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Minnesota Vikings Drive Fan Engagement With Winning Chat Experiences

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On the football field, the NFL’s Minnesota Vikings are showing flashes of brilliance, but at this early part of the season, they’ve posted only one win in six games and trail their division rival, the Green Bay Packers. Beckman is particularly bullish on the retail category. But with the $10.5

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Retailers Eye Industry-Shaking Innovation With Accelerators

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Retailers are turning to accelerators to drive innovation, and Target is taking its program to the international stage: It is teaming up with Germany’s wholesale and food specialist METRO AG for its cohort this year. They will also visit the headquarters of Target in Minnesota and METRO’s Accelerator headquarters in Berlin.

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Today In Payments: Western Union On An M&A Hunt; Amazon, Simon In Talks To Turn Malls Into Distribution Centers

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In a New York Times opinion piece, Neel Kashkari, president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis, and Dr. Michael Osterholm, director of the Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy at the University of Minnesota, urged instating a restrictive lockdown to defeat the coronavirus. DOJ Charges 14 With $28M In PPP Fraud.

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How Mobile Order-Ahead Drives Innovation In Restaurant Design

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According to the PYMNTS Mobile-Order Ahead Tracker , however, even smaller chains such as Minnesota-based Caribou Coffee are also harnessing the technology by creating mobile-order ahead apps as well. CloudKitchens, for its part, is viewed as a way to tap into the increasing market for delivery.

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Grocery Roundup: New Amazon Fresh Store, SpartanNash Puts Incentives In ‘Fast Lane,' Walmart On Autonomous Delivery

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It’s been a busy time in the grocery world this week, with digital innovation at the core of the headlines in the industry. The new store in Woodland Park will take the place of a closed Fairway Market in a shopping center that also has a GameStop, Barnes & Noble and Kohl’s department store.

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How Mobile Order-Ahead Drives Innovation With Restaurant Design

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According to the PYMNTS Mobile-Order Ahead Tracker , however, even smaller chains such as Minnesota-based Caribou Coffee are also harnessing the technology by creating mobile-order ahead apps as well. CloudKitchens, for its part, is viewed as a way to tap into the increasing market for delivery.

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Is Self-Checkout Catnip For Criminals?

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Great news for innovative retailers. The self-checkout system market is expected to increase from its current value of $2 billion to more than $4 billion by 2024, according to a new study. Retailers can also be hit with painful chargebacks, and card issuers are liable for in-store purchases. Less so for cashiers.

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