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Walmart Experiments With Personal Shoppers

Walmart Experiments With Personal Shoppers
Walmart Experiments With Personal Shoppers
December 29, 2017  |  Retail

There are a lot of things people think when they think Walmart, but it is unlikely that the term “personal shopper” is jumping first to...

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Apple’s Retail Flagship’s Winter Weather Woes
Apple’s Retail Flagship’s Winter Weather Woes
December 29, 2017  |  Apple

Apple‘s Chicago flagship store in Chicago has often been praised as a marvel of design.  It even has a MacBook-shaped roof. Get the Full Story...

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Amazon’s Slipping Search Results
Amazon’s Slipping Search Results
December 29, 2017  |  Amazon

According to new research from market research company Survata, Amazon’s grip on product search results is slipping. The figures found consumers used the eCommerce platform...

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China Drafts Measures To Ease Foreign-Bank Entry
China Drafts Measures To Ease Foreign-Bank Entry
December 29, 2017  |  Cross-border Payments

China’s banking regulator has issued a draft measure to amend licensing and oversight of the banking activities of foreign-backed financial companies, according to Thursday (Dec....

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2020 Olympics To Ramp Up Security With Facial Scanning
2020 Olympics To Ramp Up Security With Facial Scanning
December 29, 2017  |  Cybersecurity

In an attempt to boost security and speed up entry, facial recognition technology will be used at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics and Paralympics. Get the...

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Gig Workforce Swells As Companies Shed Headcount
Gig Workforce Swells As Companies Shed Headcount
December 29, 2017  |  Gig Economy

Long gone are the days when Ford, J.C. Penney and General Electric were the largest U.S. employers. A new analysis shows that the country’s outsourcing...

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China Sets Cap On QSR Payments
China Sets Cap On QSR Payments
December 29, 2017  |  Mobile Payments

The central bank in China is clamping down on mobile payments made via a barcode and scanning devices, a move that could negatively impact Ant...

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Who Needs Gold? $5B In Oil Backs Venezuelan Cryptocurrency
Who Needs Gold? $5B In Oil Backs Venezuelan Cryptocurrency
December 29, 2017  |  Cross-border Payments

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has vowed to back the national cryptocurrency, Petro, with the country’s natural resource reserves. Get the Full Story Complete the form...

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