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Today In Data: The Smart Shopping Cart Of The Future
Today In Data: The Smart Shopping Cart Of The Future
January 23, 2019  |  Today In Data

Retail startup Caper is reinventing the grocery store experience with a shopping cart that automatically checks out the items shoppers place inside them. And grocers...

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Visa: Why Target’s Tap-And-Pay Leap Will Ignite Contactless Cards
Visa: Why Target’s Tap-And-Pay Leap Will Ignite Contactless Cards
January 23, 2019  |  Retail

After many years as a holdout in the world of near-field communication (NFC) payments, Target grabbed a lot of headlines yesterday (Jan. 22) with its announcement that it...

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Report: The 16 Things That Will Take Subscription Commerce To The Next Level
Report: The 16 Things That Will Take Subscription Commerce To The Next Level
January 23, 2019  |  Subscription Commerce

At their core, subscription services are simple and straightforward. A consumer pays a recurring fee and, in return, receives access to a selection of goods...

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Can Smart Carts Make Grocery Stores Smarter?
Can Smart Carts Make Grocery Stores Smarter?
January 22, 2019  |  Merchant Innovation

The shopping cart has been a part of the grocery store checkout experience for nearly 152 years. It’s first use is attributed to a Midwest...

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Standard Cognition Acquires Explorer.ai To Enhance Autonomous Checkout
Standard Cognition Acquires Explorer.ai To Enhance Autonomous Checkout
January 07, 2019  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

Standard Cognition, the company that makes artificial intelligence-powered autonomous checkout for retailers, announced on Monday (Jan. 7) that it has acquired Explorer.ai, which makes mapping...

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Kroger, Microsoft Take On Amazon Go
Kroger, Microsoft Take On Amazon Go
January 07, 2019  |  Innovation

Kroger and Microsoft announced Monday (Jan. 7) that the two are partnering up to enable a connected store experience leveraging Microsoft’s Azure cloud and Kroger...

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Grabango Raises $12M To Expand Product Development, Tech Deployments
Grabango Raises $12M To Expand Product Development, Tech Deployments
January 07, 2019  |  Investments

Grabango, the Silicon Valley startup, announced Monday (Jan. 7) that it raised $12 million in venture funding. In a press release, the startup, which makes...

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Today In Data: New Year, New Efficiencies
Today In Data: New Year, New Efficiencies
January 03, 2019  |  Today In Data

The new year is here, and a new lease on efficiency and streamlining is loose in the payments and commerce ecosystem. Merchants are doubling down...

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Self-Checkout Gets An Innovation Makeover
Self-Checkout Gets An Innovation Makeover
December 31, 2018  |  Commentary

Matt Redwood, head of self-service at Diebold Nixdorf, contributed the following piece as part of PYMNTS’ 2018 year-end eBook. Self-checkout has been around for 15 years...

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