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The National Retail Federation agrees with FBI warning that new chip-based credit cards are safer but need PIN to minimize risk of fraud

WASHINGTON, 2015-10-12 — /EPR Retail News/ — The National Retail Federation today said it agreed with a warning from the FBI that new chip-based credit cards are safer than traditional cards but still vulnerable to fraud and need to be used with a PIN instead of a signature to minimize risk. “What the FBI is saying is…

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NRF to Congress: new chip-and-signature credit cards without PIN will not stop data breaches

WASHINGTON, 2015-10-8 — /EPR Retail News/ — The National Retail Federation today told Congress that new chip-and-signature credit cards without a PIN will not stop data breaches, and that small businesses should not be pressured to install the equipment to accept them at the expense of more effective technology. “The new EMV equipment does not stop breaches,”…

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Wincor Nixdorf expands its cash management capacities in the Netherlands

Paderborn, Germany, 2015-10-8 — /EPR Retail News/ — By acquiring Brink's CiT operations in the Netherlands, Wincor Nixdorf is expanding its cash management capacities in the Netherlands. The primary objective of the takeover is to provide one-stop cash management and cash logistics services to leading Dutch banks that have signed long-term agreements for them. Wincor Nixdorf is…

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Surface Book laptop, Surface Pro 4 tablet, Band 2 can be preordered now at BestBuy.com and in all Best Buy stores

Richfield, MN, 2015-10-8 — /EPR Retail News/ — Microsoft announced two new additions to its Surface family: the Surface Book, a powerful new laptop, and the Surface Pro 4 tablet. The company also unveiled its latest wearable device, the Band 2. The new Surface devices will arrive in stores on Oct. 26, but can be preordered now at…

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ATM Marketplace / Wincor Nixdorf white paper: One-size-fits-all approach to banking services no longer applies in the omnichannel banking era

PADERBORN, Germany, 2015-10-7 — /EPR Retail News/ — Digital technologies are providing alternative customer access channels, which means that the branch – the oldest delivery channel – must evolve and transform if it is to remain a core component of the banking mix ATM Marketplace, a preeminent banking and finance publication, and Wincor Nixdorf, a global…

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Starbucks Mobile Order & Pay now available in UK

LONDON, 2015-10-1 — /EPR Retail News/ — Starbucks is launching Mobile Order & Pay in the UK, allowing customers to pre-order their favourite drinks and food in over 150 London stores* and save time in the queue. Rolling out from 1st of October, the new feature, available exclusively within the Starbucks App, offers customers greater convenience…

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EMV chips credit cards now accepted at more than 8,200 Walgreens retail stores nationwide

DEERFIELD, Ill., 2015-9-30 — /EPR Retail News/ — Credit cards with “EMV chips” are now being accepted at all of the more than 8,200 Walgreens retail stores nationwide, ahead of the Oct. 1 deadline for retailers to begin accepting the new cards. Most financial institutions and card issuers are sending their customers chip cards that require…

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Apple OS X® El Capitan will be available on Sep 30 as a free update for Mac users

Refined Experience and Improved Performance Make Your Mac Better than Ever CUPERTINO, California, 2015-9-29 — /EPR Retail News/ — Apple® today announced that OS X® El Capitan, the latest major release of the world’s most advanced desktop operating system, will be available on Wednesday, September 30 as a free update for Mac® users. El Capitan builds on the…

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Apple: 13 million new iPhone® 6s and iPhone 6s Plus models sold in just three days

iPhone Available in 40 Additional Countries Beginning Friday, October 9 CUPERTINO, California, 2015-9-29 — /EPR Retail News/ — Apple® today announced it has sold more than 13 million new iPhone® 6s and iPhone 6s Plus models, a new record, just three days after launch. iPhone 6s and iPhone 6s Plus will be available in more than 40…

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Wincor Nixdorf presents expanded postal portfolio and new solutions for counter automation and self-service at POST-EXPO 2015 in Paris

Paderborn, Germany, 2015-9-29 — /EPR Retail News/ — Wincor Nixdorf is presenting a significantly expanded postal portfolio and new solutions for counter automation and self-service at POST-EXPO 2015, which begins today in Paris. The company has provided solutions to postal service and logistics companies for more than two decades and meanwhile supports postal customers in around…

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PayNearMe partnered with 7‑Eleven to introduce the PayNearMe Bill Pay app

Bilingual app is first in PayNearMe’s plans for financial services suite for the underbanked SUNNYVALE, Calif. and DALLAS, 2015-9-23 — /EPR Retail News/ — PayNearMe, a financial services technology company, has partnered with 7‑Eleven, Inc. to introduce the PayNearMe Bill Pay app, enabling U.S. consumers to pay over 17,000 national and local billers with cash using a convenient…

