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OCTOBER 31, 2018

However, AR is now rewriting the rules of the retail game. A growing number of retailers are leveraging the technology to entice customers with a “try before you buy” shopping experience, having already been adopted by several big names in retail, including the likes of Walmart and Target.

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JUNE 20, 2017

Samsung Electronics Australia has announced a partnership with Cuscal , Australia’s leading independent provider of online payments solutions, that will enable 38 financial institutions to offer Samsung Pay, a secure and easy-to-use mobile payments service available on compatible Samsung devices. million cardholders.

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FEBRUARY 20, 2019

Samsung on Wednesday (Feb. According to Samsung , the “Galaxy Fold opens smoothly and naturally, like a book, and closes flat and compact with a satisfying click.” Last year in California, Samsung gave a first look at its foldable phone , which has a screen similar to a small tablet. starts at $1,980.”

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MARCH 20, 2019

Samsung, the South Korean consumer electronics giant, announced Thursday (March 20) a partnership with Prepaid Financial Services (PFS) to launch Samsung Pay for its branded cards. In a press release , Samsung said cardholders on specific programs issued and managed by PFS in the U.K. can now enable Samsung Pay.

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FEBRUARY 24, 2016

Most brands just talk the talk when it comes to committing to the future of experiential retail. However, Samsung is showing that it’s ready to walk the walk, right down 5th Ave if it has to. That’s the message coming out of Samsung’s brand-new Manhattan Meatpacking district location, The Verge reported.

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AUGUST 28, 2019

So-called Generation Z is also driving much of the innovation when it comes to retail. To reach consumers on the hunt for offerings that are “clean and natural,” the retail chain rolled out its Everspring household brand. And six in 10 shoppers said it factored into their decision of where to transact, Retail Dive reported.

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OCTOBER 13, 2016

Samsung is abandoning its Galaxy Note 7 and will not produce any more of the ill-fated smartphone. After the original models burst into flames along with Samsung’s reputation, Samsung recalled the devices only to have replacement models do the same thing. The fund and exchange program in the U.S. Users in the U.S.

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MARCH 25, 2019

And this isn’t a small or niche subset of consumers – according to the latest edition of the Digital Consumer Report , a PYMNTS/ Samsung Pay collaboration, 58 percent of consumers reported engaging in contextual commerce. And brands and technologists have to do a lot of work to build trust in these emerging forms, they noted.

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JULY 8, 2016

While the smartphone market is going down, Samsung appears to be one of the few companies still going up, and it appears to be largely thanks to the debut of its new Galaxy S7. Like Samsung. The Galaxy S7 is water resistant, sleeker than the iPhone and comes with an expandable memory.

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AUGUST 22, 2019

Williams started The Sock Spot website and started to reach out to brands. Now, he has more than a dozen brands with access to many different types of socks. The completely cashless machine also offers Apple Pay and Samsung Pay as digital forms of payments. The push toward self-service is huge as well,” Williams said.

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DECEMBER 28, 2016

The numbers are in, and Apple officially outdid Samsung when it came to holiday sales this year. This means that for every Samsung device activated during the holiday season, Apple saw two. This year, 44 percent of new phone and tablet activations were Apple devices with Samsung seeing 21 percent.

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MARCH 4, 2016

But Samsung and Six Flags have a project they think will be too unique to pass up — even for those roller coaster-phobes out there. Samsung announced Thursday (March 3) that it had finalized a deal with amusement park brand Six Flags to outfit several of its roller coasters with Gear VR headsets for a next-generation theme park experience.

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NOVEMBER 13, 2020

The retail giant disclosed via Twitter that it plans to keep most Walmart and Neighborhood Market locations open from 7 a.m. Then in August, the retailer extended most stores’ operating hours to 10 p.m. 14, with amazing deals on iPhones and Samsung phones.”. Walmart is extending most of its stores’ hours beginning Saturday (Nov.

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JANUARY 12, 2019

The Retail Robots Are Coming … Maybe. Among a slew of other announcements at CES, Samsung snuck in some rather interesting robot-related news : The firm has developed three new consumer and retail robots, as well as a wearable exoskeleton. Both brands have added NFC payments to their second-generation smartwatches.

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JUNE 9, 2017

In the early days of the Internet, brands and businesses knew they wanted to get online, but they just weren’t quite sure why, or how best to do it. In the early days, brand sites were ugly, clunky and not terribly useful. In the early days, brand sites were ugly, clunky and not terribly useful. Coming Customization.

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APRIL 14, 2017

Try being Samsung this past week, which had both a sizzle and a fizzle. Gymboree may be proved to be another retail fail, as the company is rumored to be prepping for bankruptcy amid a debt repayment scenario. Sizzle of the Week (With A Side Of Fizzle): Samsung. Not the type of news that warrants a stiff upper lip.

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DECEMBER 12, 2018

For shoppers who rely on smartphones, the “face” of the modern retailer is becoming its mobile website and app. Retailers from Kroger to Starbucks , as well as Shell , Dollar General and Macy’s , are rolling out their own mobile apps with smartphone-based payment options to meet the needs of the connected consumer.

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APRIL 12, 2016

It’s what’s turned the retail word upside down as consumers with their mobile devices have decided they’d rather buy from their couch with their mobile phone than schlep to the mall. In other words, kick the door wide open to remote retail. Meeting the consumer where they are. That’s the mantra of innovators everywhere.

