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Alibaba Cloud announces the opening of four new data centers in the Middle East, Europe, Australia and Japan

New facilities in the Middle East, Europe, Australia and Japan will provide comprehensive cloud service offerings, enabling business innovation globally Hangzhou, China, 2016-Nov-23 — /EPR Retail News/ — Alibaba Cloud, the cloud computing arm of Alibaba Group, today (November 21, 2016) announced the opening of four new data centers by the end of 2016 in the Middle East…

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Amazon Appstore announces first-ever esports tournament dedicated to casual mobile game competition

Amazon Appstore announces first-ever esports tournament dedicated to casual mobile game competition   16 of the World’s Most Popular Gaming Celebrities Set to Compete for Their Share of $100,000 USD in Las Vegas on December 2nd Event to be Streamed Live via Twitch and Televised Nationwide on CBS Sports Network SEATTLE, 2016-Nov-23 — /EPR Retail…

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DICK’S Team Sports HQ becomes the Official League Technology Provider of Little League Baseball and Softball

DICK’S Team Sports HQ technology platform now available to 3.4 million Little League® participants, volunteers and families through affiliated leagues and districts PITTSBURGH, 2016-Nov-22 — /EPR Retail News/ — DICK’S Sporting Goods (NYSE: DKS) announced today (November 17, 2016) an  agreement in principle with its DICK’S Team Sports HQ all-in-one youth sports services digital platform and Little…

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Lowe’s launches SmartSpot powered by b8ta in stores for customers to explore connected devices to better manage their homes

MOORESVILLE, N.C., 2016-Nov-21 — /EPR Retail News/ — Lowe’s Companies, Inc. (NYSE: LOW) customers in select markets can now shop a unique store-within-a-store concept to explore connected devices to better manage their homes. The “SmartSpot powered by b8ta” retail experience, an innovative collaboration with software-powered retailer b8ta, demystifies and simplifies the purchasing process for customers. SmartSpot helps…

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Amazon Web Services announces five new solar farms across the Commonwealth of Virginia

Amazon Web Services kicks off five new solar projects across the Commonwealth of Virginia for a grand total of six solar farms in the state and 10 renewable energy projects globally By supporting 260MW of solar generation capacity in Virginia, Amazon becomes the largest corporate backer of solar projects east of the Mississippi River…

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Apple to host Hour of Code workshops in celebration of Computer Science Education Week from December 5 through 11

Apple to host Hour of Code workshops in celebration of Computer Science Education Week from December 5 through 11   Swift Playgrounds Adds Hour of Code Challenge and New Lessons Cupertino, California, 2016-Nov-20 — /EPR Retail News/ — Apple today (NOVEMBER 17, 2016) opened registration for Hour of Code workshops at all 487 Apple retail stores worldwide, from December…

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Starbucks® Mobile App debuts in Indonesia

Starbucks® Mobile App debuts in Indonesia   Customers can conveniently pay for purchases, earn Stars and find nearby stores The Starbucks mobile payment experience builds on a rapidly-expanding portfolio of digital innovations across the China and Asia Pacific region JAKARTA, 2016-Nov-19 — /EPR Retail News/ — Starbucks Indonesia today (November 18, 2016) announced the expansion of…

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NCR selected to take over the complete operations of German Sparkasse Jena’s ATM network

NCR achieves 99 percent availability and provides real-time health information via the NCR Pulse Banking app Augsburg, 2016-Nov-19 — /EPR Retail News/ — NCR Corporation (NYSE: NCR), a leader in omni-channel solutions, will take over the complete operations of the ATM network of Sparkasse Jena in July 2017. This is an expansion of the existing managed services…

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Ergon launches DESPAR Sicilia App that features promotional offers

AMSTERDAM, The Netherlands, 2016-Nov-18 — /EPR Retail News/ — Recognising that customers want more rewards and an easy way to find store data, DESPAR Partner in Sicily, Ergon, has launched the DESPAR Sicilia App which not only features useful information about their local SPAR Supermarket but also promotional offers. Ergon operates DESPAR, INTERSPAR and EUROSPAR stores;…

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Amazon Web Services: Amazon QuickSight now available to all customers

Very fast, easy-to-use, cloud-powered business analytics service for one-tenth the cost of traditional BI solutions Infor, MLB Advanced Media, and Edmunds.com among the more than 1,500 preview customers using Amazon QuickSight SEATTLE, 2016-Nov-18 — /EPR Retail News/ — Amazon Web Services, Inc. (AWS), an Amazon.com company (NASDAQ:AMZN), today (Nov. 15, 2016) announced that Amazon QuickSight…

