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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. Personal Shopping Services. A customer can order at 5:00 p.m., pick up at 5:30 p.m.,

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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). The Tmall Genie is the top-selling smart speaker in China since 2017, according to market intelligence firm IDC, Alibaba said. China’s Alibaba Group is putting $1.4

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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. trillion market. “It The food industry is a $1.5

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Fabletics Announces Brick-and-Mortar Expansion

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With the brand’s proprietary digital platform and 1 million-member base in place, Fabletics said it uses deep customer insights and enhanced market data to determine the most strategic locations for its retail locations. Less is more,” Dustin Netral, SVP of operations for Fabletics, said in a press release.

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Kroger Expands Home Chef Meal Kit Offerings To New Stores

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“With continued innovation and personalization, we are providing customers with more ways to enjoy fresh, delicious meals that align with their individual tastes.”

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

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New digital innovations, however, provide the promise of offering valuable customer data to merchants. These are just some of the ways that merchants are using digital innovations to better serve their customers with the help of kiosk and unattended retail technology: .

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