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Automated Retail Speeds Up Delivery And Checkout

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Automated retail might conjure up images of robot cashiers, but beyond a few convenience stores in Japan and Korea, that sci-fi development hasn’t yet become reality for the wider world. The latest Automated Retail Tracker explores these trends and new developments in the unattended retail space.

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DTC Brands Fill Pricing Gap In Outdoor Furniture Market

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Higher-end retailers, however, were charging $4,000 to $5,000 for a set of outdoor furniture. Yardbird’s concept, which has grown into a brand with an eCommerce website and a showroom in Minnesota, offers 10 furniture collections. The designs weren’t that impressive, and the quality wasn’t great,” Dillon told PYMNTS in an interview.

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Grocery Roundup: New Amazon Fresh Store, SpartanNash Puts Incentives In ‘Fast Lane,' Walmart On Autonomous Delivery

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The new store in Woodland Park will take the place of a closed Fairway Market in a shopping center that also has a GameStop, Barnes & Noble and Kohl’s department store. Amazon bought Fairway Market stores in Woodland Park and Paramus, but it has not made plans known for location in the latter municipality.

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Is Self-Checkout Catnip For Criminals?

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Great news for innovative retailers. The self-checkout system market is expected to increase from its current value of $2 billion to more than $4 billion by 2024, according to a new study. Labor laws were the impetus for French grocery conglomerates Casino Guichard Perrachon and Carrefour to begin experimenting with automated retail.

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Farmhouse Market’s Remotely Operated, 24/7 Grocery Store

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These retail models cater to customers who are on the go by offering seamless experiences and convenient payment methods. Such locations can be critical in expanding retail options for smaller cities and towns, too, and staff-free grocery store Farmhouse Market seeks to do just that for consumers in New Prague, Minnesota.

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Should Unstaffed Stores Be Shelved?

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Automation promises many benefits in retail, including the potential to reduce costs and improve the customer experience. The July Automated Retail Tracker examines the latest cashierless efforts in retail and finds which are experiencing uptake and which may fall flat. Just because you can doesn’t mean you should, though.

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New Business Ventures Expected To Drive Amazon Q2 Earnings

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Amazon is expanding its payments services as well, announcing a partnership with Synchrony Financial to launch the Amazon Credit Builder in June, a credit card for Prime members with bad credit. and a cashierless Amazon Go store to New York City. Online sales were 64 percent higher than on a normal Monday.

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