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Why Brick-And-Mortar Merchants Are Tapping Into Unattended Retail

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To help meet customer expectations in the digital age, retailers have to know who their shoppers are and what they want. While eTailers already have this information about consumers, brick-and-mortar retailers don’t have this in-depth knowledge. They can also help capture the ages, genders and emotions (in some cases) of shoppers.

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Automated Retail Speeds Up Delivery And Checkout

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Automated retail might conjure up images of robot cashiers, but beyond a few convenience stores in Japan and Korea, that sci-fi development hasn’t yet become reality for the wider world. Last month, Domino’s Pizza announced it would be testing autonomous pizza delivery in Houston with robotics company Nuro. smartphone users.

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Can Healthcare Services Revitalize Retail For CVS?

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CVS retail business, separate from its pharmacy operations, has had a difficult few years. Which has left CVS looking to reimagine its retail space to focus more on the healthcare side of its offering, and to provide an incentive to enter the physical store regardless of the digital shopping alternatives.

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Hurricane Florence’s Retail Punch

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But the excitement — high drama — warm-up commerce run is now over, and the main event is underway as Florence — and Florence is forecast to be the worst storm of its kind to hit North Carolina in nearly 64 years — is expected to have major effects on retail sales, employment and real estate in the state for a long time after the winds stop blowing.

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How BNPL Is Helping BlackCool Boost Brand Awareness And Availability

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This growth is creating opportunities for numerous retailers, including BlackCool & Co. , I think this is similar to people having a Neiman Marcus card, a Nordstrom card or a Macy’s card,” Williform explained. But with BNPL you can go to any retailer, choose your product and pay over time with no credit check.” .

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Inside Look: How automation underpins Simmons Bank’s digital road map

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He had just flown three hours to Houston the day after rolling out a new integration of credit cards to the bank’s board of directors. Alex Carriles, chief digital officer at the $22.4 billion Simmons Bank, was just a little tired. It’s been a busy 12 months for the Little Rock, Ark-based bank, which experienced […].

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Securing The Self-Serve Store

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They may enjoy strolling the aisles of physical retail, but many customers still want support features that enable them to quickly and easily find and buy items, through self-serve offerings and other automation technologies. The June Automated Retail Tracker charts all the latest developments and deployments of these models and more.

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