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Amazon Announces Next Whole Foods Delivery Expansion

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Grocery delivery for Prime members is taking its next great leap forward as Amazon and Whole Foods have announced that Prime Now Grocery is expanding to Chicago, Houston, Indianapolis, Minneapolis and San Antonio. Alternatively, the eCommerce retailer said members can use their mobile phone number to access the discounts.

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Grocery Retail Ups Its Autonomous Delivery Game

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The pilot will provide service to customers in Olmos Park, just outside of downtown San Antonio where the grocery retailer is based,” according to TechCrunch. the grocery retailer, and Nuro, the SoftBank -backed robotics company, announced in March the launch of their autonomous grocery delivery service in Houston.

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Texas Halts Reopening Plans As COVID Cases Spike

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The hardest-hit counties in the state were Bexar, Dallas, Harris and Travis, which include the state’s most populated cities, including Houston, San Antonio, Dallas and Austin. In those areas, Abbott has ordered hospitals to postpone elective procedures and make room for more COVID-19 patients.

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Uber Eats Sees 59 Pct Spike In European Grocery Delivery

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In Britain, Uber Eats has nine networks of convenience stores and over 700 shops on its platform, and is in talks with other retailers and supermarket groups, Ficaja said. She said Uber Eats enabled the market to bring necessities to people in a way that is safe as well as convenient.

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Einride Presses The Pedal On Autonomous Delivery

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The pilot will provide service to customers in Olmos Park, just outside of downtown San Antonio where the grocery retailer is based,” according to TechCrunch. the grocery retailer, and Nuro, the SoftBank -backed robotics company, announced in March the launch of their autonomous grocery delivery service in Houston.

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AT&T Jumps On The 5G Bandwagon

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Dallas, Houston, Indianapolis, Jacksonville, Fla., San Antonio and Waco, Texas. There are plans to expand service in the first half of 2019 to parts of 7 additional cities, including Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Nashville, Orlando, San Diego, San Francisco, and San Jose, Calif. Louisville, Ky.,

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Verizon 5G Network Launch Foreshadows Mobile Commerce Changes

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The announcement from the mobile network provider serves as the latest demonstration that 5G is coming, and that retailers and payment services providers should get ready to operate in the 5G world. 5G Potential.

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