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Walmart

Walmart to acquire grocery robotics company Alert Innovation

 By Heather Lalley on Oct. 06, 2022

The deal will boost the retail giant’s order-fulfillment speed and allows Walmart to use custom-made bots to get digital orders out more efficiently, the company said.

Retail Foodservice

Chartwells to open 100 cashierless retail concepts on college campuses

 By Kelsey Nash on Aug. 31, 2022

The company has already teamed up with Standard AI to bring autonomous units to the University of Houston and San Jose State.

Amazon

QuikTrip Opens Store With Amazon’s ‘Just Walk Out’ Tech

By Jackson Lewis on Aug. 15, 2022

The cashierless convenience store expands on the technology that's currently in use at more than 40 Amazon Fresh grocery stores around the country.

Walmart

Walmart Takes Majority Stake in Symbotic

By Christine LaFave Grace on Jun. 21, 2022

The retailer last month expanded its partnership with warehouse automation specialist Symbotic, which will see its tech implemented in all 42 of Walmart's regional distribution centers.

Technology

Fabric Expands in the U.S. With New Microfulfillment Center in Dallas

By Kristina Hurtig on Apr. 26, 2022

Additional facilities planned for Orlando, Los Angeles, Chicago and Long Island City, N.Y.

Retailers

Wakefern Readies Deployment of Tally Robots

By Diane Adam on Apr. 07, 2022

The retailer-owned grocery cooperative will deploy Simbe’s business intelligence solution, Tally, to provide real-time insights into shelf inventory product location and pricing.

Retailers

Walmart Leverages Its Stores as Part of Its Last-Mile Strategy

By Kristina Hurtig on Feb. 28, 2022

The retailer says market fulfillment centers, located within a Walmart store but with inventory separated, are the next phase of its store integration and evolution.

Industry Partners

FMI's Sarasin: Rising Food Prices Don't Tell the Whole Grocery Story

By Christine LaFave Grace on Feb. 10, 2022

A wide range of factors—everything from extreme weather to shortages of ink for labels—is contributing to inflation at the supermarket, the CEO of FMI says.

Technology

Sam’s Club Robots Get Smarter

By Kristina Hurtig on Jan. 28, 2022

In partnership with Brain Corp. and Tennant Co., the warehouse club is adding an inventory scan feature to its fleet of robotic scrubbers chainwide.

Retailers

Kroger Accelerates Unmanned Grocery Delivery in Houston

By Diane Adam on Jan. 13, 2022

The retailer continues to build on its anything, anytime, anywhere commitment.

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