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Publix Debuts Personalized Membership Program With Mobile Payment

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“We’re always looking for ways to create a more convenient and rewarding shopping experience for our customers that delivers more of what matters to them,” Mark Irby, Publix vice president of Marketing, said in the announcement. Go Grocery is selling about 5,000 stocked items in its roughly 10,400-square-foot store.

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Old School, New School: TCU Pairs AI And Outreach To Personalize Members’ Experiences

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Evidence suggests that one of the most effective ways they can continue to engage their member bases is to roll out personalized services, such as financial management and budgeting tools, card management options and targeted marketing initiatives.

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Easing Recurring Collections For Tech-Averse SMBs

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Striking a balance between simplicity and agile technology has been a struggle for many payments firms looking to meet the collections needs of SMBs in areas beyond the biggest urban markets, Polancich recently told PYMNTS in an interview. As they make this shift, what’s key to collecting payment is simplicity, he said.

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Smart Cities? Sure, But Not Without Big Roles For Payments

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That includes Birmingham, Alabama , where city leaders are touting “smart” utility payment options – a program that basically means giving consumers many more places to settle their power bills, including common retail locations. billion by 2023.”. Parking Growth.

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SNAP Users Shut Out Of The Digital Grocery Aisles

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The government first began investigating the prospect of allowing SNAP card recipients to pay for their groceries online four years ago, in 2016 , and had begun to design a pilot program with grocery players. We’re looking forward to being able to bring the benefits of the online market to low-income Americans participating in SNAP.”.

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NEW REPORT: Hibbett Sports (Finally) Steps Up To The eCommerce Plate

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But while most merchants are embracing omnichannel strategies as the market continues to evolve, some established retailers are still looking to get the eCommerce ball rolling, dot-com-style. Before this summer, Birmingham, Alabama-based Hibbett Sports, a chain founded in 1945 with more than 1,000 stores in 35 states, was one of the holdouts.

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Deep Dive: Digital-First Banking’s Challenges And Benefits

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This gap represents a significant segment of the banking market that could be captured with personalized banking services. Features such as these allow customers to perform a range of banking interactions that would be impossible at traditional ATMs, such as opening accounts and obtaining new credit cards.

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