PYMNTS

MARCH 16, 2018

A lot of market data. A lot of brands are having a hard time keeping up with the pace of consumer changes,” StyleSage ’s Director of Marketing and Digital Strategy Elizabeth Shobert told PYMNTS in an interview. Historically, large retailers tend to move more slowly. Its technology works like Google , in a sense. “We

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PYMNTS

JUNE 3, 2019

Online retail has had a tremendous impact on logistics, further evidence of which emerged on Monday (June 3). and other retailers to fulfill orders from online shoppers.” As PYMNTS has covered , it’s a good time in America to have a retail space ready to rent out, as eCommerce merchants are on the hunt and signing large contracts.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 19, 2019

Apparel used to be mostly a brick-and-mortar retail experience, but that has changed drastically over the last few years – and has been one of the main innovations when it comes to commerce related to the clothes we wear. But at this point, it is also mostly table stakes in the race to bring apparel retail online.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 17, 2020

retail economy is unprecedented. What are some of the retailing changes that could last beyond the end of the coronavirus crisis? Contactless payments, however, will fit nicely into what will be a need to have low-touch or no-touch retailing experiences. They want contactless payment technology. So what sticks?

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 12, 2018

With the opening of Amazon Go in Seattle in January , Amazon arguably popularized the cashierless store concept. Since then, the eCommerce retailer has brought the store to other locations in the city and Chicago as well as one location on the way in Lower Manhattan. The Market.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 11, 2020

A Newark Airport store will start using Amazon’s Just Walk Out cashierless technology on March 16, just days after the company announced it was licensing the platform to retailers, according to reports on Wednesday (March 11). . with new openings scheduled for New York, Chicago, Seattle and San Francisco on the agenda for his year.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 10, 2018

The eCommerce retailer is said to be on the hunt for a space in the Oxford Circus district of London for its cashierless C-store concept, Business Insider reported. According to the report, the retailer is seeking a location with 3,000 to 5,000 square feet in the neighborhood that was described as “the busiest shopping area in London.”

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 7, 2018

Big retailers are opening smaller-format stores in major U.S. Already, the retailer has opened a Planning Studio across the pond in London in October. In the announcement, IKEA Retail U.S. As it stands, Amazon Go stores in Seattle, Chicago and San Francisco use the cashierless technology.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

According to the eCommerce giant, the new technology will allow consumers to pay via a palm-print scan that verifies their identity and pushes their payment using whatever card they have stored. The technology will make its debut at two Amazon Go locations in the company’s hometown of Seattle, according to published reports.

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PYMNTS

MAY 2, 2019

” According to Fortune , the company will test the service in 18 markets: Austin, Texas; Charlotte, North Carolina; Chicago, Illinois; Dallas-Ft. stores with the technology this year. Convenience store operator 7-Eleven is launching beer and cider delivery in select U.S. Customers can place their beer orders via the 7Now app.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 10, 2018

Traditional retail locations, ranging from fashion and home furnishings to hardware and department stores, have been forced to make significant changes in the face of heightened competition from eCommerce giants like Amazon and omnichannel powerhouses, like Walmart and its online unit, Jet.com.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 20, 2019

Amazon Go technology is being tested in a 10,400-square-foot space in Seattle’s Capitol Hill neighborhood, a source told Bloomberg. The eCommerce giant launched the first Go convenience store in Seattle in 2017 and now has 21 U.S. The company already operates the Whole Foods Market chain. grocery industry.

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MARCH 10, 2020

In response to the COVID-19 outbreak, three Seattle entrepreneurs have created a wristband that vibrates when the person wearing it goes to touch their face, artificial intelligence (AI) startup Immutouch announced on Tuesday (March 10). It typically takes over a year to bring a product to market. Immutouch took 1/50th of that time.”.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 19, 2018

Wendy’s , for example, planned to roll out self-ordering kiosks at about 1,000 of its retail locations by the end of 2017 in an attempt to both lure younger customers and to battle long lines at peak dining hours. billion is the projected size of the interactive kiosk market by 2023. Consumers want their orders faster than ever before.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 16, 2019

Brick-and-mortar retailers are teaming up with social media platforms to curate labels for their stores and their websites. Kohl’s , for instance, will bring emerging brands to over 50 physical retail locations and online starting in the fall through Curated By Kohl’s. In Other Brick-and-Mortar News.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 29, 2018

After Ali Ahmed founded Dispatch , a service that allowed consumers to have goods delivered from retail stores through a text message, he noticed that customers would not buy fresh fruits and vegetables. Armed with this knowledge, Ahmed developed a mobile retail store concept that he calls the Robomart. Groceries and Beyond.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 5, 2017

based technology group has reportedly approached Leclerc, a privately-held French supermarket, about a logistics collaboration. The Amazon Go prototype grocery stores will enable customers to make purchases without the need for a cashier, and are currently in testing in Seattle, Washington. In more Amazon news, the U.S.-based

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

CNBC reported giant retailers and health plans are acquiring online pharmacy startups as a way to make it easier for patients to access medicines. In June, Walmart reportedly paid some $200 million to buy key assets from CareZone, a Seattle-based health-technology startup that promises to manage prescription drugs for patients.

