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How A Retail Incubator Could Produce The Next Big Innovation

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The myth of the lone (and possibly mad) scientist died out a long time ago, as the industrial age led to teams of researchers working together (or at healthy cross purposes) to enable innovation. This QR code can lead to a more expensive transaction and a less seamless experience compared to NFC.”.

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Beyond Registers — What’s Next For Retail Store Payments?

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Is the store register on its way out in favor of other retail and payments innovation? In case you didn’t hear, Target faced a register outage that lasted for about 90 minutes on Sunday (June 16), which meant the retail chain couldn’t process cards or other forms of payment.

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Grocers’ In-Store Innovations For Boosting Consumer Spend

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To capture this spending, grocers are driving innovation through their brick-and-mortar stores with delivery and pickup efforts (among other initiatives). Almost a quarter — or 24 percent — of customers in the survey sample preferred Walmart. Nearly two in 10 — or 17 percent — of customers in the survey sample preferred Kroger.

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Kroger Expands Home Chef Meal Kit Offerings To New Stores

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. “Kroger continues to redefine the customer experience and provide new ways to shop for, prep and cook meals through exciting brick-and-mortar and digital experiences,” Robert Clark , Kroger’s senior vice president of merchandising, said in a press release.

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Adidas Reinvents The Pop-Up As Collaborative Creative Space

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The pop-up store , in an era where retail is resetting rapidly all around, has become a popular option for all types of businesses, including eTailers looking to put feelers out into physical commerce without a big commitment, or even physical retailers trying to test-drive an expansion into a new market.

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Wayfair Beats Earnings Expectations – Again

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So what does a better than expected result look like for an eCommerce player trying to own a niche of digital retail outside the Amazon orbit? In major metro areas, small package delivery is down to two days and large package deliver clocks in at 14 days. “We At home you want unique items.’. By The Numbers .

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POS Payments At The Speed Of Sound (Waves)

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Friction bedevils all types of retail — and that holds true for transactions inside stores or via eCommerce sites. At the same time, the ongoing effort to create true omnichannel experiences for consumers often runs into roadblocks of friction, frustrating merchants and consumers alike. Solving For Friction.

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