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NEW REPORT: Retailers Face An Augmented Reality Check

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However, AR is now rewriting the rules of the retail game. A growing number of retailers are leveraging the technology to entice customers with a “try before you buy” shopping experience, having already been adopted by several big names in retail, including the likes of Walmart and Target.

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Apple Pay Trending Up as Target, Other Retailers Add Payment Option

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Apple Pay was trending across social media today on news the payment option will soon be accepted at Target, Taco Bell and other major U.S. According to Apple, 74 of the top 100 U.S. merchants now accept Apple Pay. The company touted the service’s ease of use, security and speed at the register. But […].

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Samsung Pay Crosses 1.3 Billion Transactions, But Falls Short of Apple Pay

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As it makes its way to South Africa and continues to amass impressive partnerships with the likes of Alipay and PayPal, Samsung Pay might have completed three years in the mobile payments market, but its numbers still lag its main rival, Apple Pay. Samsung revealed yesterday that it had completed 1.3

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Retail’s Ups And Downs: Holiday Shopping, The Olympics And The Samsung Galaxy Note 7

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Here are some of the other big winners and losers of the retail game at the moment. Last week, the National Retail Federation predicted that holiday sales would climb 3.6 Retail jobs were also a big winner this week, as the number of retail jobs grew by 10,000 from August to September, according to the National Retail Federation.

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Coronavirus: eBay Prohibits New Listings For Hand Sanitizer, Face Masks; Analysts Lower Facebook Revenue Estimates

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Samsung will move a portion of its domestic phone manufacturing to Vietnam because of the quick spread of the coronavirus and temporarily shutter its facility in Gumi, the Financial Times reported. Samsung said it would “return Gumi’s production to normal levels when appropriate.”.

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5G Plans Face Headwinds Amid Coronavirus Spread

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The coronavirus has already dented supply chains — notably those that serve retailers and auto manufacturers, among others. Chip firms have already been cutting production — Samsung among them, which has just idled a plant in South Korea. Chip Firms Pulling Back. Xilinx has said spending on 5G related infrastructure has been weak.

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How Tech Companies Are Backing The Future Of Retail Through AR, AI And Drones

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The eCommerce retailer invested $22.6 Here’s how these companies are investing in R&D — and ushering in the next generation of retail technology. 29) with the Pixel and Samsung’s S8, running 7.0 Facebook recently made a play to up its P2P payments cred as other social media and messaging services break into the space.

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