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Bbot raises $3M to drive contactless dining platform forward
July 14, 2020
Bbot Inc., a restaurant and hospitality startup focused on simplifying and improving order and pay processes, has raised $3 million in a seed funding round led…
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AfterPay to offer Apple Pay, Google Pay at US retailers
July 14, 2020
AfterPay, an Australia-based mobile app that offers 'Buy Now, Pay Later' installment options in key international markets, said it will begin offering Apple…
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ACI Worldwide says global e-commerce up 28% in June
July 14, 2020
Global e-commerce sales rose 28% in June, according to ACI Worldwide, marking the largest year-over-year increase since the beginning of the COVID-19 outbreak.
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New York's Hamptons gets a luxury fashion pop-up
July 14, 2020
Iconic fashion brand Giorgio Armani has launched a pop-up experience in East Hampton, New York.
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New York & Co. parent files for bankruptcy
July 14, 2020
RTW Retailwinds Inc., parent company of New York & Co., is reportedly considering shuttering all its stores as part of a bankruptcy action initiated this…
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BrightSign powers digital signage at Hong Kong experiential landmark
July 13, 2020
K11 MUSEA, a experiential landmark in Hong Kong's Victoria Dockside art and cultural district, recently deployed seven LED video walls as well as circular LCD…
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Don't expect coin change at Kroger
July 13, 2020
Grocer Kroger won't be doling out any change to cash paying customers citing a coin shortage.
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Aramark opens automated c-store in Southern California
July 13, 2020
Aramark has opened an autonomous convenience store called QuickEats Close Convenience in an apartment community called Nineteen01 in Santa Ana, California…
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Live webinar: Assessing COVID-19 impact on customer interaction, satisfaction
July 13, 2020
A live webinar on July 16 will explore how COVID-19 is impacting customer satisfaction and the way they perceive and interact with a preferred financial…
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Brooks Brothers files for bankruptcy, closing stores
July 10, 2020
Brooks Brothers, which is already shuttering 50 stores due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, filed for bankruptcy this week.
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Online consumer behavior differs among generations
July 10, 2020
Online shopping during the ongoing coronavirus pandemic reveals different shopping behaviors by different generations of consumers, according to a PFS and…
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Senators introduce bill to require cash acceptance
July 9, 2020
U.S. Senators Kevin Cramer, R-North Dakota and Bob Menendez, D-N.J., Senate Banking Committee members, have introduced the Payment Choice Act, S.4145, a…
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Grocers online business model needs work, reveals report
July 9, 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic is pushing greater numbers of consumers to online grocery shopping and grocers need to improve the e-commerce channel experience…
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Pier 1 lives on online
July 9, 2020
While a bankruptcy action is shuttering physical store locations for Pier 1, the retail brand will keep an online presence after selling the rights to its…
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Walmart prepping Amazon-like membership strategy
July 8, 2020
Walmart is reportedly getting its own subscription service, called Walmart+, ready for launch and it's being viewed as a direct competitor service to Amazon's…
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Mastercard launches shop locator tool in U.S., Canada
July 8, 2020
Mastercard announced the regional launch of ShopOpenings.com, a tool that can tell cardholders which shops and businesses are back open as communities…
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AiFi on track to deploy 330 automated stores by 2021
July 7, 2020
AiFi, a provider of an automated, self-service store, is on track to deploy 330 new and retrofitted autonomous stores by the end of 2021, according to a press…
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Aldi Nord moves German in-store payments to Fiserv amid Wirecard crisis
July 7, 2020
Fiserv Inc. said that Aldi Nord has moved all of its in-store card payments in Germany to the company.
read nowOklahoma town installing COVID-19 protection kiosks
July 7, 2020
Sand Springs, Oklahoma will install personal safety kiosks at various public buildings to protect people from COVID-19, according to a Sandite Pride report.
read nowHong Kong Disneyland vending machines accept cryptocurrency
July 6, 2020
Ghost Coin, a cryptocurrency operated by technology entrepreneur John McAfee, can now be used in more than 60 Hong Kong vending machines, including machines at…
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