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FEBRUARY 7, 2020

Brick-and-mortar retailers are testing convenience store designs that let consumers skip the checkout line and pay for their purchases with their mobile phones. 7-Eleven President and CEO Joe DePinto said in an announcement , “Retail technology is evolving at a rapid pace, and customer expectations are driving the evolution.

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MARCH 11, 2020

The advance of Amazon’s cashierless technology is not a new story to the retail beat as of 2020. with new openings scheduled for New York, Chicago, Seattle and San Francisco on the agenda for his year. with new openings scheduled for New York, Chicago, Seattle and San Francisco on the agenda for his year.

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Payments Dive

SEPTEMBER 26, 2017

At the Bank Customer Experience Summit this week in Chicago, retail authority Doug Stephens highlighted shifts in demographics, technology and media that are completely transforming the consumer landscape — and the very essence of retail banking.

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PYMNTS

JULY 8, 2019

Can cameras replace cashers in retail? According to a recent Wall Street Journal report, British grocer Tesco plans to open a “pick and go” or “frictionless shopping” store to the public next year, following testing the store technologies with employees. The grocery industry is making a go of it. The latest effort comes from the U.K.

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DECEMBER 12, 2018

Since then, the eCommerce retailer has brought the store to other locations in the city and Chicago as well as one location on the way in Lower Manhattan. That’s the concept behind companies like DeepMagic , which provide a platform for retailers to offer their customers grab-and-go transactions through kiosks.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 23, 2018

To help shoppers check out without waiting in line, grocery retailers are rolling out entire stores centered around cashierless shopping experiences, enabling consumers to purchase fresh food and grocery items with a mobile payments app. The news comes as Amazon also launched an Amazon Go location in Chicago.

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APRIL 10, 2017

Changing eCommerce and technological shifts in the retail space are now impacting payrolls. ECommerce and technology have absolutely changed the rules of the game and given massive amounts of power to the consumer,” Simeon Siegel, retail analyst for Nomura, told the NYT. According to a new report from the U.S.

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BankInovation

OCTOBER 31, 2022

BMO Harris Bank Head of Technology Syed Hasan is focusing on delivering an omnichannel experience for the bank’s business customers with an eye toward digital technologies in 2023.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 14, 2018

Retailers are bringing experiential stores to big cities, and Starbucks is no exception: The coffee chain was set to open its Starbucks Reserve Roastery New York City on Friday (Dec. According to the announcement, the offering is available on the retailer’s eCommerce site and at its 1,400 retail locations.

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JULY 5, 2020

billion for Whole Foods , the online retail giant is planning to open its second automated-checkout grocery store in Seattle’s Eastside neighborhood and is hiring managers for a third store in the city’s Capitol Hill district, The Seattle Times reported. Three years after it paid $13.4 And it’s not stopping there. the Times reported.

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JUNE 27, 2019

At the same time, according to the latest PYMNTS Automated Retail Tracker , the estimated number of vending machines in the U.S. The Automated Retail Market . Beyond the bright lights and big city of New York, unattended retail solutions for distributing fresh and healthy food are taking hold in other parts of the United States.

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APRIL 12, 2016

It’s what’s turned the retail word upside down as consumers with their mobile devices have decided they’d rather buy from their couch with their mobile phone than schlep to the mall. In other words, kick the door wide open to remote retail. Meeting the consumer where they are. That’s the mantra of innovators everywhere.

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MARCH 13, 2019

Luxury department store retailers are combining digital shopping technology with dining experiences in their latest locations as part of their overall innovation plans. Neiman Marcus is gearing up to open what it describes as a “multi-level retail experience” at a new development in Manhattan. Hudson Yards.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 26, 2019

This year, apps aimed to make it easier and more convenient for consumers to order their favorite foods and sundries, with restaurants and other retailers tapping into delivery. To help bring these options to more consumers, retailers and technology companies decided to join forces. and Chicago.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 7, 2018

Big retailers are opening smaller-format stores in major U.S. Already, the retailer has opened a Planning Studio across the pond in London in October. In the announcement, IKEA Retail U.S. As it stands, Amazon Go stores in Seattle, Chicago and San Francisco use the cashierless technology.

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SEPTEMBER 28, 2016

The retail industry is facing a virtual change: virtual reality. InContext Solutions announced it’s collaborating with Intel to develop new virtual reality (VR) hardware and software for the retail industry. But in the meantime, the retail industry is the next to be infiltrated by VR.

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SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

But there are plans to expand it across Seattle, New York, Chicago and San Francisco, the company said. If it’s a hit with users, Amazon plans to bring it to other retailers as well as performance venues and the nation’s offices. The initiative comes as shoppers continue to explore contact-free payment technology.

