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GPS Order Tracking Helps Fuel New Retail Innovation

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The world of quick service restaurants (QSRs) is where it’s at when it comes to so much retail innovation these days. That’s hardly it when it comes to recent innovation in this space. The feature was tested in San Diego, Phoenix, Dallas and Austin, and was made available across the country on Oct. Other Moves.

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Virtual Reality Gains Traction In Retail

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Virtual reality could have more retailers reach more consumers in the coming few years — in large part by upping the consumer experience. Four temporary pop-ups have opened and are opening in New York, San Diego, San Francisco and in the Las Angeles suburb Santa Anita, CNBC reports. and Europe by 2022. Amazon VR Push.

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Can 5G Power Retail Drone Deliveries?

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The company finished the first stage of testing in conjunction with McDonald’s at San Diego State University. UPS , too, is going down the drone path – one that Amazon pioneered for retail delivery uses – and is seeking a certification to operate commercial drone flights. The company applied to the U.S.

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Listen: Automation, data management key focus at auto lending conference

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Automation, data management and compliance strategies were a focus of discussion last week at the Auto Finance Innovation and Auto Finance Risk Summits in San Diego. Chase Auto, Wells Fargo Auto and Mazda Financial Services plan to expand their automation efforts through new upgrades and investments.

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N26 takes ‘pure-play’ approach to US market with checking account, debit card

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German challenger bank N26 has partnered with San Diego-based Axos Bank to offer an FDIC-insured checking account and Visa debit card for U.S. The products, announced on Thursday, are now available to about 100,000 customers who were on the waitlist for the U.S. version of the app. The company said customers can sign up […].

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LendingPoint Unveils Retail Financing Platform

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To help merchants and other service providers convert more consumers at the point of sale, LendingPoint has unveiled LendingPoint Merchant Solutions, a platform that will provide fully integrated one-stop retail financing, the company said in an announcement.

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Retail Pulse: Walgreens To Test Drone Deliveries; Walmart To Relaunch Scoop

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Retailers are testing drone delivery to grow their omnichannel offerings and provide “store to door” on-demand service to their customers. The company finished the first stage of testing in conjunction with McDonald’s at San Diego State University, per reports in June. Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc.

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