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BI Ignite 2019: Tackling Payments Innovation and Rebuilding Trust [Video]

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Ignite Ideas talks at the Bank Innovation Ignite 2019 conference in Seattle last month tackled issues of financial inclusion, designing products that enhance the customer experience, revamping payments, and rebuilding trust in banking.

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Amazon Teams With Family-Owned Business In Counterfeiting Lawsuit

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Seattle-based Amazon has hooked up with a small business to sue 11 individuals, alleging that they counterfeited J.L. For over 35 years and two generations, our family has worked to establish a brand that parents can trust and to provide families with products that give them peace of mind while traveling,” said Childress in the release. “We

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Williams Sonoma Is Bringing The Marketplace Back To Brick-And-Mortar

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Last week the greater Seattle area learned it will soon have access to its very own “dual-concept” Williams Sonoma store. But the bigger upgrade is a combination offering — its traditional focus on food and an expansion into something more akin to a lifestyle brand — as well as an enhanced menu of products.

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Canadian D2C Seller Brings Unique Business Model To Furniture Market

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That competition has also extended to high-end furniture market, which is starting to show some new activity with Crate & Barrell, CB2, West Elm and now a direct-to-consumer (D2C) Canadian brand called Article gaining momentum. Founded in 2011 as a high-end home décor brand, it turned a profit after just two years.

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7-Eleven And Amazon Step Up Automated Store Tech

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The announcement came before Amazon’s grand opening of its first cashierless grocery store in Seattle. From traditional point-of-sale systems and in-store digital kiosks to mobile orders and eCommerce websites, convenience stores are taking a major step into the world of omnichannel sales,” according to Retail Customer Experience. “By

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Consumers Want Amazon Stores

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According to consumer experience analytics company ForeSee’s recently released ForeSee Experience Index (FXI), an annual survey of over 40,000 holiday shoppers measuring online, mobile and in-store experiences with the top 100 brands in the U.S., Amazon is, somewhat unsurprisingly, out on top of the pile.

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With New Microsoft Partnership, Is Kroger Digging In Against Amazon?

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Kroger is seeking to bring new customer experiences to market faster, drive personalization with insights and help store associates become more productive. Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella said the companies would “redefine the shopping experience for millions of customers at both Kroger and other retailers around the world.”.

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