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Target Rips Up Paper Checks as Payment Method

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Target is committed to creating an easy and convenient checkout experience, and that includes providing our guests with numerous ways to pay, including our new Target Circle Cards (formerly known as Target RedCard); cash; digital wallets; SNAP/EBT; buy now, pay later services; and credit and debit cards,” according to a Target spokesperson.

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Geekwire: Seattle Amazon Go Store Closes, but 4 Remain Open

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The Seattle store, which closed June 16, was Amazon’s second in the city when it opened in August 2018. Amazon didn’t provide a specific reason for the closure, and the company still operates four other Amazon Go locations within the city. However, Amazon is far from done with its cashierless Just Walk Out technology.

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The Future of Retail and AI

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When Amazon Go launched in 2018, critics claimed that it would take more than a decade for autonomous retail to catch on. As retailers collect more data on customer behavior and uncover new patterns and trends, they can use their insights to optimize other store operations — even if those other stores aren’t AI-enabled.

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Laying the Operational Foundation for Autonomous Stores

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Preparing Internal Operations for Smart Stores The importance of operational preparedness is especially true for grocers implementing emerging technologies such as autonomous checkout, also referred to as seamless checkout. You need to prepare both physically and mentally to run the full distance.

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Chico’s Taps the Power of Personal Connections to Virtually Connect Associates and Shoppers

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In 2018, the brand partnered with Salesfloor to deploy a new mobile platform for associates — known as StyleConnect — combining clienteling and mobile checkout with a customer-facing interface embedded on the retailer’s ecommerce site.

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How RFID Powers Retail: Past, Present and Future

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A study conducted by the RFID Lab in 2018 called Project Zipper proved RFID was a game-changer in increasing inventory accuracy when pairs of orders between retailers and brands were studied. consumer reliance on ecommerce, in-store pickup, and self-checkout.?.

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Exclusive CEO Q&A: How LUXIE Is Pivoting To Win Older Shoppers

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Riley : When I first came on board as CEO in February 2018, I wanted to get us out in front of a lot of consumers. We tweaked our search and checkout capabilities and have increased our retention rate. You have to make sure you are offering frictionless checkout. You have to do the important housekeeping on your web site.

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