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Trader Joe’s CEO Bucks Grocery Industry Trends by Eschewing Self-Checkout 

Trader Joe’s CEO Bucks Grocery Industry Trends by Eschewing Self-Checkout 
Trader Joe’s CEO Bucks Grocery Industry Trends by Eschewing Self-Checkout 
August 17, 2023  |  Technology

As many grocers look to technology to boost efficiency — sometimes at the cost of service — Trader Joe’s is holding the line against self-checkout.  ...

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Walmart: Weekly Active Digital Users Grow 20%
Walmart: Weekly Active Digital Users Grow 20%
August 17, 2023  |  Earnings

Walmart’s second quarter fiscal year 2024 results show a continued trend in strong spending on groceries — and a widening embrace of digital channels by...

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Ford’s Software and Services Push Helps Pave Road to Connected Car Economy
Ford’s Software and Services Push Helps Pave Road to Connected Car Economy
August 14, 2023  |  Connected Economy

The rubber meets the road, meets the operating system, meets the online subscription. Ford announced Monday (Aug. 14) that it has hired Peter Stern —...

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Consumers Like Biometrics More Than Passwords
Consumers Like Biometrics More Than Passwords
August 10, 2023  |  Authentication

Consumers may be stuck using the outmoded authentication system, but most prefer more sophisticated methods. Traditional use of passwords currently remains the most prevalent method...

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Target’s Starbucks Deal Brews Up Grande Connected Economy Ambitions
Target’s Starbucks Deal Brews Up Grande Connected Economy Ambitions
August 09, 2023  |  Connected Economy

The Connected Economy is one where, in an unbroken string of activities, consumers wield their devices  to browse, order, pay and pick up what they...

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Block and Coinbase Earnings Show Crypto’s Flight to Quality Lands on Bitcoin
Block and Coinbase Earnings Show Crypto’s Flight to Quality Lands on Bitcoin
August 04, 2023  |  Earnings

Expectations weren’t very high for Coinbase Global this most recent quarter. The company continues to face very significant risks on the regulatory front within the...

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Apple Tops 1 Billion Paid Subscriptions, Doubling 2020’s Levels
Apple Tops 1 Billion Paid Subscriptions, Doubling 2020’s Levels
August 03, 2023  |  Earnings

For Apple, the push to become a service-centered ecosystem proceeds apace. And in the latest quarter, revenues from hardware waned 4.7%, while services-related sales were...

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ACI Worldwide: US to See ‘Fourfold’ Increase in Real-Time Payments
ACI Worldwide: US to See ‘Fourfold’ Increase in Real-Time Payments
August 03, 2023  |  Earnings

With the expanded use of the new FedNow service, real-time payments software company ACI Worldwide expects to see instant payments use rapidly grow in the U.S. “We’re...

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