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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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Why Brick-And-Mortar Merchants Are Tapping Into Unattended Retail

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To help meet customer expectations in the digital age, retailers have to know who their shoppers are and what they want. New digital innovations, however, provide the promise of offering valuable customer data to merchants. The expected compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of the global self-service kiosk market from 2019 to 2024 is 4.3

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Retail Pulse: Mattress Firm Mulls Bankruptcy; Walmart Plans Robotic Grocery Pickup

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told the Houston Chronicle that “bankruptcy for Mattress Firm would make sense, as it would allow them to reposition their real estate portfolio and close stores to become profitable.”. Amazon and Whole Foods Market announced the launch of curbside grocery pickup in Sacramento and Virginia Beach. In Other Brick-And-Mortar News….

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Apart-Hotels Turn Apartments Into Boutique Lodging

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At the same time, Gandhi noted the product and quality of apartments have grown so rapidly that the market has facilitated a true boutique experience, a concept he doesn’t think was available even 10 years ago. Locale currently lists locations in Austin, Houston and Nashville on its website. The Apart-Hotel Market.

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

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A slow week and a stopped week are two different things, and while forward motion was somewhat limited, there were some reasonably good hints about the shape of things to come when it comes to strategy, voice technology, product expansions and technological innovations. Big News of the Week: The Next Round of Voice Innovation .

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Retail Pulse: AMC Theatres Premieres Mobile Ordering, Papa John’s Teams With DoorDash

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Cinema chains are driving customer convenience and building loyalty with the help of digital innovations to make for more seamless moviegoing experiences. As it stands, mobile ordering is available at the chain’s Denver, Boston and Houston locations — and more markets are said to be in the works for this year.

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Super-Sizing Commerce For The Super Bowl

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This year the Super Bowl is in the not quite so tech-hubby Houston — but that doesn’t mean Visa is done innovating payments while the game plays on. Visa is using the game to strengthen a partnership with BBVA Compass by giving NFL shop discounts to holders of the BBVA Visa card so that the bank can expand in the payment card market.

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