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

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In Other Brick-And-Mortar News…. Amazon and Whole Foods Market announced the launch of curbside grocery pickup in Sacramento and Virginia Beach. According to a press release, the company said it is collaborating with the startup Alert Innovation to launch a pilot using the automated robot, which is being called Alphabot.

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Marketplace Lending And Curbside Delivery Sizzle, Ridesharing Fizzles

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The biggest story this week in grocery came, as it often does, care of the new Whole Foods Market as operated by Amazon. Curbside delivery is coming to the grocery chain, starting with two test runs — one in Virginia Beach one in Sacramento.

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