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Retailers Look To Digital Technologies After Beating The Street

PYMNTS

Management noted on the conference call with analysts following the earnings report that there was a “positive comp gap” between the company and quick-service restaurant peers of as much as 270 basis points. Same-store restaurant sales also increased, Reuters reported, on what has been billed as a multiyear turnaround effort.

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Data Dive, Summer Heat Edition: Venmo Speeds Up, Amex Branches Out And Walmart Takes A Pass

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Arizona temps grounded flights last week when they got about 120, and even the Pacific Northwest saw temperatures get up over the 100 mark in Portland. After Amazon managed to turn the retail ecosystem’s collective head with its announcement that it would be acquiring the nation’s sixth-largest grocery chain, Whole Foods Market.

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Food & Beverage Deals Hit New High

CB Insights

From the TV dinners of the 1950s to Soylent’s meals in a bottle today, technology has always shaped the way we eat. A social impact investment drove one of the largest deals of the quarter: The Rise Fund, a social and environmental impact-focused fund managed by TPG Growth, poured $50M into Hyderabad-based dairy company Dodla Dairy.

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Uber Of X: Paintzen, On-Demand Home Painting

PYMNTS

Chicago, Dallas, Portland, Los Angeles and San Francisco — and growing to more. Our core technology is our pricing engine. When you look at the actual business model, we’re investing in the brand experience, building logistics and software and pricing technology. How does Paintzen work in terms of the interface?

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SourceMedia’s Small Business Banking Conference Show – No Shortage of Innovation

William Mills

Now in its 23 rd year, the conference featured more than 20 technology providers and rallied together innovators from across the globe to discuss how financial institutions can better engage with business customers… and the timing couldn’t be better. www.miradortech.com. AI Foundry. www.aifoundry.com. RCGILTNER Services, Inc. 9spokes.com.

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Disrupting Insurance: The Other Financial Services Opportunity

Tefkin

Some insurance companies have responded by branding their direct offer differently and playing with their pricing strategy to ensure their agents will not too negatively affected but in my view, this strategy will not last long as from a customer behaviour perspective, more business will shift online over the next years.

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46 Corporations Working On Autonomous Vehicles

CB Insights

They are a diverse group of players, ranging from automotive industry stalwarts to leading technology brands and telecommunications companies. A few of the companies or brands listed below belong to the same parent organization, but are detailed separately if they are operating distinct autonomous development programs.

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