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Uber To Serve Up Content To Its Captive Audience
January 12, 2016

People sitting in the back of cabs present an interesting opportunity for the marketers of the world, and it is an opportunity that the visionaries at Uber will not let pass them by. After all, why just sit there and look out the window at...

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GM Turns To Hackers For A Helping Hand
January 12, 2016

From ride-hailing apps like Uber to traditional manufacturers like General Motors, change is coming to the old-fashioned automobile from more directions than the Model T. Between turning cars into Wi-Fi-connected hotspots and integrating computers powerful enough to drive vehicles on their own, Motor City executives...

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Uber Will Be Serving Up Content Its Captive Audience
January 12, 2016

People sitting in the back of cabs present an interesting opportunity for the marketers of the world and it is an opportunity that the visionaries at Uber will not let pass them by.  After all why just sit there an look out the window at...

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Finish Line Shows How Warehousing Goes Wrong
January 11, 2016

If anyone out there is still looking for signs of how accelerated just about every timeline has become in the modern retail world, look no further than what Glenn Lyon, the newly removed ex-chairman and CEO of Finish Line, said about his company’s 2016 Q2...

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Can A Mid-Rate NBA Team Redefine The Fan Experience?
January 11, 2016

For an unsuccessful sports franchise, it can be hard to win fans back to the hometown cause. In California’s professional basketball scene, the game is almost rigged against the Sacramento Kings — not only do the Los Angeles Lakers draw more national fans on legacy...

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Uber Fares Are Falling
January 11, 2016

Uber enthusiasts in 100 or so U.S. and Canadian cities have some good news: The ridesharing service is lowering its fares in an attempt to up demand. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all...

Why Nucleus Is Loved By Foxconn, Amazon And Lowe’s
January 11, 2016

Innovations sometimes pop up unexpectedly — something the up-and-coming smart home operation at Nucleus learned right around the time of its founding. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional...

SoulCycle And Target: A Match Made In Heaven?
January 08, 2016

It will never be said that Target undertook its reinvention in the digital age with any lack of persistence or enthusiasm. While many of the more beset big-box stores have approached one or two avenues to mount a response to the increasing pull of the...

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CES ’16: The Good, The Bad And The Ugly (So Far)
January 08, 2016

It’s somewhat ironic that though the Consumer Electronics Show regularly brings thousands upon thousands of new gadgets to the floors of Las Vegas’ convention centers, it’s usually journalists rather than consumers that get to tinker with all the digital toys the rest of the market...