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Retailers Rethink Store Concepts, Digital Strategies Amid New Realities

PYMNTS

Traditional retail locations, ranging from fashion and home furnishings to hardware and department stores, have been forced to make significant changes in the face of heightened competition from eCommerce giants like Amazon and omnichannel powerhouses, like Walmart and its online unit, Jet.com.

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Ahold Delhaize: Why Grocery Innovation Is About Capturing Share Of Stomach

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Even a decade ago it was obvious that the rise of mobile and the expansion of eCommerce was going to have a transformative effect on retail. I think we’re co-shaping it,” Siddiqi said of the future of grocery retail, “and how it is evolving.

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Retail Pulse: Chipotle Mexican Grill Unveils Alexa Skill; Kroger Goes Back To Basics

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Retailers are tapping into voice technology to help consumers order their favorite products such as restaurant takeout as they expand their artificial intelligence (AI) strategies. In addition to Alexa, the restaurant chain is also turning to other digital innovations. In Other Brick-and-Mortar News. Kroger Co.

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Helping FI’s Develop Their ‘FinTech Sense’

PYMNTS

Everyone knows that digital and mobile services are key to success in the 2020s — not only in terms of more revenue, but also larger transformations. But that doesn’t mean all the players in payments and financial services have a solid or clear digital strategy. But that’s not the whole story, of course.

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Why Restaurants Are All In On Kiosks, AI Tech

PYMNTS

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 And just over six in 10 — or 62.2 More than half — or 54.2

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FinTechs Prove Their Value During Pandemic

PYMNTS

Whether it be a personal loan or accounts receivable from credit cards, to get your money faster and control of your destiny means a ton,” he said. Innovation Vs. Incumbency. Innovation is a distraction and costs money, so they let the startups figure it out on somebody else’s dime. Incumbents do what they do.

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Innovation All the Time

Independent Banker

Even with technology’s increasing influence on retail banking, it’s not typical for a community bank to have one of its most senior and trusted executives concentrate primarily on leading consumer product and payments innovation. Retail offices: 85. But then again, Rockland Trust Co. is not typical. Alex Jimenez. Rockland, Mass.