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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. A glimpse of the 5G future recently came from the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. 5G Potential. Verizon’s 5G Play.

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Today In Data: Digital Ordering For QSRs, Retail Closures And High Cyber Fraud

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Today in PYMNTS’ data, fast food chains are reporting consumer satisfaction following implementation of mobile order-ahead offerings, retail stores are closing at a near-record pace, “unthinkable” numbers of executives share their companies have experienced cyber fraud, real-time faster payments finally make their way to the U.S.

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Retail Pulse: Walmart Tests ‘Great Workplace,’ Sainsbury’s Opens Cashierless Store

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Brick-and-mortar retailers are changing the way they manage their workforces in the age of Amazon: Walmart , for instance, is testing multiple versions of a new team structure called the “Great Workplace” in some of its locations. In terms of Walmart’s other efforts, the retailer is also focusing on features such as grocery pickup.

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

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From makeup to jewelry, mobile payments are all about accessorizing going into the fall season. In this roundup, Global Payments is providing Bluetooth technology and mobile payment capabilities to Mary Kay Sales consultants; iZettle, the U.K. Let’s check out mobile fashion week. Mobile Payments Startup OPER Raises $750,000.

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QSRs Ramp Up Mobile Order-Ahead Offerings

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With mobile ordering at quick-service restaurants (QSRs) like The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf , customers can ditch the queue. QSRs from Dunkin’ Donuts to Subway are jumping on the mobile order-ahead bandwagon. Two in 10 — or 20 percent — of Dunkin’ Donuts’ high-volume urban location transactions are mobile orders.

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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. million jobs over the next 10 years, slashing the 16 million-strong retail workforce by 38 percent.

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7-Eleven Launches Beer Delivery In Select US Markets

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Lauderdale, Florida; New York, New York; Norfolk-Portsmouth, Virginia; Orlando-Daytona, Florida; Phoenix, Arizona; Portland, Oregon; Sacramento, California; San Antonio, Texas; San Diego, California; San Francisco, California; Seattle-Tacoma, Washington; St. Louis, Missouri; and Tampa, Florida. stores with the technology this year.

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