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Resilience is Key as Payments Acceptance becomes Mission-Critical

Retail TouchPoints

Starting at the POS Acceptance Device High availability starts by selecting POS models that have been manufactured to high-quality standards, incorporating reliable components and capable of communicating via both store telecommunication links and fast cellular data networks.

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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. In January 2023, the company announced plans to invest $35 billion by 2040 to expand its data centers in Virginia , and in May it shared plans to invest $12.7 billion by 2030 for the same purpose in India.

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

Inside Retail

Major refurbishments are also set to be completed in the first half of 2024 across Myer’s Chermside, Tea Tree Plaza, Marion, and Ballarat locations, while its Christmas window will launch this weekend. King added that Myer is testing “doomsday scenarios” around telecommunications disruptions ahead of peak period. “I

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Strategies for Retailers to Weather the Storm this Hurricane Season

Retail TouchPoints

Prevention and visibility are essential factors in achieving the always-on power retailers demand, especially with many retailers pushing data to distributed infrastructure at multiple locations. He can be reached at EdSpears@Eaton.com.

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

Retail TouchPoints

Observing consumers’ physical behaviors through anonymized GPS location data helps marketers identify customers’ new movement patterns, which indicates a lot about their interests, preferences and characteristics. POI data can also help CPGs optimize vending machine placements, physical site selection and enhance delivery routes.

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

Inside Retail

This figure includes the loss of local retail businesses, such as apparel retailer Elyse Walker’s flagship location in the Pacific Palisades, which have burned down entirely, and the disruption of national businesses like Nuuly, which have paused operations in Los Angeles for the foreseeable future.