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How Connected Consumers Shop During The Commute

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With the help of connected car technology, the morning and evening commutes are no longer just a time for consumers to drive to and from work: These periods of the day between home and work life are also becoming a time where retailers can engage shoppers in contextual commerce experiences. More than three in 10 commuters — or 33.4

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Google’s Consumer Trends For The Holidays

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Mobile searches and purchases continue to climb in popularity amongst consumers nationwide after passing the popularity of desktop searches and purchases for the first time on Thanksgiving and Black Friday of last year. Customers also use mobile search not just to find specific products but as gifting inspiration.

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Can There Be An Uber Of Furniture?

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Four years of college in New Hampshire was the longest I lived in one place ever,” he said, recounting time also spent in Singapore and San Francisco, his current location. The company functions as a direct-to-consumer operator, having relationships with furniture manufacturers (and a few retailers). Furniture — And Design.

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Walmart-Amazon Whole Paycheck Tracker: Connected Commerce, Grocery Bot And GrubHub Rumors

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The biggest news of the week in this regard was that Amazon Pay is headed to the pump via a partnership with Exxon Mobil and Fiserv to make it possible to pay for gas with Alexa. But Amazon wasn’t the only one rolling out new things this week; team Walmart was keeping it competitive on the technological front.

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Bringing The Farmers Market Online With Apps

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That opens the door for producers from Southern Maine, New Hampshire, Western Massachusetts and Rhode Island.) Vendors can sign up through the company’s website or mobile app, and they receive payment through their checking accounts. The one thing customers won’t find on the platform, however, is a non-verifiable source.

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Amazon Walmart Whole Paycheck Tracker: Better Delivery By Any (And Every) Means

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This week was one of the latter, as Walmart hosted its investor meeting in Arkansas and Amazon decided this week’s menu of technological innovations in retail would be an all-you-can-eat buffet. He said the technology is a “new era in commerce. Just like mobile 10 years ago, there is a lot we need to learn.

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Pokémon GO: Game-Changing Game Or High-Tech Pet Rock?

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And it’s that power to pull the consumer from point A to point B — without their feeling pulled at all — that is the built-in feature that is beginning to look a bit to some like the pixie dust retail could use right now to get customers into the stores. As it turns out, the Poké-conomy is a more complicated place. The App Store Record(s).

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