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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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Walmart Gambles On Youth And Ad Revenue With TikTok Bid

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Now that Walmart is officially enjoined in a bid for TikTok with the Redmond, Washington-based software giant, the jury is not out on whether the deal can actually happen, the jury is out on whether Walmart can make TikTok fit into its digital retailing needs. I think there’s a lot of different synergies there.”.

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The Year Of The Pop-Up Shop

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cities this year, with big brands testing retail concepts “in real life” with temporary spaces. And, in some cases, brick-and-mortar retailers brought these concepts to their sales floors with their own takes on pop-up shops. Big Brands Turn To Pop-Ups. Pop-up shops welcomed consumers in malls and major U.S.

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Amazon To Shut Down Free Sample Program

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A brand that wanted to take part in the program paid about $2 for each sample, in addition to the cost of the product. . Ron Wyden of Oregon, Chris Van Hollen of Maryland, Ed Markey of Massachusetts, Chris Coons of Delaware and Gary Peters of Michigan sent a letter Wednesday (Nov.

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Amazon Discontinues Free Sample Program

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A brand that wanted to take part in the program paid about $2 for each sample, in addition to the cost of the product. . Ron Wyden of Oregon, Chris Van Hollen of Maryland, Ed Markey of Massachusetts, Chris Coons of Delaware and Gary Peters of Michigan sent a letter Wednesday (Nov.

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Data Dive, Go Big Edition: Apple, Amazon And CloudKitchens

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Early accounts seem to indicate that the just-launched Apple -branded credit card is finding its way into customers’ hands, and into heavy use. The fee-free card is Goldman Sachs’ latest inroad into the retail consumer business after establishing its online Marcus brand in 2016, which makes unsecured personal loans.

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Fraud Decisioning Pulls Ahead In A Tight Race

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Brands will have spent roughly $77 billion on in-app ads when 2019 is over, and it’s estimated that phonies will dip out with $26.5 For their part, the anti-fraud community is hitting back hard. Into the fray steps IBM to partner with Raw Seafoods of Fall River, Massachusetts, on the blockchain-powered Food Trust mobile app.

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