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APRIL 9, 2019

Retail innovation labs – incubators or tech hubs – aren’t confined to operations run by the likes of Amazon or Walmart. A new lab store from 7-Eleven underscores the innovation wave that is taking place in the convenience store sector of retail – a sector ripe for change, disruption and growth. stores with the innovation.

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Bank Innovation

JANUARY 25, 2017

More fintech is coming to Austin. Austin is known for having a thriving Read More. The massive South by Southwest conference and festival features startups in a number of categories — transportation, augmented/virtual reality, and of course fintech — plus several others.

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JUNE 13, 2019

The new 5G mobile network technology is getting its first deployments, but that’s not the only communications game in town. A technology that tracks lost scooters people rent could play a role in the coming years in digital retail and payments, at least going by recent reports. Telco Alternative. Internet of Things.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 24, 2018

Investors also took a liking to accounting technology, alternative small business finance and eProcurement, with B2B FinTech startups raising more than $107 million in all. The company secured $50 million in private equity funding from BV Investment Partners, Built In Austin said this week. Consero Global. OfBusiness.

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JULY 3, 2019

Among the more interesting storylines of this era of digital commerce and payments is the maturation of vending machines — sorry, “unattended retail.” Retailers are paying more attention to vending machines, a trend that is all but certain to continue into the 2020s. Vending Machine Trends.

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PYMNTS

MAY 2, 2019

Convenience store operator 7-Eleven is launching beer and cider delivery in select U.S. ” According to Fortune , the company will test the service in 18 markets: Austin, Texas; Charlotte, North Carolina; Chicago, Illinois; Dallas-Ft. .” stores with the technology this year.

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Independent Banker

JANUARY 31, 2022

With the record growth of San Antonio, Houston and Austin, southern Texas is becoming a hub for business. The 2020 Census quantified the growth many residents were already sensing: Austin grew by 33% between 2010 and 2020, earning it the rank of fastest-growing large metro. Photo by Dennis Burnett. By Mindy Charski.

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JANUARY 4, 2023

In addition, they may consider focusing on these five critical areas: Improve Operating Leverage. To improve the quality of their earnings, banks need their number one focus to be on making their operations more efficient. To the extent projects improve operating leverage and the total experience, so much the better.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 22, 2019

The company currently operates in Austin, Houston, Phoenix and Seattle. “We Austin was ranked 18 on the fastest-growing city list, for example, according to a Wallethub report from October 2018, and Seattle took number 25. Callbox Storage its headquarters in Dallas, and notched $3.5 million raised in 2017.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 10, 2016

The logistics IT center is slated for downtown Minneapolis and will reportedly create 100 new technology focused full-time positions. Amazon is always looking for the best and brightest software engineers to join our team,” said Dave Glick, VP of operations technology for Amazon.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 7, 2016

Payworks ‘ gateway technology, Pulse, wants to provide the lifeblood to point-of-sale transactions for merchants using EMV, contactless and mobile wallets. Based in Munich, the company is taking on the European POS gateway technology market and has recently opened its U.S. headquarters in Austin, Texas.

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MARCH 10, 2016

The bold-yellow-lettering-on-blue-background-adorned movie rental stores that dotted the American landscape throughout the 1990s — Gothamist notes that, as late as 2004, there were around 9,000 Blockbuster locations in business across the country — now number a scant 51 independently operated franchises.

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MAY 1, 2019

Locale currently lists locations in Austin, Houston and Nashville on its website. Overall, Locale seeks to create a boutique experience, rather than a cookie-cutter apartment with another operator or extended-stay hotel. The Apart-Hotel Market. Gandhi pointed out that the quality and experience of apartment buildings have evolved.

