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

PYMNTS

percent — of surveyed Canadian consumers would not mind autonomous vehicle deliveries. and SoftBank -backed robotics firm Nuro recently announced the rollout of their autonomous grocery delivery service in Houston. Approximately one quarter — or 25.3 In the U.S., Nuro Co-founder Dave Ferguson said in an announcement. percent.

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5 New Year’s Resolutions For Any Sized Bank That You Must Get Right in 2023

South State Correspondent

The irony here is that more than half the banks we recently surveyed had some goal and metric around asset growth. In addition, they may consider focusing on these five critical areas: Improve Operating Leverage. To the extent projects improve operating leverage and the total experience, so much the better.

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CVS Health Unveils Atlanta HealthHUBs; Target’s Digital Sales Rise Despite Slow Growth

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CVS Health started to test out HealthHUB locations last year in Houston to “overwhelming customer satisfaction” per the announcement. The stores are part of the retailer’s strategy to have up to 1,500 locations operating throughout the country by the conclusion of next year. The retail “control group” sales rose 0.5

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Happy Returns: In-Person Returns For eTail

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Happy Returns currently has seven Return Bars operating in five major cities — Los Angeles, San Francisco, Chicago, Washington, D.C., and Houston. The staff at the Return Bars — or “returnistas” — use an app that’s integrated into the back end of participating online retailers, Sobie said.

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Why Target Is Letting Kids Design Their Clothes

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Whitney Houston sang a song about it, and “ The Simpsons ” has spent the better part of 30 years parodying the sentiment. A quick survey of Target’s pricing indicates it is 30 percent to 70 percent cheaper. “Children are our future” is one of popular culture’s more favored cliches.

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Who were ICBA’s Top Lenders of 2022?

Independent Banker

We worked with them with loans to buy equipment and vehicles for delivery and the beginning operational cash needs of the business,” Bunnell says. Rowland with Greg Bynum, president and chief operating officer. We’re surveying consumers about what they need; that’s how we came up with the secured credit card. Marion, Ky.

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Millennial’s Matter to Bank Marketing

Long Lasting Ideas

A whopping 63 percent of millennials (ages 18 to 29) don’t have a credit card, according to a survey commissioned by Bankrate and compiled by Princeton Survey Research Associates International. This is the most indebted class ever. How can bank marketers find creative ways to attract those 18-to-29 year old customers?