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Mobile payments can redefine the customer experience for unattended retail

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One of the best-attended educational sessions at the recent National Automatic Merchandising Association show in Las Vegas focused on how payment technology innovations — namely mobile payments — are impacting customer expectations.

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Retailers should seek to own mobile payments

Payments Dive

A panel discussion at the ShopTalk conference in Las Vegas focused on the issues merchants face today as it relates to the mobile customer experience.

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WHSmith To Acquire Marshall Retail Group

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WHSmith has revealed it will acquire Marshall Retail Group (MRG) in an effort to boost its presence in U.S. company will buy Las Vegas-based MRG from Brentwood Associates for $400 million. airports, according to Financial Times. It plans to open another 33 stores over the next five years.

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Retail Pulse: True Food Drives Menu Innovation, LVMH Agrees To Buy Tiffany & Co

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And True Food is opening its first juice as well as cocktail bar next year in Las Vegas to be known as True Bar. restaurant market with its food platform by rethinking the customer experience and addressing the pain points people face when seeking nutritious, fast meals. percent sales growth last year.

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Amazon Delves Into Fashion With AI-Powered Search Tool

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The Amazon Re:MARS conference in Las Vegas has been churning out technology news for the company. Now, according to reports , Amazon’s Consumer Worldwide CEO Jeff Wilke has announced a new AI-powered fashion search tool called StyleSnap, designed to help customers find clothes to buy. This is not the first service of its kind.

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CITCON Rolls Out Cross-Border Payments At Mall Of America

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“Accepting the familiar and preferred mobile payment options has become a necessity for retailers to deliver an exceptional customer experience that matches with the changing behavior of today’s Chinese consumers.”

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Why North American Merchants Are Adopting Alipay In-Store (And Online)

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To serve travelers from China who want to shop in-store and online, retailers thousands of miles away from Asia are accepting Alipay in brick-and-mortar stores and on the web. Wang noted that the retailer is also “constantly evolving to provide more Chinese consumers a seamless and familiar way to pay.”.

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