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Conversational AI company Native Voice has teamed with Walmart to bring Voice AI to vehicles. The partnership will see the retail giant sell Native Voice’s “onn.” wireless FM transmitter.

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MAPCO Express Inc.'s portfolio officially split in two on Nov. 1 as Majors Management LLC and Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc. closed on their acquisitions of the company's assets in separate transactions.

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Customers enter the modern store with a QR code generated on the grocer’s app. They can then shop without the need to scan or check out items with a cashier.

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The grocery conglomerate, which is seeking to merge with Kroger Co., is integrating with Chicory, a provider of a proprietary solution that creates contextual recipe placements that are linked to shoppable technology.

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Georgia Southern University has opened a newly renovated Gus Mart convenience store – now featuring Amazon’s Just Walk Out technology – in the Fielding D. Russell Union on its Statesboro campus.

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Sprouts supports holiday catering with Instacart order management tool. Sprouts Farmers Markets is streamlining catering operations and modernizing holiday inventory management.

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These are the latest investments from Ulta, Amazon, Shoe Carnival, Party City, and Furniture Fair, implementing a wide variety of technology like AR, generative AI, automation, robotics, and more.

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Chili’s parent company Brinker International tapped a customer feedback tech platform to simplify the guest feedback collection and analytics process, then make recommendations for areas to improve across restaurant locations.

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Lands' End wanted to give agents more flexibility and involvement with scheduling while modernizing contact center operations in the cloud.

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bp has inked an agreement with RELEX Solutions to implement its forecasting and replenishment capabilities in its UK convenience retail business.

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The 3D product visualization and customization features are powered by 3D Cloud by Marxent and are available on top-performing seating products, with plans to add more items in the future.

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The company is working with image and video platform Cloudinary, along with their partner CoreMedia, to introduce video and image optimization regardless of user bandwidth, or device or browser type, as part of Mayoral’s digital transformation goals.

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Smashburger is deploying the AI-based Curbit order processing solution to dynamically adjust order promise times through continuous real-time analysis of actual kitchen capabilities.

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Weis Markets said the updated app brings an overall design refresh that facilitates shopping through Weis 2 Go Online service, including orders for pickup or delivery.

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Givex Corp. is pleased to announce the successful collaboration between prominent UK fashion brand LK Bennett and pioneering sustainable fashion service Thrift+, utilizing Givex's E-Gift Card technology to promote sustainability and enhance the shopping experience for LK Bennett customers.

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Convenience-store chain Circle K has renewed its partnership with digital marketplace Upside for fuel-related offers at more than 5,200 locations.

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Michaels is rolling out MakerPlace, an online marketplace for selling handmade goods, along with artist-led classes, and how-to guides.

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Flying Tiger Copenhagen has announced the deployment of MishiPay's suite of transaction solutions across 56 UK stores.

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Just Eat has announced a new initiative with Asda and the LEGO Group powered by the platform’s existing tie-up with the grocery giant.

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ASSA ABLOY Global Solutions has announced the successful implementation of its VingCard Signature RFID door locks by Pennyhill Park Hotel & Spa in the UK.

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Harbor Freight Tools has partnered with TreviPay to offer a new payment option for business and institutional buyers.

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We’re taking steps to make our stores more inclusive for those with sensory disabilities, bringing back our sensory-friendly shopping hours from 8 a.m. to 10 a.m local time every day in all Walmart U.S. stores and Puerto Rico starting Nov. 10.

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Krasdale Foods and Simplain Software Solutions LLC (Simplain), a software provider, announced the rollout of their new communications platform.

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Rush Bowls has partnered with Como, a next-generation loyalty, customer engagement, and marketing CRM for hospitality – across all 47 locations nationwide.

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Weis Markets said the updated app brings an overall design refresh that facilitates shopping through Weis 2 Go Online service, including orders for pickup or delivery.

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E-commerce marketplace JD.com is rolling out tech-powered authentication measures in order to reduce instances of counterfeit products and expedite verification processes.

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Waitrose has partnered with CitrusAd to roll-out relevant, targeted advertising across its online site.

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Riverside Greetings, a supplier of greeting card solutions, has developed RFID and AI technology for the independent convenience retail and forecourt sectors.

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Garrett Brands LLC., known for brands like Garrett Popcorn Shops and Frango Chocolate, has teamed with ToolsGroup to leverage its a suite of AI-based supply chain planning functions to help to increase growth while maintaining product freshness and customer satisfaction.

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As technology improves, so do opportunities for convenience retail services in environments that have not traditionally offered them. That statement, from an article by Elliot Maras, editor of Kiosk Marketplace and Vending Times, provides a clear prospective of what's happening with convenience stores.

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America's largest employer and retailer has been inching towards modernization of its inventory and delivery system, and this winter will be the first test of its "next generation supply chain."

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Wisdom and Effort, which is part of the Ellis Brigham Group and operates alongside Outsiders Store, has chosen Brightpearl by Sage to automate, streamline and simplify its complex operations.

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Restaurant company continues to beef up its proprietary tech stack as it targets 100% digital sales.

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A New England grocery chain is rolling out artificial intelligence (AI)-equipped shopping carts from Instacart.

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The fast casual is testing a proprietary system that will personalize communication and should lead to greater frequency and retention.

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What does that future look like? According to Baer, Stitch Fix will continue to evolve the application of AI and human touch, continuing its combination of data science and human connection.

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The club retailer has become the first of its kind to accept SNAP payments on the Instacart app across all of its 238 locations.

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The company completed pilots of the Tally solution from Simbe, leveraging a robot that wirelessly captures intelligence about stock levels, mis-shelving, or mispricing.

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Hennig-Olsen IS, the Nordic region’s oldest ice cream producer and distributor, has expanded its footprint with RELEX Solutions.

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A2Z Smart Technologies Corp. reports that HaStok, a specialist in Israel's home design and household essentials retail sector, has reached an agreement with A2Z Cust2Mate to order an additional 1,000 smart carts.

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Boots UK is deploying Ocula Technologies’ Ocula Boost solution.

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Marché Leo’s, a rapidly growing food and grocery chain in Canada, and LEAFIO AI Retail Solutions, a leading developer of retail process and supply chain optimization software, announced a partnership.

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The Michigan-based vertical footwear and apparel retailer, which sells more than 70 million pairs of shoes and pieces of apparel annually to consumers around the globe, determined its speed-to-market was being hampered by having a non-digital PLM process.

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