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Retail Pulse: 7-Eleven Tests Cashierless Tech; Staples Debuts Connect Store Concept

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Brick-and-mortar retailers are testing convenience store designs that let consumers skip the checkout line and pay for their purchases with their mobile phones. 7-Eleven President and CEO Joe DePinto said in an announcement , “Retail technology is evolving at a rapid pace, and customer expectations are driving the evolution.

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Why Tivoli Audio Is Trying To Make Brick-And-Mortar Retail Waves

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To let shoppers experience their products in person, brands are opening brick-in-mortar stores in major shopping destinations, even as major retailers are closing stores across the country. Tivoli Audio , which is a 19-year-old global brand, opened a 500-square-foot store on Boston’s famed Newbury Street in a brownstone.

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Why Pride Vendors Are Forgoing Cash For mPOS

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Pride events can draw hundreds of thousands of people, and many merchants turn out to meet them, but providing goods in such populated settings can be complicated for those that do not have the right mobile point-of-sale (mPOS) setups to make purchasing quick and convenient. Skirting Cash Shortages at Boston Pride.

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Barneys’ Flagship Madison Avenue Store To Stay Open For Now

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As the buyer of the luxury retailer brand negotiates with the store’s landlord, Barneys New York’s flagship store on Madison Avenue in Manhattan will stay open for at least another year in a smaller form. Authentic Brands bid about $271 million for Barneys, saying that it would make the Madison Avenue location into a pop-up shop.

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True Tickets, Shubert Partner To Trial Blockchain Broadway Ticketing

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Boston startup True Tickets is teaming up with the Broadway theater company The Shubert Organization for blockchain-based mobile ticket delivery , the companies said in a press release Wednesday (Oct. Shubert Ticketing sells tickets through its retail brand, Telecharge, as well as through hundreds of third-party agents.

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True Tickets Partners With Shubert To Trial Blockchain Broadway Ticketing

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Boston startup True Tickets is teaming up with the Broadway theater company The Shubert Organization for blockchain-based mobile ticket delivery , the companies said in a press release Wednesday (Oct. Shubert Ticketing sells tickets through its retail brand, Telecharge, as well as through hundreds of third-party agents.

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The Strange World Of Summer Retail

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But for all the glories of summer — long days, vacations and a built-in excuse to substitute ice cream for any actual meal — summer does have one asterisk for retailers in the U.S. So what fun in the sun can the nation’s retailers expect this year? However, across the U.S. Strange, but not necessarily bad.

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