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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. trillion won ($47.4 and Korea.”. Braintree said merchants in the U.S.

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Macy’s Gives Boost to Its Digital Team

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In the retailer’s latest move, it’s looking to change public perception with two new hires to boost its digital initiatives. Mike Robinson also rose through the ranks at Macy’s and was just named the executive VP of product management and customer experience. ”

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E la Carte Launches New Payment Terminal That Supports Apple Pay

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E la Carte noted that given the increasing rate of data breaches, EMV liability changes and increasing rate of identity and credit card fraud restaurant owners and retailers are upgrading their payment systems to improve security and thus reduce costs.

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Hyundai Teaming With Cisco On Connected Cars

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“Digital disruption into the automotive industry is being driven by technologies that are creating new user experiences, and our leadership in the areas of connected vehicles, security and large-scale communication technologies will be crucial to establishing an industry-leading platform.

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Shopify Opens Second Office In Toronto

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At the opening event that includes more than 100 (including employees), Mayor Tory was also joined by key leadership at Shopify such as Craig Miller, Satish Kanwar, Stergios Anastasiadis and Monika Piotrowicz.

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Banks Must Up Their Social Media Game to Connect with Digital Natives

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Today’s bank leadership teams and customer bases are skewed heavily toward the “digital immigrants” born before 1989, and this has allowed competitors to jump ahead on building trust with the explosive “natives” half of the market. Demographically, half of the U.S.

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A Conversation About The Future Of eCommerce Payments

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PYMNTS: So, in your opinion, where is the future of the payments industry headed, and will retailers ever be able to figure out the $4 trillion online cart abandonment issue ? To get to the top 200 retailers, you tend to move slow. More senior leadership is sort of focused on it. Bigger teams.

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