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Microsoft Corp. and The Coca-Cola Company on Tuesday announced a five-year strategic partnership to align Coca-Cola’s core technology strategy systemwide; enable the adoption of leading-edge technology; and foster innovation and productivity globally.

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Walmart will be using warehouse automation and software at its Robinson, Texas milk processing facility scheduled to open in 2026. Warehouse automation and software developer Swisslog will provide the technology, which is an automated storage and retrieval solution (ASRS).

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Best Buy Co. Inc. is enabling customers to visualize how products would look in their home with augmented reality (AR) technology.

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Taco Bell is announcing the expansion of their popular recycling program with TerraCycle.

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As part of a continuing effort to more effectively manage its burgeoning U.S. operation, Shein is collaborating with Flexport as its preferred logistics provider for the Shein Marketplace U.S. third-party sales platform.

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Fareway Stores has joined forces with Bitcoin Depot, a Bitcoin ATM (BTM) operator and fintech company, to deploy BTMs in 66 Fareway locations, starting in Q2 of 2024.

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Two quick-service restaurant chains will deploy the Zipline drone delivery service as the company hits an historic milestone. Panera Bread and Jet’s Pizza will both soon begin fulfilling online delivery orders with Zipline drones in select markets.

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Atlanta-based RaceTrac, operator of the RaceTrac and RaceWay convenience/fuel banners, is implementing Blue Yonder warehouse management, transportation modling and labor management solutions to support future company expansion.

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Several consumer goods manufacturers are piloting a new DTC delivery platform that provides fulfillment services from their owned and operated e-commerce stores in as quickly as 15 minutes.

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Shoppers probably don't think much about what happens next when they place an online grocery order. But it sets-off an intricate dance of software, artificial intelligence, robots, vans and workers. At an Ocado warehouse just outside Luton, I'm in the middle of such a dance.

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The restaurant chain partnered with its new media agency Levelwing in January and recently hired an in-house senior manager to lead the brand’s media buying strategy.

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IHG Hotels & Resorts will become the first global hospitality company to standardize on Salesforce Loyalty Management

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A startup that has developed an automated platform to test AI models has just secured $4.7 million in fresh funding.

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Dot Foods is partnering with Choco, a digital ordering platform for the food industry, to allow its distributor customers to launch branded digital storefronts for placing orders and discovering new products, said Dick Tracy, CEO of Dot Foods.

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Saks is now offering digital advertising to connect brands with luxury shoppers on its platform.

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Reapp has added Waitrose & Partners to the list of major UK retailers available on its AI driven platform, Reapp Insights.

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Powered by Archive, this offers customers the opportunity to buy repaired and refreshed product directly from The North Face.

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Wesco, a US convenience store chain founded in 1952 and based in Western Michigan, reports a milestone in its delivery service operations.

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Gas N Wash has unveiled an enhanced mobile app and rewards programme.

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The Japanese operator and franchisor of 7-Eleven convenience stores in Japan is implementing a Sony Semiconductor Solutions Corporation (SSS) edge AI-driven solution at 500 locations to better understand the performance of in-store advertising.

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The new agreement gives shoppers at any of the cooperative's six retail banners additional grocery home delivery choices.

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The retail giant’s marketplace team has joined forces with Cart.com, a provider of e-commerce and logistics solutions designed to help merchants sell and fulfill across channels, to simplify onboarding and develop new capabilities and integrations to help both new and existing sellers grow their sales on the platform.

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Swedish salad company Picadeli is installing its high-tech salad bars at eight Weis Markets locations, starting with stores in York and Bellefonte, Pa.

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The e-commerce giant built an AI model that interprets pictures and text to choose the best shipping materials.

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United Natural Foods, Inc. is teaming up with Samsara Inc. to implement vehicle telematics, asset gateways, environmental monitors and video-based safety.

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A fintech startup whose lead investor is Walmart reportedly now offers buy now, pay later (BNPL) services at Walmart stores.

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Manufacturer of paper goods products Georgia-Pacific is using generative AI capabilities to inform manufacturing decision-making. By streamlining analytics and adopting intelligent decision management tools, the company has tapped into sensor data, business rules, and recommender systems to quickly determine next steps within manufacturing.

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IDeaS announced today it has expanded its relationship with the Cheval Collection to a total of ten properties.

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Curator Hotel & Resort Collection is announcing Toast as a new preferred cloud-based point-of-sale (POS) platform partner. This collaboration will help member hotels’ F&B outlets improve operations, increase sales, and create an overall better guest experience.

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IHG Hotels & Resorts launched AirPlay in the first phase of hotel rooms, giving guests the ability to stream content privately and securely from their iPhone or iPad to the TV in their guest rooms.

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G.H. Bass EU has launched a web-based footwear scanning solution powered by ReaLift that allows shoppers to receive their ideal shoe size by scanning their feet on their mobile devices.

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Since April 2022, Perry Ellis’s Original Penguin brand has collaborated with CleanHub, a Berlin, Germany-based technology company dedicated to implementing waste recovery solutions across Asia and Africa.

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Created to be a consistent and replicable virtual spokesperson online, Cindy is being deployed for JLL Retail Property Management at 13 shopping centers across the country.

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Nestlé is brewing up data science- and artificial intelligence-powered innovations to breed climate-resilient plants in an environmentally challenged landscape.

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Thoughtworks today announced Total Wine & More is building upon its enterprise modernization focus and expanding to drive broader organizational change with a Product Thinking approach.

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Mediterranean restaurant chain Lazeez Shawarma has announced the adoption of Revel Systems' POS platform across its 225 locations in Canada.

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The Range has chosen Virtualstock as its technology partner to enhance its capability to sell more products online through dropshipping.

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The discount giant is now offering its Walmart Luminate platform, which provides a unified picture of category performance and consumer trends at scale, as a self-serve integration for participants in its Walmart Connect retail media network (launched in 2021 as a revamped version of the Walmart Media Group).

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The omnichannel giant, which recently said it will remove its "Just Walk Out" technology from its high-tech Amazon Fresh grocery stores and instead deploy its Dash Cart solution, is clarifying its strategy for both solutions.

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Relay Robotics, Inc. is delighted to share a milestone achievement. InnVest Hotels has emerged as the country's largest user of hotel delivery robots.

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Beverly Wilshire, A Four Seasons Hotel is elevating the next generation of travel by incorporating hologram technology into the Hotel’s Penthouse & Presidential Suites. This legendary property is the first in the industry to incorporate such technology into the guest room to provide exemplary and anticipatory customer service.

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Confer With has announced a partnership with pre-loved luxury industry specialist Luxe Collective.

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MOD Pizza has partnered with Bikky, a customer data platform designed for multi-unit restaurants, to leverage Bikky's analytics capabilities across MOD's 500-plus locations to gain deeper customer insights and optimize marketing and menu strategies.

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ParTech, Inc. today announces that Beef ‘O’ Brady’s, has selected PAR MENU and PAR Punchh for its innovative omnichannel ordering and loyalty platforms. This marks a new chapter as Beef ‘O’ Brady’s returns to PAR’s ecosystem, harnessing the advanced capabilities of both solutions.

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Products can be purchased directly on the DoorDash app and the move is a way to “reach new DIY customers,” the home improvement retailer said.

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Urban Outfitters Inc. (URBN) is deploying a new primary payments infrastructure for both in-store and online purchases.

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In the highly competitive world of digital commerce, relevancy needs to be a top priority. If you're not consistently meeting consumer expectations, they won't hesitate to move on to a competitor. Online businesses must constantly be aware of ways to keep customers engaged and coming back.

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