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Walmart Opens First High-Tech Supermarket In China

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According to Chain Store Age , the 10,000 square-foot store will carry more than 8,000 items offered both in-store and online, focusing on fresh foods, fast delivery, value and everyday convenience. Walmart has opened its first small-format supermarket in Shenzhen, China, with five more locations planned in the country by the end of the year.

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How Sports Stadiums Are Undergoing Digital Transformations

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Sure, activities like shopping online, getting food delivered, catching a cab or finding a gig are some of the most front-and-center examples. TIAA Bank Field, home of the Jacksonville Jaguars, is offering a similar solution in conjunction with Bypass and credit card reader provider Clover. Stadiums Go Cashless.

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Retailers Rethink Store Concepts, Digital Strategies Amid New Realities

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Traditional retail locations, ranging from fashion and home furnishings to hardware and department stores, have been forced to make significant changes in the face of heightened competition from eCommerce giants like Amazon and omnichannel powerhouses, like Walmart and its online unit, Jet.com.

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How Ghost Kitchens Are Altering The QSR Landscape

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And in Tampa, a family of local eateries called Frenchy’s Restaurants plans to launch its Frenchy’s To Go concept. Diners will place orders via third-party online food delivery platforms, phone or the restaurant’s website. Philadelphia lawmakers passed a ban on cashless stores, making it the first major city in the U.S.

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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.

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Home Maintenance Gets Its On-Demand, Uber-Like Upgrade

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In San Francisco for business, Doug Schaedler was about to bite into a steak when his wife called from Tampa with a household emergency. It was a Friday afternoon, and a full weekend without cooled air was certainly not in the cards for her, their three kids and trio of dogs — not in Florida.

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The 34 Biggest Banking, Mortgage & BankTech Events in 2023

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