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Amazon Eyes Airports For Amazon Go Expansion

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airports as new locations for Amazon Go, which relies on advanced technology to avoid having to pay at a cash register upon checkout. The lead for Amazon Go requested a meeting,” said a June 27 email from a technology adviser who supports Los Angeles International to a concessions official, reported Reuters. Interested?” in 2017.

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Williams-Sonoma Jumps On The AR Bandwagon

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Williams-Sonoma is making a big acquisition to give its brand a big digital upgrade. New from Recode indicates that the home furnishings retailer will be buying San Jose-based startup Outward for $112 million in cash. We’re quite aware that nobody has just one brand in their home.”.

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Amazon Takes Territory In US And Beyond

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Oakland, San Jose, San Francisco, Detroit, Austin, Boston and Chicago. They’re places where the company already has a presence and where resources and infrastructure could support a technology heavyweight like Amazon. Whole Foods-branded product sales tallied $500,000 in the first week. Mexico City.

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On-Demand Fitness Services Could Bring The Gym To Your Next Flight

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The strategy could help established travel companies boost brand loyalty, while further differentiating themselves from Airbnb and other new rental market entrants. A3, a division of Airbus based in San Jose, is testing a variety of modular in-flight concepts, including one focused on fitness. In-flight fitness takes off.

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Surviving And Thriving Off Of Data In The Omni Era

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The San Jose, Calif.-based They start wanting a deeper dive into the in-store kind of setup, the journey the shopper is taking, so we then offer additional technologies, which vary based on the retail format,” she said. But by having appropriate technologies in place, retailers may be able to address the situation.

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PayPal’s Power Playing Week

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And while the first four months of the year in general have been active — particularly as PayPal has worked to distinguish itself as a standalone entity after spending over a decade as the payments arm of eBay — the last week has seen announcements coming left and right out of PayPal HQ in San Jose. Searching for what to buy.

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Ask Finovate: Who’s Who in Voice Banking Technology?

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A few days ago, we received a query from a Finovate follower: “Can you please provide a list of companies that have demoed their voice banking technology over the last few years?” Above: Interactions Marketing Manager Dan Fox demoing conversational solutions for banks and FIs at FinovateSpring 2014 in San Jose.