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Unattended Retail Can Boost Visits To Stores

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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. 25 percent is the projected percentage of customer service operations that will use chatbots by 2020.

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Traditional Healthcare Is Going Under The Knife Of Disruption

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From telehealth to new financing options for patient treatments to big retailers like Walmart , Walgreens and CVS mashing up retail with healthcare, everyone from startups to incumbents are using the pandemic as an opportunity to disrupt — and reinvent — healthcare. Here’s a look at some of the latest developments. We’re in healthcare.

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Today In Payments: Amazon One Lets Consumers Pay By Hand; Stripe Heads $12M Funding Round For PayMongo

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The feature is currently only available at two Amazon Go stores in Seattle, but the eCommerce giant plans to expand it to its other checkout-free stores. Fifty percent of businesses say manual processes, sluggish payments and high operating costs have made managing accounts receivable departments nerve-wracking over the last six months.

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Why Grocers Are Providing Fresh Options For Digital Omnicommerce Shopping

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Omnichannel features are becoming more crucial as tech-savvy millennials gain more spending power and influence, according to the PYMNTS Enterprise Retail Grocery Report. Nearly 17 percent of consumers say having the ability to scan and pay with a mobile phone is the most important factor when choosing a grocery retailer.

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You May Kiss The Bride — After You Shop Online

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That arguably describes the recent acquisition of Seattle-based Blueprint Registry , an online universal gift registry, by David’s Bridal , the privately held wedding retail chain that traces its roots back to the first years after World War II. The retailer has a $520 million term loan due in Oct. When in doubt, bet on digital.

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Amazon Tracker: Busy Week

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Currently, Amazon hopes to take advantage of recently loosened restrictions on foreign retailers in India by expanding its online grocery venture into the nation of some 1.3 Over the past few years, Amazon has invested billions of dollars in establishing a presence in India’s fast-growing online retail market. in 2017, said GeekWire.

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Boxed And Costco Have Their Roots In A 1970s New Jersey A&P Store

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As a result, the once-pioneering grocer entered the second tier of retailers. Years later, of course, the defunct retailer filed for bankruptcy for the second time in five years in 2015 — before disappearing from the American retail landscape. Costco makes up for its low margins on its goods by charging membership fees.