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SEPTEMBER 11, 2019

UPS , too, is going down the drone path – one that Amazon pioneered for retail delivery uses – and is seeking a certification to operate commercial drone flights. For its part, Amazon is also experimenting with other – perhaps sexier – shipping innovations. The company applied to the U.S.

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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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JANUARY 15, 2021

The chain plans to add the technology this quarter to its store at the Dallas Love Field airport, then intends to add it to other shops across North America as time goes on. Amazon uses the Just Walk Out technology at more than two dozen Amazon Go and Amazon Go Grocery stores, and also licenses it to other retailers.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 18, 2019

Pet retail is having a moment, with innovation and other efforts helping merchants better reach owners of dogs, cats and other household animals. Pawscout, as it turns out, just launched its $20 pet tags in Walmart — and is selling the product via other retailers, Chavez told PYMNTS. physical retail landscape.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 9, 2018

It’s not uncommon for brands to open permanent stores after experimenting with pop-ups, but Glossier is taking an innovative payments approach to its new flagship in New York City that launched on Thursday (November 8): the company is bringing its own point-of-sale system (POS) to the flagship. And online retail sales may hit $123.73

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SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

The online retail giant is scooping up 90,000 additional square feet of office space in the middle of Singapore’s financial district at the Asia Square Tower 1, Bloomberg reports , citing people familiar with Amazon’s real estate plans. The world’s largest retailer is also on a hiring binge in Singapore.

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SEPTEMBER 17, 2019

In the meantime, the digital, mobile, delivery and other innovations that are taking place in this sector are also promising to impact retailers and the consumers who shop not only with mom-and-pop stores but with the bigger chains. The latest example of that comes from one of the biggest retail chains out there — Walmart.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 30, 2018

Brands might want a space to test new concepts with shoppers in brick-and-mortar retail environments, but they don’t always want the time and expense involved in building out a permanent store. Cosmetic firm Glossier opened a new retail store on Chicago’s West Loop on Aug. Beauty Pop-Up Shops.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 8, 2019

Retailers are bringing omnichannel experiences to consumers by bridging the worlds of online and brick-and-mortar commerce through offerings such as buy-online-pickup-in-store (BOPIS). Following that trend, Fast fashion apparel retailer rue21 recently announced it plans to bring the offering to more than 700 stores.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 26, 2018

It has been a busy year in the world of mobile commerce, particularly with retail apps. Below, PYMNTS rounds up the top trends of the year and sheds light on how retailers are tapping into mobile apps to make the shopping experience more convenient and less time consuming for shoppers. Apps As Mobile Ordering Tools.

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JANUARY 7, 2020

Financing is also part of the new wave of innovation in this area. The service, which made its first appearance in five Dallas-Fort Worth area dealerships, gives customers access to a variety of vehicle types, from sedans and coupes to convertibles and crossovers. New Financing.

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PYMNTS

JULY 5, 2019

Retailers are bolstering their supply chains in China as they seek to enhance their service and offer customers fresh products. The post also pointed out that the retailer invested over RMB 700 million – which is approximately $100 million – to create the South China Fresh Food Distribution Center. Other Brick-and-Mortar News.

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JUNE 6, 2019

The Mount Pleasant, Texas-based bank has added eight new locations over the past year in locations like Fort Worth and Dallas. Guaranty Bank and Trust is using new technology to make it easier for potential new customers to switch bank accounts as it expands its branch network.

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MARCH 29, 2019

As it stands, the quick-service pizza chain has more than 15,900 stores in over 85 markets around the world and over half of its global retail sales are through international locations. As it stands, Dynamic Yield enables over 300 brands that span verticals such as retail, finance and travel across six continents.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

has completed its Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection process and emerged from one of the highest-profile retail collapses since COVID-19 began, the Dallas-based company disclosed. We emerge from Chapter 11 as a stronger, more innovative retailer, brand partner and employer.”. Neiman Marcus Holding Company Inc.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 20, 2019

“We are constantly researching and developing ways to take both in-store and at-home retail experiences to the next level,” Mahadevan said. The company started testing the 7NOW delivery service at select stores in Dallas two years ago. After that, the regular delivery fee is $3.99.

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JUNE 17, 2020

That’s the cool thing about technology — if you invest in building platforms the right way, you can accelerate innovation,” he said, adding that nearly 133,000 concierge transactions had been handled by early June. Adapt, Pivot and Innovate’. Parent Walmart led online grocery sales in April, commanding half of online grocery sales.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 15, 2020

These realities are casting a new light on some of grocery stores’ recent innovations, such as Stop and Shop’s hand-held product scanners and Target’s and Whole Food’s mobile ordering and curbside pickup services. Sam’s Club has been a notable player in the digital innovation arena. A Proving Ground For Innovation.

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MARCH 5, 2019

In an effort to make Scan & Go a bit quicker, Sam’s Club, owned by retailing giant Walmart, has developed and is testing an app that uses a camera for a mobile shopping experience, identifying products in consumers’ baskets rather than barcodes.

