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Retail Pulse: IKEA To Open ‘Planning Studio’ In NYC; Pizza Hut Will Acquire QuikOrder

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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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Walmart+ And Amazon Prime Face Off As Consumers Decide Who Gets Their Business

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Today, the “membership has its privileges” mantra is at the core of the latest face-off between the two retail behemoths vying for an increasing portion of consumer spend: Walmart and Amazon. consumer seems happy to test the waters — and none more so than the coveted bridge millennials. But these results also suggest that the U.S.

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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. Consumers want their orders faster than ever before. The move could also bolster the company’s bottom line.

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Banks Bring Coffee Shops To New Branches

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With the bank branch of the future, large institutions such as Capital One and Fifth Third are aiming to create spaces that appeal to millennials around Chicago that provide technical support, financial advice and — in some instances — cappuccino. Pablo Sanchez, who is the head of retail banking and wealth management for HSBC in the U.S.

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Adding New Layers To The Retail Experience

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Portland, Seattle, Lexington, KY, New Orleans, Brooklyn — the list goes on, but it is safe to assume that if the city has a reputation for attracting millennials, it probably has a Marine Layer store somewhere nearby. Frequently breaking down or not, the brand managed to spread.

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Black Friday Data: Amazon Tightens Digital-First Market Share Grip

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A new survey of Black Friday shoppers from PYMNTS showed the Seattle retailing giant dominated its rivals in the traditional post-Thanksgiving holiday season kickoff. In the brick-and-mortar category, Walmart led all other retailers with 61 percent of respondents, followed by 42 who went to Target. percent, Costco at 10.5

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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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