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Nordstrom Tempts Millennials With Snapchat Presence

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The project revolved around a competition between five colleges — the University of South Carolina, the University of Oregon, the University of Arizona, Florida State University and UCLA — competing for votes from a general audience on which school could snap the most interesting picture of their college’s name.

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Retail Pulse: IKEA To Open ‘Planning Studio’ In NYC; Pizza Hut Will Acquire QuikOrder

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Yet the move comes as IKEA has curtailed its planned new stores, having canceled planned locations in North Carolina, Arizona and Tennessee amid a shift to eCommerce. In other news, two Safeway stores in Arizona now have artificial intelligence-powered medical clinics via an Akos Med Clinic partnership. restaurants.

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Digital License Plates Vie For Place In Connected Car Ecosystem

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Besides California, states such as Arizona, Texas and Florida are moving toward use of digital license plates. Millennials are likely to lead the adoption of digital identity tools and expect government services to deliver services digitally as well,” the report said. Smart Cities Rise.

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Metromile CEO: Why Auto Insurance Is Ready For A Digital Lane Change

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With that new business model and technology, Metromile launched in 2016 and is currently available in eight states, which include California, New York, Washington, Pennsylvania and Arizona. “I The company’s early assumption was that it would attract millennials living in metro areas.

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Relive #BigBright Virtually; Join us for Money Talk

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Join us for our Center for Consumer Decision Making Colloquium: Money Talk on November 18 in Tucson, Arizona. An Epic Look at Talent and Innovation. Build, Test, Learn, Repeat: An Innovation. Attendance is free for Filene members! 2016 Annual Member Meeting. View the Donor Impact Report. Filene Merrymaking.

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Uber’s Ecosystem Ambitions, Plus Amazon Sizzles While Facebook Fizzles

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This week saw Uber carry on in its payments-innovating tradition with the rollout of Uber Cash earlier this week, providing a closed-loop payment network that lets consumers easily add funds to its stored value account for use across the Uber ecosystem. That was Uber Freight’s second big announcement of the season, incidentally.

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Fintech Trending: Bots Break Out, AI Gets Personal, and Blockchain Buys the Farm

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We can even include companies like Clinc ( F16 ) in this category of innovations that make it easier for people to communicate with technology. ” – Bank Innovation. “MX Achieves Innovation Milestone, Becomes First Company to Win Finovate Best of Show Six Times” – MX Blog. Security: Short and Sweet.