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Gatik Partners With Walmart For Autonomous Vehicle Deliveries

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People in Arkansas can now get groceries delivered via a new Walmart pilot with Gatik using self-driving cars that include a human safety driver behind the wheel. million in seed funding in June led by Innovation Endeavors, with Dynamo Venture Capital, AngelPad, Fontinalis Partners and Trucks Venture Capital also participating.

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Walmart Partners With Gatim To Deliver Orders With Self-driving Cars

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People in Arkansas can now get groceries delivered with a new Walmart pilot with Gatik using self-driving cars that include a human safety driver behind the wheel. million in seed funding in June led by Innovation Endeavors, with Dynamo Venture Capital, AngelPad, Fontinalis Partners and Trucks Venture Capital also participating.

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Walmart Divests Of Shoes.com, Bare Necessities Brands As Part Of Digital Streamlining

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Walmart is selling two of its online brands in a continuing goal to concentrate on its website. 27) that the Arkansas-based retail giant is scrapping Shoes.com and Bare Necessities, the intimate apparel brand. Bloomberg reported Thursday (Aug.

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Whole Paycheck Tracker: Amazon Goes Off The Charts; Walmart Announces Layoffs

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The company almost doubled its revenue and profit numbers while spending more than $9 billion on capital improvement projects. Online grocery sales tripled. Other capital expenditures went to fulfillment, transportation and investments in Amazon Web Services (AWS). billion compared with $36 billion for Q2 2019.

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Why Voice Authentication’s Doing Prison Time

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A report earlier this week from The Intercept detailed how prison operators in New York, Texas, Arizona, Florida and Arkansas are using — or want to use — voice prints from inmates (and, apparently, not always with the full knowledge of those prisoners). Voice-Print Efforts. That was the case last year in the U.S,

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Walmart Bot Strategy Is Not To Use Them

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The company is about to dump millions into tech upgrades, but the real investment it’s making is in human capital. Online shoppers will be able to pick up their orders at in-store automated pickup towers or at pickup stations in store parking lots. Not so for Walmart employees. We will be people-led and tech-empowered.”.

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Retail Pulse: Walmart Tests ‘Great Workplace,’ Sainsbury’s Opens Cashierless Store

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The move comes the company is investing in refurbishing stores, rolling out faster shipping for eCommerce orders and offering store pickup as well as online grocery delivery. The paper also reported that the impetus of the move wasn’t cost savings, but meeting changing online shopping habits as well as staff demands. markets.

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