China’s Xiaomi To Boost AI, 5G With Five-Year $5B Infusion
China’s Xiaomi To Boost AI, 5G With Five-Year $5B Infusion
January 02, 2020  |  Artificial Intelligence

Chinese smartphone firm Xiaomi is planning to pump over ¥50 billion ($7.18 billion) into artificial intelligence (AI) and 5G technologies over the next five years,...

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Uber Eats Partners With South African Restaurants For Food Delivery
Uber Eats Partners With South African Restaurants For Food Delivery
January 02, 2020  |  Delivery

Uber is leveraging its ride-hailing success in Africa to deliver local fare that caters to the tastes of its middle-class customers, Reuters reported on Thursday...

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Reliance Industries Rolls Out Online Shopping Platform
Reliance Industries Rolls Out Online Shopping Platform
January 02, 2020  |  Retail

As it aims to tap into its massive digital subscriber base to take on worldwide eCommerce companies, Mukesh Ambani’s Reliance Industries is launching an early...

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How Mobile Order-Ahead Drives Innovation In Restaurant Design
How Mobile Order-Ahead Drives Innovation In Restaurant Design
January 02, 2020  |  Retail

As diners can order a wide range of cuisines from their smartphones, mobile order-ahead continues to become more popular — and quick-service restaurants (QSRs) are...

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Harnessing The Power Of Habit To Energize DTC Health
Harnessing The Power Of Habit To Energize DTC Health
January 02, 2020  |  Retail

As of 2019, vitamins were a big revenue generator in the U.S., as consumers typically shell out a little over $30 billion a year on vitamins and...

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Taking New Approaches To Retail Stores And Faster Payment Models
Taking New Approaches To Retail Stores And Faster Payment Models
January 02, 2020  |  Today In Data

Anchor Shops is aiming to keep the parts of the department store experience that are still working, while minimizing the portions that drag down department store profits. And,...

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Get Ready For More Voice In Retail — And Soon
Get Ready For More Voice In Retail — And Soon
January 02, 2020  |  Retail

It’s going to be a very vocal year when it comes to retail. Voice is the killer app of the connected commerce experience, according to...

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Retailers Expect 26 Pct. Spike On National Returns Day
Retailers Expect 26 Pct. Spike On National Returns Day
January 02, 2020  |  Retail

As online shopping powers a forecasted 26 percent year-over-year volume surge on National Returns Day, the United Parcel Service (UPS) foresees shipping 1.9 million gifts...

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Aussie Auditors’ Role In Reverse Factoring Disclosure Questioned
Aussie Auditors’ Role In Reverse Factoring Disclosure Questioned
January 02, 2020  |  B2B Payments

Several high-profile corporate collapses and initiatives from corporate accounting standard-setters have raised questions about businesses’ use of supply chain finance and whether the trade finance...

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