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September 25, 2021
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Amazon One is available at more than 60 locations at select Amazon Go, Whole Foods Market, Amazon Books, Amazon 4-star, Amazon Fresh, and Amazon Pop Up stores.
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Bed Bath & Beyond announced that it will offer on-demand delivery of home goods from more than 700 Bed Bath & Beyond stores and about 120 buybuy BABY locations through an expanded nationwide partnership with DoorDash that covers more than 60,000 products.
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The parcel delivery giant is kicking off a collaboration with autonomous technology developer Aurora and medium-and heavy-duty vehicle manufacturer PACCAR to test Aurora’s autonomous driving technology in PACCAR autonomous vehicle platform (AVP)-equipped trucks within FedEx linehaul trucking operations that move cargo long-distance.
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Asda trials autonomous delivery vans in partnership with Wayve
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Asda has partnered with startup Wayve to test out autonomous vans as part of the grocery giant’s last mile operation.
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Apple is adopting the subscription model for some of its most popular devices and entering the “buy now pay later” (BNPL) space.
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Luxury watchmaker Breitling has implemented an order management system (OMS) from Fluent Commerce.
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Hy-Vee Inc. will deploy Simbe Robotics’ autonomous shelf-scanning “Tally” robots in stores across Iowa, Nebraska and Missouri.
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Accenture helps Vivienne Westwood with PTC PLM tech roll-out
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Accenture has helped Vivienne Westwood design and deploy a new product lifecycle management (PLM) platform.
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Cinnabon launched its first-ever Cinnabon app and Cinnabon Rewards program, along with online ordering with delivery.
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Schnuck Markets expects the “most expansive local produce season” in its history with the help of the Foodshed.io platform.
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The success and popularity of Dogecoin continues apace, with BongaCams becoming the latest on a growing list of companies to announce their adoption of the digital currency as a payment option.
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Footwear brand, Dubarry of Ireland, has consolidated its global online payment infrastructure to Adyen’s single platform.
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Neiman Marcus opens shoppable virtual footwear showroom Dan Berthiaume
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Neiman Marcus Group is partnering with digital media platform Hypebeast to promote exclusive footwear from 11 luxury brands.
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Coop Switzerland enlists Zetes for in-store handheld terminals refresh
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Zetes has supplied a new estate of handheld terminals to the Swiss Coop Group across more than 2,200 sales outlets.
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Shoppertainment platform venture, Firework, has announced a new partnership with Albertsons Companies.
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Charlestowne Hotels Explains the Benefits of Investing in Tech During a Pandemic
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Recently, Charlestowne Hotels announced that the company invested in some major technology initiatives.
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MAX Burgers will use mParticle to improve personalization in the MAX mobile app, make communications more relevant and simplify the purchase process.
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The specialty women’s apparel and intimates retailer for sizes 10 to 30 has implemented the new Zipline360 field operations platform from Zipline.
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Salsarita’s Selects PAR Technology’s Cloud-Based Data Central Software
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ParTech, Inc. today announced that Salsarita’s Fresh Mexican Grill has selected PAR’s Data Central as its back-office software application.
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Bashas’ and Afresh Piloting Solution to Optimize Produce Freshness, Reduce Food Waste
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The Bashas’ grocery chain is teaming up with San Francisco-based Afresh Technologies to better manage and extend the life of its fresh produce orders. Bashas' is pilot testing the Afresh fresh operating system at several locations in its home state of Arizona.
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Hy-Vee Inc. has chosen flexEngage to deploy its receipt marketing technology across all of the Midwestern grocer's stores.
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Wyndham Bolsters Strategic Revenue Management Services through Expanded Collaboration with OTA Insight
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Wyndham Hotels & Resorts today announced the roll-out of a new suite of revenue management tools for its franchised and managed hotels in Europe, Middle East, Eurasia and Africa (EMEA).
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Freebirds World Burrito, the 55-unit Texas restaurant chain, has entered into a partnership with Now Cuisine to install bowl kiosks in Texas commercial buildings, the companies said Tuesday.
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McDonald’s to add assistive technology for blind customers to all US company-owned stores
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McDonald's will add assistive technology for blind customers at all company-owned restaurants in the U.S. by the end of this year, according to a report in The Wall Street Journal.
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As grocery chains reinvent themselves amid changing consumer habits, Hy-Vee has opened its first “reimagined” grocery store loaded with digital technology and is rolling out new receipt marketing tech chainwide.
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Oh Polly targets digital natives with InPost Instant Returns service
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Fashion brand Oh Polly has signed up to InPost’s QR code-based Instant Returns service.
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The King and Prince Beach & Golf Resort Implements Agilysys SaaS Solutions
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Agilysys, Inc. announced that The King and Prince Beach & Golf Resort on St. Simons Island, GA has implemented InfoGenesis POS as well as its modern cloud-native SaaS Agilysys Pay secure payment processing solution.
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Albertsons Joins Multi-Merchant E-Convenience Offering With DoorDash
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Albertsons Cos. said Sunday that it would be the first grocery participant in the newly launched “DoubleDash” offering from online delivery partner DoorDash, allowing online shoppers to combine their Albertsons purchase with a separate order from a restaurant or other participating merchant in a single delivery.
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