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Starbucks announces nationwide availability of Mobile Order & Pay on iOS and Android devices

Available In More Than 7,400 Stores and Customers Using the Starbucks® App on iOS or Android Devices; International Expansion Coming in October SEATTLE, 2015-9-22 — /EPR Retail News/ — Starbucks Coffee Company (Nasdaq: SBUX) today announced the nationwide availability of Mobile Order & Pay on iOS and Android devices, a new feature of the popular Starbucks®…

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Starbucks chief digital officer Brotman: Mobile Order & Pay expands to all company-owned U.S. stores ahead of schedule

SETTLE, 2015-9-22 — /EPR Retail News/ — Adam Brotman loves a good success story. Ask him what he does when he’s not immersed in Starbucks core digital businesses and Brotman will tick off a list of biographies of entrepreneurs he’s recently polished off and then point to a stack of nonfiction hardcovers that are up…

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Intershop Communications AG increases share capital by EUR 1,500,000 to EUR 31,683,484

Jena, Germany, 2015-9-21 — /EPR Retail News/ — Intershop Communications AG (ISIN: DE000A0EPUH1) has successfully completed the capital increase from authorised capital of up to 1,500,000 new shares with existing shareholders’ subscription rights being excluded as per the decision taken yesterday. A total of 1,500,000 shares were privately placed with institutional investors at a price of…

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The new Whole Foods Market app now available to iOS users for download

AUSTIN, Texas, 2015-9-21 — /EPR Retail News/ —  Whole Foods Market shoppers with Apple iOS devices can now enjoy the expanded functionality of Whole Foods Market’s completely redesigned Whole Foods Market® app, featuring intuitive navigation and time-saving features that enable shoppers to have recipes, ingredients and shopping lists quickly and conveniently delivered through Instacart in-app integration. The…

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Associated Food Stores: more than 200 independent and locally owned grocers now accept Android Pay

Contactless Pay Option Available at Macey’s, Dan’s, Dick’s, Lin’s, Fresh Market and other local grocery stores Salt Lake City, Utah, 2015-9-21 — /EPR Retail News/ — Few shoppers leave home without their cell phone. Now their favorite device can help them pay for their groceries. Macey’s, Dan’s, Dick’s, Lin’s and Fresh Market, along with more than 200 independent…

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Wincor Nixdorf, AGS Transact Technologies Limited to produce cash dispensing machines locally in India

Paderborn, Germany, 2015-9-21 — /EPR Retail News/ — Wincor Nixdorf and AGS Transact Technologies Limited (AGS) have signed an agreement that includes the provision of a total of 40,000 cash dispensers from Wincor Nixdorf in India within the next two years. Furthermore, as part of their continuous efforts to offer banking technology products to Indian consumers,…

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Wincor Nixdorf moved up a spot on the IDC Financial Insights FinTech Ratings 2015

FinTech annual rankings list international technology companies that drive revenue from the financial services industry Paderborn, Germany, 2015-9-21 — /EPR Retail News/ — Wincor Nixdorf, one of the world’s leading provider of comprehensive IT solutions in banking and retail, announced today it has moved up a spot on the IDC Financial Insights FinTech Ratings 2015 –…

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Best Buy and teen mentors to help seniors connect with technology

Washington, D.C., 2015-9-18 — /EPR Retail News/ — Best Buy recently joined forces with two nonprofits in Washington, D.C., to help older adults connect with technology — often for the very first time — with teen mentors by their side. The company, along with Cyber-Seniors and the Boys and Girls Club of Greater Washington, brought together…

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PVH: Van Heusen launches the Flex Collar men’s dress-shirt designed with exclusive technology

NEW YORK, 2015-9-18 — /EPR Retail News/ — PVH Corp. (NYSE:PVH), the owner of the Van Heusen brand, today announced the launch of the Flex Collarmen’s dress-shirt designed with exclusive technology to provide men with an additional half inch of expanding collar comfort without wrinkling or compromising the collar structure. “We believe the Flex Collarshirt will be a…

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Carrefour becomes the first major retailer to offer its customers an online virtual fitting service

Boulogne-Billancourt, FRANCE, 2015-9-11 — /EPR Retail News/ — As September gets under way, Carrefour continues to break new ground and has just become the first major retailer to offer its customers an online virtual fitting service. A new technology recently developed by start-up company Fitle and adopted by Carrefour for the launch of its new TEX…

