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Trends in legal cannabis retail are just now emerging, and fresh numbers from Colorado are providing insight into how the industry is evolving. Other figures also point to how much consumers are spending on legal retail pot. Legal retail cannabis may be spreading throughout the U.S., Companies also have made more than $6.5

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billion for Whole Foods , the online retail giant is planning to open its second automated-checkout grocery store in Seattle’s Eastside neighborhood and is hiring managers for a third store in the city’s Capitol Hill district, The Seattle Times reported. Amazon must like the supermarket business. Three years after it paid $13.4

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APRIL 8, 2020

Washington D.C.-based based Broad Branch Market has recently welcomed 44-pound, six-wheel, self-driving robots, all equipped with sensors and AI and able to make deliveries. Walmart, the nation’s largest retailer, will utilize robots from Brain Corp., which specializes in offering floor-cleaning robots to retailers already.

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MARCH 11, 2020

A Newark Airport store will start using Amazon’s Just Walk Out cashierless technology on March 16, just days after the company announced it was licensing the platform to retailers, according to reports on Wednesday (March 11). . OTG operates 350 restaurants and shops in 10 airports, including in Minneapolis, Washington D.C.,

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OCTOBER 9, 2019

More than 20 online eCigarette retailers are being sued by New York City for allegedly selling to children. 9) stop 22 online sellers from being allowed to either market or offer eCigarettes to anyone younger than 21. . They argue that most of the illnesses are from black market THC vaping products, and not nicotine related products.

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MARCH 1, 2019

Brick-and-mortar fashion retailers are developing in-store experiences to encourage customer loyalty. markets, aiming to generate repeat visits as part of its experiential retail efforts. With the expanded partnership, the companies will bring the offering to brick-and-mortar stores in Washington, D.C.;

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MAY 2, 2019

” According to Fortune , the company will test the service in 18 markets: Austin, Texas; Charlotte, North Carolina; Chicago, Illinois; Dallas-Ft. stores with the technology this year. Convenience store operator 7-Eleven is launching beer and cider delivery in select U.S. Customers can place their beer orders via the 7Now app.

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JULY 8, 2020

As it grows its healthcare offerings beyond low-cost clinics and technology to help patients manage their medications, Walmart has formed a new company to sell insurance policies called Walmart Insurance Services LLC. In addition, the retailer reportedly paid approximately $200 million to purchase key assets from CareZone.

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DECEMBER 7, 2018

Big retailers are opening smaller-format stores in major U.S. Already, the retailer has opened a Planning Studio across the pond in London in October. In the announcement, IKEA Retail U.S. As it stands, Amazon Go stores in Seattle, Chicago and San Francisco use the cashierless technology.

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MARCH 22, 2019

Online brands are stepping into the world of brick-and-mortar, opening their own physical locations to help consumers experience their concepts in real life with the help of digital technology. Custom eCommerce framing startup Framebridge is opening its own in Washington, D.C., In other brick-and-mortar news.

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OCTOBER 9, 2020

During the quarter, equity markets continued to rise off their March lows as lockdown restrictions eased and the economy continued to recover. Markets began rallying after the government’s fiscal and monetary stimulus. While this was not an unprecedented motivator for markets, as we’ve discussed ( Are The Market Lows Behind Us?

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OCTOBER 5, 2017

based technology group has reportedly approached Leclerc, a privately-held French supermarket, about a logistics collaboration. The Amazon Go prototype grocery stores will enable customers to make purchases without the need for a cashier, and are currently in testing in Seattle, Washington. In more Amazon news, the U.S.-based

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JANUARY 7, 2019

7) that the two are partnering up to enable a connected store experience leveraging Microsoft’s Azure cloud and Kroger technology. Kroger’s technology team will develop a smart technology system that is powered by Microsoft Azure and connected by IoT sensors to create a futuristic shopping experience.

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FEBRUARY 7, 2020

It’s been several months, if not years, since blockchain was the darling of tech startup investors, but this week proved the technology still has a lot to offer venture capitalists. The company plans to use the funding to ready its software for enterprise adoption and explore additional verticals into which it can expand. Transparent Systems.

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FEBRUARY 28, 2019

To provide retailers with an automated option for last-mile deliveries, shipping carriers are entering the world of robotics technology. According to the announcement, the company plans to experiment with the bot in markets such as Memphis, Tenn. — “pending final city approvals.”.

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OCTOBER 1, 2020

We are using our technology and partnerships to make sure our products can power both value and convenience in their everyday lives as well as the priceless possibilities that lay ahead of us.”. In August, Walmart partnered with Instacart to offer same-day delivery across select markets in the U.S. Florida; and Texas.

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NOVEMBER 19, 2019

Grocery retailer Kroger is partnering with Berlin farming startup Infarm to offer “living produce farms,” Kroger announced in a press release on Tuesday (Nov. market, but it already has more than 500 farms globally and has teamed with 25 major food retailers in the U.K. and Europe.

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JANUARY 18, 2019

At Kroger’s two high-tech test stores in Cincinnati and Redmond, Washington (near Kroger and Microsoft’s respective HQs) the shelves can interact with the Kroger’s mobile app to guide them through the store to the items they’ve selected. And so while Kroger is testing its new smart shelf technology, so are several other retailers.

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NOVEMBER 16, 2020

Here’s the latest news from the technology industry, which is coming under increasing scrutiny from governments and consumers around the world. As technology companies become bigger and more important to the economy, I would say more regulations to reflect the new reality are needed," Lau said, according to the report. Regulation.

