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Retailers Show The Path Forward On AI Innovation

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Retailers are getting smarter about artificial intelligence (AI), and the latest example of that innovative effort comes from Walmart. According to a new report , the retail chain, hoping to reduce checkout theft, is turning to cameras powered by AI, with deployments underway in some 1,000 stores.

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Reynolds CEO: Recreating Grocery’s Home Goods Aisle For The Millennial

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In 1910, the world of foil enjoyed its most important historical innovation: The Swiss figured out how to make it out of aluminum instead of tin. On Facebook , for example, Reynolds does a weekly campaign to show off unusual and creative uses for its products (did you know Reynolds aluminum foil can be used to clean the grill?).

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The Year In Data: Measuring 2020’s Payments Innovation

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percent made voice-assisted purchases while shopping for groceries or retail goods in the last 24 hours. 35 percent of retail businesses have experienced an increase in demand. percent of millennials believe it is “very” important to receive payments in real time. percent made purchases via mobile in the last 24 hours.

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Welcome To The New C-Store Innovation Game

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Retail innovation labs – incubators or tech hubs – aren’t confined to operations run by the likes of Amazon or Walmart. A new lab store from 7-Eleven underscores the innovation wave that is taking place in the convenience store sector of retail – a sector ripe for change, disruption and growth. stores with the innovation.

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Deep Dive: How Customer Behaviors Drive Demand For Mobile Disbursement Innovation

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This ease explains why retailers and other businesses have been growing more interested in this area. There has been similar growth in mobile disbursement interest in the business-to-business (B2B) space as well, especially as more millennial and Gen Z workers join firms’ staff. B2B Payment Innovation Struggles.

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Are Millennials Really Killing Canned Tuna, Too?

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The millennial path of destruction allegedly continues, with those young consumers now taking blame for the decline in the popularity of canned tuna — a product that joins a casualty list that already includes diamonds and restaurants such as Applebee’s. Before we get to that, let’s review the newest charges leveled against millennials.

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Enticing Millennials With Experiences Using ?Neighborhood Goods?

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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. The Neighborhood Goods store slated to open this fall in Plano, Texas, for example, will have a bar and restaurant in the center of its space.