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Google Tracker: Calling For Backup From Smartphone Producer HTC

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How could Google benefit from acquiring smartphone maker HTC? Is Google Home safe from hackers? This and everything else you may have missed in this week’s Google tracker. Taiwanese news outlet Commercial Times reported Google has nearly completed an acquisition of HTC, the smartphone maker that builds the Google Pixel.

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Walmart-Amazon Whole Paycheck Tracker: A Slow Start To A New Year

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Sometimes even the fastest runners need to take a break, and after the 16-week continuous retail sprint that is the annual holiday shopping rush, it is no great surprise that both Amazon and Walmart were relatively quiet in the first week of the new decade. The brand has also promised greater investment and marketing.

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Millennial’s Matter to Bank Marketing

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In the age of Apple Pay, Google Wallet, and online banking, the old assumptions are shattered. Believe it or not, this is a slice of the market that in some cases has never opened the doors of a bricks-and-mortar branch bank or learned how to write a check. Conservative bankers might dismiss social media.

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The Walmart Amazon Whole Paycheck Tracker: The Delivery Edition 

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Amazon is not alone in its New York City expansion plans: Facebook has also leased a massive space in Hudson Yard and Google has plans to add 7,000 employees to the city over the next 10 years. After two years at the world’s largest retailer, Bonobos Founder Andy Dunn is leaving Walmart in early 2020, Reuters reported on Thursday (Dec.

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Retail Pulse: H-E-B Rolls Out New App; Jimmy John’s Launches Loyalty Program

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Grocery retailers are making it easier for consumers to shop with their mobile devices through digital innovations. Chief Digital Officer Jag Bath said per a post , “The new My H-E-B mobile app is a perfect example of how we are investing in new technologies to enhance our digital services and establish H-E-B as a digital retail leader.”

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Surviving The Retail Apocalypse: The Technologies And Trends That Can Help Brick-And-Mortar Thrive Again

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Research BRIEFING: Surviving the Retail Apocalypse. How are brick-and-mortar retailers surviving and adapting in the world of digital commerce? The retail apocalypse has claimed many victims , with almost 7,000 stores closing in the US in 2017. And that’s just since February. TABLE OF CONTENTS.

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33 Ways Drones Will Impact Society: From Fighting War to Forecasting Weather, UAVs Change Everything

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According to forecasts , the emerging global market for business services using drones is valued at over $127B. In the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey, AT&T and Verizon launched drones in Houston, Texas to inspect their towers — a process which would have been too dangerous and time-consuming to do manually. Telecommunications.