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Apple AR Headset Planned For 2022; Smart Glasses Held Up Until 2023

Apple AR Headset Planned For 2022; Smart Glasses Held Up Until 2023
Apple AR Headset Planned For 2022; Smart Glasses Held Up Until 2023
November 11, 2019  |  Apple

Apple is said to be planning a launch of augmented reality (AR) headsets in 2022, and a year later, introduce smart glasses with the same...

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UK Sees Biggest Economic Slowdown In Nearly A Decade
UK Sees Biggest Economic Slowdown In Nearly A Decade
November 11, 2019  |  Economy

The U.K. economy ducked a recession but the economy grew at its slowest annual rate since the third quarter in 2010, Reuters reported on Monday...

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Walgreens Edges Close To Going Private
Walgreens Edges Close To Going Private
November 11, 2019  |  Retail

Reports out indicate that Walgreens Boots Alliance is considering an offer from private equity firm KKR & Co. to take the firm private. The deal,...

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The Warby Parker Of Australia On Sustainable Eyewear’s Future
The Warby Parker Of Australia On Sustainable Eyewear’s Future
November 11, 2019  |  Retail

The global market for glasses is a big industry that is still growing. As of 2015, the total worldwide eyewear industry (encompassing both prescription glasses worn...

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Identifying Opportunities For Online Commerce And Digital IDs
Identifying Opportunities For Online Commerce And Digital IDs
November 11, 2019  |  Today In Data

For online merchants, knowing that the person on the other side of the transaction is who they say there are is of critical importance. Synthetic ID...

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Singles Day Breaks Record With $38B In Sales
Singles Day Breaks Record With $38B In Sales
November 11, 2019  |  Retail

Singles Day, which is Monday, Nov. 11 this year, has become one of the biggest eCommerce events around the world, thanks to its backing by...

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Just Eat Snubs $6.3B Prosus Offer; Will Move Forward With Takeaway Merger
Just Eat Snubs $6.3B Prosus Offer; Will Move Forward With Takeaway Merger
November 11, 2019  |  Acquiring

Just Eat has turned down a hostile £4.9 billion ($6.3 billion) cash bid from Prosus, the Amsterdam arm of the South African tech conglomerate Naspers,...

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Tesco Launches Amazon-Style Subscription Program
Tesco Launches Amazon-Style Subscription Program
November 11, 2019  |  Retail

Tesco is taking on the competition by adding a subscription option to its Clubcard loyalty program. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock...

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New Formats Deliver For Food Ordering
New Formats Deliver For Food Ordering
November 11, 2019  |  Restaurant innovation

For quick-service restaurants (QSRs), tried and true practices might not be cutting it anymore. Drive-thrus, practically invented by QSRs, are having trouble living up to...

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