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The Week In Happiness: Brought To You By Dancing Robots

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In it, a series of Boston Dynamics robots definitively answer the question: Do you love me, now that I can dance? Which, according to Aaron Saunders , Boston Dynamics’ VP of engineering, is pretty much the point: introducing the world to the fun side of robotics. The answer, incidentally, is yes. Yes, we do. and a dozen for $7.49.

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Why Google Ditched Perishables

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In addition to adding the service to those seven markets, Google will also be enhancing services currently on offer in Missouri, Kansas, Arkansas, Michigan, Wyoming, Iowa, Oklahoma, Louisiana, Texas and Ohio. That can’t always be other retailers’ business model.”.

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The Great Grocery Race Shifts Into High Gear

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Boston, Philadelphia and Washington D.C. The world’s largest retailer announced it has acquired the crowdsourced, on-demand delivery marketplace Cornershop for $225 million. Same-store sales, one of the favored metrics for judging retail, excluding fuel, increased 1.6 are reportedly next on the list of expansions.

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Playing Chess With Amazon: Target’s Competitive Strategy

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That is, can several small deliveries serve a store better than one big truckload — even when the store is playing dual roles as a physical retail distribution space and a fulfillment center for digital orders? Can the same logic be applied to shipments? Bricks In The Wall. A True Contender In The Race Against Amazon.

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Fintech Fundings: 29 Companies Raise $1.2 Billion Week Ending April 8

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HQ: Boston, Massechuesetts. Retailer point-of-sale system. HQ: Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Mobile payment platform for restuarants. Latest round: $5 million. Total raised: $45 million. Tags:Consumer, merchants, payments, POS, acquiring, debit/credit cards, mobile. Source: Crunchbase. Latest round: $4.6 Total raised: $4.7