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Labor Day Weekend 2020: Where The Kentucky Derby, Dragon Con And Burning Man Go Virtual

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But we come this week not to bemoan the losses of Labor Day 2020, but to praise the innovators who’ve worked overtime to keep at least some of the holiday’s events going — albeit in digital form. For example, the Kentucky Derby will be run on Saturday (Sept. 5) for the 146th time this weekend after being postponed from its normal May.

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2018 Recap: The Year In Grocery Innovations

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Shoppers had new opportunities to buy groceries without having to walk through the aisles of their local supermarkets or wait in line at checkout counters this year, as grocers rolled out digital innovations in shopping and payments. Beyond cashierless checkout, experimental grocery-store-within-a-store concepts took hold this year.

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Impossible Foods CFO David Lee Goes To AppHarvest

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AppHarvest is working to build indoor farms, combining the conventional agriculture technique with innovative tech to grow affordable fruits and vegetables at scale, the release stated. The company expects to begin its first harvest from its flagship farm, which is a 60-acre facility growing tomatoes in Morehead, Kentucky, this month.

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Alibaba Developing AI For Tmall Genie Smart Speakers

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The upgrade and innovation centered around its flagship Tmall Genie smart speaker will use proprietary technologies that combine AI and the Internet of Things (IoT). China’s Alibaba Group is putting $1.4 The investment will also help further research into IoT operating systems, edge computing and natural language processing (NLP). .

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Kroger, Walgreens Pool Resources In Retail Procurement Alliance

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Kroger and Walgreens are expanding their partnership to create a new group purchasing organization (GPO) called the Retail Procurement Alliance, which will pool resources to cut costs and advance innovation, the companies said in a press release on Wednesday (Dec. and reinvent critical components of our sourcing practices.”

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Kroger And Walgreens Expand Pilot To Include Kroger Express, Home Chef Kits

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We are redefining the customer experience in a variety of ways through Restock Kroger, including innovative partnerships like our test-and-learn pilot with Walgreens. The first concept is operational in Florence, Kentucky, with the remaining 12 pilot stores up and running early next year.

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Uber Eats Drops Fee For Non-Chain Eateries In US, Canada

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over the next few weeks, and food chains such as Yum Brands like Kentucky Fried Chicken and Chipotle Mexican Grill , have begun offering free delivery to make up for the hits they’ve taken in in-store revenues. GrubHub said it expected a 75 percent drop in dine-in traffic in the U.S.

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