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Healthcare Disruption Brings More Impact To The Retail World

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In the meantime, the digital, mobile, delivery and other innovations that are taking place in this sector are also promising to impact retailers and the consumers who shop not only with mom-and-pop stores but with the bigger chains. The latest example of that comes from one of the biggest retail chains out there — Walmart.

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Verizon 5G Network Launch Foreshadows Mobile Commerce Changes

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The announcement from the mobile network provider serves as the latest demonstration that 5G is coming, and that retailers and payment services providers should get ready to operate in the 5G world. As PYMNTS has reported , Verizon plans to bring its 5G technology to 30 U.S. 5G Potential. 5G Potential. Verizon’s 5G Play.

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Einride Presses The Pedal On Autonomous Delivery

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Indeed, grocery is emerging as a main battleground for these early attempts at autonomous delivery. The pilot will provide service to customers in Olmos Park, just outside of downtown San Antonio where the grocery retailer is based,” according to TechCrunch. Grocery Battleground. For instance, Kroger Co., Freight Play.

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Securing The Self-Serve Store

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They may enjoy strolling the aisles of physical retail, but many customers still want support features that enable them to quickly and easily find and buy items, through self-serve offerings and other automation technologies. The June Automated Retail Tracker charts all the latest developments and deployments of these models and more.

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5G, Biometrics Lead The Way At Mobile World Congress

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One the main themes of the conference, perhaps, was expressed by Jonathan Davidson, wireless executive at Cisco Systems. As PYMNTS reported in late February , right before the kickoff of the Mobile World Congress, Verizon will bring its 5G technology to 30 U.S. 5G Expansion. cities by the end of 2019. cities by the end of 2019.

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How QSRs Are Enhancing The Dining Experience With Digital Innovations

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More than 70 percent of QSR managers see these as the main benefits of implementing technology, according to the PYMNTS Restaurant Readiness Index. Mobile ordering is available at the chain’s Denver, Boston and Houston locations, with more markets said to be in the works for this year. More than six in 10 – or 65.3

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How ‘Butler Bells’ Improve Hospitality, Revenue In Restaurants, Hotels

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Our main intent is technology that increases human engagement and provides another engagement point with a person,” Kallpod COO Steven Barrow Barlow told PYMNTS.com in an interview. The device comes to the quick-service restaurant (QSR) chain after Joseph DeCola, a Houston franchise owner, spotted one while on vacation in Hawaii.)

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