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Retail
Sam’s Club To Take On Grocery Delivery With Instacart
February 27, 2018

Walmart’s warehouse chain — Sam’s Club — has announced that it intends to offer home delivery of grocery goods through a new tie-in with Instacart. The expanded service will be online and available for consumers in the Dallas-Forth Worth area in Texas and in St....

Artificial Intelligence
Big Changes Are Coming To Google Assistant
February 27, 2018

Mobile World Congress 2018 is up and running in Barcelona — and Google is already announcing the latest round of updates, improvements and enhancements it has planned for its smart AI, the Google Assistant.  Google had previously announced that it was rolling out support for...

Artificial Intelligence
Is AI’s Next Evolution To Digital Humans?
February 27, 2018

What would you do if you met a digital human? 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 newsletter, PYMNTS Today. By completing this...

Wearables
Fitbit Falls As Smartwatch Demands Change
February 26, 2018

After Fitbit’s revenue and profit missed expectations, the company’s shares fell 12 percent to $4.90 in late trading on Monday (Feb. 26). The news comes as smartwatches are taking the place of fitness trackers, Barron’s reported. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock...

Investments
Go-Jek Raises $1.5B From Investors, Including BlackRock, Google
February 26, 2018

Go-Jek, the delivery and ride-hailing company located in Indonesia, has raised $1.5 billion in venture capital funding. 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...

Retail
How Wegmans Is Changing Lives — One Rapper At A Time
February 26, 2018

In an era where customer loyalty is hard to come by, the devotion — bordering on fanaticism — of Wegmans’ fans is the stuff of legend. Year after year, the upstate New York grocery store chain is either ranked as America’s favorite or at least...

Retail
The Sweet Side Of Building A Luxury eCommerce Brand
February 26, 2018

While most startups are a labor of love, love is rarely the starting point for a business venture. Couples go into business together all the time, of course; it’s just not usually something they decide to do on their first date. Get the Full Story...

Retail
Apple May Make Wireless Over-The-Ear Headphones
February 26, 2018

KGI analyst Ming-Chi Kuo and Apple Insider are reporting that Apple could be making new wireless over-the-ear headphones following the success of its in-ear AirPods. The new devices may be sold under Apple’s own brand, even though Apple owns the Beats headphone brand, TechCrunch reported. Get...

Retail
Restaurants Take On Digital Innovation With Mobile Ordering And Payments
February 26, 2018

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