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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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Are Retailers Ready For Amazon?s Prime Time?

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Then I went to Whole Foods on the North Shore of Boston Saturday morning to do some grocery shopping. I’ve been a Whole Foods shopper since I moved to Boston 17 years ago for the same reasons that each of you may be too: organic meat, seafood, produce and foods, great bread and cheese and a fun vibe. Prime Time at the Grocery Store.

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Pride Vendors Look To Triple Sales With mPOS

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Companies across the globe are innovating their mPOS solutions for faster, more secure services. Some companies, such as French sporting goods retailer Decathlon , are turning to QR codes as they expand to new markets, notably the U.S. To find out more news and trends, download the Tracker. Around the Mobile Point-of-Sale World.

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Tim Hortons And The Innovative Donut

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Plain cake, glazed, chocolate dipped, Boston creme, powdered sugar and jelly was the standard line – with perhaps the occasional cruller or blueberry cake thrown in for exoticism. Customers, after downloading the new app, log in via Facebook, Google or email and register a card or to use Apple Pay.

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The Big Bucks Behind Sleep (Or Lack Thereof)

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But luckily, where there is a problem, there is typically an innovative entrepreneur selling a solution – and in the case of sleep, there are a lot of solutions out there. It feels a lot more like play than work,” Lisa Kelly-Croswell, the chief human resources officer at Boston Medical Center, noted of the program.

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How QSRs Enable Digital Options With Rapid Order-Ahead Growth

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At the same time, downloads of delivery apps have surged — more than doubling — over the same period. To meet this rising demand, QSRs are tapping into ordering interfaces built into cars and reconstructing stores to make for smoother mobile pickup — along with other innovations.

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Stepping Into The Future Of Footwear With 3-D Printing

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To have their foot scanned in a retail environment, for example, consumers might not be comfortable standing on a machine that has been used by many other customers. Here’s how the service works: Consumers download Wiivv’s app. In contrast, other retailers might buy a large inventory and hope they can sell it all.

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