PYMNTS

DECEMBER 7, 2018

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. Pizza Hut plans to acquire online ordering software provider QuikOrder. In Other Brick-And-Mortar News. restaurants. restaurants. for close to 20 years.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 27, 2018

We began piloting Buyonic with our online buyers beginning in December of last year, and it is now in use with all of our in-lane and online buyers,” Maureen Needham, Director/IT, Inventory for DriveTime, said in the announcement. We’re just beginning to scratch the surface of the quality, efficiency and cost-reduction opportunities.”.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 7, 2019

“With continued innovation and personalization, we are providing customers with more ways to enjoy fresh, delicious meals that align with their individual tastes.” In addition, Home Chef announced the launch of a customizable meal kit feature for online orders, so that customers can easily change and upgrade recipe ingredients.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 4, 2018

growth, IKEA is reining in its brick-and-mortar expansion efforts: The furniture retailer cancelled planned stores in North Carolina, Tennessee and Arizona. They have found that in a number of established markets, they are really behind the curve in terms of online,” said GlobalData Retail Analyst Neil Saunders told USA Today.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 19, 2019

The company also caters to snowbirds, shipping a large number of gifts to the warmer locales of southern and western states like Florida, Arizona, California and the Carolinas. In addition to selling online, Mitten Crate also launched a retail storefront at the historic Eastern Market in March, which Wright said has been well-received.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 26, 2019

Xevo plans to show the in-vehicle experience in person at the Restaurant Leadership Conference in Phoenix, Arizona at the beginning of April. Digital Innovations. Last April, the company unveiled Domino’s Hotspots to let customers receive delivery orders in places that don’t have ordinary addresses such as sports fields or parks.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

Other players in the burgeoning EV/AV sector include China’s Li Automotive, Arizona-based Nikola and Canada’s ElectraMeccanica, which was founded in 2015.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 8, 2019

The need for food delivery keeps pushing the edge of retail innovation – and could even lead to crowding on sidewalks and competing for room with pedestrians and rented scooters – as Postmates plans to test delivery robots in San Francisco. The grocer, along with Nuro, had been using a fleet of Prius cars with operators.

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Gonzobanker

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

While AOBA 2022 had its share of execs wanting to “fake it until they make it” with future innovation, credit is due to the bankers who are pouring real financial investment into new fintech experiments. In some respects, AOBA 2022 felt a bit like bank executives wanted to “fake it until they make it” with their future innovation and fintech.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 13, 2019

In April of 2017, Red Robin launched its order-ahead feature , which allowed consumers to order online and select a pick-up time at a local location. A customer who is ordering online probably isn’t in the market for a sit-down meal – and not offering them an easy way to order and go is an easy way to send them to another merchant.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 5, 2016

Officially launched in 2013 online, Fan Hands now has sold “tens of thousands” of pairs of the special gloves. First available online, which is still the primary purchasing option, Fan Hands can be found at certain retailers, including Amazon and soon Walmart. Check out this video to hear the sound.)

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PYMNTS

APRIL 25, 2016

“Improving engagement” has become just another platitude in retailers’ back pockets as they figure out which channel of the increasingly fragmented online world they should focus on, but Nordstrom may have struck gold with a new Snapchat-centered production.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 6, 2019

Furniture subscriptions are not IKEA’s only recent innovation, as the company has doubled down on service offerings. But amid news of the city store concept, the furniture retailer scrapped the brick-and-mortar stores it had planned to open in North Carolina, Tennessee and Arizona last year. IKEA’s Pivot Points .

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PYMNTS

JUNE 26, 2018

According to the PYMNTS Unattended Retail Tracker , it comes down to “offering the right combination of in-store tech, mobile solutions and online features.”. In another industry, Carvana is rolling out “vending machines” that dispense cars in Arizona and Florida. And what makes a good machine? Over a quarter of U.S. s research.

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PYMNTS

JULY 17, 2019

We say defense because it was apparent from early in the hearing that the senators gathered were more than a little suspicious of Facebook’s latest innovation — and less than favorably inclined to letting it move forward. Marcus went on to reaffirm Facebook’s commitment that it would not look to bring Libra online in the U.S.

