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PetSmart Continues Brick-And-Mortar Expansion With More Store Openings

PYMNTS

“Continuing to expand our brick-and-mortar footprint is an important part of our strategy to be the most convenient, best-in-class pet retailer,” said Brian Amkraut, executive vice president of store operations for PetSmart. “In In addition to our store growth, we continue to take steps to further enhance the customer experience.

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Bright Paths Students Demonstrate New Skills with Incredible Variety of Apps

Perficient

In her first semester at Southwest Minnesota State University, she majored in Computer Science and learned quite a lot about terminals, using Jedit, and also learned about gates and machine languages operating off binary numbers. Joy brings experience from everything from international relations to economics to software.

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Should Unstaffed Stores Be Shelved?

PYMNTS

Automation promises many benefits in retail, including the potential to reduce costs and improve the customer experience. Another regional grocer, H-E-B, has begun piloting a scan-and-go solution, which lets customers scan products with their smartphones during their shopping trip, bag them and pay via generated QR code before leaving.

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Retail Pulse: goop Finds Stickiness In New York, Opens ‘Lab’; Nordstrom To Offer Early-Bird Pickup

PYMNTS

And, while the retailer offers curbside pickup year-round, customers will be able to pick up their items 24 hours a day in select locations during a short period in December leading up to Christmas. In order to meet the needs of our customers, we need to adapt and find new ways to offer them the experiences and service they’re looking for.

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The ICBA 22/23 executive committee is all in

Independent Banker

and CEO and chairman, Minnesota Lakes Bank, Delano, Minn. Bank Operations and Payments chair Alice P. Hartings: ICBA’s ThinkTECH Accelerator brings fintechs and community banks together to enhance bank operations and the customer experience. Grand Rapids, Minn.; ICBA standing committee chairs (from left).

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The case for end-to-end digital lending

Independent Banker

Online applications help to improve the customer experience by offering convenience, secure communications and the ability to easily track the progress of loan applications. Beth Mattson-Teig is a writer in Minnesota. Banks also are realizing efficiencies from automation.

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The 2023 GonzoBanker Awards

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Merger of Equals Deal of the Year (Credit Union) – Spire Credit Union and Hiway Credit Union put 2+2 together to make a $4 billion institution in the Minnesota market. The Holy Crap Operational Risk Award – goes to the growing threat of ransomware with bank technology vendors. and Summit Financial Group, Inc.

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