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- 12/15/2020
NRF: Organized retail crime losses increase 60% in past five years
Organized retail crime is continuing to rise, both in terms of the cases and related losses. - 12/15/2020
Twitter delivers daily tweets with AWS
Twitter has selected Amazon Web Services (AWS) to provide global cloud infrastructure to deliver Twitter timelines. - 12/15/2020
Boston Market opens up POS with new cloud platform
A fast-casual chain is upgrading its legacy POS system to the cloud for enhanced technology integration and customization. - 12/15/2020
Walmart expands driverless delivery pilot to Arkansas, Louisiana
Walmart is moving forward with an autonomous vehicle pilot that moves groceries between stores. - 12/14/2020
FTC probes data practices of nine social media giants
The Federal Trade Commission is studying how leading social media and video streaming companies, including Facebook, YouTube, and TikTok parent ByteDance, collect and use consumer data. - 12/14/2020
Survey: ‘Buy now, pay later’ prompts consumer spending
The availability of buy now, pay later (BNPL) purchases can have a positive impact on basket totals. - 12/14/2020
Survey: Most consumers will post-holiday shop online
Heavy rates of pre-holiday online shopping are set to continue once the holidays have passed. - 12/14/2020
DoorDash offers drivers new mobile financial services
The DoorDash DasherDirect app for contract drivers enables daily payment of wages. - 12/14/2020
Exclusive Q&A: Compucom gets up-close with retailers’ remote needs
Chain Store Age recently spoke with Mick Slattery, president of CompuCom, about how the business services provider is helping retailers adapt to COVID-19-related shifts in shopping and working. - 12/14/2020
Amazon startup targets Waymo with new electric robotaxi
Autonomous vehicle provider Zoox is challenging Google in the automated ride-hailing niche.