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JANUARY 18, 2021

Every year for the last 110 years , members of the retail trade group, known as the National Retail Federation (NRF), have assembled to discuss the slate of issues pertinent to its members. COVID-19, of course, didn’t cause physical retail’s steep decline — it just accelerated it. Like this one.

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JULY 19, 2017

Pittsburgh-based PNC Financial Services Group is making a significant digital push this quarter, and highlighted a number of areas this is benefiting the bank’s consumer business. But the most significant revelation from the company’s earnings call yesterday may be that digital banking allows any bank to become national.

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DECEMBER 28, 2020

In today’s top retail news, FedEx Corp. 28) that it closed its acquisition of ShopRunner, which will operate as a part of a new group inside of FedEx Services named FedEx Dataworks. 28) that it closed its acquisition of ShopRunner, which will operate as a part of a new group inside of FedEx Services named FedEx Dataworks.

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JANUARY 25, 2021

The National Retail Federation ’s annual convention may have come and gone but the sentiments, strategies and lessons learned from facing nearly a year of pandemic-led changes by some of the world’s largest merchants are going nowhere fast — especially when it comes to their embrace of increased digitalization.

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SEPTEMBER 16, 2019

These are some of the ways that innovators in the dining space are making it easier for consumers to order their favorite foods — and for restaurants to accept their orders: The projected value of online restaurant delivery sales by 2022, compared to $25 billion today, is $62 billion. The projected share of U.S.

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APRIL 4, 2019

Out of the haze of uncertainty emerged a new mobile network, and from the new mobile network came new retail applications and experiences, all taking advantage of the faster speed of the technology, and the potential to reduce friction. 5G Retail Deal. 5G Retail Deal. VR Retail Growth. A new report also says the U.S.

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MARCH 29, 2019

Payments company Square has partnered with the Washington Nationals and Levy Restaurants to let fans order concession menu items right from their seats, according to reports. Alan Gottlieb, chief operating officer at Lerner Sports Group, said it was important for Nationals fans to get the most out of their ballpark experience.

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JANUARY 2, 2019

Coverage includes The National Bank of Kuwait ’s rollout of SWIFT Global Payments Innovation (gpi) services with the help of ACI Worldwide. The National Bank of Kuwait has rolled out SWIFT Global Payments Innovation (gpi) services via the payments engine of ACI Worldwide, according to an announcement.

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OCTOBER 5, 2020

According to the NPD Group , COVID-19 brought the year’s good start to a halt, with March athletic shoe sales down about 40 percent compared to 2019 and taking a 50 percent hit in April. Despite its 37 -state footprint, Werder noted that Fleet Feet thinks of itself as both a national brand and a community retailer.

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NOVEMBER 22, 2018

According to the National Turkey Federation (which really does exist) roughly 85 percent of Americans plan to eat turkey for Thanksgiving. Turkey didn’t become standard fare on the Thanksgiving table until Abraham Lincoln officially declared it a national holiday in the 1860s. The average turkey weighs 16 pounds and costs $22.03.

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AUGUST 7, 2019

Mostly because that is where innovations tend to get their start — ridesharing, delivery on demand, one-day shipping, buy-online pick up in-store, experimental experiential retail locations, pop-up shops and the list goes on (and on). But what every big digital upgrade of the last decade or so has in common is an urban home base.

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MAY 8, 2020

The crisis is hardly over, but post-pandemic reality is setting in for Main Street retail. The prevailing sentiment, as the crisis heads into its third month, is that more innovative government programs will be necessary to provide any meaningful relief. In comparison, small businesses selling similar products were forced to close.

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JUNE 15, 2020

As the growing app economy has brought innovation throughout 175 nations, Apple said Monday (June 15) the App Store ecosystem fostered $519 billion in sales around the world just last year. Mobile commerce apps brought in most of the sales in that area and retail was the biggest, arriving at $268 billion.

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NOVEMBER 21, 2020

While defined as a holiday for gathering with loved ones around a laden table, this year – in the era of COVID-19 and skyrocketing case counts nationwide – the CDC is officially asking people not to head home to congregate in large groups this season. So it’s good to see some major retailers giving back for the holiday.

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APRIL 24, 2017

Kicking off this week’s grocery tracker, Whole Foods Market (WFM) shares hit their highest level seen since the summer of 2015 as activist investor Jana Partners puts the squeeze on innovation and pressures the organic grocer towards a possible sale. Recovery has been slow for the national grocer since prices fell in February.

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DECEMBER 4, 2020

according to CryptoNews, citing data from The Havana Consulting Group and Tech. The proof-of-concept was run in partnership with BIS’ Innovation Hub Swiss Centre, the Swiss National Bank and financial infrastructure operator SIX, according to the announcement.

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APRIL 17, 2019

The race to 5G retail is on. Recent news out of Asia serves as solid foreshadowing of how 5G could enhance retail in the coming few years. 5G Retail Plans. South Korea’s SK Telecom and retail conglomerate Shinsegae Group have joined forces on 5G retail, for instance. and none in China.

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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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OCTOBER 18, 2019

Mastercard is collaborating with four eCommerce retailers — WHSmith.co.uk, Funky Pigeon, Cult Pens and The Card Gallery — to offer the Pay by Bank app to online shoppers, Mastercard announced in a press release on Friday (Oct. WHSmith is excited to launch Mastercard’s innovative new payment method, Pay by Bank app.

