology to 30 U.S.

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What’s The Reward For Early 5G Deployment? Asia Will Soon Find Out

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The three telecoms — SK Telecom, LG Uplus and KT — launched 5G last month, though, according to one report , “they currently provide access with mobile 5G routers since 5G phones aren’t set to come out until March of 2019.” A big part of the 5G pitch involves its retail capabilities. In the U.S., Next up for AT&T’s 5G?

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