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Walmart Plans AI Retail Lab For NY Store
November 12, 2018

Walmart plans to bring an Intelligent Retail Lab to a Levittown, New York, store to experiment with customer and associate experiences. The idea is to apply artificial intelligence (AI) technology to a grocery store as opposed to a warehouse club setting, according to reports. Get...

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UK Retailers Could Receive Refunds In ATM Business Rate Case
November 12, 2018

In what could be the end of a conflict that has lasted for five years, the U.K.’s Court of Appeal ruled on Friday (November 9) that automated teller machines (ATMs) should not be separately assessed when it comes to business rates. Refunds in the hundreds...

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Dollar Shave Club’s Growing Grooming Ambitions
November 12, 2018

Dollar Shave Club first made a name for itself with a solid concept — and a series of very entertaining ads that brought the inexpensive razor company into the national consciousness. The problem it was founded to solve was simple: buying a razor was a miserable...

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Beverage Makers Get Into Experiential Retail Spirits
November 12, 2018

Beverage brands are getting in the experiential retail spirit by crafting new spaces dedicated to encouraging libation aficionados to try out their products. Diageo’s Johnnie Walker, for instance, has set up a space dedicated to its whiskey not too far from Scotland over in Madrid,...

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Five Innovative Ways Consumers Shop In The Digital Age
November 12, 2018

In the connected age, consumers have more ways to interact with retailers than ever before. While brick-and-mortar stores are still popular with shoppers, they are also looking to new channels to buy clothes or their weekly groceries. Simply said, consumers are turning to their mobile...

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Singapore’s DBS Launches QR Payment App For Small Business AR
November 12, 2018

Singapore bank DBS is introducing a new solution for small businesses to embrace digital payments and better manage cash flow, according to an announcement on the FI’s website late last week. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free...

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Major Australian Banks Don’t Want Regulatory Overhaul
November 12, 2018

Australia’s major banks aren’t in support of an overhaul to the new Banking Code of Practice. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to our daily...

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How ERP Tech Can Empower — Not Combat — The Notorious Spreadsheet
November 12, 2018

Chief financial officers (CFOs) often have a love-hate relationship with their enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems. They’re a staple of corporate finance and, as of recent years, are accelerating their shift into the cloud. As such, the ERP system can now play a more flexible...

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Spain’s BBVA, Partners Complete First Blockchain Syndicated Loan
November 12, 2018

Spain’s BBVA — along with partner banks MUFG of Japan and BNP Paribas of France — completed the first syndicated loan on the blockchain. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no...