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DECEMBER 19, 2018

Which is why Munich-based Freeletics is trying to disrupt the fitness market with a customizable training app that requires no equipment. Sports teams, including the San Francisco 49ers and the Boston Celtics, also invested. “We According to some estimates, Americans on the whole waste $1.8

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NOVEMBER 8, 2017

After running a three-store pilot approximately one year ago, home improvement and appliance chain Lowe’s has announced news it will partner with software-powered electronics retailer b8ta to launch its “Smart Home powered by b8ta” connected-home shopping experience. Smart Home powered by b8ta is available in select major U.S.

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MAY 9, 2018

In order to deliver beer, Pizza Hut drivers must be at least 21 years old and have training in liquor laws. In 2017, it gobbled up at least three different food delivery competitors: Boston-based Foodler, Groupon ’s OrderUp and, most recently, Yelp ’s Eat24. The news comes as Yum! Grubhub has been in expansion mode.

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JANUARY 7, 2020

They can then select a host, which could be, say, a retail store or hotel, and enter their drop-off and pick-up times in addition to their number of small and/or large bags. As it stands, the company’s platform serves communities such as Austin, Boston, Charleston and Chicago, among other places.

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Cisco

MAY 29, 2019

In retail banking, it’s clear customer experience matters, and the stakes have never been higher. And it’s not just about happy customers… Boston Consulting Group data indicates personalizing customer journeys can lead to a 10-30% increase in revenue. Opportunity #1: When opening a new account. According to the J.D.

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SEPTEMBER 28, 2019

Sounds like it should sell itself – particularly considering that sleep is one of life’s few pleasures that is absolutely free and can be done without a partner or any special training. 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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JANUARY 19, 2017

More employers can now get on the Uber train in helping their employees get to work. The program allowed commuters to save money using pretax earnings in order to pay for certain commuting expenses, which are typically geared toward bus and train rides.

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SEPTEMBER 6, 2017

As internet retailers are expanding their operations into brick-and-mortar operations (think Warby Parker, Argent, Bonobos, and BaubleBar ), venture capitalists are also investing in “physical-first” startups focused on creating new brick-and-mortar business models. New Frontiers in Retail Tech. How will we shop in 2020?

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JANUARY 10, 2018

Mastercard’s “Grow Your Biz” contest for SMBs in Boston, Massachusetts, concluded in December. Mastercard and Bank of America know it’s not easy. That’s why these industry giants make a point of giving the little guys a leg up whenever possible. She was far from alone in feeling this way.

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FEBRUARY 4, 2019

Complicated setups or devices can create difficulties and prolong training for new hires. Frosty Ice Cream has deployed soft-serve trucks in the Boston area since 1958. Vendors must also consider battery life when choosing a solution, lest they be forced to stop and recharge their devices during high-traffic sales periods. .

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MARCH 23, 2017

Or you happen to be the Boston-based QSR chain, starting about 2013. I guess we probably should be thanking Starbucks for training people so well about this.”. There’s usually not a whole lot of drama in the burritos and smoothies business, well, unless one decides to order a Cajun burrito, extra spicy.

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JANUARY 15, 2018

In fact, we’re seeing it happen in a variety of retail, banking and broader commerce pilots and prototypes today. For 50 years, consumers have been trained to produce a plastic card of some kind at the point of sale to pay for something. And why those who enable it will be among 2018’s power brokers. Here’s why.

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NOVEMBER 14, 2019

There is no shortage of startups that enter the wild world of direct-to-consumer (DTC) retail to address a hole in the market that leaves a massive number of consumers underserved. We are looking for all those people in the middle who are never going to be a pro but are very committed to training and getting faster,” Taylor explained.

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MAY 27, 2016

The weather in Boston – and it’s about darn time. Apple’s first retail store overhaul in 15 years is hailed by just about everyone as a Grand Slam Home Run – and the store hasn’t even opened yet (it will, in SF, on Saturday). But they, like so many storied retail brands, are going through a bit of a spiraling down.

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JUNE 20, 2016

The Index includes in-depth research on more than 100 retailers across the U.S. To compile the index, researchers in Boston; Chicago; Charlottesville, Virginia; and Seattle shopped merchants across three channels: web, app, and in-store. We researched a breadth of merchants in the Top 500 based on total U.S.

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Independent Banker

MARCH 15, 2015

Customer contact centers are reshaping retail service for the technology age. Certainly for the largest banks, contact centers are evolving into digital retail centers, managing new digital channels to handle more customer support activities previously conducted in-person at branches. Bob Meara, retail banking expert.