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CB Insights

OCTOBER 9, 2018

Traditional retail is getting an upgrade. Despite the rise of e-commerce and mobile, the physical channel still plays an important role in consumer experience — and retailers are increasingly leveraging technologies to stay afloat. Cashier-less technology is one of the latest trends to dominate conversation.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 10, 2018

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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OCTOBER 23, 2017

Apple’s vice president of retail, Angela Ahrendts, doesn’t see the Apple stores as simply places to learn and purchase Apple devices. Ahrendts made the comments just as the Cupertino, California technology powerhouse opened a new flagship store in Chicago. With this opening, Apple now operates 497 stores around the world.

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OCTOBER 18, 2019

Brick-and-mortar retailers are joining forces with online reCommerce companies to bring pre-owned merchandise into their stores, adding to their sustainability efforts. They were to be available in some Chicago, Nashville, Austin and New York stores beginning on Oct. Beyond Madewell, other retailers have collaborated with thredUP.

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SEPTEMBER 20, 2019

Retailers are testing drone delivery to grow their omnichannel offerings and provide “store to door” on-demand service to their customers. From Amazon to Uber and Walgreens, retailers and eCommerce platforms are tapping into drones to expand their omnichannel offerings by providing consumers with easy access to their favorite products.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 15, 2019

Score one for the Midwest: Verizon said this week (March 13) it will launch its 5G network in Chicago and Minneapolis on April 11. The announcement from the mobile network provider serves as the latest demonstration that 5G is coming, and that retailers and payment services providers should get ready to operate in the 5G world.

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MARCH 11, 2020

A Newark Airport store will start using Amazon’s Just Walk Out cashierless technology on March 16, just days after the company announced it was licensing the platform to retailers, according to reports on Wednesday (March 11). . with new openings scheduled for New York, Chicago, Seattle and San Francisco on the agenda for his year.

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Payments Source

OCTOBER 12, 2016

CHICAGO – Major retailers know what they are up against with Amazon, an e-commerce retailer pulling in 183 million visits per month on its site.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 19, 2020

But Foxtrot, a small company out of Chicago, is reinventing convenience store retail and taking it uptown. It’s an ambitious business model, which so far has been limited to eight locations in Chicago, but certainly enough to prove the concept for LaVitola, who is an investment banker by trade, and his team.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 19, 2020

But Foxtrot, a small company out of Chicago, is reinventing convenience store retail and taking it uptown. It’s an ambitious business model, which so far has been limited to eight locations in Chicago, but certainly enough to prove the concept for LaVitola, who is an investment banker by trade, and his team.

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SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

According to the eCommerce giant, the new technology will allow consumers to pay via a palm-print scan that verifies their identity and pushes their payment using whatever card they have stored. The technology will make its debut at two Amazon Go locations in the company’s hometown of Seattle, according to published reports.

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OCTOBER 11, 2017

In those early years, the company’s safes were some of the only ones to withstand the Great Chicago Fire of 1871, and the company was commissioned to build the world’s largest safe for Wells Fargo’s San Francisco branch in 1874. That’s because retailers have so far been quick to jump on the connected commerce bandwagon.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 4, 2020

Retail, said per the announcement, “We recognize that the way people shop is changing, and with the launch of Staples Connect, we are adapting to fit the needs of our customers.” The store also houses the Staples Studio coworking concept that the retailer has been launching in some Massachusetts locations, as well as three Canadian locations.

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JUNE 22, 2018

Through their strategic partnership, the companies will experiment with the integration of Microsoft AI technologies into M&S stores, as well as the retailer’s broader operations, retail news source Chain Store Age reported. “We The move comes as the retailer unveiled a plan in November to become a “digital-first” business.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 10, 2018

The eCommerce retailer is said to be on the hunt for a space in the Oxford Circus district of London for its cashierless C-store concept, Business Insider reported. According to the report, the retailer is seeking a location with 3,000 to 5,000 square feet in the neighborhood that was described as “the busiest shopping area in London.”

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 2, 2017

Between automated checkout lines, online grocery ordering and meal kit services, it seems like the inexorable tide of progress is determined to wipe out millions of jobs across the retail and grocery sectors. And those are just the new technologies getting the most press. In Other News….

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 2, 2018

Amazon is testing the idea of expanding its cashierless checkout technology to a larger store format, experimenting with it in Seattle in a space that is formatted to be like a big store, reported the Wall Street Journal. That could mean it will take a while before Amazon could roll out the technology to larger format stores.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 2, 2016

Although more and more retailers are dabbling in new technology trends — hello, virtual reality shopping — consumers might not actually get the benefits of these advancements due to a problem that’s been facing the World Wide Web almost since its inception: slow internet connections.

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OCTOBER 1, 2019

grocery stores with locations in Chicago, Philadelphia and Los Angeles. The eCommerce retailer is also reportedly eyeing grocery spaces in New Jersey, Connecticut and the New York metro region. It’s also eyeing the potential to bring the technology to concession stands at baseball games. .

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 11, 2020

In the age of Amazon, achieving success in this market takes dozens of fulfillment centers, advanced logistics and sophisticated enterprise technology. While massive businesses like Amazon have the scale and expertise to make this a reality, the vast majority of online retailers simply can’t meet this expectation on their own.

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