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Grocery company Albertsons rolls out SNAP online payment

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The company now offers the purchasing capability at five banners through its own platform as well as the Instacart app.

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Online Grocer Ocado Acquires Robotics Companies To Drive Automation

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based online grocery, is heightening its automation drive by acquiring two robotics companies. The robotic pick opportunity in online grocery is of huge value to us and our clients globally,” said Tim Steiner , Ocado CEO. The company was founded in 2000 by three former Goldman Sachs bankers. Ocado , a U.K.-based

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Were online customers more satisfied during the COVID-19 pandemic?

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Other companies who were late to creating digital customer experiences suffered as people stayed away from traditional stores and shopped online. But even the best companies struggled to keep customer satisfaction levels high during 2020. The largest online retailer – Amazon – had a 7% decline in satisfaction.

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COVID-19 – The Common Enemy to Manufacturing Companies?

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I recently had the pleasure to host a virtual roundtable with a couple dozen senior executives from Global 2000 B2B manufacturing companies. Most manufacturers had it in their ‘near-term’ plan, but COVID-19 has accelerated companies to prioritize it now. Is COVID-19 a wake-up call to ignite change in slower adoption companies?

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Going to Market Smarter in the New Economy

The fight to find new customers and retain existing ones is the biggest business challenge for many companies. In 2022, as companies continue to move more functions online, employees will take a more virtual -- and flexible -- mindset and lifestyle in parallel to the digitization of businesses.

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Online Coupon Company Honey Nets Founders $1.5B After Sale

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George Ruan and Ryan Hudson, the co-founders of online coupon service Honey, received a pre-tax haul of $1.5 billion after their company was sold to PayPal, according to a report Tuesday (Jan. The men are from Los Angeles and the company was sold for $4 billion. 28) by Bloomberg.

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Shift Happens: Online Car Company Manages Crisis With Class

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The online car selling platform’s March town hall meeting was supposed to be a victory lap to celebrate February, which was the most successful month in the company’s five-year history. The company also made radical shifts to its business model. The online car business will take a huge hit from the crisis disruption.

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