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JANUARY 18, 2019

Grocers are using autonomous vehicles to help bring fresh food to the doorsteps of consumers, and news came this week that another retailer plans to use the technology: Approximately one month after Kroger announced that it had started to use autonomous vehicles in Arizona, Stop & Shop is intending to use them in the Bay State.

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MARCH 30, 2020

California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), Washington Privacy Act (WPA) and other new privacy and online transaction standards are changing how businesses interact with consumers’ data in the U.S. retailer trade group, Retail Industry Leaders Association ( RILA ), told PYMNTS in a recent interview.

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APRIL 25, 2018

Restaurant Brands International posted strong first-quarter results, buoyed by strong sales growth at Burger King. The company also saw similarly strong growth at another one of its brands, Popeyes , which saw system-wide sales growth of 11 percent, with net restaurant growth of nearly 7 percent and comparable sales growth of 3.2

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OCTOBER 18, 2019

Brick-and-mortar retailers are joining forces with online reCommerce companies to bring pre-owned merchandise into their stores, adding to their sustainability efforts. That price point, according to Fashionista , is significantly less costly than a new pair of the brand’s jeans that usually cost approximately $130.

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AUGUST 13, 2020

Uber Plans to Temporarily Shutter Ride-Hailing Service in California. Faced with the prospect of classifying its drivers as employees rather than independent contractors, Uber Technologies Inc. is threatening to shut down temporarily in California. NEW DATA: The Six Reasons Why More Consumers Are Buying Directly rrom Brands.

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MAY 4, 2017

Then, companies working to develop the technological means for cars to drive themselves have levied more than a few criticisms against proposed regulation changes in the state of California. Apple, for one, is hoping that California will work to toughen some of its current self-driving road test policies.

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JANUARY 7, 2021

Wholesale clubs and Trader Joe’s themselves have proven there is a huge market for brands that don’t check all of the boxes for a standard supermarket trip. Albertsons Companies made the strategic decision to discontinue using our own home delivery fleet of trucks in select locations, including Southern California, beginning Feb.

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JANUARY 24, 2018

The app has the potential to fit into the emerging trend of smart kitchens, particularly as manufacturers of household appliances — such as Samsung — seek to integrate smart technology into their products. With the potential for monetization, Sunnyvale, California-based Chefling raised $1 million in Series A funding in January from XVVC, LLC.

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SEPTEMBER 20, 2019

The company’s Dynamic Distribution connects brands, retailers and distributors, as well as allows brands to list themselves as third-party distributors for other brands. Founded by Keith McCarty, WAYV launched last year in California after receiving $5 million in seed led by Craft Ventures’ David Sacks.

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OCTOBER 31, 2018

“As California moves to a regulated and licensed system, there is a long tail of retailers and brands in the industry that need to be connected,” said Craft Ventures Co-founder David Sacks in a statement. Licensed brands can expand their reach to retailers, while retailers can receive next-day delivery.

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NOVEMBER 21, 2019

Route+ offers retailers an end-to-end post-purchase experience. . The startup has offices in Silicon Slopes, Utah and Santa Monica, California and was co-founded in 2014 by Evan Walker, who serves as the company’s chief executive officer. Using the Route App, users can visually track and protect online orders as well as resolve issues.

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SEPTEMBER 14, 2018

A new survey has found that big retailers like Apple and Nike are losing favor in China, as consumers are showing a preference towards local brands. Chinese brands have been better at leveraging social media to reach out to shoppers in China,” said Catherine Lim, a Bloomberg Intelligence analyst. There’s a stronger buzz.”.

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MAY 16, 2019

To provide consumers with an immersive way to experience its brand, Taco Bell is launching The Bell: A Taco Bell Hotel and Resort in Palm Springs, California for a limited time this summer. In other Taco Bell news, the QSR is bringing new technology into its brick-and-mortar restaurants across the country, per reports in January.

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SEPTEMBER 23, 2020

As merchants attempt to fulfill the demands of customers for expediency and less person-to-person contact, Dunkin’ and sports venue hospitality stands are experimenting with a new Mastercard checkout-free payment technology, The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported. percent because of temporary and for-good closures due to COVID-19.

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JUNE 26, 2019

In the digital age of shopping for clothes and accessories, modern-day consumers don’t want retailers to entertain them: Instead, they want these merchants to bring them an easy experience, offering seamless shopping in store and online. The technology has been made famous by Amazon through its checkout-free Amazon Go stores.

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NOVEMBER 1, 2018

With legal cannabis a fast-growing market, the industry has a unique opportunity to innovate and adopt technologies from scratch — adopting best practices from the get-go, rather than trying to fix another industry’s strategy. In California, where WAYV operates, and where the legal cannabis market is expected to reach a $5.1

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SEPTEMBER 25, 2019

AH To Go is a 150-square-foot cashierless store that features “grab and go” technology from the Santa Clara, California-based startup AiFi, creator of the NanoStore. Technological innovations follow each other at breakneck speed and offer endless opportunities.

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APRIL 1, 2020

Based in Newton, Massachusetts, Paytronix is offering its self-service online ordering setup for free for six months to customers of Toast , which specializes in restaurant technology, notably point-of-sale (POS) systems for restaurants. Brands can also add delivery partners, offer curbside pickup and no-contact delivery.