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OCTOBER 13, 2016

London transportation that accepts Oyster will support mobile payments of up to £30 only, and for larger amounts, users can use Vodafone Pay at retailers, which requires a PIN. Vodafone is the third-largest mobile operator in the U.K. Vodafone Pay also accepts Visa and Mastercard as funding sources. But In the U.S., Apple Needs To Diversify.

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SEPTEMBER 17, 2016

Sure, spring can be great — unless, of course, “spring” where you live is best defined by six weeks of chilly rain followed by eight weeks of infernal heat (welcome to Boston). While Christmas gets all the hype and summer has the beach trips, fall is really everyone’s favorite time of year. But fall — ah, fall!

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CB Insights

APRIL 24, 2018

Research BRIEFING: Surviving the Retail Apocalypse. How are brick-and-mortar retailers surviving and adapting in the world of digital commerce? The retail apocalypse has claimed many victims , with almost 7,000 stores closing in the US in 2017. And that’s just since February. However, this isn’t the whole story.

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JULY 27, 2019

This week, the world was presented with a truly unusual retail mystery: The Case of the Inexplicable In-N-Out Burger. Thanks to her badminton training, her reaction time was elite enough to enable her to catch two of the three burgers before they fell to the ground. The story starts at 6:30 a.m. But they didn’t.

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JULY 31, 2022

As a former Texas banking commissioner, she emphasizes the importance of internal loan reviews and audits and urges bankers to train tellers with care. Poorly trained tellers, she says, could bring about losses by issuing cashier’s checks inappropriately or even overlooking attempts at money laundering. Connors, Jr.,

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DECEMBER 14, 2020

Retailers like grocers and pharmacists, including CVS, will be a big part of that distribution plan. Walgreens similarly noted in a statement that it plans to both offer the vaccine to consumers and educate them on its importance via its specially trained distribution staff. As of Dec.

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JANUARY 23, 2017

Employee Productivity – for improving employee training or collaboration, incentivising employees, or enabling mobile agents. We will be announcing all winners publicly on April 4 at our 2017 Innovation & Insight Day in Boston. Risk Management – for the most impressive initiative to improve enterprise risk management.

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OCTOBER 20, 2015

All of this occurs in an environment where technology takes center stage and business owners may consume retail (for their personal accounts) as well as business services at a given financial institution. In this diverse group, the profitability challenges include price sensitivity in general and an aversion to fees overall.

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CB Insights

JULY 17, 2018

In the past decade, restaurant and bar purchases have grown at twice the rate of general retail spending. Vegan fast casual: By Chloe (NYC, Boston, LA, Providence, London). The restaurant has 12 current locations, in New York, LA, Providence, Boston, and most recently London, and another 20 are planned. table of contents.

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OCTOBER 26, 2020

And as millennials trained on financial literacy in the App Store enter their prime for earnings, it’s plausible that their apps will continue to increase in sophistication to accommodate them. Boston Consulting Group predicts, however, that only a few investment banks will ever again be able to grow to that kind of size.

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JULY 23, 2020

To stay ahead of the curve, companies will need to consider key investments across wellness, remote collaboration tools, mobile cybersecurity tech, accessible HR tools, and workforce training programs for professional development and upskilling. Training will be necessary as workers learn to adapt to new ways of doing business.

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OCTOBER 22, 2018

The beloved mall kiosk, or the more formally named retail merchandising unit ( RMU ), had its humble beginnings in Boston. In addition to helping entrepreneurs, the retail concept also helped malls bring in different sorts of merchants. “The industry has not kept pace with modern retail.

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JULY 22, 2019

Had I been in town, I might have used Google to find a store near me in Boston that carried the brand I wanted so I could try before I bought. Artists were employed to create posters for store windows and train stations. Stranger Things and Retail. The Real Retail Competition Threat. Even 100 years later.

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OCTOBER 9, 2017

The escalation of this now seven-year-old death spiral in just the last two years — from May 2015 to June 2017 — has wiped out $230 billion in market value off the top 20 traditional retailers. I need a new pair of snow boots; it’s Boston, and winter is coming.”. Apps as commerce gateways have stalled too.

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OCTOBER 9, 2017

The escalation of this now seven-year-old death spiral in just the last two years — from May 2015 to June 2017 — has wiped out $230 billion in market value off the top 20 traditional retailers. I need a new pair of snow boots; it’s Boston, and winter is coming.”. Apps as commerce gateways have stalled too.

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