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Retail Pulse: Mattress Firm Mulls Bankruptcy; Walmart Plans Robotic Grocery Pickup

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Steinhoff International Holdings NV, which acquired the company in 2016, has reportedly sought to restructure some of its subsidiaries’ debt. told the Houston Chronicle that “bankruptcy for Mattress Firm would make sense, as it would allow them to reposition their real estate portfolio and close stores to become profitable.”.

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Retail Pulse: H-E-B Rolls Out New App; Jimmy John’s Launches Loyalty Program

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In other news, Walmart is teaming with Nuro to roll out a new pilot program that will experiment with autonomous grocery delivery in the Houston market. and the Peapod division of Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize NV are building to make deliveries over broader areas. Tom Ward, senior vice president of digital operations for Walmart U.S.,

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