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Bank Innovation

JANUARY 22, 2019

IBM, one of the world’s largest technology companies, has agreed to sponsor Bank Innovation Ignite, which explores new ideas and technologies needed to push banking forward. Bank Innovation Ignite, March 11-12 in Seattle, offers high-level discussions and networking around the future of what’s next in banking.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 22, 2019

Online brands are stepping into the world of brick-and-mortar, opening their own physical locations to help consumers experience their concepts in real life with the help of digital technology. The brand’s latest chapter will include taking a leap into the world of brick-and-mortar with the help of technology-enabled storefronts.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 16, 2017

And, speaking of making moves, this week’s Data Dive is dedicated to the retailers who have decided to start angling for poll position now, as holiday 2017 is still in the pre-show phase. Reports indicate that Amazon, if and when it enters the market, will expand its senior team with drug supply chain experts.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 9, 2019

Outdoor apparel retailers are reinventing their brick-and-mortar spaces to connect with customers by making stores into destinations that offer experiences. In the updated retail space, the company said, customers will “immediately feel The North Face heritage and experience the brand’s values.”

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PYMNTS

JULY 13, 2020

The greatest health crisis in a generation is poised to accelerate innovation at the intersection of healthcare , technology and payments as never before. We’re not in retail healthcare,” Walmart senior director of strategy and customer experience for health and wellness Matt Parry told MedCityNews. We’re in healthcare.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 28, 2019

To provide retailers with an automated option for last-mile deliveries, shipping carriers are entering the world of robotics technology. According to the announcement, the company plans to experiment with the bot in markets such as Memphis, Tenn. — “pending final city approvals.”.

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Bank Innovation

JANUARY 24, 2019

INV Fintech, the technology accelerator run in partnership with Fiserv, has opened its Demo Day event to financial institution executives attending Bank Innovation Ignite. Previously, only INV Fintech members were permitted to attend Demo Day on March 11 in Seattle.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 24, 2018

as well as high-end retailers such as Louis Vuitton, Gucci and Saks Fifth Avenue. Earlier this year, the eCommerce giant launched its first checkout-free convenience store market in Seattle. The second Seattle location doesn’t offer liquor and doesn’t carry certain staples, such as bread or milk.

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Bank Innovation

FEBRUARY 18, 2016

Bank Innovation is pleased to welcome Marley Gray, Microsoft’s director of technology strategy for blockchain and financial services, to our speaker faculty. Gray will discuss corporate banking and blockchains on March 1 in Seattle with JP Jolly of Citigroup and Deva Annamalai of Fiserv.

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PYMNTS

JULY 22, 2019

Logistics technology provider Descartes is growing its services through the takeover of STEPcom in a $19.6 Descartes’ current Logistics Technology Platform includes its Global Logistics Network, a range of logistics apps and a community of logistics companies to connect and conduct business.

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AUGUST 31, 2020

On the other side of the supply chain, farmers will have near-instant access to sales and market data related to the beans they produce under the newly opened system. The Seattle-based company says it is using blockchain technology to maintain and serve up the data. “We On Tuesday (Sept. 1), Starbucks Corp.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 28, 2017

The online retail giant has reportedly delayed the public opening of Amazon Go due to technical difficulties with its “Just Walk Out” system. Amazon’s “Just Walk Out” technology — once it works — will mean no lines and no waiting for grocery shoppers.

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PYMNTS

JULY 6, 2020

The death knell for malls tolled loudly in the media during the Fourth of July weekend as retailers continue to assess their long-term prognosis from the pandemic damage. But the focus of developing the mall has fallen to housing as anchor tenants, not retail. Stores will still take up 90,000 square feet of Avalon.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 23, 2019

Named Scout, it’s a robot on six wheels about the size of a small cooler, the retail giant said in a blog post on Wednesday (Jan. At Amazon, we continually invest in new technologies to benefit customers. From the latest Amazon innovation to cutting-edge technology, Snohomish County is a great place for entrepreneurial creativity.”.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 20, 2018

To help customers avoid the lengthy lines of traditional checkout counters, supermarkets are turning to self-checkout technology, along with revamped store designs. When retailers don’t have to dedicate space in their brick-and-mortar locations to cash registers, consumers can enjoy less friction during checkout. In the U.K.,

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PYMNTS

JULY 7, 2020

The Southeast Asian country’s national tax office announced it will impose a 10 percent value-added tax (VAT) on foreign global technology companies as the nation looks for ways to defray the costs of battling the economic effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, Reuters reported.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 4, 2016

And that’s a good thing for the consumers and the enterprises that are investing in this technology. As for specific numbers, the low-end figure is about $10 and the high-end amount is the $15 an hour that California, New York City and Seattle — three of the more expensive cities in the U.S. One is to raise prices.

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PYMNTS

JULY 23, 2019

Amid the slew of real estate startups coming to market, with any number of approaches in changing the way real estate transactions are made, there are also new initiatives to change the way homes function. For Amazon, the move represents a deeper push into real estate. The bundles also feature Echo devices and a Ring doorbell camera.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 9, 2018

With Amazon , Kroger and other large retailers in the grocery business introducing digital technology, such as mobile self-checkout, how do smaller regional grocers compete? In all, the company offers several modules that retailers can use depending on their needs. The Market. Mobile Self-Checkout.

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