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Virtual Reality Gains Traction In Retail

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Virtual reality could have more retailers reach more consumers in the coming few years — in large part by upping the consumer experience. Four temporary pop-ups have opened and are opening in New York, San Diego, San Francisco and in the Las Angeles suburb Santa Anita, CNBC reports. and Europe by 2022.

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Amazon Takes Territory In US And Beyond

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They’re places where the company already has a presence and where resources and infrastructure could support a technology heavyweight like Amazon. Township leaders are ecstatic, yet some fear the company could kill more jobs than it creates because of its threat to the retail sector. But those are all fairly obvious submissions.

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Can 5G Power Retail Drone Deliveries?

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The worlds of drones and 5G mobile network technology – two of the most promising trends in digital payments and commerce – are colliding. The company finished the first stage of testing in conjunction with McDonald’s at San Diego State University. The company applied to the U.S.

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LendingPoint Unveils Retail Financing Platform

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To help merchants and other service providers convert more consumers at the point of sale, LendingPoint has unveiled LendingPoint Merchant Solutions, a platform that will provide fully integrated one-stop retail financing, the company said in an announcement. The move comes after the company acquired LoanHero in Dec.

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GPS Order Tracking Helps Fuel New Retail Innovation

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The world of quick service restaurants (QSRs) is where it’s at when it comes to so much retail innovation these days. are now adding this new technology and by the end of 2019 roughly a quarter of locations nationwide will have it in place,” the company said. Domino’s stores across the U.S. Domino’s stores across the U.S.

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Report: Amazon Slows Alexa Staff Hiring To Improve Margin

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A representative for the eCommerce retailer said in a statement cited by the outlet that it “did not implement a hiring freeze, and the pace for hiring across Alexa and our Devices organization continues to be very strong. And, in other Amazon news, the retailer is continuing its strong clamp-down on counterfeit items.

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Stepping Into 21st Century Hospitality With Apartments And Technology

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As a result, the company can architect all the elements of its operation from technology to process and its people from the ground up with insight from the current day. In the future, the company aims to provide more space as well as amenities and technology, among other plans. The Market.