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MAY 4, 2019

The realm of quick service restaurants (QSRs) is and actually always has been a pretty innovative space. The drive-thru window, for example, first met the market in 1947 when it was introduced to the world by Sheldon “Red” Chaney, operator of Red’s Giant Hamburg in Springfield, Missouri. Each has a Whopper, French fries and a drink.

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JUNE 11, 2018

In news that might please frat boys, fans of European beer and owners of man caves, Heineken has started online sales of its home tap machines and the two-liter kegs that work with it. But this is not Heineken’s first foray into online beer sales. A direct-to-consumer service means Heineken can be fast to market, she said.

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JULY 22, 2019

While not exactly an empire yet, the online retailer launched its 13th store in New York City last month and it features the ability to use cash, answering a complaint that’s been lodged at unattended retail generally. This is the wave of the future, if new CBRE research is to be believed. New Developments.

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JANUARY 8, 2020

The partnership expands upon several years of blockchain investments by Mediaocean, and strives to put end-to-end advertising campaign control back into the hands of marketing firms and ad agencies. It combines blockchain, advertising and payment technologies to enforce transparency in online advertising.

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JUNE 9, 2017

According to BlueCart CEO Konstantin Zvereff, the acquisition will help restaurant owners gain access to more hospitality solutions — such as technology innovations in the cloud and through mobile app developments such as mobile order-ahead — especially in New York City, where BlueCart is experiencing significant growth.

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APRIL 23, 2019

Selling fast food these days is not exactly for the faint of heart, given how the industry faces extreme — and increasingly online — competition for the consumer dollar. Those competitive pressures have led to a host of new tools, features and offerings. To drive home the marketing message, the burger was priced at $4.20.

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NOVEMBER 1, 2018

After making its debut in Tarrytown, New York at a Halloween parade, the machine was to be set up in New York City at 4:00 p.m. In 2018, that transformation has largely been about the company finding new ways to insert itself into a customer’s entire shopping experience, whether online or off.

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DECEMBER 17, 2019

Texas might be known for its BBQ, chicken-fried steak or chili, but food innovators in the Lone Star State are making their mark with meat-free products inspired by the local culinary landscape. The Market. All Y’alls Foods’ target market is broader than just vegetarians.

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MAY 5, 2020

For a business built on a nomadic and innovative business model, the two-year-old firm has reacted quickly and expertly to an unforeseen crisis by pushing into eCommerce. After the LA market launch, the crisis hit. But I think the reason people aren’t buying food online is because they don’t trust it.

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AUGUST 15, 2020

We’ve witnessed a truly breathtaking amount of innovation amid the pandemic, as firms of all descriptions found themselves diving toward digital commerce in an attempt to keep at least some of the economy’s lights on. But if such mass-market sweatpants lack the right “going-out” feel, designer options also abound. Rural Chic .

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JANUARY 31, 2020

Travel industry services are catering to the thousands of millennial and Gen Z travelers who are booking big trips by augmenting their platforms with online and mobile support. Travel platforms are enabling more online bookings than ever, and 83 percent of U.S.

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CB Insights

SEPTEMBER 26, 2018

One solution: in-house healthcare innovation labs. We put together a list of healthcare innovation labs from new entries to the field, as well as some of the oldest — and most familiar — names in health. Sometimes corporate innovation goes wrong , and we’ve written about corporate innovation theater before.

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JUNE 28, 2016

In opening its latest Bluemix Garage in New York City , IBM continues to put its money where the developers, software designers and others are. The New York City location will be IBM’s sixth, with garages currently in operation in San Francisco, Toronto, London, Nice, and Tokyo.

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MARCH 26, 2018

The Tesco veteran will work to boost the retailer’s online grocery business as the company’s new president, CNBC reported. Belsham’s arrival at Jet.com comes as Walmart is increasingly focused on its online grocery services as it seeks to compete with Whole Foods , Target and Kroger.

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FEBRUARY 24, 2020

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. One of the most commonly talked-about and executed strategies in the 2020 connected commerce world is experiential marketing. Wine and cheese for the shoppers? Pop-up stores ?

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JUNE 26, 2019

In the digital age of shopping for clothes and accessories, modern-day consumers don’t want retailers to entertain them: Instead, they want these merchants to bring them an easy experience, offering seamless shopping in store and online. The company’s other Go locations are mainly on the West Coast in places such as San Francisco and Seattle.

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OCTOBER 14, 2019

This has been a challenge especially in urban areas like London, Montreal and New York City. Keeping pace with parking payments and innovation. It is mainly active in Canadian cities like Calgary, Montreal and Toronto, though it plans to expand to the U.S.

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JUNE 11, 2020

No less than Sam’s Club, Starbucks and fashion high-flyer Zara have made adjustments to online ordering and purchasing. The announcement comes after Inditex saw a 95 percent surge in online sales for the month of April alone. The answer: fewer stores and a more concerted push online.”. Zara’s announcement was the most dramatic.

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FEBRUARY 22, 2020

Extending that idea even further are the “ ghost kitchens ” popping up in American cities, which have no seating, signage or public-facing accommodations. One example is the online-only sensation Zoku Sushi , which is profiled in the OTE Tracker. They exist solely to feed the insatiable appetite for OTE. The Shape of Eats to Come.

