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7-Eleven Launches Beer Delivery In Select US Markets

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” According to Fortune , the company will test the service in 18 markets: Austin, Texas; Charlotte, North Carolina; Chicago, Illinois; Dallas-Ft. Louis, Missouri; and Tampa, Florida. stores with the technology this year. Convenience store operator 7-Eleven is launching beer and cider delivery in select U.S.

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Retail Pulse: Microsoft To Open London Flagship; Walmart Hires Tech Exec

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Technology companies are opening brick-and-mortar stores to let customers try out their products in real life. In the space, consumers can experience technology, services and products from Microsoft and from the company’s partners. Burger King locations in a St. In Other Brick-and-Mortar News .

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The Pros And Cons Of Robots In Retail

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Between automated checkout lines, online grocery ordering and meal kit services, it seems like the inexorable tide of progress is determined to wipe out millions of jobs across the retail and grocery sectors. And those are just the new technologies getting the most press. A robot named Tally trawls the aisles of St.

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Verizon 5G Network Launch Foreshadows Mobile Commerce Changes

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The announcement from the mobile network provider serves as the latest demonstration that 5G is coming, and that retailers and payment services providers should get ready to operate in the 5G world. As PYMNTS has reported , Verizon plans to bring its 5G technology to 30 U.S. 5G Potential. Verizon’s 5G Play. cities by the end of 2019.

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Thurlow Describes Innovation Journey, Core Advocacy

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In keynote remarks last night at the St. Louis Fed’s community banking research conference, bank CEO Julieann Thurlow outlined Massachusetts-based Reading Cooperative Bank’s innovation journey and how it improved financial inclusion in the communities it serves.

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Inflation Looms, So What Lies Ahead For SMBs? 

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13) that, according to St. Louis Federal Reserve President James Bullard, inflation is in the wings, as the money supply has “exploded” and inflation will be on the rise. Drilling down into the data: 82 percent of firms surveyed said they had embraced new forms of digital technology to meet their consumers’ emerging needs.

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Mobile Payments: Adornments For the U.S., mVisa For The Unbanked In Nigeria

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In this roundup, Global Payments is providing Bluetooth technology and mobile payment capabilities to Mary Kay Sales consultants; iZettle, the U.K. Global Payments, The SME Market And Mary Kay. The motivation behind the partnership for Global Payments is an initial onslaught into the SME market.

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