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Amazon To Build Logistics Capabilities With Carbon-Neutral Electric Trucks

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With those plans, the eCommerce retailer said it would purchase a fleet of electric vans to begin sending packages to shoppers in 2021. By 2022, 10,000 of the new carbon-neutral vehicles will be reportedly operating. And, by 2030, all 100,000 would reportedly be operating.

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Envisioning Self-Driving Cars: From Grocery Retail To Ride-Hailing

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Many organizations, from retailers to local governments, are turning to self-driving technology to help them reach their goals and to get purchases and people to their destinations. As more merchants harness the potential of self-driving vehicles, the global market size of the technology is projected to grow at a rate of 63.1

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‘Ghost’ Kitchens Take A Bigger Role In Food Delivery

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As restaurants continue to wrestle with the questions that come with food delivery — how to make enough money, whether to work with third-party operators, how to manage customer relationships — a new factor is gaining significance. Keatz already operators ten “ghost” kitchens in Europe. Keatz reportedly has raised about $13.5

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Restaurant Business Serves Up Mixed Plate For 2020

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In fact, by 2030, the National Restaurant Association expects that technology could completely change the face of dining. That growth will be driven by a generally healthy consumer spend and tight labor market. That explains why Seamless and Door Dash are investing in logistics and operational costs.

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AI/Bot: Dole’s Secret Artificial Intelligence Weapon

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While AI certainly makes consumers’ lives easier, it’s also working in nearly every industry to help streamline operations. Through the use of AI enterprise marketing platform Albert, Dole Asia was able to deploy an awareness campaign simultaneously across multiple channels, including social, display and search.

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Warehouse Robots Pave The Way For More AI Logistics

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Hot on their trail are machine learning and artificial intelligence (AI) technology — the software and algorithms promising to reduce the risks of overstocking and understocking, and providing other benefits that can boost retailers’ revenue. Depending on what predictions you believe, most retail warehouses could be fully automated by 2030.

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TRENDING: Why Grocery Stores Want Autonomous Vehicle Delivery

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Investment in Intelligence of Things (IoT) is expected to surge in the coming years, with companies projected to increase spending on the design, creation and operation of IoT solutions from $186.1 billion in 2017 to a grand total of $434.9 billion by 2023. The technology’s potential doesn’t stop there, though.

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