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Legal Cannabis Retail Gets Big, Feminine And Luxurious

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It’s not often that one gets to see a new form of retail emerge, but that’s what’s happening with, of all things, legal recreational cannabis. So far, this retail is taking a form that is big, feminine and even a bit luxurious. But the growth of legal cannabis could lead to more changes in the makeup of industry leadership.

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Apple Overhauls Leadership Ranks To Move Beyond iPhone

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In an attempt to lower its reliance on the iPhone, Apple is overhauling its leadership ranks and changing its priorities so that it is focused more on services, artificial intelligence, hardware and retail, reported The Wall Street Journal.

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Google’s Yvette Bohanan Wins Mike Duffy Award for Leadership

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As the direction of payments, commerce and retail are all seeing a major shift, it’s important to still keep in mind the core tenants of business and what it means to innovate. Just before PYMNTS’ Innovation Project series was launched in 2013, a dear friend of the payment community, Mike P. Duffy Leadership Award.

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Samsung Looks To 5G Retail As Revenue Declines

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Smartphone shipments for Samsung increased in the second quarter of 2019, the company said in its latest earnings report , thanks to retail sales of its mid-level models. Samsung’s earnings provide a glimpse into the intersection of retail and mobile. can now accept Samsung Pay for in-app payments. trillion won ($47.4

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Why Unattended Retail Payments Are At A Turning Point

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USA Technologies, a provider of cashless and mobile transactions for the self-service retail market, has posted another strong quarter revenue-wise but still posted a loss overall. The company, which reported its third quarter yesterday (May 12), showed a revenue increase of 33 percent YOY, to a total Q3 revenue of $20.4

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Target Pilots Buy Now Pay Later With Sezzle

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Sezzle , the installments payments platform, will be working on buy now, pay later (BNPL) services with Target , a press release says, which will test how the popular payment trend works with the retail giant's operations. Bork is responsible for Sezzle’s large-scale acquisition efforts.

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Walmart Develops Blockchain Freight Payment Network

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Walmart Canada has developed a blockchain-based network to facilitate logistics operations and payments, the company announced in a press release Thursday (Nov. The technology supports real-time invoicing, payments and settlement from directly within the portal, which can be accessed via web or mobile device, according to the press release.