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P&G Enters The Connected Device Market
P&G Enters The Connected Device Market
January 06, 2020  |  Merchant Innovation

Product giant Procter & Gamble made its first appearance in 2019 at the annual Consumer Electronic Services showcase in Las Vegas. It is back again...

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How Payments And Trust Make For Better Commerce
How Payments And Trust Make For Better Commerce
October 25, 2019  |  Today In Data

As mobile-order ahead takes the field, tap-to-pay gains steam. Efforts are afoot to repair the data trust deficit, while online financing promises to gain a new foothold. And a relatively remote...

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Google’s Plan To Make Its Assistant Ubiquitous And Invisible
Google’s Plan To Make Its Assistant Ubiquitous And Invisible
October 16, 2019  |  Innovation

The cool weather was slow to show up in some parts of the U.S. this year (although the pumpkin spice-flavored goods showed up right on...

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Look Here: Retailers Get Visual With Commerce Innovations
Look Here: Retailers Get Visual With Commerce Innovations
October 07, 2019  |  Retail

As consumers get more visual, so, too, does retail, and that is helping to fuel some significant innovation. Indeed, 3D mapping stands as one of...

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Driving Innovation With Digital Platforms
Driving Innovation With Digital Platforms
October 07, 2019  |  Today In Data

Digital platforms are driving innovation in the health and wellness space. ClassPass, for instance, was designed as a one-stop digital shop that allows consumers to access gym classes...

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How New Tech Is Changing Furniture Shopping
How New Tech Is Changing Furniture Shopping
October 04, 2019  |  Retail

Look to furniture and home furnishings to drive more retail innovation. That includes robots. The era of robotic furniture is upon us – or it...

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Disrupting Self-Storage With Digital, Mobile Efficiencies
Disrupting Self-Storage With Digital, Mobile Efficiencies
October 02, 2019  |  Today In Data

Neighbor.com aims to bring digital and mobile efficiencies to the self-storage industry with an Airbnb-like model. In digital fraud news, new global regulations and solutions are being deployed to keep consumers,...

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Retail Pulse: Walgreens To Test Drone Deliveries; Walmart To Relaunch Scoop
Retail Pulse: Walgreens To Test Drone Deliveries; Walmart To Relaunch Scoop
September 20, 2019  |  Retail

Retailers are testing drone delivery to grow their omnichannel offerings and provide “store to door” on-demand service to their customers. Walgreens, in one case, plans...

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Top News In Payments: Mastercard Added To Marco Polo Network; Apple Gains Watch Patents
Top News In Payments: Mastercard Added To Marco Polo Network; Apple Gains Watch Patents
September 04, 2019  |  News

Today in the payments news roundup, Mastercard announced it has joined the Marco Polo Network. Also, Apple has gained three separate patents related to the Apple Watch. And...

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