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Retailers Eye Industry-Shaking Innovation With Accelerators

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Retailers are turning to accelerators to drive innovation, and Target is taking its program to the international stage: It is teaming up with Germany’s wholesale and food specialist METRO AG for its cohort this year. They will also visit the headquarters of Target in Minnesota and METRO’s Accelerator headquarters in Berlin.

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How Mobile Order-Ahead Drives Innovation In Restaurant Design

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According to the PYMNTS Mobile-Order Ahead Tracker , however, even smaller chains such as Minnesota-based Caribou Coffee are also harnessing the technology by creating mobile-order ahead apps as well. CloudKitchens, for its part, is viewed as a way to tap into the increasing market for delivery.

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

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It’s been a busy time in the grocery world this week, with digital innovation at the core of the headlines in the industry. 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.

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How Mobile Order-Ahead Drives Innovation With Restaurant Design

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According to the PYMNTS Mobile-Order Ahead Tracker , however, even smaller chains such as Minnesota-based Caribou Coffee are also harnessing the technology by creating mobile-order ahead apps as well. CloudKitchens, for its part, is viewed as a way to tap into the increasing market for delivery.

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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. Retailers can also be hit with painful chargebacks, and card issuers are liable for in-store purchases. Less so for cashiers.

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Supervalu Expands To West Coast With Acquisition Of Unified Grocers

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And the Minnesota-based Supervalu will now have a presence in Unified’s headquarters in Commerce, Calif., We’re also excited to serve Unified’s dynamic retailer base.”. The merged companies will now operate 24 distribution centers supplying customers in 46 states with a combined customer base of more than 3,000 stores.

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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.