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

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and SoftBank -backed robotics firm Nuro recently announced the rollout of their autonomous grocery delivery service in Houston. The companies said the service will be available via two Kroger stores in the Houston area and reach customers residing in four local zip codes. In the U.S.,

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Verizon 5G Network Launch Foreshadows Mobile Commerce Changes

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“Verizon launched the world’s first commercial 5G Ultra Wideband network in October 2018 with the rollout of 5G Home broadband internet service in Houston, Los Angeles, Sacramento and Indianapolis,” the company said. 5G Potential.

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

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More specifically, 5G will result in more personalized shopping experiences and more precise marketing data and messaging, as pointed out by AT&T in an example that pretty much matches similar promotional efforts. “In In markets like China or South Korea, where the carriers and government do not face the same frictions [as] in the U.S.,

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Where Pharmacy Giants Walgreens, CVS, Walmart, And Rite Aid Are Placing Private Market Bets

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We used the CB Insights Business Social Graph to visualize where these top 4 pharmacy retailers have made private market investments and acquisitions. Walgreens’ private market activity is more pharmacy-centered than Walmart’s. Green lines represent investments; red lines represent acquisitions. Please click to enlarge.