Walmart
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Shopify and Walmart team up against Amazon
U.S. merchants will be able to sell their products on Walmart’s website
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Walmart hiring 5,000 a day in U.S.
Goal of hiring 150,000 reached in under one month
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New option for sellers blocked by Amazon
Project Verte will fulfill orders from goods redirected away from Amazon DCs during pandemic
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Walmart will launch a rival to Amazon’s Prime
Will roll out tests in March
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Mobile robots passing the retail test
By 2025 more than 150,000 mobile robots will be deployed in bricks and mortar establishments
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Workers adapting as robots move into the warehouse
Robots also creating new forms of stress and strain for human co-workers
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Analyst calls for funded blockchain research in U.S.
FDA should commission a federal research study on blockchain vendors, solutions and investment options and provide guidance on how to leverage blockchain technology to improve food safety, ISG says
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Best Buy offering next day delivery in U.S.
No minimum order required
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Amazon Prime Day used as protest platform
Protests focus on wages, working conditions in distribution centres
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JDA wins Walmart scheduling contract
Scheduling system has been deployed to more than 1.1 million staff across approximately 4,600 stores