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Wincor Nixdorf to evaluate the new Windows 10 operating system immediately

PADERBORN, Germany, 2015-9-10 — /EPR Retail News/ — Wincor Nixdorf, one of the leading Microsoft IT partners, is considering whether to upgrade to Windows 10 and will begin evaluating the new operating system immediately. On the basis of this evaluation, Wincor Nixdorf will formulate recommendations for the deployment of Windows 10 in both of the…

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Unata announced unprecedented 800% YOY growth based on new customer relationships

TORONTO,  2015-9-2 — /EPR Retail News/ — Unata, the leading provider of 1-to-1 Omni-commerce solutions, today announced their unprecedented 800% YOY growth based on new customer relationships. Over the past months, Unata has announced implementations with grocers Lunds & Bylerly’s, Raley’s, Haggen and Lowes Foods, to name a few. More customer announcements will be made in…

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RILA: Retailers spent billions upgrading to accept new “chip-and-PIN” cards, but banks keep on issuing “chip and signature” cards in US

Arlington, VA, 2015-8-31 — /EPR Retail News/ — In a segment on this morning's Today Show, a spokeswoman from MasterCard led viewers to believe that new "chip" credit cards being issued to consumers are the same cards currently issued in Europe and Canada that have reduced fraud by almost 80 percent. What this spokeswoman omitted,…

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SAP to implement high-performance platform for the storage and processing of SAP HANA data for Russian food retailer X5 Retail Group

Moscow, Russia, 2015-8-31— /EPR Retail News/ — X5 Retail Group, a leading Russian food retailer (LSE ticker: “FIVE”), and SAP, one of the global market leaders for enterprise application software, have signed a contract to implement a high-performance platform for the storage and processing of SAP HANA data based on the SAP HANA Enterprise Cloud…

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Wincor Nixdorf, Nokas form equally owned joint venture called CROWN (Cash Retail Optimization Wincor Nixdorf Nokas)

PADERBORN, Germany, 2015-8-26— /EPR Retail News/ — Wincor Nixdorf has established a joint venture with Nokas, the leading Scandinavian provider of cash-handling services, in June 2015. The new company, named CROWN (Cash Retail Optimization Wincor Nixdorf Nokas), has its headquarters in Delft, Netherlands, and is owned equally by Wincor Nixdorf and Nokas. CROWN offers a range…

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Die Migros lanciert das mobile Bezahlen für alle

Zürich, 2015-8-21— /EPR Retail News/ — Ab 20. August 2015 können Migros-Kunden in allen Migros-Supermärkten und -Fachmärkten sowie in der Migros-Gastronomie bargeldlos mit ihrem Smartphone bezahlen. Voraussetzung: Die Migros-App muss auf dem Smartphone installiert und ein Migros Bank-Konto oder eine der gängigen Kreditkarten als Zahlungsmittel hinterlegt sein. Ab sofort können die Kunden in der Migros mit ihrem…

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Self-Checkout Kassen: BILLA setzt auf komfortable Alternative zum Bezahlen am Fließband

Ab Mitte August können BILLA Kunden in je einer Filiale in Wien und Graz zusätzlich zum bestehenden Kassensystem auch Self-Checkout Kassen nutzen. Damit möchte BILLA seinen Kunden einen zusätzlichen Service und die Möglichkeit der individuellen Geschwindigkeit an der Kassa bieten. Wiener Neudorf, Austria, 2015-8-13— /EPR Retail News/ — Mit den Self-Checkout Kassen individualisiert BILLA das Einkaufserlebnis…

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VTB Group’s Leto Bank and Wincor Nixdorf completed the migration of the bank’s ATM fleet to cash recycling technology

PADERBORN, Germany, 2015-8-11— /EPR Retail News/ — PJSC Leto Bank (VTB Group) and Wincor Nixdorf announce the successful completion of the migration of the bank’s ATM fleet to cash recycling technology. The project was launched in February 2014 and the entire network was migrated to the cash recycling system (CRS) platform by July 2015. Today,…

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Taubman partners with Life Remodeled to help beautify areas at Detroit’s northeast side; donated $50,000 to pay for new technology and equipment for the Osborn High School library

Employee volunteers to beautify Osborn neighborhood and $50K donation will fund the new technology and equipment for Osborn High School’s iLab BLOOMFIELD HILLS, Mich., 2015-8-6— /EPR Retail News/ — Detroit’s Osborn neighborhood today received a helping hand from Taubman employees as part of the company’s second annual Volunteer Day. Taubman again joined forces with Life Remodeled to…

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