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

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Brick-and-mortar retailers are changing the way they manage their workforces in the age of Amazon: Walmart , for instance, is testing multiple versions of a new team structure called the “Great Workplace” in some of its locations. At the same time, it was reported that Walmart plans to employ $11 billion in capital expenditures this year.

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Experimental Robot In Supermarket Booted From ‘Job’

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news source Mirror Online. Financial services firm Cornerstone Capital Group projected robots will capture between 6 and 7.5 million jobs over the next 10 years, slashing the 16 million-strong retail workforce by approximately 38 percent. It appears the retail robot revolution is already starting, too.

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The Pros And Cons Of Robots In Retail

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Between automated checkout lines, online grocery ordering and meal kit services, it seems like the inexorable tide of progress is determined to wipe out millions of jobs across the retail and grocery sectors. Financial services firm Cornerstone Capital Group projected that robots will capture between 6 million and 7.5

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Bringing Omnichannel’s Attention Back To The Curb

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What followed over the next four decades was the evolution of a once familiar retail fixture – the carhop – who first walked, and then later roller skated their way into creating a convenient way of serving the customer. Louis Post-Dispatch. Retailers are having to find new ways of fulfilling shoppers’ orders.”.

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The Race For 5G: How 20 Corporations Are Building The Future Of Connectivity

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The company has spent more than $700M since 2015 in Kentucky alone , an investment that means St. Louis will be among the first 12 cities in the country covered by AT&T’s 5G networks. In terms of hardware, Samsung’s folding smartphone, the Galaxy Fold, will be 5G-enabled, and will retail for almost $2,000.

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