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Independent Banker

FEBRUARY 24, 2016

Along with an expanded lineup of general session presentations, more than 200 companies will be exhibiting at Expo to discuss the industry’s latest product and service innovations. Tech entrepreneur and New York Times bestselling author on business creativity, innovation and reinvention. ICBA Chairman, and President and CEO.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 13, 2019

The clock is ticking — holiday shipping deadlines are approaching and the last of the holiday shopping procrastinators are either rushing to order online or resigning themselves to a last-minute trip to a crowded mall or shopping center to tough it out in line with all the other procrastinators.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 17, 2019

The fleet from Nuro will serve certain Domino’s customers in Houston who place their orders online, the company said in an announcement. Kroger and Nuro have operated a self-driving grocery delivery service in Scottsdale, Arizona, servicing a single ZIP code with an autonomous vehicle fleet since August.

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PYMNTS

JULY 14, 2018

Health and wellness is paramount to success in pet innovation, and pet trends are closely following human ones. Boutique Hotel and Spa in Scottsdale, Arizona, canine patrons can choose to study dog yoga – which, yes, is called doga – or shop their dog-centric apparel boutique on site. In some cases, they’re even getting there first.”.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

Universities working to enroll thousands of new students online face many of the same challenges that currently plague financial institutions (FIs) and insurance firms: They are struggling to keep out bad actors while managing surges in digital interactions. This marks a notable shift from previous years. Cybersecurity Class Is In Session.

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Perficient

MAY 21, 2021

Emily Merline, originally from Milwaukee, WI, attended Arizona State University on a National Merit Scholarship. Kioshi created a site that allows users to search and save online coupons. Prior education in computer science, specifically coding include completing online courses via Coursera and Udacity.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 19, 2018

Recently, several players in the credit union market have worked to improve and increase the way their members can connect with their preferred credit unions through partnerships and tech innovations. HomeAdvantage works to provide credit union members with online tools to help them connect with qualified real estate agents.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 7, 2016

Through our collaboration, we’re working to encourage innovative practices among retailers that are succeeding today by investing in their workers and building their skills,” Maureen Conway, vice president of policy program and executive director of the Economic Opportunities Program at the Aspen Institute, said in a statement.

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CB Insights

SEPTEMBER 4, 2018

Closer look: The Geely-owned Volvo car brand has placed an emphasis on safety innovations when it comes to developing self-driving passenger vehicles. Closer look: In early 2015, Ford announced its “Smart Mobility Plan” to push the company forward in innovative areas including vehicle connectivity and autonomous cars.

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Fintech Labs Insights

APRIL 30, 2015

Register today to see and meet these innovators in person on May 12 and 13 at our upcoming conference in San Jose, California. Finicity helps developers build powerful apps to drive financial software innovation. Our platform brings innovation to mobile card services. HQ: Tucson, Arizona. Founded: 2015. Founded: 1999.

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CB Insights

FEBRUARY 19, 2019

In Arizona, a self-driving Uber vehicle hit and killed a pedestrian (though there was a driver behind the wheel). But history is rife with innovations that have been disruptive: does anyone look back and regret Eli Whitney inventing the cotton gin or James Watt developing the steam engine? LIVE BRiefing: AI Trends to watch in 2019.

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Gonzobanker

FEBRUARY 9, 2017

Yet, at Bank Director’s Acquire or Be Acquired conference last week in Scottsdale, Arizona, they resembled a college football squad that had just taken down a rival in the BCS championship. The team at Bank Director has done a heck of a job creating a discussion-filled annual ritual with the AOBA conference in the Arizona desert each January.

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Gonzobanker

FEBRUARY 9, 2017

Yet, at Bank Director’s Acquire or Be Acquired conference last week in Scottsdale, Arizona, they resembled a college football squad that had just taken down a rival in the BCS championship. The team at Bank Director has done a heck of a job creating a discussion-filled annual ritual with the AOBA conference in the Arizona desert each January.

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Arizona Conference Technology Washington 60