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| Topcoder On The Payroll Must-Haves For Retaining Tech Talent Businesses are ramping up their digital capabilities during COVID-19 and are turning to gig marketplaces for sourcing talent. But all too often these technology professionals can find themselves waiting up to a month to collect payments, says Dave Messinger, chief technology officer at Topcoder. In the latest Next-Gen Payroll Tracker, Messinger shares the flexible payroll options that are becoming must-haves for hiring and retaining tech talent. |
| How Cloud Kitchens Are Reinventing Hotel Room Service, As A Service Room service is an unprofitable service for hotels, and often a disappointment to guests, even in even the most luxurious hotels. But Butler Hospitality Founder and CEO Tim Gjonbalic tells Karen Webster that his room-service-as-a-service concept using centralized kitchens is bringing service back to in-room dining in NYC hotels, and soon, Chicago, Miami and San Francisco. |
| NowRX CEO: Why DTC Pharmacy Is An Easier Pill For Consumers To Swallow âYour margin in my opportunityâ sounds a lot like the direct-to-consumer (DTC) prescription pharmacy playbook where large retail chains bank on foot traffic to buy non-pharmacy items to make a profit. Cary Breese, NowRx CEO, tells Karen Webster that DTC disruptors have optimized the RX supply chain so they can offer consumers both the convenience of same-day delivery and investors plenty of sales with margin leftover. |
| Are ATMs The ‘Mini-Branch’ Of The Future? The modern ATM can do a lot more than just dispense cash. In fact, Diebold Nixdorf's Sonia Sedler tells PYMNTS that as many financial institutions (FIs) close physical branches to save money, souped-up ATMs that allow customers to interact with staffers via secure video can take their place as ‘mini-branches.’ But, she says, such a plan requires understanding when customers want to talk to a human and when they’re content to deal with a machine. |
| Can Kodak's (New) Moment Last? Kodak stock has risen more than 1,000 percent this week after the company struck a deal with the U.S. government to manufacture generic-drug components. A $765 million government loan should help the firm get started and pivot away from its current film, printing and digital-imaging businesses. Is the plan sustainable or just a ‘Kodak moment’ that’s unlikely to last? |
| | Retail Strategy | | Shipt COO: Why Success Requires More Than Just Great Tech Target-owned grocery-delivery service Shipt has had a huge year so far as the pandemic keeps many consumers at home. But Chief Operating Officer Bridget Fruit tells Karen Webster that the companyâs success doesnât just come from good technology, but from adding in a âhuman connectionâ as well. Hereâs why thatâs key. |
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