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FedEx Teams With Walmart, Target On Same-Day Delivery Robot

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FedEx said it wants the robot to be part of its SameDay service, which currently operates in 1,900 cities around the world. We are excited to bring this technology to address new markets and better support our customers. It can navigate curbs, steps and uneven surfaces.

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Fixing Meal Delivery By Ditching The Subscriptions 

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But the reality of the disruptive innovation hasn’t quite lived up to the hype. Blue Apron is still in existence — which is more than a lot of the follow-on meal kit businesses that entered the market in Blue Apron’s wake can say as of late 2019 — but its fortunes have been rocky since it entered the public market in the summer of 2017.

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Are Robots Last-Mile Delivery’s Future?

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FedEx Executive Vice President and Chief Marketing and Communications Officer Brie Carere said in an announcement for the technology, “The FedEx SameDay Bot is an innovation designed to change the face of local delivery and help retailers efficiently address their customers’ rising expectations.”

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Our Meatless Future: How The $90B Global Meat Market Gets Disrupted

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Together, the 7 largest meat companies combine for over $71B in market capitalization, with the largest, Tyson, boasting a $26B valuation. Startups innovating across the meatless ecosystem. Startups innovating across the meatless ecosystem. Table of contents. Meal replacement & diary substitutes. Insect protein.

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Retailers Look To Digital Technologies After Beating The Street

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As quick-service restaurants (QSRs) look to the future, digital innovations such as self-serve kiosks and delivery are on top of mind. But mall owners and operators are occupied with a different focus: what to do with closing anchor tenants that once filled valuable space in their malls. billion on Friday (April 27).

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Accelerating To The Future?

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With more than 700 now in operation across the United States, small business accelerators are becoming increasingly crucial engines of the U.S. Munk said that accelerators like the one at Portland State gather dozens, if not hundreds, of business owners and employees, hungry for success and innovation, in one place.

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