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The Latest Analog To Digital Battleground: Store Shelves
January 09, 2020

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Walmart Launches Grocery-Picking Robot
January 08, 2020

Walmart is aiming to solidify its position as America’s largest grocer with a grocery-picking robot called Alphabot that is said to pick, pack and deliver orders fast, the company announced on Tuesday (Jan. 8). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article...

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How A New Name Sparked An Unattended Retail Turnaround
January 08, 2020

Shakespeare famously wrote, “What’s in a name? That which we call a rose, by any other name would smell as sweet,” proving two things at once. First, the fact that he is one of the foremost playwrights in the history of the human language. The second...

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Can Sports And Entertainment Really Spark Mall Revivals?
January 08, 2020

Long live physical retail. 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 form, you agree to receive marketing...

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Apple’s App Store Generated About $50B In 2019 Revenue
January 08, 2020

With an increase from the $120 billion made known in January 2019, Apple has paid $155 billion to developers as of 2008. According to a CNBC analysis, Apple’s App Store had sales maxing out at $50 billion last year – with the assumption that developers...

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Holiday Shoppers May Have Favored Non-Mall Retailers
January 08, 2020

Department store chains in the United States might have experienced another disappointing holiday season, with the category of retailers that includes Macy’s, Nordstrom and JCPenney seeing overall sales drop 1.8 percent from Nov. 1 to Dec. 24, per Mastercard Spending Pulse. Get the Full Story...

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Mall Vacancy Rate Reaches 20-Year High
January 07, 2020

U.S. shopping malls have reached the pinnacle of struggle, with empty shops hitting a 20-year high, the Financial Times (FT) reported on Tuesday (Jan. 7). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content...

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Bringing Luggage Storage Into The Digital Age
January 07, 2020

Before Peter Korbel started the StoreMe luggage storage service, he lugged around a gym bag and didn’t like bringing it to his meetings. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no...

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How Auto Sales Are Driving New Retail Trends
January 07, 2020

The longstanding practice of selling automobiles is getting a change — reflecting larger trends in commerce. 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...