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New Tech Combines To Make Grocery Shopping More Innovative

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The grocery battles are heating up in retail, and that is sparking innovation and could lead to even more disruption. Some of that was on display at the NRF retail show in New York City earlier this week. 14), is not the only place where grocery store innovation is coming from. Walmart’s Big Move. Consumer Needs.

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Robots Are Just One Way Big-Box Retail Is Driving Innovation

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Brick-and-mortar shopping isn’t going away, Target Chief Operating Officer John Mulligan said, but “inferior brick-and-mortar experiences” are certainly an endangered species in the modern retail environment. Other innovations are taking place, including at Walmart. Grocery Robots.

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Bank Investment: To De Novo Or Not?

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Based in Bedford, New Hampshire, the new Primary Bank raised an astounding $29 million after obtaining approval for its charter on March 17th of 2015. It’s been a year since the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) conditionally approved a de novo charter for Primary Bank. But Primary Bank was not the Read More.

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Walmart Launches Grocery-Picking Robot

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Alphabot, which was developed solely for Walmart by startup Alert Innovation , uses autonomous carts to pick orders for groceries purchased online. The technology was secretly being piloted at a Supercenter in Salem, New Hampshire, which will serve as Alphabot’s home base.

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PetSmart Continues Brick-And-Mortar Expansion With More Store Openings

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“Continuing to expand our brick-and-mortar footprint is an important part of our strategy to be the most convenient, best-in-class pet retailer,” said Brian Amkraut, executive vice president of store operations for PetSmart. “In New store openings in Canada can be found in Ontario and Saskatchewan.

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Longevity Lessons From The Oldest US Credit Union

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Mary’s Bank of Manchester, New Hampshire, holds the distinction of being the nation’s first and oldest credit union. Mary’s was initially chartered in 1909 by the New Hampshire legislature. Mary’s will continue to “do what we do” as it looks to stay operational, he added. Founded in 1908, St. Membership to St.

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Turning The Phone Into Restaurants’ Digital On-Ramp

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Head an hour up the road to some of Bensen AI’s partners within New Hampshire, and the story is very, very different. The firm’s new Greet system can become a restaurant’s automated receptionist. We really focused on what we can do to scale down the onboarding time and make this operational in a matter of days.”.