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Autonomous Retail Startup AiFi Secures $30M Total Funding

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Silicon Valley checkout-free, autonomous retail startup AiFi has secured a new round of funding, bringing its total raised to $30 million, the company said in a press release on Monday (Oct.

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Decoding QR Codes: Retailers Embrace Simple, Secure Touchless Payments Option

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In the inaugural QR Code Payments Tracker® , PYMNTS explores the latest in the world of QR codes, including new implementations at retailers and payment providers, the security concerns facing this payment method, and the pandemic’s effect on the development and rollout of QR code-enabled payment options. Retail Environment.

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Retailers are pushing mobile apps, but not always security

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Even before the COVID-19 pandemic forced retailers and consumers alike to consider the benefits of shopping via a mobile app, providers of shopping and loyalty apps were seeking partnerships with security vendors to deploy fraud prevention technology.

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Retailers Increasingly Turn To AI For Security And Efficiency

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Artificial intelligence (AI) is moving from cool concept toward everyday consumer reality, and signs of that innovation are increasingly appearing in the retail space. Take the issue of retail security as one example. Retail Trust and AI. Reducing network demands, the technology works even if cloud connection is lost.

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Retailers Using Chapter 11 To Break Lease Agreements

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But the ripple effects are daunting, as the moves could threaten the half-trillion-dollar market for commercial mortgage-backed securities. If this becomes a tsunami of retailers rejecting their leases, it’s going to trigger another part of the sea change — the mortgages held by the landlords.”.

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Retail 2021: The Five Things Retailers Should Be Talking About At NRF This Week

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Every year for the last 110 years , members of the retail trade group, known as the National Retail Federation (NRF), have assembled to discuss the slate of issues pertinent to its members. COVID-19, of course, didn’t cause physical retail’s steep decline — it just accelerated it. Retail is now about logistics and the last mile.

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Privacy And Personalization Clash For Retailers

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Retailers are facing a personalization paradox. Fifty-three percent of consumers want retailers to respect their anonymity in 2020; at the same time 61 percent want more personalization in marketing, messaging and promotions. That paradox is evident between the appeal of personalization and a stepped-up need for privacy.

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