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MARCH 14, 2019

The newswire spotted a job listing posted by Ford for an autonomous vehicles “market specialist” based in Austin. The company also has tests going on in Detroit, Miami, Pittsburgh and Washington, D.C. “We Ford is also partnering with retailers to test various uses for its self-driving cars.

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JANUARY 20, 2019

Meanwhile, a study by data firm Chainalysis has found that bitcoin as a form of payment doubled in 2018 on darknet market sites. Bitcoin transaction volumes on darknet markets, where people can buy illegal goods, saw an increase over the entire year to reach an average of $2 million daily.

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JANUARY 22, 2019

These are some of the ways that retailers from Walmart to Publix – as well as Kroger , Albertson’s and ALDI – are bringing grocery shoppers through their doors or other sales channels. At the time, the retailer said the 50th metro area for grocery delivery was in Akron, Ohio and that more locations were on the way.

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FEBRUARY 1, 2021

By embracing the dual EV and AV strategies, GM has given a de facto endorsement to the changing dynamics that have made segment leader Tesla the behemoth it is today — its $750 billion market value is about 10 times that of GM’s. More broadly speaking, the EV/AV uptrend will also reshape the tech industry. International Trade Council.

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JANUARY 23, 2019

Named Scout, it’s a robot on six wheels about the size of a small cooler, the retail giant said in a blog post on Wednesday (Jan. At Amazon, we continually invest in new technologies to benefit customers. Starting today, these devices will begin delivering packages to customers in a neighborhood in Snohomish County, Washington.”.

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FEBRUARY 19, 2020

But Foxtrot, a small company out of Chicago, is reinventing convenience store retail and taking it uptown. Instead of grabbing a mass-market six-pack of beer and some Slim Jims, Foxtrot wants you to try a local craft beer, or maybe a legendary local food brand. This spring it will launch two Washington, D.C. percent.

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FEBRUARY 19, 2020

But Foxtrot, a small company out of Chicago, is reinventing convenience store retail and taking it uptown. Instead of grabbing a mass-market six-pack of beer and some Slim Jims, Foxtrot wants you to try a local craft beer, or maybe a legendary local food brand. This spring it will launch two Washington, D.C. percent.

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JANUARY 8, 2019

The retailer plans to pilot technology products using Microsoft’s Azure platform at two stores, one in Ohio and one in Washington. Kroger is seeking to bring new customer experiences to market faster, drive personalization with insights and help store associates become more productive.

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FEBRUARY 27, 2019

These are some of the reasons that consumers are visiting brick-and-mortar grocers – from Wegmans Food Markets to Kroger – and how these grocers (as well as technology providers) are rolling out innovations and features to serve in-store customers. The device is a fully automated breadmaking machine designed for retail environments.

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OCTOBER 9, 2019

More than 20 online eCigarette retailers are being sued by New York City for allegedly selling to children. 9) stop 22 online sellers from being allowed to either market or offer eCigarettes to anyone younger than 21. . They argue that most of the illnesses are from black market THC vaping products, and not nicotine related products.

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NOVEMBER 7, 2018

In a press release , the company said Instacart Pickup provides customers with expanded delivery and/or pickup options, enabling them to order via Instacart and pick up the groceries at retailers. “We want to make grocery shopping effortless by helping our customers get the groceries they need from the retailers they love.

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JANUARY 7, 2020

They can then select a host, which could be, say, a retail store or hotel, and enter their drop-off and pick-up times in addition to their number of small and/or large bags. Pricing and Target Market. The company’s target market, Korbel said, runs “the gamut.” It will serve the college student who is in Washington, D.C.,

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FEBRUARY 11, 2020

However, it still requires approvals from a federal judge in Washington as well as the utility board of California. in pre-market trading in New York following its $4.80 The FCC and the Justice Department contend that blocking the deal would mean that rural customers, in particular, would be delayed in receiving 5G technology.

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NOVEMBER 19, 2020

We are strong believers that the future of grocery retail involves getting customers the best quality food, exactly when they want it, with the best customer service. Experts speculate that Ahold’s global reach will allow FreshDirect to further expand, likely in East Coast markets initially.

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JANUARY 22, 2020

As the company seeks to fill a broader portion of the worldwide smartphone market before its 5G phones later in 2020, Apple Inc. The technology firm is forecast to unveil the phone officially as soon as March, Bloomberg reported. suppliers reportedly intend to start putting together a new low-cost iPhone next month. Pegatron Corp.,

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JUNE 22, 2018

Five Supreme Court justices may have settled one of the longstanding issues of online retail, but that does not mean everything has suddenly cleared up. First, no sense of sky-is-falling doom emerged from any reliable retail or payments source. And then there is this: eCommerce isn’t going away. It accounts for more U.S.

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AUGUST 14, 2017

According to reports, the social media giant has launched “Dynamic Ads For Real Estate,” a new advertising feature that might just challenge Zillow’s supremacy in the digital retail arena. real estate market is at at a 30-year low, according to CoreLogic, with certain areas showing signs of bubbly markets with over-valued housing stock.

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Washington, D.C. chef and restaurant group owner David Chang has likewise permanently shuttered Nishi in Chelsea and Momofuku in Washington. CaliGroup uses technology to transform the restaurant and retail industries. And a lot of places in expensive retail locations, they just can’t hit the top line.”.

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