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CB Insights

APRIL 17, 2018

We used CB Insights data gathered via our machine learning technology (dubbed The Cruncher ) and from thousands of submissions we received from VC partners and firms via The Editor. 15 of the top 20 operate in the Greater Bay Area. Operating Location: San Francisco, CA. Operating Location: San Francisco, CA.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 9, 2018

Kroger operates nearly 2,800 supermarket chains nationwide, including Ralphs, Harris Teeter, Food 4 Less and its namesake Kroger stores. Kroger has been amping up its technology game over the last several years, expanding its omnicommerce offerings as it seeks to remain competitive in a crowded market. throughout 2018.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 13, 2019

Grocery retailers are making it easier for consumers to shop with their mobile devices through digital innovations. Chief Digital Officer Jag Bath said per a post , “The new My H-E-B mobile app is a perfect example of how we are investing in new technologies to enhance our digital services and establish H-E-B as a digital retail leader.”

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CB Insights

JANUARY 6, 2019

The impending “death of retail” has been projected for decades. But, in an increasingly digital world, brick-and-mortar retail shops are embracing new ways to disrupt the system and get an edge on customer attention. One popular choice: retail innovation labs. Get the 54-page retail report.

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Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 19, 2017

These ventures show credit unions are not standing still when it comes to technological disruption, and we hope much is learned from these early risk-taking efforts. Monty Python “I’m Not Dead … Yet” Award – Goes to physical retail. Malls, retail stores and even some bank branch closings proliferated in 2017. We say: Scoreboard.

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CB Insights

MARCH 19, 2019

Move over, 4G — the next generation of wireless technology is here. 5G technology will enable wider network coverage, more stable internet connections, and faster data transfer speeds (from 4G’s 1Gbps to 10Gbps). 5G technology could integrate many unconnected, energy-consuming devices through low-cost connections.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 27, 2016

NFC penetration at launch was 15 large retailers’ stores and some 200k merchant locations. Apple Pay is also now last in line on the web behind PayPal, Visa Checkout, MasterPass, Amazon, Walmart Pay on Walmart.com and soon Chase Pay, who all do one thing that Apple does not: They work across operating systems and browsers.

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PYMNTS

JULY 10, 2018

The way restaurants serve their customers is going through a fundamental change, and the technology that enables restaurant operations must respond to these new demands. The Toast platform brings together an Android-based point-of-sale experience and solutions geared toward increasing revenue and improving restaurant operations.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 1, 2019

and Canada, TechCrunch said, operating in verticals with locksmiths, repair service providers and cleaning businesses. It operates a networking and eCommerce marketplace for small farmers. San Francisco’s Faire operates a B2B eCommerce platform connecting local retailers to wholesale items to procure.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 28, 2016

LiftForward, which provides small business financing with a focus on manufacturers, retailers, and distributors, garnered $100 million from Monroe Capital. Over 800 locations use Klever Logic’s technology in the U.S. The company, headquartered in Austin, Tex., So why hasn’t everyone already got on board with Klever Logic?

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CB Insights

DECEMBER 5, 2017

For many consumers, the local pharmacy is long gone, replaced by big box retailers with significantly more cash and brand recognition. Today, the top four retail pharmacies by number of stores — Walmart, Walgreens, CVS, and Rite Aid — operate more than 25,000 stores. 1 healthcare provider in the retail industry.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 13, 2019

Postmates is on the verge of snagging San Francisco’s first-ever permit for sidewalk robotics operations, per reports. Boxbot is a new type of delivery company, focused completely on last-mile delivery,” said Austin Oehlerking, Boxbot’s co-founder and CEO. Well, if all of these California test drives go according to plan, anyway.

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CB Insights

AUGUST 9, 2017

From Marriott opening its first modular hotel, to tech giants like Alphabet investing in modular housing, to Japanese retailer Muji launching prefab micro-homes, offsite construction methods are gaining traction. Startups working in construction tech have the potential to upend approaches to design, procurement, and operations.

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CB Insights

JULY 23, 2020

In this report, we dive into some of the technologies that will help address these concerns and influence the future of the office space, from autonomous cleaning solutions to people-counting sensors. Here are some of the new considerations and technologies that may impact each part of Rachel’s working day. Source: Elenium Automation.

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CB Insights

NOVEMBER 9, 2017

Company: AOptix Technologies. Australian music streaming company Guvera has reportedly stopped operating, with its co-founder and biggest financial backer walking away from the project. and a dearth of people with technical, operational experience running energy facilities. Company: Powa Technologies. via TechCrunch.

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