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Cashierless Stores Take Seattle Grocery Cues To Asia

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Thousands of miles from Seattle, where Amazon Go opened in January , the cashierless checkout model is taking hold in other parts of the world. Singapore, in particular, recently saw the opening of a supermarket that uses digital payment technology to allow consumers to pay for items instead of visiting cashiers.

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Grocers Consider Checkout Line-Free Future With Unattended Retail

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To help shoppers check out without waiting in line, grocery retailers are rolling out entire stores centered around cashierless shopping experiences, enabling consumers to purchase fresh food and grocery items with a mobile payments app. This marks the fourth Go store, and the first to open outside of Amazon’s hometown of Seattle.

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How Analytics Can Help Fashion Brands And Retailers

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Historically, large retailers tend to move more slowly. With those challenges in mind, StyleSage seeks to help brands and retailers through its competitive intelligence tool that works across four areas: pricing, assortment building, trends and promotions. Its technology works like Google , in a sense. Fashion Analytics.

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Starbucks To Allow Access To Supply Chain Data

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The Seattle-based company says it is using blockchain technology to maintain and serve up the data. “We For coffee blends, Starbucks will provide information about the country or region of origin, since beans from multiple farms are likely to have been combined, Bloomberg reports.

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How Smaller Grocers Can Tap Into Digital Offerings

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With Amazon , Kroger and other large retailers in the grocery business introducing digital technology, such as mobile self-checkout, how do smaller regional grocers compete? In all, the company offers several modules that retailers can use depending on their needs. But some larger retailers have made a big digital push.

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Coronavirus: Amazon Adjusts Attendance Policy; Trip.com Chairman, CEO To Stop Taking Salaries

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The coronavirus could have wide-reaching effects on medical facilities, eCommerce retailers, technology and the economy as a whole. The eCommerce retailer told employees Sunday (March 8) that it would not count unpaid time off if they have to use it this month. Here are the latest updates on the coronavirus around the world.

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Agile Snaps Up Ajilus To Strengthen eCommerce Logistics Network

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Transportation and shipping logistic management firm Agile Network has entered an agreement to purchase Ajilus – a Seattle-based shipping systems and supply chain software consultancy. With Ajilus’ technology- Agile will be able to add the firm’s historical gravitas and expertise to its software platform. billion.

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