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The realm of quick service restaurants (QSRs) is and actually always has been a pretty innovative space. In the modern digital era of QSR, it is almost impossible not to mention Starbucks and its myriad contributions to innovation — including the first really successful launch of a mobile wallet product in the U.S.

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Santa: The Original Experiential Retail Strategy. Santa showing up in retail marketing, as far as historians can tell, dates back to the 1840s when some stores went as far as putting up life-sized models of jolly old St. And while much has changed in retail, Santa’s popularity has not. In fact, it is growing.

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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. retailers, found that pants purchases fell 13 percent in April. Bra sales declined 12 percent, too.). Rural Chic .

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JANUARY 17, 2017

Small and mid-sized businesses are getting another option for point-of-sale (POS) solutions to keep up with the ever-changing, mobile-forward retail world. Samsung says the new technology is deliberately aimed at being an alternative to countertop devices, as it is capable of being used also as an associate walks around a retail location.

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JUNE 4, 2016

As for specific numbers, the low-end figure is about $10 and the high-end amount is the $15 an hour that California, New York City and Seattle — three of the more expensive cities in the U.S. Some believe the rest of the nation should be following that example. Which leaves retailers with one of two choices.

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MARCH 23, 2016

“The combination of American Apparel’s real-time, local inventory paired with Postmates’ superior delivery technology and national footprint is changing the way customers can access their favorite brands,” Luedorf said in a statement.

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JULY 30, 2018

Blue Apron has long enjoyed the distinction of being among the early innovators in the meal kit category. Blue Apron opened up an experiential pop-up retail location in New York City, which featured cooking classes and celebrity chefs. Truly Innovating. Walmart Clears the Field.

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SEPTEMBER 4, 2020

Quick-service restaurants (QSRs), fast casual eateries and fast-food drive-thrus keep dominating headlines throughout the pandemic as a nation is understandably obsessed with staying fed on lockdown and after, when breathing the open air still feels oddly risky. In New York City, still considered the epicenter of COVID infection in the U.S.

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MARCH 30, 2020

“Since launching Streetify last week, we have now transformed over five million local stores and national websites into virtual stores, so firms and consumers can respond to the difficult circumstances we find ourselves in,” said Founder Martin Banbury. “We hope many businesses and jobs can be saved with this new technology.”

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MAY 24, 2019

As it turns out, “ payments is a team sport ,” at least in the view of Manish Kohli, global head of payments and receivables at Citi. Instant payments is an innovation that doesn’t require much explanation. As is usually the case, there was plenty to see — and even more to eat — in the National Restaurant Show this week.

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NOVEMBER 11, 2019

While drive-thrus can be a source of retail innovation , traditional operations aren’t what they used to be. According to a new study , customers spent an average of 255 seconds from speaker to order window in 2019, about 20 seconds longer than in 2018. Drive-Thrus are Getting Digital Makeovers. Biometric Kiosks Speed Orders.

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FEBRUARY 25, 2020

Here’s just a few examples of how these companies, among others, are innovating with digital ordering: . Showcase Ads, another offering, enables national brands to highlight new menu items, seasonal offers and temporary promotions. Bandit , in one instance, serves diners via a mobile order only café in New York City.

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JUNE 17, 2016

Within the Greater Toronto Area (GTA) are industry-leading fortune 500 companies, renowned universities and colleges, and local businesses ranging from startups to multi-national firms. Innovation in the renewable energy and clean-tech industry has established Toronto as a dynamic hub of activity for the space.

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AUGUST 21, 2017

In New York City, the average studio has only 550 square feet, while the average one bedroom clocks in with a not-exactly-cavernous 750 average square footage. In San Fransisco, the figures are similar — and in most of the nation’s top cities, 750-850 are considered about the norm.

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MAY 24, 2019

While Amazon’s search of a new HQ location at some point became like a national edition of “The Bachelor” where only U.S. cities could compete, Walmart’s construction of a new HQ in Bentonville Arkansas has been a comparatively quiet affair. ” If passed, the measure would require the retailer to consider its 1.5

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APRIL 24, 2018

Research BRIEFING: Surviving the Retail Apocalypse. How are brick-and-mortar retailers surviving and adapting in the world of digital commerce? The retail apocalypse has claimed many victims , with almost 7,000 stores closing in the US in 2017. And that’s just since February. However, this isn’t the whole story.

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MAY 11, 2018

There were problems in the $7 billion industry — markups could go as high as 100 percent because the playing field was dominated by a handful of highly consolidated manufacturers and retailers. That was an early innovation of Casper — 100 days to try a mattress at home — and the free pick-up (no questions asked) if it did’t work out.

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MARCH 11, 2017

New York City Mayor Bill DiBlasio allowed himself to be seen in public eating a piece of pizza with a fork and knife — and caused an outrage among his constituents. While the concepts of high-tech and pizza may not be natural fits together, Domino’s actually has a long history of innovating with ordering technology.

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NOVEMBER 23, 2017

Here’s how innovation, marketing and technology have shaped this iconic American holiday over the years. National Geographic says that the first Thanksgiving was not a thanksgiving at all, but simply a celebration of the pilgrims’ first successful harvest. Making It a Holiday at All. Television.

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JUNE 4, 2019

GET the 54-page retail TRENDS report. Download the free report to learn about the biggest emerging trends in retail and strategies to watch for 2019. Fueled by social media, consumers want to get a hold of the latest trends as quickly as possible, and retailers must rapidly increase production to meet demand. Mend and make new.

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AUGUST 25, 2016

“We’ve taken what’s historically been a very local business and made it into a national business with the use of technology,” Breon told Forbes in an interview back in April after it was announced that Vacasa had secured $35 million in Series A financing from the New York City-based firm Level Equity.

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JULY 17, 2018

In 2017, the National Restaurant Association reported annual sales of $799B — close to 48% of the total amount that Americans spent on food. That’s not a new development. In the past decade, restaurant and bar purchases have grown at twice the rate of general retail spending. Americans dine out more than ever before.

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JUNE 14, 2018

Forward-thinking startups and large tech companies like Facebook and Google are focused on innovation in single-family and multi-family residential construction. Cities’ housing supplies have not kept up with demand, and growth in urban center populations has driven up rent and housing prices. Home prices rose 6.2%

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JUNE 17, 2020

From healthcare to education to entertainment to manufacturing, technology innovators are stepping forward to help answer that question. Retail: Shopping goes even more online as grocery joins the e-commerce revolution. Table of Contents. Healthcare: Using data, wearables, and VR to make care more accessible. Telehealth technology.

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