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Walmart Tests Store Without Cashiers As COVID-19 Accelerates Change

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Whether cashiers go the way of the horse and buggy could hinge on an experiment Walmart is running in Arkansas. The Arkansas experiment comes as Walmart embarks on a major overhaul on how it interacts with its customers in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. according to local news reports.

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From The Final Week To The Final Mile: Amazon And Walmart Battle To The End

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For free delivery before Christmas, the following dates apply*”, noting that “*Not all delivery speeds are available for all products in all regions, and order minimums and cutoff times may apply.”. While Amazon enjoys the spoils of being the online sales leader, Walmart is still the brick-and-mortar king, with 4,748 U.S.

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Walmart Inches Closer To Drone Delivery

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Walmart’s announcement comes after it applied for a license to test drones for end-to-end fulfillment of online orders in October last year. While the Arkansas-based company got the go-ahead for using drones in its warehouse, it might still be a while before it gets to use the technology for fulfilling drone-powered home deliveries.

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The Millennial-Driven Evolution Of Jet.com

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Walmart is energizing its Jet.com engines to power the online eCommerce site that it acquired two years ago. To get more millennials on board, the Bentonville, Arkansas-based retailer is rolling out offerings designed to attract younger, well-to-do consumes in urban areas.

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June’s Top 12 Mobile Pay Moments

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On June 16, Samsung Pay arrived in Singapore, allowing users of Galaxy Note 5, S6 Edge+ and the S7/S7 Edge phones can use Samsung Pay in the region. In the survey, 19 percent of respondents currently use online payment services like PayPal and Venmo. . Samsung Pay launched in Australia on June 15. PayPal’s Consumer Support.

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FinServ Providers Lift Some Of B2B’s Fraud Burden

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million was defrauded from lenders by an Arkansas man in a rare case of small business loan fraud. million in losses to AgHeritage Farm Credit Services, BancorpSouth and Regions Bank. Buguroo operates deep learning technology to detect and prevent online fraud for financial institutions. According to the Magnolia Reporter , $3.3

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The AI Industry Series: Top Healthcare AI Trends To Watch

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To address this, the Chinese government has opened several regional health data centers with the goal of consolidating data from national insurance claims, birth and death registries, and electronic health records. China’s efforts to consolidate medical data into one centralized repository started as early as 2016.