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JUNE 4, 2016

Today, in McLean, Virginia, guests of the local Hilton can have their questions answered 24/7, 365 days a year by what is likely the world’s first robot concierge, Connie (named for Conrad Hilton, the patriarch of the Hilton brand), which is powered by IBM’s Watson AI. Which leaves retailers with one of two choices.

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DECEMBER 2, 2020

Blendid , which makes a robotic kiosk that makes smoothies, and Jamba are opening their inaugural co-branded location, Jamba by Blendid, at a West Coast Walmart on Wednesday (Dec. The first Jamba by Blendid kiosk is inside of a Dixon, California Walmart and will be open every day between the hours of 10 a.m.

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APRIL 25, 2019

Which is why Tilly’s , a Southern California-based apparel and accessories retailer with a particular focus on the teenage customers, is hoping to tap into the trend via a partnership with the High School Esports League (HSEL). The lifestyle retailer will donate $10,000 to HSEL’s scholarship prize pool.

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JUNE 6, 2019

Near-field communication ( NFC ) technology isn’t exactly new. For some time now, retailers have been using it and radio frequency identification (RIFD) behind the scenes for stock and quality control, as well as to provide product information to customers with smartphones. However, the U.S. In the U.S., In Decathlon’s U.S.

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NOVEMBER 8, 2018

To that end, some brick-and-mortar retailers have begun to offer rewards programs for the very first time to bring shoppers through their doors. Retailers are taking new approaches to the way they attract customers. eCommerce retailer Amazon , for instance, has opened the Amazon 4-star Store in New York City.

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APRIL 14, 2017

It is often hard to find and search for local retailers, exacerbated by the fact that cannabis businesses are oftentimes located in undesirable areas. For the retailer, there are real technological barriers: Most retailers have limited technology experience — even the more sophisticated operators — and many do not have even basic websites.

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SEPTEMBER 21, 2018

This is the problem that California startup FaceCake was founded to solve — leveraging augmented reality (AR) technology and a new cohort of early adopting, mobile-enthused shoppers. Most might assume the brand was some kind of social media experience for bakers, or perhaps an eCommerce venture built around vanity confections.

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JANUARY 28, 2019

Students, staff and faculty at George Mason University, which is in Northern Virginia, can now order food and drinks through with the help of food service company Sodexo and robotics firm Starship Technologies. The aim is to serve students, who may be open to using the technology. CPG Brands Tap Into Robotics Technology.

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JANUARY 8, 2019

California autonomous car startup company Udelv announced it is teaming up with Walmart to offer its self-driving vans for deliveries, according to a report in VentureBeat. Udelv also debuted its brand-new delivery vehicle, called the Newton, which is based on Baidu’s Apollo open source platform.

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DECEMBER 4, 2019

Those helping hands of technology are still in the early stages, but developments are coming at a quicker pace, with significant and measurable impacts sure to follow in many cases. The eCommerce retailer is looking to roll out the new Echo product by 2020, per unnamed sources, Bloomberg reported. This week (Dec. Google Moves.

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SEPTEMBER 17, 2019

Pizza Hut Chief Brand Officer Marianne Radley envisions the product as an easy grab-and-go item or an add-on for larger dinner orders. It’s the top of an ad campaign by the brand.) “I In the past, the restaurant chain has worked with well-known food brands like Cinnabon for mini cinnamon rolls or Hershey’s for brownies.

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FEBRUARY 20, 2019

Last year in California, Samsung gave a first look at its foldable phone , which has a screen similar to a small tablet. The electronics company also rolled out flexible mobile screen technology for its foldable phones. Suggested retail price for Galaxy Fold in the U.S. We’ve a long way to go before they become mainstream.”.

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SEPTEMBER 15, 2017

They’re places where the company already has a presence and where resources and infrastructure could support a technology heavyweight like Amazon. Concord, California , a neighbor to two of the three other Golden State contenders, thinks it can make a better offer. Whole Foods-branded product sales tallied $500,000 in the first week.

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JULY 25, 2018

Chef’d has warehouses in New York and California, as well as supply deals with retailers and roughly 200 licensing partnerships with chefs and food brands. And while True Food didn’t make the terms of the acquisition public, Chef’d was valued at approximately $160 million in 2017 during a funding round.

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SEPTEMBER 23, 2019

The holidays are approaching, and that means a big retail boost for video games during that all-important shopping season. Subscribers want access to new technologies or support for mobile games, but gaming subscription services also need to cater to preferences that have historically been slow to change, even in today’s digital world.

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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. Under the terms of the deal, FreshDirect will keep its brand name, be supervised by a seven-member board and continue its independent operations in New York City.

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FEBRUARY 3, 2017

While much is made of online retail, most transactions still take place in-store. But even in physical retail, consumers are drawn to digital experiences. For merchants looking to keep up with consumer expectations in the digital age, in-store technologies have become key investments. “On

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MAY 24, 2018

To have their foot scanned in a retail environment, for example, consumers might not be comfortable standing on a machine that has been used by many other customers. The company manufactures the insoles in a facility located in California. Unlike more traditional brands, Wiivv doesn’t have inventory. The Business Model.

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JANUARY 1, 2021

Where many individuals and industries had previously been slow or reluctant to take up new technologies or processes, they had no choice but to do so in 2020, and many things took on completely different forms. And by most accounts, that’s not going to stop in 2021. will outlast the coronavirus pandemic,” that’s probably noteworthy.

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