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APRIL 3, 2018

to Ingenico Group ’s Telium Semi-Integrated solution. Ingenico Group has helped KFC U.S. To provide customers with a fast and secure payment solution no matter where they pay, KFC uses a mix of Ingenico Group’s iSC250 and iPP350 smart terminals at the counter and iPP350 smart terminals for its drive-thrus.

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NOVEMBER 14, 2018

To help bring these options to shoppers, a growing group of payments players are fostering partnerships to accept new payment methods and improve their offerings. Seat Geek is among the platforms using Apple Pay: the ticket retailer includes the payment method amid its options for its Snapchat ticket buying experience.

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FEBRUARY 22, 2022

Through focused, innovative products, services, and a redefined operating model, BDB has been stimulating and driving entrepreneurial activity in the country. TCS BaNCS will enable BDB to launch new innovative products faster.

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FEBRUARY 20, 2018

Same Day ACH became a reality in 2017 after the National Automated Clearing House Association (NACHA) introduced its faster payments infrastructure to the market. In addition, innovators the world over are exploring how technologies like blockchain could address payments speeds and efficiency on an international level. In the U.S.,

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MAY 1, 2017

Still, Jana’s activism will likely continue to positively influence investor sentiment and share value with it as long as the prospects for innovation (and maybe even a sale) stay in sight for the organic grocer. And with 80 percent national coverage, these current stats wouldn’t come as much of a loss.

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JANUARY 21, 2020

JPMorgan has created a $100 billion funding arm to expand investments in emerging markets and help the United Nations meet its sustainable development goals. Mastercard on Helping Retailers Strike the Right Innovation Balance. Group Effort for Central Banks and Digital Currencies?

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DECEMBER 7, 2019

Bloomberg reports that there is a group of Trappist monks in Kentucky who are changing the face of that dessert with their whiskey-soaked handmade fruitcakes. Santa: The Original Experiential Retail Strategy. And while much has changed in retail, Santa’s popularity has not. Nick in their windows to appeal to children.

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MAY 22, 2020

The reopening of retail is bound to portend changes for businesses as well as consumers. The National Retail Federation (NRF) and other groups have released guidelines for store operation and design today (May 22) as members begin to come back from the economic devastation of the pandemic.

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SEPTEMBER 22, 2020

There’s arguably no more polarizing macroeconomic issue in the retail world than the fate of the American mall. The problems start with how retailers view and serve the customer. The entire process, cradle to grave, has failed to evolve and innovate with the customer in mind.”.

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NOVEMBER 8, 2017

FIS surveyed 25 markets in which real-time payments programs are operational, rating their innovative qualities on a scale from 1 to 5. Singapore’s Fast and Secure Transfers (FAST) scheme also received a 4 score on the innovation scale, which focuses on accelerated inter-bank transfers as well as direct debits.

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JULY 11, 2022

Buy now, pay later (BNPL) is a type of point-of-sale installment loan that partners with retailers to allow consumers to pay for their purchases in multiple equal payments. When online shopping, if a retailer has a partnership with a BNPL platform, the customer can choose it as their payment method when placing their order at checkout.

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MAY 23, 2017

Phillips Edison & Company , a fully integrated real estate firm with a national platform of grocery-anchored shopping centers, released its industry insights on trending themes for retail shopping centers this week at ICSC’s RECon event in Las Vegas. The retail industry at large continues to step-up their game,” said Conway.

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NOVEMBER 25, 2019

During the 3rd National Technology Business Incubator Summit (TBI Summit), the company revealed that it signed a memorandum of agreement with the Philippine Council for Industry, Energy, and Emerging Technology Research and Development (PCIEETRD) – DOST. “We OKB will also be accepted by virtual retailer Cryptomall.

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JANUARY 7, 2019

fashion retailer Missguided is offering a pay later option through Klarna , and Nordic payments company Nets A/S and merchant payment service provider Concardis Payment Group said they have completed their merger. fashion retailer Missguided is offering a pay later option through Klarna, according to an announcement. In the U.K.,

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JANUARY 9, 2020

It also noted that Walgreens and Kroger created group purchasing organization and grew their work together with a new joint venture looking to offer cost savings, as well as other benefits, across owned brand sourcing.

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MAY 20, 2019

As 5G deployments start, retailers and other companies and organizations around the world are striving to find what works. The effort reportedly involves China-based UTStarcom and China Mobile Group, and a “refrigerated vending machine” called goBox. However, it does struggle in two areas: mid-band spectrum and national strategy.

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DECEMBER 21, 2020

You can see it in how investors are putting money to work in both consumer-facing and B2B startups, and how startups and incumbents are forging new partnerships to move innovation faster to market. Almost half, 45 percent, have shifted digital to shop for retail products, and one in five to shop for groceries and order food from restaurants.

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OCTOBER 21, 2020

In an interview with Karen Webster, the European Banking Federation’s ( EBF ) Alexandra Maniati , Director of Cybersecurity & Innovation, said the European banking industry is, increasingly, embracing the cloud to pivot to new financial services and products across the Continent.

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