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Has Amazon Finally Cracked the Code for Grocery Retailing?

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On Sunday I did my weekly shopping at the store to find out if Amazon Fresh might be able to fill the hole left by Fairway, literally and figuratively. Amazons other attempts at brick-and-mortar have fared even more poorly. billion acquisition of Whole Foods. Regular carts, albeit green, are available outside.)

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The Login Effect: The Role of Customer Authentication Psychology in Retail Success 

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Picture this: You’re about to buy something online, but the site doesn’t remember who you are, so you go buy your item elsewhere, or just not at all. If your customers have to deal with an annoying login process at the end of their shopping journey, they’ll just abandon their cart. times per day on average.

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Holiday Shopping Trends and Payments Innovations: Experience as Competitive Advantage

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Mobile-first consumers: With 91% of shoppers using a smartphone to make purchases, mobile commerce sales are expected to account for 62% of all retail sales by 2027. Mobile wallets and contactless payments offer a faster and more streamlined checkout experience. Mobile wallets provide the convenience shoppers have come to expect.

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Delek Implements Contactless Self-Checkout at 70 Convenience Stores

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Delek US Holdings will implement AI-powered self-checkout at more than 70 Delek DK convenience stores in Texas by late summer 2021, through a partnership with Mashgin. Delek is adopting the technology to speed up the in-store shopping experience and improve safety, which remains a concern even at the tail end of the pandemic.

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Grubhub Deploys Cashierless Checkouts at Campus C-Store

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Using the Amazon “Just Walk Out” technology, Grubhub Campus has introduced cashierless checkout at convenience stores at Loyola University Maryland. Students, faculty and staff scan a QR code to enter the store, pick their items and leave, with the payment deducted from their student meal plan or other stored payment methods.

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Does Your Retail Fraud Problem Start with Account Creation?

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New account fraud is surging, and despite the conventional wisdom that this type of fraud is mostly a problem for banks, retailers are in the crosshairs too. In fact, account creation fraud rates are growing fastest in the retail sector, with 44.7% Data breaches have been a problem for many years, but 2023 was the worst yet for U.S.

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CVS Launches Contactless Checkout at All U.S. Locations

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CVS Pharmacy has implemented touch-free checkout using PayPal and Venmo QR codes at all 8,200 standalone retail locations, reaching a milestone set at the start of the partnership in July 2020. Those without existing PayPal or Venmo accounts can sign up and link their preferred payment method within minutes.

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