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Dollar General Introduces 'popshelf' Store Concept

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Plans are in place to have roughly 30 locations in different markets before the conclusion of fiscal year 2021. Dollar General, which ran 16,720 retail locations in 46 states as of July 31, sells products from private brands and manufacturers like Energizer, Clorox, Hanes and Procter & Gamble, among others.

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Retail Pulse: Stop & Shop To Deploy Autonomous Vehicles; Chico’s FAS Plans To Close 250 Stores

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Grocers are using autonomous vehicles to help bring fresh food to the doorsteps of consumers, and news came this week that another retailer plans to use the technology: Approximately one month after Kroger announced that it had started to use autonomous vehicles in Arizona, Stop & Shop is intending to use them in the Bay State.

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The Great Grocery Race Shifts Into High Gear

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And — according to Jet — the new app will also be better customized regionally for shoppers, making use of local imagery and messages on the homepage and throughout the site. Jet will also factor in locality when deciding which products are featured in its assortment for that region. percent during the second quarter. percent increase.

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Retail Pulse: Google Mulls Chicago Flagship; Sam’s Club Repurposed For eCommerce

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It’s not uncommon for online brands to open brick-and-mortar stores, and it seems that Google may be the latest digitally native brand to take the plunge into offline retail. Will Google’s planned store come to market, and will the tech company open a collection of stores like Warby Parker, Casper or Amazon? Time will tell.

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Android of the Auto Industry? How Baidu May Race Ahead Of Google, Tesla, And Others In Autonomous Vehicles

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The platform combines a number of tools — including data, APIs, and open source code — that developers can use for free to bring autonomous driving products to market. According to Gartner , Android made up 86% of the global mobile market in 2017, up substantially from 0% ten years earlier. Competition rising on the domestic front.

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Autopsy Report: 9 Startup Failure Stories And What We Can Learn From Them

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Theranos built itself in stealth mode while raising hundreds of millions of dollars and inking deals to put its wellness centers in Walgreens stores in California and Arizona. Launched in February 1999, Pets.com sought to capitalize on widespread internet access and a $23B pet supplies market by selling products directly to consumers.

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