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Retail Pulse: Mattress Firm Mulls Bankruptcy; Walmart Plans Robotic Grocery Pickup

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Steinhoff International Holdings NV, which acquired the company in 2016, has reportedly sought to restructure some of its subsidiaries’ debt. But online mattress retailers have a unique business model to make customers comfortable with buying a mattress online: They offer the opportunity to try it out for a few months.

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New Big Tech Attacks, Uber Subscriptions Dominate Week’s News

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No one would ever mistake a marijuana dispensary for a food truck, but that is what one shop in Reno, NV calls itself when charging customers’ credit cards. Amazon Go Has Spawned Imitators, But Also Innovation. Pet Retail and CBD Combine Innovative Forces. Nevada Marijuana Dispensary Uses Food Trucks to Sidestep Cards Regs.

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How Grocery Retail Will Evolve In 2020

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The combination of consumer packaged goods and a single place to buy all the food that went on a consumer’s table from one big store ushered in a huge innovation in consumer convenience, as well as expanding the selection of food that went on those tables. Delivery stands as a big area of innovation. Delivery Trends.

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Retail Pulse: H-E-B Rolls Out New App; Jimmy John’s Launches Loyalty Program

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Grocery retailers are making it easier for consumers to shop with their mobile devices through digital innovations. Beyond H-E-B, other grocery chains are aiming to drive innovation to help change the way consumers shop in-store and through the web. Kroger , in one case, has invested in its customer and its associate experience.

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Where are they now? A look at FinovateSpring 2015 Best of Show Winner Successes

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HQ: Las Vegas, NV. May 2015 demo: MoneyAmigo debuted its new platform that brings financial services to the underbanked and underserved, delivering traditional banking products in an innovative way. May 2015: Won “Top Innovation, Best User Experience” in Citi Mobile Challenge. MoneyAmigo. Founded: 2015. Funding: $300,000.

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Israel Approves New Digital Bank

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The digital bank is led by entrepreneurs Marius Nacht of cyber security company Check Point Software Technologies , and Amnon Shashua of autonomous driving developer Mobileye NV. It aims to serve as a bridge between Israeli startups and global customers and between traditional businesses and innovators.