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DoorDash is bringing a pilot its international arm Wolt has been running in Helsinki, Finland with emissions-free Coco Robotics sidewalk delivery robots to Los Angeles and Chicago.

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Tariffs are driving up costs, creating planning chaos, and threatening margins. If you’re feeling the pressure, you’re not alone—and we’re listening. InventAI is doing a survey of those in the thick of it.. No sales pitch, no strings attached—just a chance to speak up and help shed light on the real toll this is taking. We’ll share the results with everyone who participates. This survey only takes 4 minutes to complete. Thanks for participating!

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SELF-CHECKOUT machines will be removed from all 600 of Sam's Club's stores, in a huge shakeup for the chain and the industry at large.

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eBay is taking its "magical" seller listing solution that uses AI to analyze, research and extrapolate details about listings from seller-provided data and combining it with a mobile-friendly listing flow in an effort to improve the ease, speed, and quality of listing creation for sellers.

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Snapchat has announced a collaboration with L’Oreal’s Colour Protect haircare range, which is now available in a refillable pouch and with a new key ingredient Vitamin Cg.

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By integrating PlentyONE’s marketplace ecosystem, sellers on Temu can enhance their operational efficiency from inventory to order processing and unlock new opportunities as they grow internationally.

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Sunoco LP is launching a strategic partnership to enable the in-car SheevaConnect platform across its network of 5,700-plus retail fuel outlets across North America.

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RELEX is to partner with Woolworths Group to implement its Replenishment solution in all distribution centres and 1,400 stores in Australia and New Zealand for the retailer.

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American Airlines has disabled the automatic printing of boarding passes at airport check-in kiosks for passengers who have already checked in online or via their mobile app.

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Read below for inspiring insights from executives from WSS, WHSmith North America, Buckle, Halfords, Finish Line and Skechers.

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A luxury handbag and accessories brand is ensuring customers receive the correct items with help from a third-party logistics provider (3PL).

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Customization, personalization and localization are key elements of the new Lids store format, which the retailer rolled out to 20 stores in 16 states this month.

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Today C.H. Robinson announced it has performed over 3 million shipping tasks with its fleet of generative AI agents – proprietary tech tools the global logistics provider has built to automate steps across the lifecycle of a shipment and reduce customers’ speed-to-market from hours to seconds.

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Walmart Connect is rolling out a beta test to offer advertisers direct access to Vizio’s connected TV (CTV) inventory, marking the first major step in aligning Walmart’s retail media ambitions with its acquisition of the TV maker.

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Foot Locker has selected the Ometria customer data platform (CDP) as the retailer seeks to deepen relationships with customers by delivering more personalized experiences at scale, fueled by the data Foot Locker collects via its customer loyalty program and other sources

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Over the past five years, we’ve seen profound shifts in the way consumers interact with brands, driven by rapid changes in technology, economic shifts and an overall feeling of instability in the world at large.

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All HEMA stores in the Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg, France, Germany, and Austria will be live with the RFID solution by mid-2026.

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Kroger does everything by committee when it comes to piloting technology. This is done because no one at the retailer is willing to make a decision that they will have to defend. So says Brittain Ladd, a supply chain consultant and former Amazon executive.

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Schnuck Markets, Inc. and the delivery platform have partnered to launch on-demand delivery of groceries and daily essentials.

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The discount giant is leveraging advanced geospatial technology to divide geographic areas into precise hexagonal grids for the purpose of optimizing delivery zones.

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Fast casual pizza chain Blaze Pizza has launched an enhanced app and loyalty program in partnership with Thanx, according to a press release.

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Walmart and Eko are expanding their partnership to bring interactive and immersive elements to product pages on Walmart.com.

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Dierbergs Markets and Instacart have teamed up to offer same-day delivery in as fast as an hour. The retailer is also rolling out Carrot Tags, the grocery technology company’s electronic shelf label (ESL) software integration, to help Instacart Shoppers easily find ordered items and increase order accuracy.

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South Korea’s Lotte has launched a new online grocery app, Lotte Mart Zetta, powered by the Ocado Smart Platform. Users across the country can now tap Ocado’s end-to-end solutions, including webshop functionality, AI powered fulfilment software for stores, and last mile routing technology.

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Royal Mail lockers are being installed outside Sainsbury's supermarkets across the UK. The first six are ready to go, and plans are afoot to grow this number quickly in the coming weeks and months.

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Donatos Pizza is implementing a new ordering system from Revmo AI that will automate its phone orders. Rollout to all 174 Donatos restaurants across multiple states is expected to be completed by May 2025.

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DFS is aiming to make its hiring process more accessible and allow candidates to apply with confidence through an enhanced careers site, developed with UK provider inploi.

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When it comes to providing a good ecommerce experience for customers, the top-performing grocery retailers succeed by making ordering as intuitive as possible and following through with the right amount of relevant communication.

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VusionGroup has announced a new roll-out with Dr. Max, a pharmacy chain, to deploy its solutions throughout stores across Europe.

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To better serve its shoppers, Blain’s invested in Workcloud Scheduling with the goal of enhancing scheduling, optimizing labor forecasting and delivering a better digital workplace experience for its frontline associates.

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Nedap is implementing its iD Cloud RFID platform across more than 740 HEMA stores in the Netherlands, Belgium, and France. Customers will be able to see exactly how many of their favourite items are available in a store via the app or website. Staff will also be able to track inventory faster and more accurately.

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Rack Room Shoes, a leading footwear retailer, has modernized its operations by implementing Zebra’s Workcloud Task Management and mobile solutions.

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Cart.com today announced that Alta Cycling Group, a premier cycling company that owns the Diamondback, Redline and IZIP bicycle brands, has selected Cart.com as its U.S. fulfillment and transportation management partner.

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Majors Management LLC is teaming with software partner Gravitate to help transform its fuel supplier and carrier management processes.

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Coca-Cola Bottlers Japan turns to AI planning platform o9 to boost supply chain efficiency, data use and decision-making across its operations

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Through a new partnership with Grocery TV, the food retailer will roll out digital screens in nearly 300 stores across its six-state footprint.

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The acquisition will help boost the ecommerce giant’s 3D roadmap by producing 3D assets at scale and incorporating 3D experiences throughout the brand’s platform.

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Dine Brands Global Inc., the parent company of Applebee’s as well as the IHOP and Fuzzy’s Taco Shop casual dining banners, is implementing Toast technology at Applebee’s locations nationwide.

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Uber Advertising is set to leverage Instacart’s Carrot Ads solution in the US to help extend the reach of its Sponsored Items formats to CPG advertisers.

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SheerID has announced a partnership with Albertsons Companies, a food and drug retailer in the United States whose banners include Albertsons, Safeway, Vons, Jewel-Osco, ACME and Shaw's.

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Last year, Kellanova launched a pilot program for its Special K brand that combined clean room, artificial intelligence and machine learning technologies.

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The company has been using Imagen 3 and Gemini multimodal models within its AI-powered beauty content lab CREAITECH, established last year, to optimize creative ideation and streamline marketing processes.

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Seeking to elevate their data strategy with clear customer profiles and robust segmentation capabilities, the brand reached out to Bikky.

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An online seafood retailer is taking a proactive approach to enterprise security with a cloud-based infrastructure.

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AllSaints has gone live with NewStore technology in the UK.

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British speciality chemicals company Croda has worked with HYPERVSN to bring its story to life at an exhibition via 3D technology.

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DoorDash is launching its new AI tools for delivery orders placed through its e-commerce site and app as well as orders placed via its partners’ own digital touchpoints.

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