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65% of Grocery Retailers Lack Real-Time Supply Chain Data

65% of Grocery Retailers Lack Real-Time Supply Chain Data
65% of Grocery Retailers Lack Real-Time Supply Chain Data
March 25, 2025  |  Retail

A comprehensive study of U.S. grocery and non-grocery retailers with annual revenues exceeding $500 million has laid bare the critical link between data readiness and...

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Rural Small Businesses Report Double the Sales Decline of Urban Counterparts
Rural Small Businesses Report Double the Sales Decline of Urban Counterparts
March 25, 2025  |  SMBs

Urban small- to medium-sized businesses (SMBs) are the backbone of city economies. It’s been a volatile few years for them, with pandemic disruptions, inflationary pressures...

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Real-Time Gap: Consumers Wait as Banks Tackle Legacy Payments Tech
Real-Time Gap: Consumers Wait as Banks Tackle Legacy Payments Tech
March 25, 2025  |  Real-Time Payments

Faster payments have loomed large in financial services through the past couple of years — and with the uncertainty of tariffs and inflation, speedier payments...

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D2C Retailers Wanted to Skip the Middleman. Turns Out They Need One
D2C Retailers Wanted to Skip the Middleman. Turns Out They Need One
March 24, 2025  |  Retail

In the midst of the pandemic, the direct-to-consumer (D2C) model — cutting out the middleman, the wholesalers, even the physical storefront — seemed poised to shake...

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AI Gives Customer Service Positive Revenue Spin
AI Gives Customer Service Positive Revenue Spin
March 24, 2025  |  artificial intelligence

Enterprises are expanding their use of artificial intelligence (AI) in customer experience to encompass the entirety of the process, not just relegating it to back-office...

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Bowman’s Past Remarks Signal ‘Tailored’ Bank Supervision Priorities at the Fed
Bowman’s Past Remarks Signal ‘Tailored’ Bank Supervision Priorities at the Fed
March 24, 2025  |  Bank Regulation

To get a sense of where banking regulation may be headed, Federal Reserve Governor Michelle Bowman’s comments and priorities laid out in remarks and speeches...

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Bilt’s Bet on Banyan Turns Neighborhood Spending Into Hyper-Targeted Rewards
Bilt’s Bet on Banyan Turns Neighborhood Spending Into Hyper-Targeted Rewards
March 24, 2025  |  Loyalty & Rewards

Local economies are made up of neighborhoods, and neighborhoods are home to a collection of businesses, from chain stores to groceries to local merchants and...

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Better Standards Outshine Flashier Tech as Winning GenAI Recipe for Procurement
Better Standards Outshine Flashier Tech as Winning GenAI Recipe for Procurement
March 24, 2025  |  artificial intelligence

Few innovations throughout history have moved beyond the theoretical into tangible, real-world applications faster than generative AI (GenAI). Get the Full Story Complete the form...

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How One Credit Union Spreads AI Across the Whole Organization
How One Credit Union Spreads AI Across the Whole Organization
March 24, 2025  |  Credit Unions

Credit unions can grow with new members, and assets swell from the millions to the billions of dollars, but when it comes to technology and...

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