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How Experiential Retail Is Giving Physical Stores An Edge

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As 2020 unfolds, the retail business has been dramatically altered. But with consumer spending holding steady, it’s important for retailers to grasp the opportunity to create innovative ways to get, keep and grow customers. And retailers that deploy experiential tactics drive repeat purchases at rates nearly twice those who don’t.

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Online Bank Tops List of Midsize Businesses in Indiana

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One of the first online only banks was in the news this week for being a top place to work Community Banking Technology Retail Banking Tech Management Feature3 Fintech Feature Human Resources.

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Lumin, Interra Credit Union Team On CU's Digital Banking Solution

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Lumin Digital ’s cloud-native platform will deliver banking solutions to Interra Credit Union ’s (Interra) 50,000-plus retail and business members, the companies said in a statement on Tuesday (Oct. Interra signed a multi-year agreement with Lumin Digital and anticipates it will be on the platform by May 2021. “We

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Internal Memo: Simon To Reopen 49 Malls In May

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The properties in Texas, Indiana, Alaska, Missouri, Georgia, Mississippi, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Arkansas and Tennessee will not be limited to curbside-pickup reopening like the ones happening in Texas, the report said. Simon is also encouraging retailers to use technology, such as Apple Pay, for contactless transactions.

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Kroger Teams With ClusterTruck To Serve Up ‘Ghost Kitchens’

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ClusterTruck bills itself as a technology startup that “removes the pain points of the third-party delivery model.”. The companies said that they developed the concept through a test program operating in Columbus, Indianapolis and Carmel, Indiana, as well as a King Soopers Delivery Kitchen powered by ClusterTruck in Denver.

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Starship Tech Robots To Deliver At 100 More Colleges

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Starship Technologies, a company that deploys self-driving robots, will expand and deliver everything from Starbucks to pizzas — but not booze — to college students all around the country, through partnerships with food companies Sodexo and Compass Group, according to a report by CNBC. . Indiana University will see them in September.

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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. Verizon’s 5G Play. cities by the end of 2019.

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