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CFPB Rolls Out Innovation Regulator Network

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A network to better coordinate financial innovation among federal and state regulators is being launched by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) in partnership with several states, the agency said in a press release. State regulators in every state were invited to join. .

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Kroger Aims To Drive Innovation With Grocery Experience, Partnerships

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The grocer is working with icons like Walgreens and Microsoft as well as innovators such as Ocado and Nuro to enhance the customer experience and accomplish tasks that it cannot do alone. In terms of a market view, McMullen noted that food is a “huge industry” – a $1.5 Grocery Innovation . and Walgreens Boots Alliance.

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Real Innovation Solves Today’s Problems, Not Tomorrow’s

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Innovation happens when you least expect it. Those we call “innovators” are simply the ones who endeavor to solve the problems in front of them by any means necessary. Only later do others look at them and call them “innovators.” PYMNTS: Where do you look for innovative ideas, and why? The conversation is excerpted below.

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Kroger, Walgreens Pool Resources In Retail Procurement Alliance

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Kroger and Walgreens are expanding their partnership to create a new group purchasing organization (GPO) called the Retail Procurement Alliance, which will pool resources to cut costs and advance innovation, the companies said in a press release on Wednesday (Dec. trillion market. “It The food industry is a $1.5

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Car Subscription Market Set To Grow 71 Percent By 2022

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BMW, for example, launched a pilot dubbed Access by BMW in Tennessee. Beyond BMW and Cadillac , the subscription market is growing as consumers and brands take note: Software vendors, too, are turning to subscriptions, according to the PYMNTS Subscription Commerce Tracker. in Q1 2018 to 64.0 in Q2 2018.The

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Dollar General Introduces 'popshelf' Store Concept

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The Clarksville and Hendersonville communities, which are near Nashville, Tennessee, are the anticipated homes of the first two popshelf locations. Plans are in place to have roughly 30 locations in different markets before the conclusion of fiscal year 2021.

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Jack Daniel’s Introduces AR Experience For Phones That Turns Bottles Into 3D Stories

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Tennessee whiskey distillery Jack Daniel’s has released a new marketing tool that turns any bottle of its product into an interactive augmented reality (AR) experience, according to reports. “In In today’s world, it’s important for us to reach fans and consumers where they are,” said Jeff Cole, modern media director for Jack Daniel’s.

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