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Retail Banks Branch Out With Video Technology, Bold Colors — and Few Tellers

The Financial Brand

This article Retail Banks Branch Out With Video Technology, Bold Colors — and Few Tellers appeared first on The Financial Brand. Here's how seven community banks and credit unions are modernizing their branch networks with crucial — and sexy — technology.

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Walmart Reboots Retail With Its Re-Think On Robotics

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This in a week that has seen news reports that the world’s largest retailer has terminated its contract — and a 3-year-old automated shelf-stocking experiment — with San Francisco’s Bossa Nova Robotics , having found that existing “human” employees were able to do the same work just as well. Not Just Walmart. Not Just Walmart.

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Our 7 Questions to Prevent Bad Bank Technology

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The most significant problem with bank innovation is that bankers see or hear about a sexy piece of technology at a conference or at another bank and then acquire it. The new piece of technology ends up solving a known problem but, in the process, creates more problems, and risks, than it solves.

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Retail Tech May Lead A Resurgence … Someday

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Believe it or not, there will be a time when the phrase “retail resurgence” replaces “store closings.” And research from Nielsen says it may come from retail technology. The company says the potential for a major spending boost is driven by an overall acceptance of shopping technology. But as the U.S.

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Hudson Yards To Open 100+ Retail Shops

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Hudson Yards is a New York City neighborhood that’s quickly establishing itself as a must-visit destination as Manhattan’s retail influence heads west, bringing with it a technological edge, Forbes reported Sunday (Aug. Luxury menswear is expected to generate a lot of sales growth, Kenneth A.

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Retail Pulse: Glossier Goes Experiential In NYC; Holiday Retail Sales May Top $1 Trillion

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Glossier Founder and Chief Executive Emily Weiss told the New York Times in an article about the store , “We’re not focused on selling you stuff … We don’t have people working on commission. Weiss sees the company as “emotional commerce,” meaning at art and discovery is still central to retail. And online retail sales may hit $123.73

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Retailers Start New Traditions With Innovation Around The Holidays

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In a season where tradition is key, retailers are setting new ones with the help of emerging products and services on this Black Friday. You may have missed our coverage of a few of the retail innovators that are summed up below, arranged in no particular order, or perhaps you’ll want to revisit them anew.

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