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Some markets will increase, others decrease. What is the projected worldwide impact on retail? How will it affect IT Spend? A recent IHL Group webinar provides our latest forecast. Using the IHL Worldview IT Spend model updated for COVID-19 here is a webinar with slides giving the answer.

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In order to help companies tackle coronavirus disruptions, SAP is offering free access to select SAP Software. According to SAP.com, “In this time of uncertainty, we are opening access to technologies that can help employees, companies, communities and governments continue to move forward.”

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Casey's General Stores Inc. selected Cardtronics to provide turnkey ATM services at more than 2,000 convenience stores in a multi-year agreement.

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The convenience store chain launched it's "2.0 app" on March 24. Rutter's partnered with Paytronix on the latest version, which gives customers more personalization, like connecting to their Facebook profile picture, unique VIP offers and the ability to go completely card-less.

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McDonald’s has partnered with tech platform Food Drop to distribute food from its restaurants (now closed due to the coronavirus outbreak) to food banks and charities across the UK and Ireland.

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As department stores seek to catch up with changing consumer habits, they will need to look to their innovative brand partners and tech providers to deliver relevant, can’t-miss shopping experiences.

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IHL is a conducting quick consumer survey on the impact of consumer spending and the impact of the stimulus. Participants will receive the full results and this is entirely anonymous.

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White Stuff has adopted a new shift system in its Leicester warehouse to help its employees follow social distancing best practice during the current health emergency.

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Cali Group is deploying new technology tools into CaliBurger restaurants to fight the spread of viruses like COVID-19 and improve the safety and health standards within restaurants.

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QDOBA revamped their website, mobile app, rewards program and back-end technology.

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Godrej Interio recently launched its e-commerce operations further strengthening its presence in the Indian furniture market. With a strong retail network of company-owned showrooms and dealer outlets across India, the latest service offering will further strengthen the brand’s reach by covering 2,000+ pin codes.

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Aptos, Inc. today announced that Chinese fashion brand HOPESHOW has selected Aptos solutions for merchandise financial planning, assortment planning, and allocation and replenishment decision-making. The project will span the two associated brands of the group — HOPESHOW and HS — and their over 1,000 boutiques.

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Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc. is moving forward with in-store initiatives, including ramping up its new food program.

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Acuant today announced a partnership the Ceevo Group to streamline its customer onboarding process and offer immediate ID proofing.

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The retailer achieved a 148% ROI with a 10.8-month payback period by switching to RingCentral Office, a centralized, cloud-based communications system that eliminated the need for physical phone cabling and reduced the retailer’s need for technicians.

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Tirescanner is providing direct fulfillment of consumer orders.

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The store, dubbed QuickEats, uses proprietary computer vision technologies and artificial intelligence to track movement of shoppers and goods in the store, allowing shoppers to walk in, take what they want from shelves, walk out and pay using an app in the style of stores such as Amazon Go.

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Global Partners LP has selected Reflexis Systems, Inc.'s Reflexis Workforce Scheduler to optimize labor planning. Global Partners also added Reflexis Time & Attendance and Employee Self-Service.

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Morrisons has installed plastic protective screens at the checkout in a bid to protect cashiers from the highly infectious coronavirus currently sweeping through the nation.

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Agilysys, Inc. announced that Vasa Park Resort in Bellevue, Washington has selected Agilysys’ rGuest Stay Property Management System (PMS), rGuest Book reservations and rGuest Pay payment processing to help streamline daily operations, improve the guest journey and increase efficiency from booking to check-out.

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Revolve Group, Inc. announces the launch of their customer loyalty program built using the retailer’s own proprietary technology to further enhance the customer value proposition.

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SKIDATA announced that it has completed the installation of a cutting-edge parking technology suite at the Delta Hotels by Marriott Dallas Allen & Watters Creek Convention Center.

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Brazil-based Schutz Shoes has harnessed the Narvar Concierge platform to enable shipping to, and returns from, any Nordstrom or Walgreens location.

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Supermarket chains are embracing their in-store technology to better serve shoppers during the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.

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In the wake of announcing its temporary shift to-go only, Chipotle Mexican Grill and Uber Eats have announced a national delivery partnership.

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PFSweb, Inc. has been engaged by Antonia Saint NY to provide eCommerce customer care and order fulfillment in the United States.

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Parque Aracuo, a shopping mall company based in Chile, has selected ViaDirect to help design a digital solution to guide and inform its guests. ViaDirect in turn teamed up with software provider Telelogos to deploy 17 vertical totems, each equipped with two 65-inch displays for Parque's mall in Bogota called Parque La Colina.

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Chinese ecommerce giants are ramping up their deployment of robots to deliver orders in an effort to prevent the spread of the deadly Covid-19 disease through human-to-human contact.

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Arcus today announced a partnership with global retail chain 7-Eleven to introduce a suite of modern fintech payment solutions to their mobile app, focused on cash-centric consumers.

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J.C. Penney partnered with Checkpoint Systems on its "Brand-Defining Store" in Hurst, Texas.The store features new styling rooms with Checkpoint’s InterACT Fitting Room tool and J.C. Penney’s Style Your Service tech, per the company announcement.

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