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Amazon Announces Next Whole Foods Delivery Expansion

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Grocery delivery for Prime members is taking its next great leap forward as Amazon and Whole Foods have announced that Prime Now Grocery is expanding to Chicago, Houston, Indianapolis, Minneapolis and San Antonio. Alternatively, the eCommerce retailer said members can use their mobile phone number to access the discounts.

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Can 5G Power Retail Drone Deliveries?

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UPS , too, is going down the drone path – one that Amazon pioneered for retail delivery uses – and is seeking a certification to operate commercial drone flights. We can expect more such retail trends to match up and combine forces for new innovation in the coming decade. The company applied to the U.S.

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Coronavirus Refunds: The Chicago Bears Provide Reimbursement Option To Season Ticket Holders

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The team will also reportedly have home games with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Houston Texans and Indianapolis Colts, among others. The team’s home opener is scheduled for Sept. At that time, the New York Giants are set to visit Solider Field.

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Verizon 5G Network Launch Foreshadows Mobile Commerce Changes

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The announcement from the mobile network provider serves as the latest demonstration that 5G is coming, and that retailers and payment services providers should get ready to operate in the 5G world. 5G Potential.

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More Retailers Are Checking Into Hotels In Search Of Innovation

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Part of the future of retail is playing out inside hotels — and that’s happening as the wider part of the travel-and-tourism industry is undergoing its own significant disruption. One of the latest — and perhaps wildest — examples of the hotel-retail trend comes from Taco Bell, of all places. Unattended Retail. Deeper Trend.

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Uber Eats Sees 59 Pct Spike In European Grocery Delivery

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In Britain, Uber Eats has nine networks of convenience stores and over 700 shops on its platform, and is in talks with other retailers and supermarket groups, Ficaja said. She said Uber Eats enabled the market to bring necessities to people in a way that is safe as well as convenient.

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

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It’s difficult to say what retail and payments use cases will emerge from these early 5G deployments in South Korea – but they are coming, and not just from that country. A big part of the 5G pitch involves its retail capabilities. The work toward 5G services that could directly impact payments and commerce has started. In the U.S.,

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