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2019: The Year Of Retailer And Delivery App Collaborations

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This year, apps aimed to make it easier and more convenient for consumers to order their favorite foods and sundries, with restaurants and other retailers tapping into delivery. To help bring these options to more consumers, retailers and technology companies decided to join forces. and Chicago.

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Big Retail Problems, Small Format Solution?

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With traditional brick-and-mortar retail facing big problems , some chains are addressing them with small solutions. Is this a viable answer to the beating that Sears’ bottom line (and that of many other one-time stalwarts of brick-and-mortar retail) have been taking in recent years? Specifically, with small(er) stores.

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Lowes And b8ta Collaborate On Smart-Home Shopping

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After running a three-store pilot approximately one year ago, home improvement and appliance chain Lowe’s has announced news it will partner with software-powered electronics retailer b8ta to launch its “Smart Home powered by b8ta” connected-home shopping experience.

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b8ta Brings Smart Home Smarts To Lowe’s Via Mini-Stores

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At peak hours, a b8ta expert will be on-site to answer questions, but customers are also free to explore the products on their own. We’re not a tech store,” said Ruth Crowley, Lowe’s VP of Customer Experience Design. We want to help them love where they live.”. Smart Home Powered by b8ta” is available in select major U.S.

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The Great Grocery Race Shifts Into High Gear

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And — according to Jet — the new app will also be better customized regionally for shoppers, making use of local imagery and messages on the homepage and throughout the site. That will start solely in New York City, but is intended to roll out more widely. Boston, Philadelphia and Washington D.C.

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The Chatbots Are Coming! The Chatbots Are Coming!

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A manual published in the late 1800s for New York City school teachers may not seem like a likely source of favored conventional wisdom. After asking for the airline city code — even many experienced travelers don’t know that — the message is that it could take an hour to get a response. Western Union.

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