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Resilience is Key as Payments Acceptance becomes Mission-Critical

Retail TouchPoints

Cards have become by far the most popular payment method, with contactless now accounting for most purchases made at retail stores. While dedicated lines deliver higher reliability, they come at a higher a cost. James Stark is Head of Direct Sales UK – Enterprise, Merchant Services at Worldline.

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AWS to Invest an Additional $7.8B to Expand Ohio Facilities

Retail TouchPoints

This positions Ohio as a critical location for the most discussed technology in the world, artificial intelligence,” said Ohio Lt. DeWine also said that numerous localities in Central Ohio are under consideration for the new data center campuses but that final site selections will be decided at a later date.

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Mastercard is getting rid of credit card numbers. Cards themselves may be next

Inside Retail

While strengthening the security attached to credit cards, removing numbers shifts the vulnerability to mobile phones and telecommunication providers. This technology is available at more than 70 Amazon-owned stores, and at more than 85 third-party locations across the US, UK, and Australia.

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Outgoing Myer CEO John King on why Black Friday might overtake Christmas

Inside Retail

At Myer’s annual general meeting this week, outgoing CEO John King predicted that trading activity on Black Friday would likely surpass Christmas, with the department store preparing stock ahead of time to mitigate any logistical delays related to potential industrial action. per cent increase in total sales to $3.36

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Strategies for Retailers to Weather the Storm this Hurricane Season

Retail TouchPoints

According to the Uptime Institute’s 2022 Outage Analysis, more than 60% of outages reported in the time covered resulted in at least $100,000 in total losses, up from 39% in 2019. He can be reached at EdSpears@Eaton.com.

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Put Your CPG Brand Where the Foot Traffic is to Stay Competitive

Retail TouchPoints

Armed with this information, CPG brands can activate media at the right times and places to reach their audiences where they are spending time today, both offline and online. This data doesn’t just inform CPG marketers about their audiences but also empowers them to reach these people with key messaging in the physical world, at peak times.

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How Airbnb, Taco Bell, other businesses are aiding California wildfire victims

Inside Retail

At the time of this writing, the fires have yet to be contained but AccuWeather estimated that the blazes have already created between US$135 billion and US$150 billion of damage and economic.