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AUGUST 9, 2019

The North Face , for instance, is opening a new experiential retail store in the New York City’s SoHo neighborhood as it plans to make existing stores into “basecamps for exploration.”. Beyond The North Face, other outdoor apparel retailers are innovating with their brick-and-mortar stores.

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DECEMBER 18, 2019

Diners, as it stands, spend more via online channels or mobile than when buying in person, which makes delivery rewarding for restaurants and moves them to encourage ordering through those channels. From McDonald’s to Starbucks , quick-service innovators are expanding their mobile ordering efforts with the inclusion of delivery.

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OCTOBER 9, 2018

Find out how grocers are tackling omnichannel options in the digital age with the following roundup: Ninety percent of customers shop and purchase groceries in a physical store: Online sales may be skyrocketing, but eCommerce is still just scratching the surface when it comes to groceries. purchased groceries online at least once a month.

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DECEMBER 13, 2019

The clock is ticking — holiday shipping deadlines are approaching and the last of the holiday shopping procrastinators are either rushing to order online or resigning themselves to a last-minute trip to a crowded mall or shopping center to tough it out in line with all the other procrastinators.

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APRIL 18, 2019

To help consumers access instruction and encouragement from fitness trainers, digital innovators are building platforms on the subscription business model. Customers can access the platform from home – literally rolling out of bed and joining their trainers online in minutes. The Online Fitness Market.

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NOVEMBER 8, 2016

Although it is credited with being one of the first companies to offer wedding and bridal party dresses online, J.Crew’s e-store is ending its love affair with the bridal business, which was among the first of its kind when it launched back in 2004. How did J.Crew go from innovating the space to pulling the plug? So what happened?

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NOVEMBER 19, 2019

This new service keeps all information in one place to enable tracking of customers’ assets, orders and support history. The new services were announced at Salesforce’s Dreamforce conference Nov. 19-22 in San Francisco and New York City.

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OCTOBER 4, 2019

That’s essentially the thinking behind a new online-focused company called Drum , designed as a souped-up affiliate marketing and networking service via which businesses, no matter how small or large, can essentially crowdsource a solid salesforce. Imagine the world’s largest affiliate marketing network.”. Well, maybe.

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JUNE 20, 2019

To meet this rising demand, QSRs are tapping into ordering interfaces built into cars and reconstructing stores to make for smoother mobile pickup — along with other innovations. From Chipotle Mexican Grill to Square , QSRs and payment firms alike are enabling a world of ordering innovation.

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MARCH 20, 2020

The drop in the stock market has led some banks to run out of big bills as clients reportedly arrived take as much money out of their accounts as they could. The Bank of America at 52nd Street and Park Avenue in New York City, in one case, ran out of $100 bills for a time due to large withdrawal attempts.

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SEPTEMBER 15, 2020

It also had plans to bring 300 new stores online in the current fiscal 2020, although that was about half the number planned at the year’s start. That recent announcement was paired with news that the company is considering store layout changes that would create a separate counter geared toward mobile orders.

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NOVEMBER 16, 2018

Big brands are opening big stores in big cities, but Nike is taking a decidedly digital approach with its New York City flagship: that is, the customer payment and shopping experience in the new space is powered by mobile technology. In Other Brick-And-Mortar Retail. The retailer’s comparable sales slid by 5.4

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FEBRUARY 7, 2020

That may end up being a trend through next week as the world, watches for Walmart’s earnings report and the big rush of news that will come with it. Loans were primarily issued to SMB merchants that sell on the site, and bank partnerships were leveraged in some foreign markets. Never underestimate the value of logistics.

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OCTOBER 9, 2018

Sales of things like personal care products, cosmetics and various other household goods have been slipping, as consumers are increasingly stocking up online or at alternative retail venues like dollar stores for those types of items. The pair-up will also see some private-label Kroger brands migrating onto Walgreens’ shelves.

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MARCH 30, 2020

Here’s what the shopper sees, using 5th Avenue in New York City as a model. Banbury noted that Streetify has the most voucher codes, cashback and coupons of any online platform, searching over 50 top sites, like Groupon, Rakuten and Honey , for deals. The site goes far beyond the U.K.,

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DECEMBER 4, 2017

For years, Al ran a soup storefront in New York on 55th and 8th in New York City,” Joe Hagan, president of The Original Soupman company, explained. They] could be selling so much stuff online; I don’t know why [they weren’t] doing it,” he said. And, as it turns out, an international soup brand.

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MAY 11, 2020

percent of those who purchased food from restaurants ordered it online, but that increased to 16.5 including New York City, which has been hard hit by the pandemic. That has left restaurateurs working overtime to shift the online order business to their own websites, and away from the aggregators.

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DECEMBER 27, 2018

Macy’s , for instance, kicked off the year in February with the rollout of its “The Market @ Macy’s” concept in cities such as New York and Las Vegas. And eCommerce retail startup Brandless opened a pop-up shop in New York City so shoppers could test out products on-site.

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