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2023 Travel Outlook May Be Dimming as Prices Clash With Layoffs and Inflation

2023 Travel Outlook May Be Dimming as Prices Clash With Layoffs and Inflation
2023 Travel Outlook May Be Dimming as Prices Clash With Layoffs and Inflation
April 10, 2023  |  Travel Payments

Even as pent-up travel demand was unleashed throughout 2022 with airlines and lodgings firms reporting strong performance and outlook, the word “uncertainty” was used a...

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Amazon Closes the Book on Book Depository, Underscoring eCommerce’s Evolution 
Amazon Closes the Book on Book Depository, Underscoring eCommerce’s Evolution 
April 07, 2023  |  Retail

Every so often, we get a reminder of how far we’ve come — and where we’ve come from. It’s hard to recall, at least for...

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Retail Drone Delivery At Scale Needs More Runway, But Datasets Can Shorten It
Retail Drone Delivery At Scale Needs More Runway, But Datasets Can Shorten It
April 07, 2023  |  Retail

As robotics and drones get added to the tech roadmaps of retailers of every stripe, the fact remains: it’s hard creating commercial robots and autonomous...

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Restaurants Refine Rewards Models to Deliver Loyalty 
Restaurants Refine Rewards Models to Deliver Loyalty 
April 06, 2023  |  Loyalty & Rewards

This week in restaurants, major brands step up loyalty rewards, and drone delivery takes off. Fast-casual chain Noodles & Company, for one, which has more than...

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India Allows Banks to Issue Credit Lines Via UPI
India Allows Banks to Issue Credit Lines Via UPI
April 06, 2023  |  Payment Methods

India’s digital transformation of financial services continues — and now pre-approved credit lines are linked to the United Payments Interface (UPI). In an announcement Thursday (April...

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MLB Says Three Strikes and You’re Outdated to Concessions Payments
MLB Says Three Strikes and You’re Outdated to Concessions Payments
April 06, 2023  |  Payment Methods

With the return of baseball season, major teams are upgrading their in-arena ordering and payments. Take, for instance, New York’s Yankee Stadium, which this year...

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Calls to Pause AI Development Miss the Point of Innovation
Calls to Pause AI Development Miss the Point of Innovation
April 05, 2023  |  Artificial Intelligence

Innovations transform the economy and change the realities of daily life. The sign of a healthy, competitive market is one where the doors are open...

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Small Businesses Slow Hiring Amid Uncertain Consumer Demand
Small Businesses Slow Hiring Amid Uncertain Consumer Demand
April 05, 2023  |  Economy

Main Street businesses are pulling back on hiring. Preparing, perhaps, for the impact of a pullback in consumer spending that’s already in motion. The logic...

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