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How Pharmacies Are Driving Retail Innovation

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The nearly universal need for medication and other remedies is driving retail innovation via the pharmacy sector — and that includes the area of customer experience. A study from The American Journal of Medicine indicates that market pressures in the industry are pulling doctors away from primary care and into sub-specialties.

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Path To World Series Brings Changes To Online Gambling

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And that new fuel comes as the legal online and mobile gambling industry in the U.S. But that doesn’t mean the money doesn’t flow during the baseball playoffs – evidence of that comes from Jim McIngvale, a Houston furniture store owner known as “ Mattress Mack ,” who just put $3.5 Payments Innovation. College and U.S.

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Airbnb Challenger WhyHotel Scores $20M For Luxury Room Rentals

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With the advent of Airbnb , a number of startups have been created in its wake, with the intent of disrupting the hotel industry and encouraging new ways for people to relocate and take vacations. The company has properties in Seattle, Houston, Arlington and Tysons Corner, Virginia. WhyHotel has raised $35 million so far.

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Why Health And Fitness Are Driving More Retail Change

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During a recent high-energy PYMNTS discussion with Karen Webster, Lanman talked about the value ClassPass brings to the modern health and wellness market, and the lessons the company has learned along the way — lessons that can be applied to other operators in the digital realm. That will keep fueling this innovation trend in retail.

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Domino’s To Launch GPS Tracking, Falls Short In US Same-Store Sales Growth

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And he pointed out that the company’s fortressing strategy — through which locations are brought on to existing markets, which is said to allow for faster deliveries — also put pressure on comps. Digital Innovations. The fleet from Nuro is said to serve certain customers in Houston who place online orders. Customer Loyalty.

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How QSRs Bring Mobile And Digital Payments To The Table

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In the age of quick-service restaurant (QSR) dining technology innovation, restaurants are frantically looking into ways to provide consumers with mobile ordering bells and whistles like third-party payment integrations, rewards programs and surprise-and-delight offers.

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Healthcare Disruption Brings More Impact To The Retail World

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Healthcare, among the biggest industries in the world, is being massively disrupted, an effort that could take years or even decades before all the dust settles. Whether PillPack can find a better — and more direct — route to patient prescription data seems unlikely, since Surescripts controls over 80 percent of the market.

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