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Retailers Rethink Store Concepts, Digital Strategies Amid New Realities

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Traditional retail locations, ranging from fashion and home furnishings to hardware and department stores, have been forced to make significant changes in the face of heightened competition from eCommerce giants like Amazon and omnichannel powerhouses, like Walmart and its online unit, Jet.com.

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Walmart Mexico Eyes App Enhancement To Keep Money Transfers In-House

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At a time when the pandemic has seen a massive shift toward digital commerce, the Mexican arm of Walmart – the world’s largest retailer – is looking to leverage the river of remittances that its customers receive from the United States, and to keep more of that cash in-store. Pushing Digital.

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A Bundle Of Contradictions: The Online Privacy Landscape

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At first glance, 2018 is shaping up to be a year that has brought meaningful consumer, regulatory and legislative backlash against lax online privacy. What seems to be genuinely changing is consumer awareness of how privacy really works in the digital world. Except, maybe not. Privacy Changes. In fact, just 9 percent of U.S.

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Google Launches Small Business Portal

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The effort includes what the company calls “personalized plans,” which involves a business telling Google its goals, and Google in return providing “a step-by-step, tailored plan of recommended products to help you stand out online, reach more customers and work more efficiently.

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Today In Payments: Citi Partners With Mastercard For Google Pay Plex Accounts; PayPal Boosts Xoom’s Money Transfer Capabilities

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19) unveiled a major upgrade to Xoom, enabling customers across the United States to use the mobile payments app to send money straight to the bank account of a family member, friend or another recipient. Chipotle Personalizes Loyalty Program, Digital Ordering Experience. PayPal on Thursday (Nov.

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QSRs Battle For US Sales With Online Delivery And Payments

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billion in domestic sales — Starbucks is far and away the most successful mobile payments platform in the United States. Touchscreen self-ordering kiosks, a new mobile pay app, dedicated pickup areas for mobile orders, digital menu boards and, yes, in-store WiFi will make up its digital strategy. Starbucks’ $18.4

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Retail Pulse: Chipotle Mexican Grill Unveils Alexa Skill; Kroger Goes Back To Basics

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30 of this year in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, France and Germany.). “We We always strive to introduce additional access points in the Chipotle ordering experience and overall digital ecosystem,” Chipotle Vice President of Digital Strategy and Product Management Nicole West said in an announcement.

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