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AUGUST 4, 2016

Meanwhile, Samsung is tackling the African market ahead of Apple and Android, and Google announces a way to avoid app downloads. Samsung May Beat Android Pay And Apple Pay In Tapping The African Market. Hot on the heels of M-Pesa, Samsung plans to initiate payment services in South Africa in the first quarter of 2017.

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SEPTEMBER 21, 2016

No longer the purview of laundromats, candy machines or newspaper kiosks, unattended retail is reaching into new verticals, with the help of changing consumer attitudes and, of course, cashless payments. This minimizes the traditional retail experience of giving a verbal order, waiting in line and paying at the register.

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OCTOBER 6, 2016

The retailer has announced its own mobile payment system that will detract from its competitors, such as Apple Pay, Android Pay and Samsung Pay. Kohl’s adopted Apply Pay in its early days and was the first retailer to add its rewards program and branded Charge card to Apple’s platform.

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JANUARY 24, 2018

The app has the potential to fit into the emerging trend of smart kitchens, particularly as manufacturers of household appliances — such as Samsung — seek to integrate smart technology into their products. Already, many American homes contain at least one smart appliance.

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SEPTEMBER 7, 2020

Despite the shifting retail landscape, consumers are still looking for inspiration, convenience and value — and it’s become obvious that shopping online now goes far beyond just a transaction,” said CEO Sebastian Siemiatkowski in a statement. “In Founded in 2005, Klarna said it now has a valuation of $5.5

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MAY 4, 2018

It gives them] the opportunity to walk around the store … see how the shoes correlate with the art pieces and let them experience the brand, experience the store without actually having to go there,” Lepp said. Six Hundred Four is hardly the only retailer to embrace VR technology. And what about the number “Six Hundred Four”?

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SEPTEMBER 14, 2018

Digitally native brands, Casper among them, have turned to pop-up shops to introduce their products to consumers through an offline experience. Beyond the pop-up shop, the brand offers products tested by the magazine through an “ online boutique ” on the eCommerce retailer’s site.

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AUGUST 28, 2017

In the last month, a host of tech giants ranging from Uber to Samsung partnered with emerging payment solutions to get a foot up on the competition. UPI’s partnership with one of the most popular ridesharing services in India and worldwide is a major step toward building its nascent brand. The latest in the PaaS world.

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OCTOBER 21, 2020

21) that it is launching a new destination for electronics products to feature Certified Refurbished products, not from its sellers but from brands like De'Longhi, Dirt Devil, Hoover, Makita, Philips and Razer, which will sell exclusively on the eBay platform. The reCommerce trend continues to gain momentum. eBay announced on Wednesday (Oct.

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OCTOBER 12, 2018

Months after Apple CEO Tim Cook said CVS would be accepting Apple Pay, the retailer has brought support for the mobile wallet to stores across the country. The retailer had reportedly slowly brought the functionality to its brick-and-mortar stores, and the rollout has now been publicized, MacRumors reported.

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DECEMBER 30, 2016

Technology disruption continued its significant, rapid and relentless journey throughout 2016, making it clear that we are in the midst of three major concurrent inflection points: changes in retail, FinTech disruption and a demographic shift in purchasing power. The payments ecosystem is being redefined. Download the eBook.

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SEPTEMBER 21, 2018

Sizzle Of The Week: AR/VR’s Retail Gains. Augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR) have spent much of 2018 generating buzz as a potential tool for retailers looking to bridge the digital/physical gap and deliver an all-encompassing, omnichannel shopping experience. AR/VR technology itself is not all that new.

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MARCH 8, 2019

Mobile point-of-sale (mPOS) adoption is becoming increasingly high on retailers’ to-do lists. Both well-known and emerging brands are turning to mPOS solutions with the goal of delivering seamless, convenient customer experiences. Around the mPOS World.

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OCTOBER 30, 2019

The 5G mobile network technology revolution is on, and you can bet that retail will be one of the places where this all plays out. to Samsung Electronics Co. The new 5G mobile network technology promises to give retailers more power to deploy leading-edge technology, and that includes efforts related to visual commerce tools.

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OCTOBER 27, 2017

“There are close to 100 mobile device brands sold in India, with more vendors arriving every quarter. The top five vendors ( Samsung , Xiaomi , Vivo , Oppo and Lenovo ) now account for 75 percent of total shipments in India. Samsung shipped 9.4 Growth will continue. million units.

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MARCH 9, 2018

Some retailers say they don’t want to jump on the latest techy bandwagon just to jump on it. The luxury specialty retailer announced its spring campaign “Mantle” this week: a virtual reality experience with the Martha Graham Dance Company and Samsung Electronics America, Inc. It would seem that other major retailers agree.

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JANUARY 2, 2019

Much of the 5G focus at CES will indeed revolved around connected cars, which is understandable, given how the mobile and automotive industry are on course to become very close siblings in the coming years, enabling more seamless forms of payments and retailing. The robots aren’t just coming — they are, of course, already here.

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OCTOBER 23, 2018

Today’s coverage includes the latest move by Walmart to gain on Amazon and its other retail rivals, along with news about Amazon’s speaker success. Other findings from a new report revealed that when asked to name one brand they would choose for their next smart speaker, 54 percent of consumers choose either Amazon, Google or Apple.

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JANUARY 9, 2017

Apple Pay, Android Pay and Samsung Pay may seem to have a marketing edge over retailers' mobile wallets, but there is strong momentum among apps that serve individual merchant brands.

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