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Retailers Rethink Store Concepts, Digital Strategies Amid New Realities

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The company also launched a new co-branded Visa rewards card with Alliance Data. The firm also lowered delivery charges and entered into an agreement with TaskRabbit, which offers a team to help customers assemble furniture at home.

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Why Restaurants Are All In On Kiosks, AI Tech

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To present brands that allow them to stand out from retail competitors, merchants in the hospitality space are turning to innovations. According to the PYMNTS Retail Innovation Readiness Index , nearly eight in 10 accommodation and food services merchants — or 77.4 percent — cite innovation as key for keeping them in the hunt.

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CellPoint Mobile Rebrands As CellPoint Digital To Power Travel Payments

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CellPoint Mobile, which specializes in digital commerce and payment solutions for airlines and travel companies, today rebranded as CellPoint Digital with a new website and product offerings, the company said in a press release on Tuesday (Sept. We started out with a radical, mobile-first solution.

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Today In Payments: DOJ Approves Mastercard's Finicity Acquisition; Airbnb Files For IPO

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Customers can also split purchases with other users on PayPal and Venmo and receive the credit directly back to their card. Germany's Razor Group, which works to acquire and scale Amazon brands, has raised 25 million euros (about $26.7 Germany's Razor Nets $33M to Buy, Grow Amazon Sellers. million) in a new funding round.

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Why QSRs Are Growing Digital Investments With Mobile, Partnerships

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From McDonald’s to Starbucks , quick-service innovators are expanding their mobile ordering efforts with the inclusion of delivery. KFC , for its part, will look into new drive-thru technologies such as menu boards that are powered by artificial intelligence (AI) in its digital strategy for next year.

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How Ghost Kitchens Are Altering The QSR Landscape

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These are just some of the ways companies are tapping into the latest restaurant innovations with the help of technologies such as artificial intelligence (AI) and automated retail: Among diners, 71 percent would be open to QSRs incorporating AI. At the time, it was noted that Dynamic Yield enables over 300 brands in six continents.

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QSRs Battle For US Sales With Online Delivery And Payments

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Taco Bell is living más as it pulls ahead of Burger King as the fourth-largest quick-service restaurant (QSR) brand with new delivery options and, yes, nacho fries. And with its scale in mobile payments and loyalty members, the company is well-positioned for other innovative initiatives. But McDonald ’s Corp. million active members.

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