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Music Crafts New Melodies For Retail Innovation

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But no matter the case, music is a big part of the retail world, and is helping to create new harmonies of innovation and disruption. Although Apple will operate the playlist, a fairly young label called UnitedMasters , founded in 2017, will provide much of the music. Others don’t. New Partnerships and Services.

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How Grocery Retail Will Evolve In 2020

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As grocers test out different approaches to get products to shoppers in a more efficient manner, food retailers are betting big on small warehouses to shore up their growing delivery operations. The Jewel-Osco and Safeway chains owner is bringing on small fulfillment facilities at two stores in San Jose, Calif.

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Popularity of Customer Engagement Tools Reveals Weakness of Cores

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SAN JOSE, Calif. — One of the major themes in the first day of Finovate Spring (aside from perennial favorite authentication) was customer engagement — having better discussions with customers in a digital environment in order to deliver more relevant products and services.

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PayPal Sells Consumer Loans to Long-Time Partner Synchrony Financial

Bank Innovation

Yesterday, the San Jose, Calif-based PayPal said it agreed to sell $5.8 Payments company, PayPal will sell its U.S. consumer loan portfolio to Synchrony Financial. billion in consumer credit receivables to Stamford, Conn-based Synchrony Bank, a unit of Synchrony Financial. Synchrony Bank has been PayPal’s banking partner since 2004.

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NRF On The Case For Revising eCommerce Sales Tax Laws

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Online retailers aren’t sitting still when faced with new taxes — and some are even fighting back in court. Small retailers may be struggling with Kansas’ law, but large retailers are meanwhile coming under fire in South Carolina. Deep Dive: The Complex, Ongoing And Unexpected Effects Of Wayfair On Retailers.

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Fiserv Ratchets Up R&D Spend, CEO Says

Bank Innovation

SAN JOSE, Calif. — Fiserv has increased its research-and-development spending to 7% of revenue this year, up from 5% last year, CEO Jeff Yabuki said at the Bank Innovation 2017 conference here on Monday. In 2016, Fiserv recorded $5.5 billion in revenue — which means somewhere around $385 million flowing into tech.

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Fabletics Announces Brick-and-Mortar Expansion

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Activewear brand Fabletics , which was co-founded by Kate Hudson in 2013, announced plans for a retail expansion across the U.S. The company confirmed that the new locations will bring the brand’s total retail store count to 30 locations throughout the U.S.

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