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Macy’s Bolsters Omnichannel Tech, Taps Into Subscriptions

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When it comes to technology, Gennette said the company is getting off-price better every day, with its backstage distribution center in Columbus now up and running. This DC operates on the Google cloud platform,” he noted, giving the company improved efficiency, speed and scale to support its off-priced business.

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Can Big Brands Survive On The Store-Within-A-Store?

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As such, much of the pool of innovative tools currently being used by online and primarily omni-focused merchants is off limits to the hulking retailer, and its choice of life-saving interventions is limited to what it can do to manipulate the floorspace that it has.

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Grocery Round-Up: Instacart’s Big Valuation Jump, Kroger’s Ghost Kitchens And Grocery Deals Come To Prime Day

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The new ghost kitchens will be available in Indianapolis and Columbus, Ohio. The operation will deliver restaurant-quality food from a menu of 80 meals. Whole Foods And The Food Boom. Is Whole Foods falling behind in a world where grocery sales are booming? And it's starting early.

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Data Dive, Columbus Edition: Square, PayPal And One Brave Bank Teller

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Today is Columbus Day, a celebration of Christopher Columbus’ “discovery” of Americas 526 years ago. First, Christopher Columbus never actually set foot in North America, so he discovered an America, not the America. In fact, much of what one learned in elementary school about Columbus is a little bit off.

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Whole Paycheck Tracker: Accelerating Automation To Capture Consumer Spend

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Robotics and automation were areas of focus for both retailers this week as they seek to upgrade their operations in an effort to capture more consumer spend. With the additions, Prime delivery is now online in 75 U.S. Amazon is advancing warehouse automation tech with a big leveling up of its autonomous cart technology.

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Looking back on Money 20/20

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Chase is developing a wallet that will be available to all of its 94 million cardholders to use in-store, in-app and online. The wallet is not planning to use NFC at the POS, with QR codes set to be a most likely method, and as a result will be available on any smartphone device, irrespective of its operating system.

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Hard Knocks Edition: MCX, EMV And Square

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Utilizing unique feedback from the marketplace and our Columbus pilot, MCX has made a decision to concentrate more heavily in the immediate term on other aspects of our business, including working with financial institutions, like our partnership with Chase, to enable and scale mobile payment solutions.

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