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New Tech Combines To Make Grocery Shopping More Innovative

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The grocery battles are heating up in retail, and that is sparking innovation and could lead to even more disruption. Some of that was on display at the NRF retail show in New York City earlier this week. 14), is not the only place where grocery store innovation is coming from. Walmart’s Big Move.

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Robots Are Just One Way Big-Box Retail Is Driving Innovation

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Other innovations are taking place, including at Walmart. Alphabot, which was developed solely for Walmart by startup Alert Innovation , uses autonomous carts to pick orders for groceries purchased online. The technology was secretly being piloted at a Supercenter in Salem, New Hampshire, which will serve as Alphabot’s home base.

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Retail Pulse: Walmart Provides Health Career Path; Inspire Brands To Buy Jimmy John’s

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The degrees include health science, health and wellness and healthcare management/administration, offered through Southern New Hampshire University, Purdue University Global, Wilmington University and Bellevue University. In Other Brick-and-Mortar News. The retailer’s 1.5 million U.S. billion to $43.6 billion for fiscal 2020.

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Walmart Launches Grocery-Picking Robot

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Alphabot, which was developed solely for Walmart by startup Alert Innovation , uses autonomous carts to pick orders for groceries purchased online. The technology was secretly being piloted at a Supercenter in Salem, New Hampshire, which will serve as Alphabot’s home base.

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Mastercard And BJ’s To Offer A ‘Priceless’ Boston Experience

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2) that they are running a contest to reward shoppers who pay with Mastercard credit, debit or prepaid cards at BJ’s locations in Rhode Island, New Hampshire, Maine and Massachusetts. It’s a pleasure to have the opportunity to work together to engage our members with unique opportunities beyond our co-brand partnership.”.

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Walmart-Amazon Whole Paycheck Tracker: Connected Commerce, Grocery Bot And GrubHub Rumors

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In the home alone, Amazon reported 100,000 smart home products from over 9,500 brands. “It Consumers still tended to view Amazon as a place to shop for discounts online, not high-end goods, and luxury brands were reluctant to dilute their brand image and list on the site. The effort died quietly within a year.

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LL Bean Brings The Blockchain Into Outdoor Apparel

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One of the newest technologies in FinTech is coming to one of the oldest American outdoor gear brands. A New York company, Loomia , will make the circuits for the items — and hardware that utilizes near-field communication (NFC) technology to collect data. Now arriving at L.L. The blockchain. Bean might offer them discounts.