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Why Rural Shoppers Need Digital Innovation Too

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Mostly because that is where innovations tend to get their start — ridesharing, delivery on demand, one-day shipping, buy-online pick up in-store, experimental experiential retail locations, pop-up shops and the list goes on (and on). Barbarick also noted the firm’s intention to continue expanding its digital expansion efforts.

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Mobike, Masterpass And Riding Toward A Shared Future Of Innovation

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Here in the States, urban commuters are doubtlessly familiar with bike-sharing based on docking stations — from metro Boston’s Hubway service to Los Angeles’ Metro Bike Share. Department of Transportation’s national count in 2016, there were 3,378 bike-share docking stations across 104 U.S. As of the latest U.S.

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Kroger’s Quiet Digital Grocery Push

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market has changed, framed largely as a competition between Amazon and Walmart , with increasing pressure from discount chains like ALDI. according to a National Retail Federation ranking. Kroger is committed to maintaining its market share — and not being overrun in the grocery war underway. The Power of Size .

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3 Reasons Why Fintech is Thriving in Atlanta

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Metro Atlanta has established itself as a major hub for the fintech (financial technology) industry. According to the American Transaction Processors Coalition, more than 70 percent of all payments on a global scale currently pass through companies headquartered in metro Atlanta, earning the city the moniker “Transaction Alley.”

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Consortia Key To Blockchain’s Success, Says Deloitte

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It was Deloitte’s first public investment in a blockchain startup, according to reports, but the company had already been working with SETL to develop contactless card solutions for Metro Bank. In the years ahead, industries are sure to gain a clearer understanding of how blockchain will disrupt their markets.

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Is The Future Of Furniture Robotic?

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In San Fransisco, the figures are similar — and in most of the nation’s top cities, 750-850 are considered about the norm. Somewhat less expensive markets have somewhat larger apartment homes on offer — 1,000 or so square feet tends to run at more the norm. A one or two bedroom apartment in most major metros in the U.S.

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Whole Paycheck Tracker: Accelerating Automation To Capture Consumer Spend

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metros with more set to be added by Amazon by year’s end. The eCommerce company further announced it has expanded its grocery pickup to Whole Foods Market to Columbus, Ohio — bringing the total number of pickup markets to 30. With the additions, Prime delivery is now online in 75 U.S. The Drama Pt.

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