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Walmart Revs Up Second Test Program For Drone Delivery

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For the second time in the past week, the retailer has announced a pilot program to test how well drones will pick up and deliver packages. The latest news has Walmart launching a drone delivery operation near the company’s headquarters in Northwest Arkansas.

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Today In How We Eat: Drone Deliveries Take Off, Walmart vs Amazon Prime

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And Amazon Prime and Walmart+ prepare to square off as enrollment for Walmart’s new subscription offering opens up to consumers today as the race for the consumer’s grocery dollar continues to intensify between the two mega-retailers. Walmart Revs Up Second Test Program For Drone Delivery. New Math: Walmart+ Doesn’t Equal Amazon Prime.

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The Latest Analog To Digital Battleground: Store Shelves

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Sometimes, a technology takes longer than expected to find its footing in a market. It seems that electronic shelf-label technology may be taking a similar slow-burn path to growth in the U.S., However, the retail marketplace in the U.S. So, how and where are retailers in the U.S. particularly in the grocery market.

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Amazon’s Great Infrastructure Expansion Rolls On — Now With A New Logistics IT Center

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The logistics IT center is slated for downtown Minneapolis and will reportedly create 100 new technology focused full-time positions. Amazon is always looking for the best and brightest software engineers to join our team,” said Dave Glick, VP of operations technology for Amazon.

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While Some Malls Are On The Decline, Other Malls Bring In Billions In Sales

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A year after General Growth Properties’ (GGP) Providence Place opened in 1999, the mall boasted 120 tenants, including a slew of upmarket retailers, seven restaurants and two cinemas. million square feet of space — and quickly became a hot retail destination. But, since then, renovations have opened up spaces for new retailers.

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CardX CEO: Ban On Card Surcharge Ban May Lead to Lower Interchange Fees

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Razi, whose firm offers payments technology that automates compliance with rules for card surcharging, said that with the decision in the New York case, bans on the bans (so to speak) in the aforementioned states cover 40 percent of the U.S. population.

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Amazon’s ‘Beehive’, Drone-Carrying Trains Reinforce Focus On Logistics Tech

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While Amazon’s planned Whole Foods acquisition looks like the company’s highest-profile move yet to expand its distribution footprint, Amazon’s patents show that fulfillment center and logistics technologies have featured prominently in its research for years. Date granted: May 16, 2017. Date filed: March 17, 2015.