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Samsung Pay: Getting Past Contextual Commerce Friction

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With the rapid proliferation of shoppable social media channels – as well as the explosion of wearables, smart speakers and other connected devices, along with advances in voice-activated AI – for a growing cohort of consumers, contextual is just how they do commerce. The Three Pillars.

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Wells Fizzles, Lyft Sizzles And Samsung Snatches A Sizzle From A Fizzle

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Try being Samsung this past week, which had both a sizzle and a fizzle. Gymboree may be proved to be another retail fail, as the company is rumored to be prepping for bankruptcy amid a debt repayment scenario. Sizzle of the Week (With A Side Of Fizzle): Samsung. Not the type of news that warrants a stiff upper lip.

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How Tech Companies Are Backing The Future Of Retail Through AR, AI And Drones

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The eCommerce retailer invested $22.6 Here’s how these companies are investing in R&D — and ushering in the next generation of retail technology. 29) with the Pixel and Samsung’s S8, running 7.0 According to AirMap , its real-time traffic management software is used by about 80 percent of all drones around the globe.

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Why One-Size POS Does Not Fit All SMBs

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In an interview that springboarded the findings of the Retail Innovation Readiness Index , published late last year, Nicky Koopman, vice president of content and value-added services at AEVI , stated that when it comes to apps, one maxim holds true: One size does not fit all. Laying The Groundwork. Ah, but how to get there?

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The Big Questions For Mobile In 2017

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The only things we can confidently say about this year, predictions-wise, is that we will spend less time watching political debates on TV and more time getting drawn into them on social media. Citigroup managed something of a surprise with Citi Pay and brought a new idea on how to do mobile with it to boot.

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Why Americans Are Slower To Adopt Mobile Payments

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“I recollect a year ago being a lot more bullish that the EMV rollout would roll out the red carpet for mobile payment adoption, and it really hasn’t played out that way,” said Tony Rose, Vantiv’s director of product management. It’s about social media, experience in-store, as well as a slew of different elements.

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Happy 10th Anniversary iPhone

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And that growing spend, apart from being visible by the numbers, is also visible in falling foot traffic to physical retailers, as consumers are increasingly preferring to shop (and browse and price compare) with their phones, as opposed to physically appearing at the mall. John Gessau, Director, Mobile Product Management, ACI Worldwide.

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