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Tapping Into Mobile Dining Innovation With QSR Apps
February 11, 2020

To help diners make the best use of their mobile devices to order meals, quick-service restaurants (QSRs) are tapping into mobile innovations. Technology that lets diners place their orders for pickup or delivery has become more common, and mobile devices are serving more restaurant functions...

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T-Mobile Wins Court Decision To Take Over Sprint
February 11, 2020

In a ruling that goes against a state-led lawsuit that aimed to stop a deal that would reshape the wireless industry, T-Mobile US Inc. has received court approval for its Sprint Corp. takeover. The combined firm will have a base of approximately 80 million monthly...

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SoftBank-Backed Brandless Goes Bust
February 11, 2020

For its three years in operation, Brandless generated no shortage of buzz with its concept of “private label for less” and the idea that the best brand is no brand at all. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy...

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NEW DATA: Consumers Like Cashier-less Retail But Retailers Aren’t Hitting The Mark
February 11, 2020

Consumers’ interest in unattended commerce goes far beyond candy and soda vending machines. There are 48.6 million consumers in the U.S. who would like to buy a wide variety of products and services through unattended retail channels, such as vending machines, self-service kiosks and even...

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Early Days: AI Shows Promise And Limitations For Retailers
February 10, 2020

This is easy. Hire a data scientist. Or reassign the ones you have. Give said scientist(s) a budget to lease a Tensor Flo server with Google and start parsing transaction data. Use data to build an algorithm. Start creating more customer data to feed the...

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Taking A Sharing Economy Approach To Hotel Booking
February 10, 2020

Roost Co-founder and CEO Sam Tate went on an extended vacation two summers ago after his junior year of college. It was a “month-long solo backpacking trip to Europe,” he told PYMNTS in an interview. Tate visited many cities on the excursion, which was also the...

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Simon, Taubman Join Forces To Save The Mall
February 10, 2020

As retail owners face the challenge of decreased foot traffic and store closures brought on by the rise of eCommerce, mall owners have been aiming to change their properties with the introduction of dining options, entertainment and other features. And two mall owners are joining...

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Samsung Reveals Upcoming Foldable Phone During Academy Awards
February 10, 2020

In an Academy Awards TV advertisement that hinted at the features of the new device, Samsung unveiled its new foldable phone. The new device, which is rumored to be called the Galaxy Z Flip, seems to open upwards instead of outwards like the Galaxy Fold,...

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Valentine’s Day, Pizza Rings And All The Ways (To Pay) To Say ‘I Love You’
February 08, 2020

In less than a week, “national engagement season” will be over. And for those saying something to the effect of “there is no such thing as national engagement season,” we would point out the data begs to differ. The roughly 80 days between Thanksgiving and Valentine’s...