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Springboard Retail and BigCommerce join forces to enable brands and retailers offer seamless omni-channel experience to customers

Leading Cloud retail management platform and ecommerce platform providers join forces to enable brands and retailers to offer a seamless omni-channel experience to their customers across the retail enterprise. Boston, MA, 2016-Nov-17 — /EPR Retail News/ — Springboard Retail, the leading cloud POS and retail management platform helping retailers drive sales and margins, and BigCommerce, the premier…

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Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank partners with NCR to enhance service to visually impaired customers

Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank to also integrate Emirates ID reader into the new ATMs ABU DHABI, UAE, 2016-Nov-17 — /EPR Retail News/ — NCR Corporation (NYSE: NCR), a global leader in omni-channel solutions, announced today (November 14, 2016) that Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank(ADIB), the country’s leading financial institution, will transform its 20 ATMs with NCR’s voice-guided technology, assisting…

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Newly launched NCR SelfServ 19 terminals to transform bank branches into modern service centers

Rich service features combined with an attractive design create an innovative customer experience Augsburg, 2016-Nov-17 — /EPR Retail News/ — NCR Corporation (NYSE: NCR), the global leader in omni-channel technologies, has added new, innovative account service systems to its portfolio with the NCR SelfServ 19 Print and NCR SelfServ 19 Select. The terminals were designed with a…

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Apple Pay kicks off support for charitable donations

Apple Pay kicks off support for charitable donations   Cupertino, California, 2016-Nov-16 — /EPR Retail News/ — Apple Pay is making it easier and more secure to donate to your favorite nonprofit organizations with just a touch. Apple Pay support for charitable donations kicks off today with nonprofits ranging from global organizations such as UNICEF to startups like…

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Amazon announces the sponsorship of 12 teams to participate in the Alexa Prize university competition

Twelve university teams from across the globe will compete to build a socialbot on Alexa that converses coherently and engagingly on popular topics for 20 minutes SEATTLE, 2016-Nov-16 — /EPR Retail News/ — Today (Nov. 14, 2016), Amazon announced the sponsorship of 12 teams to participate in the Alexa Prize, an annual university competition dedicated to accelerating…

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Amazon Studios announces 2nd season of One Mississippi to premiere exclusively on Prime Video in 2017

The second season is scheduled to premiere in 2017 exclusively on Prime Video in the US, UK, Germany, Austria, and Japan Created by Emmy Award nominated comedian Tig Notaro and Diablo Cody, the first season received rave reviews including Rolling Stone calling it “a brilliant series” and Entertainment Weekly dubbing the show a “must…

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Macy’s launches The Santa Project, a nationwide movement to fill Internet with positive affirmations of belief

Macy’s launches The Santa Project, a nationwide movement to fill Internet with positive affirmations of belief   Macy’s aims to curtail Internet cynicism by filling it with optimistic expressions of belief this holiday season NEW YORK, 2016-Nov-16 — /EPR Retail News/ — As part of its annual Believe campaign, Macy’s today (Nov. 14, 2016) launches The Santa Project, a…

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Wincor Nixdorf announces joint venture agreement with Aisino Corporation in China

Agreement re-establishes competitive presence in China with leading IT services provider NORTH CANTON, Ohio and PADERBORN, Germany, 2016-Nov-14 — /EPR Retail News/ — Wincor Nixdorf AG today (Nov. 11, 2016) announced it recently finalized a previously announced joint venture agreement with the Aisino Corporation in China. This agreement allows the newly combined Diebold Nixdorf to develop,…

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Diebold Nixdorf re-establishes presence in China with Inspur Group joint venture agreement

Re-establishes competitive presence in key market with leading IT company NORTH CANTON, Ohio and PADERBORN, Germany, 2016-Nov-14 — /EPR Retail News/ — Diebold, Incorporated today (11 November 2016) announced it has finalized its previously announced joint venture agreement with the Inspur Group. This agreement allows the newly combined Diebold Nixdorf to better provide a complete range…

