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More Retailers Are Checking Into Hotels In Search Of Innovation

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One of the latest — and perhaps wildest — examples of the hotel-retail trend comes from Taco Bell, of all places. Deeper Trend. Sure, that might be a relatively brief stunt, but the hotel-retail trend has deeper pull than that, as documented recently by the Washington Post. according to the report.

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Singapore’s TiffinLabs To Launch 1,000 Smart Kitchens For Food Delivery

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kitchens are slated to open in San Francisco , Chicago , Los Angeles , Houston and Austin, according to the release, and will offer a selection of food from TiffinLabs’ digital-first restaurant brands. The project will also use data analytics to look at food preferences and trends in various areas. and Europe. The first U.S.

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Branching Out: Physical Locations Boost CUs' Digital Plans

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Many CUs have since leaned into these efforts with digital innovations aimed at a range of issues, such as tackling fraud or enhancing members’ remote banking access. Houston-based First Service Credit Union has selected a third-party provider’s digital banking suite to enhance its members’ online access to financial services.

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Path To World Series Brings Changes To Online Gambling

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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 million on the Houston Astros to win the 2019 World Series. Payments Innovation.

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Why Health And Fitness Are Driving More Retail Change

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For starters, the health and wellness trend keeps gaining steam, and there is little doubt that younger consumers will keep that going. Innovation is also taking place within retail brick-and-mortar pharmacies. Clinic Trend. Fulfillment, too, is serving as fuel for innovation in this area of retail. Fulfilment Needs.

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Einride Presses The Pedal On Autonomous Delivery

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But recent news and trends strongly indicate that our eventual mechanical overlords — as evil and merciless as they may or may not turn out to be — will at least deliver our packages in a timely, cost-efficient fashion. Expect more disruption and innovation in this area as the tech improves and the use cases become even more obvious.

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Airbnb Challenger WhyHotel Scores $20M For Luxury Room Rentals

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The company has properties in Seattle, Houston, Arlington and Tysons Corner, Virginia. To address this, we are accelerating innovative real estate offerings for consumers and developers alike.”. The alternative accommodation market is a growing trend that was spearheaded by Airbnb , which has plans of going public soon.

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