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Path To World Series Brings Changes To Online Gambling

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It’s not exactly high time for legal online gambling yet – that comes in early 2020, with the Super Bowl and then the NCAA college basketball tournament – but the betting season is certainly heating up on more ways than one. And that new fuel comes as the legal online and mobile gambling industry in the U.S. Payments Innovation.

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Inside Chipotle’s Decade Of Digital-First Ordering Innovation

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A convenient and seamless ordering experience from online and mobile channels is essential for restaurant customers. Quick-service restaurants (QSRs) have heard the call for innovative digital ordering capabilities, with several major brands stepping up their investments in this area. Recent Developments From the Restaurant Front.

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How QSRs Are Enhancing The Dining Experience With Digital Innovations

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To enhance diners’ experiences in quick-service restaurants (QSRs), managers are utilizing digital innovations, enabling everything from faster orders to more efficient kitchens. However, they’re less enthusiastic about high-profile innovations such as mobile apps and kiosks.). More than six in 10 – or 65.3

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What’s The Future For NBA-Related Retail In China?

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Basketball is one of the most popular sports – if not the most popular sport – in China, but there’s a little less NBA available today for online shoppers in that country, according to reports. That’s because China eCommerce giant Alibaba apparently has removed any products related to the Houston Rockets from its search results.

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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. At the same time, dining platforms are expanding their offerings.

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Can Healthcare Services Revitalize Retail For CVS?

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Same-store sales have been falling, particularly as some staples that were once common drugstore sales have departed solidly online. And so the CVS store is changing, reports noted , starting with three new concept locations in the greater Houston area, which have been recreated as miniature healthcare clinics.

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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.”. With curbside delivery, Prime members can shop at Whole Foods Market online and pick up their order in 30 minutes without having to get out of their car.

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