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t0’s blockchain-based asset trading platform to be presented at Global FinTech Hackcelerator in Singapore

t0 will demonstrate blockchain-based securities trading platform at Singapore’s Global FinTech Hackcelerator Overstock.com CEO Patrick M. Byrne to present the t0 software SINGAPORE, 2016-Nov-14 — /EPR Retail News/ — Overstock.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:OSTK) CEO Patrick M. Byrne will present the blockchain-based asset trading platform developed by the company’s financial technology subsidiary, t0.com, Inc. The software…

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Biometric Security for Retail: ImageWare Debuts First Ever Multimodal Biometric Authentication Solution for the Microsoft Ecosystem

Cloud-based Solution Seamlessly Integrates and is Backward Compatible with Windows 7, 8 and 10  SAN DIEGO, Calif., 2016-Nov-14 — /EPR Retail News/ —ImageWare Systems, Inc. (ImageWare) (OTCQB: IWSY), a leader in mobile and cloud-based, multi-modal biometric identity management solutions, today introduced GoVerifyID® Enterprise Suite, an innovative, multi-modal, multi-factor biometric authentication solution for the enterprise market. An…

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Best Buy In-Home Advisor and Geek Squad in home improvement show Designing Spaces episode

Best Buy In-Home Advisor and Geek Squad in home improvement show Designing Spaces episode   Minneapolis, MN, 2016-Nov-12 — /EPR Retail News/ — When Lifetime Network needed an authority in smart home technology, who did they call? Best Buy of course. And we responded enthusiastically. Our In-Home Advisor and Geek Squad services were profiled today (November 10, 2016 ) in…

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Carphone Warehouse study: 10% of UK household expected to have some form of VR technology at home by Christmas

One in 10 UK homes will own VR devices by Christmas 45% of Brits have now experienced VR, but 10% still admit to some form of “VR faux-pas” VR gaming the most popular activity (51%), followed by travel experiences (21%) Free VR headset with Pay Monthly contracts1 only from Carphone Warehouse London,…

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eBay and BigCommerce announce new integration solution for merchants

eBay and BigCommerce announce new integration solution for merchants Jointly-developed integration enables BigCommerce merchants to seamlessly list and manage inventory on the eBay marketplace. San Jose, California, 2016-Nov-11 — /EPR Retail News/ — Today (Nov 10, 2016), eBay and BigCommerce announced the availability of a new integration that enables merchants to seamlessly list and sell products on…

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Newegg shows gratitude to veterans with 10% discount offering

Company Offers 10% Savings, Free Premier Membership to U.S. Military Los Angeles, CA, 2016-Nov-11 — /EPR Retail News/ — Newegg, the leading tech-focused e-retailer in North America, today (November 10, 2016) announced special savings to show its gratitude for veterans of the U.S. Armed Forces. From now until November 19, all active duty military, reservists, veterans and…

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Intershop releases research report “Taking the fast track into the digital future of B2B commerce”

Jena, Germany, 2016-Nov-10 — /EPR Retail News/ — Pursuit of the digitalization agenda is enabling B2B organizations to transform their business models, expand outside their traditional markets and enable operational innovation. These are some of the findings from a new research report, “Taking the fast track into the digital future of B2B commerce” from Intershop,…

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Diebold Nixdorf part of Mavis and Tailorit exp37 store project in Düsseldorf

Innovation leader demonstrates connected commerce applications in Düsseldorf North Canton, Ohio, USA, and Paderborn, Germany, 2016-Nov-10 — /EPR Retail News/ — Pushing the boundaries of the traditional shopping experience, international communications agency Mavis and retail consultancy Tailorit have opened a new experience store, exp37, in Düsseldorf. Exp37 is an innovative, no-line retail concept furnished as a…

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Overstock.com: Medici Ventures to add Belgium-based SettleMint to its portfolio of investment companies

Investment coincides with SettleMint’s release of a blockchain voting application SALT LAKE CITY, 2016-Nov-08 — /EPR Retail News/ — Medici Ventures, Inc., a blockchain-oriented subsidiary of Overstock.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:OSTK), announced today (Nov. 07, 2016) it will add Belgium-based SettleMint to its portfolio of investment companies. A fintech firm specializing in developing software leveraging distributed ledger technology, SettleMint…

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Kesko seeks new digital talents for its K Digital unit

Last summer's recruitment of 50 digital talents continues as Kesko now recruits nearly 20 new digital experts. HELSINKI, 2016-Nov-08 — /EPR Retail News/ — Kesko is employing different digital business experts in new jobs. New talent is sought for web, marketing and business analytics, targeted marketing, programmatic buying, Plussa concept development and customer service as well…

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