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Walgreens Set To Open Primary Care Clinics In Houston

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Walgreens and VillageMD , a leading national provider of primary healthcare, have announced a partnership to provide primary care services for adult patients in the Houston, Texas area. The technology includes easy and convenient check in by phone or kiosk, home-based monitoring and tele-medicine. billion in healthcare spending.

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Verizon 5G Network Launch Foreshadows Mobile Commerce Changes

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Verizon launched the world’s first commercial 5G Ultra Wideband network in October 2018 with the rollout of 5G Home broadband internet service in Houston, Los Angeles, Sacramento and Indianapolis,” the company said. As PYMNTS has reported , Verizon plans to bring its 5G technology to 30 U.S. 5G Potential. 5G Potential.

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What’s The Reward For Early 5G Deployment? Asia Will Soon Find Out

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That could give the country an edge when it comes to showcasing payment and commerce uses of the mobile network technology — and provide the rest of the world with an example of what might not work so well with 5G-enabled features. A big part of the 5G pitch involves its retail capabilities. China and Japan. In the U.S.,

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Inside Chipotle’s Decade Of Digital-First Ordering Innovation

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The December Order To Eat Tracker® highlights the latest technologies, innovations and collaborations that are altering the restaurant landscape from self-driving vehicles, car-side delivery models and other innovations. Pizza chain Domino’s , for example, is planning to test self-driving vehicle technology in one major metro region.

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Uber Eats Gobbles Up Delivery-Only Restaurant Ando

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We’ve worked with Uber to power our delivery from the start, and we’re excited our team and technology will play a role in their vision of building the world’s leading food delivery service going forward,” the company wrote in its note announcing the sale. “Starting Jan. Ando hasn’t defined its role at Uber Eats yet.

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Hearst Team Creating Amazon Skills For Alexa

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Media company Hearst has put together a team of 10 people that is tasked with staying on top of cutting-edge technology, including voice-activated devices from the likes of Amazon and Google, and creating products and services around them. It also developed skills for the San Francisco Chronicle and Houston Chronicle , two newspapers it owns.

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Why Sam’s Club Expanded Its Instacart Footprint

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This is the latest example of how the digital and physical are merging in retail — and also shows just how far consumer convenience has developed over the last few decades. Markets included in Instacart’s larger footprint will include New Jersey, Indianapolis and Houston, among others, according to the company.