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Automating Access To The Perfect Cup Of Coffee

PYMNTS

has been a wholesale coffee roasting merchant in Richmond, Virginia, for years, but has recently started to include direct-to-consumer sales. The operation found it was doing its best work when it was able to educate its customers, and the best way to accomplish that aim was to have a direct outlet to them. Automated Retail Innovation.

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24/7 Caffeine With Java Vending Machines

PYMNTS

has been a wholesale coffee roasting merchant in Richmond, Virginia, for years, but has recently started to include direct-to-consumer sales. The operation found it was doing its best work when it was able to educate its customers, and the best way to accomplish that aim was to have a direct outlet to them. Automated Retail Innovation.

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Best Banking Books To Create The Modern Banker

South State Correspondent

These books span a range of banking topics but emphasize second-order thinking, productivity, building client relationships, and innovation. This fictional novel with an ugly cover is a fast-paced and entertaining story of a plant manager desperately trying to improve operational performance and his marriage.

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The Real Hunger Games: A Battle Royale In The Grocery Aisles

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Slow on curbside pick-up : As of August 2018, Amazon is rolling out pilots in its first two markets of Sacramento and Virginia Beach. Despite the familial connections, the two chains are owned and operated entirely separately. Weaknesses. Smaller physical footprint : As of 2018, there are about 479 Whole Foods locations. Secret Weapon.

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A Brief History Of Libra

PYMNTS

In the immediate days following the announcement of Libra, PYMNTS spoke to two of its higher-profile backers, Mastercard and PayPal , via Mastercard’s Executive Vice President of Digital Solutions Jorn Lambert and PayPal’s Chief Operating Officer Bill Ready. Stateside, lawmakers have been vocally pretty dubious.

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Senator Mark Warner Drops New Policy Proposals For Regulating Tech

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Virginia Senator Mark Warner, vice chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee, released a policy paper detailing 20 options for the government to start regulating big tech a lot more closely. The report, for example, calls out various online lending platforms that include “social media data” to make underwriting decisions.

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Digital Privacy, Security Issues Take Spotlight At Congressional Hearings

PYMNTS

The move comes amid increasing global focus on matters related to online privacy and data security — and as the idea of regulating social media is gaining currency. And social media platforms have an obvious interest in playing nice with lawmakers, given the regulatory threats that hover over their business models.