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JANUARY 30, 2018

Green, who ran the Southland Ice Dock in Dallas, realized his customers needed to buy products like bread, milk and eggs after grocery stores had closed. Enter Amazon Go, a brick-and-mortar convenience store the eCommerce retailer opened last week in Seattle. Amazon Reinvents the C-Store.

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MAY 2, 2019

” According to Fortune , the company will test the service in 18 markets: Austin, Texas; Charlotte, North Carolina; Chicago, Illinois; Dallas-Ft. Late last year, the company rolled out scan-and-go options for customers in 14 stores in Dallas, with plans to equip all of its U.S. Worth, Texas; Los Angeles, California; Miami-Ft.

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MARCH 1, 2016

It’s become a tired trope to complain about how much better customer service was in the good old days of retail, but one company at least thinks that a more academic approach to greeting, bagging and all-around assisting can make a difference.

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NOVEMBER 8, 2018

To that end, 7-Eleven said earlier this week that is debuting scan-and-go options at 14 of its Dallas-based stores, with the goal of bringing that technology to additional locations through 2019. Cashierless payments are set to increasingly be part of the convenience store checkout model.

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FEBRUARY 21, 2017

Today, the ATM is one of the most familiar features of the retail banking landscape. In the US, Dallas-based engineer Donald Wetzel pioneered the development and deployment of the ATM. That figure is likely to pass four million by 2021, according to Retail Banking Research. This year, the automated teller machine turns 50.

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JUNE 19, 2018

The new brick-and-mortar location will come chock-full of new retail innovations, but the store won’t carry a plethora of items. This will be smaller than a typical club — which is perfect for testing innovations in a live shopping environment,” Iannone said. Shipping And Delivery. Click-And-Collect And Mobile Apps.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 27, 2019

In the meantime, the digital, mobile, delivery and other innovations that are taking place in this sector are also promising to impact retailers and the consumers who shop not only with mom-and-pop stores, but with the bigger chains.

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NOVEMBER 24, 2020

After launching one of the more innovative business models in the digital-first space, fashion rental platform Wardrobe is expanding. With its recent purchase of Dallas-based Rent My Wardrobe, it is gaining a geographic footprint in the southern U.S. and expanding its presence in what its founder calls the “peer-to-peer” fashion space.

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SEPTEMBER 5, 2019

In addition, AT&T will let attendees at the Dallas Cowboys’ stadium play with 5G devices. As Verizon and AT&T work to get customers excited about 5G, merchants in retail and payments aren’t as thrilled. Chief Executive Officer Hans Vestberg said in an interview, according to Bloomberg.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 2, 2017

In retail news, home goods eTailer Wayfair announced Friday (Sept. Currently available in 10 retail markets — including Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Dallas, New York City and San Francisco, among others — Chain Store Age reports the new feature will “transform what is considered a time-consuming, even frustrating, process.”

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PYMNTS

MARCH 19, 2018

As growth of Target -branded payment cards has slowed, the retailer is beginning to experiment with a new rewards program: Dubbed “Target Red,” the new program will not be linked to a debit or credit card , The Star Tribune reported. “We We know not everyone wants another credit card,” Joshua Thomas, a Target spokesman, told the newspaper. “So,

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OCTOBER 9, 2018

The changing nature of retail has been challenging for pharmacies. Sales of things like personal care products, cosmetics and various other household goods have been slipping, as consumers are increasingly stocking up online or at alternative retail venues like dollar stores for those types of items. in early 2019.

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AUGUST 15, 2017

While the retail industry is undergoing its transformation, there’s one clear winner on both brick-and-mortar and eCommerce delivery services. Today’s retail practically demands an easy delivery option. Here are the numbers: $3.4 billion | Amount Aldi plans to invest to bring increase its U.S.

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SEPTEMBER 12, 2019

And it is not necessarily just a tire retailer – Komal said it is more of a logistics company that also happens to sell and install tires. The company services the two metroplexes of Kansas City and Dallas. Both cities are relatively spread out, so people have longer commute times. and avoid the trek to a garage.

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DECEMBER 5, 2018

Together with Samsung, we plan to bring the best in technology and innovation to our customers. Dallas, Houston, Indianapolis, Jacksonville, Fla., Customers will eventually be able to connect in near real-time to unforeseen possibilities,” David Christopher, president of AT&T Mobility and Entertainment, said in a press release.

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JUNE 21, 2018

The old model of opening a retail store with merchandise as a main focus of the space may not appeal to today’s consumers – millennials in particular. Cities such as Plano hold promise for retail, for example, as they are fast-growing locations with many employers. This generation values experiences, not just tangible goods.

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South State Correspondent

JANUARY 4, 2023

Mostly, this means getting innovative with deposit and payment products. Despite a 30% increase in expected losses in markets like Dallas, Atlanta, D.C., Sectors like office, retail, and hospitality, are even worse. Develop a more innovative process. Bank product innovation should be measured in weeks, not months.

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MARCH 7, 2019

The camera technology , which is tied to the firm’s Dallas innovation lab, represents what might be the “next level” in scan-and-go efforts. In a statement, Sam’s Club VP of Product and Member Experience Eddie Garcia said “at its core, Sam’s Club Now will be a technology lab that doubles as a live, retail club.

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