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Walmart Focuses On Supercenters As Strategy To Take On Amazon

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To thrive in the eCommerce age as it contends with Amazon , Walmart is planning to make its supercenters the heart of a network of businesses operating together to drive profits and bring in customers, The Wall Street Journal reported. The giant stores are large operations offering 100,000 products and are approximately 180,000 square feet.

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Why Brick-And-Mortar Merchants Are Tapping Into Unattended Retail

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While eTailers already have this information about consumers, brick-and-mortar retailers don’t have this in-depth knowledge. From Rent the Runway to McDonald’s , retailers are tapping into a world of technology that lets customers make transactions without visiting a cashier. In the U.S.,

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Einride Presses The Pedal On Autonomous Delivery

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Scant information was immediately available from Einride, which appears poised to use that capital to expand internationally and otherwise continue development of its electric Einride Pods. The money will also go toward helping the company develop partnerships and joint production operations with manufacturers. For instance, Kroger Co.,

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Healthcare Disruption Brings More Impact To The Retail World

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Walgreens and VillageMD , a leading national provider of primary healthcare, have announced a partnership to provide primary care services for adult patients in the Houston, Texas area. Walmart reportedly will use the lessons gained from this clinic to inform operations in further such endeavors. Lessons to Come. Mobile Moves.

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Walmart-Amazon Whole Paycheck Tracker: A Slow Start To A New Year

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A slow week and a stopped week are two different things, and while forward motion was somewhat limited, there were some reasonably good hints about the shape of things to come when it comes to strategy, voice technology, product expansions and technological innovations. Many patent applications never materialize into actual technology.

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Surviving The Retail Apocalypse: The Technologies And Trends That Can Help Brick-And-Mortar Thrive Again

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Retailers are leveraging technology, such as artificial intelligence and augmented reality, to enhance operational visibility and personalize their customer service, a new necessity in fast-changing and demanding consumer market. Kohl’s and the smaller faster department store: Kohl’s is going small to grow big.

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