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AI Pets Offer a Playful Peek Into the Future
AI Pets Offer a Playful Peek Into the Future
October 26, 2024  |  Artificial Intelligence

Meet the new breed of best friend: artificial intelligence pets that are padding into homes, no kibble required. These digital companions are bridging the gap...

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PYMNTS’ Data-Driven Journey Through Payments Innovation
PYMNTS’ Data-Driven Journey Through Payments Innovation
October 19, 2024  |  Payments Innovation

Oct. 20, 2009. The United States was starting to see daylight out of the darkness of the worst financial crisis since the great depression. The...

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Boosting Accuracy: How Music Can Help Payment Professionals Stay Sharp
Boosting Accuracy: How Music Can Help Payment Professionals Stay Sharp
October 05, 2024  |  Personnel

Can music enhance productivity, or does it distract from deep focus? New insights suggested the impact may depend on the balance between familiarity and surprise....

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Custom 3D Cookie Cake Builder Takes Cue From Nike
Custom 3D Cookie Cake Builder Takes Cue From Nike
September 28, 2024  |  Retail

As consumers expect interactive, customized eCommerce experiences, Great American Cookies is learning from sneaker brands and auto companies how to create an immersive, engaging ordering...

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Hark! Anthropologie Heralds Christmas in September
Hark! Anthropologie Heralds Christmas in September
September 21, 2024  |  Retail

If you felt odd about the Christmas retail push starting as soon as Thanksgiving was over, you might want to avoid New York City’s Upper...

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DIY Diamonds: Luxury Gemstones Are Becoming More Accessible
DIY Diamonds: Luxury Gemstones Are Becoming More Accessible
September 14, 2024  |  Retail

Give someone a diamond, they have a diamond; give someone a machine that makes diamonds, they have diamonds for a lifetime. There is an old...

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TikTok Turns the Grocery Store Into a Vacation Destination
TikTok Turns the Grocery Store Into a Vacation Destination
September 07, 2024  |  Retail

As consumers increasingly turn to TikTok for travel inspiration, a viral trend, grocery store tourism, has many seeing the supermarket as a cultural destination. Many...

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Fetching a Ride: Brands Roll Out Human-Grade Experiences for Pups
Fetching a Ride: Brands Roll Out Human-Grade Experiences for Pups
August 31, 2024  |  Consumer Insights

From Fido-friendly taxis to doggy ice cream, brands are stepping up their pet offerings to meet consumers’ demand to give their fur babies human-grade luxury....

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Starbucks Turns to Pumpkin Spice Lattes to Perk Up Sales
Starbucks Turns to Pumpkin Spice Lattes to Perk Up Sales
August 24, 2024  |  Retail

As Starbucks struggles with comparable sales declines, the coffeehouse giant is evidently asking, “Maybe the Pumpkin Spice Latte will fix it?” The brand announced this...

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