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Walmart renews partnership with Scandit

July 14, 2025

Walmart has renewed its relationship and partnership with Scandit, a provider of smart data capture technology that features advanced barcode scanning and…

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Toshiba awarded 5 year national cooperative contract

July 10, 2025

Toshiba America Business Solutions has been awarded a five-year contract and five-year renewal option with Region 4 – ESC, available through Omnia Partners.

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UK gets a healthy dog treat vending machine

July 9, 2025

The Fox Inn on Green Lane, in Hanwell, U.K., is now home to country's first vending machine offering healthy dog treats, according to an Ealing News report.

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Germany grocer adopts Diebold Nixdorf AI self-checkout

July 9, 2025

Edeka Beckesepp, a Germany-based grocer, has integrated self-service checkouts featuring Diebold Nixdorf's AI-powered fresh produce recognition and age…

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Walmart reverses course on self-checkout in some stores

July 3, 2025

Walmart has begun removing self-checkout machines from some stores, including a Supercenter in Shrewsbury, Missouri, following a significant increase in police…

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Amazon deploys 1 millionth robot, launches AI model for robotic fleet

July 2, 2025

Amazon has hit a robotic milestone with the deployment of its one millionth robot in operation.

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Carrefour testing EdgeSense to digitalize shelves, drive omnichannel store of the future

June 27, 2025

Carrefourt, a food retail grocer in Europe, is testing VusionGroup's EdgeSense platform to digitalize shelves and invest in an omnichannel store of the future.

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Pestana Hotel Group deploys digital check-in arrival experience

June 27, 2025

The Pestana Hotel Group has launched Hudini's digital arrival experience called Staff Connect across 30-plus Pestana Hotels in Portugal.

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Tariffs impact prompts LiquiDonate to offer retailers a way to help cut costs

June 24, 2025

LiquiDonate, a climate-tech company that help retailers manage unsellable returns and inventory, has launched a risk-free returns policy.

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VenHub opens AI-powered smart store at LAX/Metro Transit Center

June 23, 2025

VenHub Global, Inc. has launched a 24/7, fully autonomous retail store at the LAX/Metro Transit Center.

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American travelers loving app, kiosk for hotel check in

June 19, 2025

A near majority of American travelers, 70%, are using an app or a self-service kiosk instead of the traditional front desk when it comes to checking into a…

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Frank Mayer teams with Cure8 to enhance retail experience

June 18, 2025

Cure8, a provider of cannabis security and technology services, has partnered with Frank Mayer and Associates, which provides custom digital kiosks and retail…

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DeCicco & Sons grocery taps Simbe for better operational precision

June 17, 2025

DeCiccio & Sons, a New York grocery chain, is tapping Simbe, a retail shelf digitization solution, to deploy Simbe's Store Intelligence platform to the…

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Bolt, Palantir launching smart, personalized checkout experience

June 17, 2025

Bolt, a checkout technology provider, and Palantir Technologies, an AI software provider, are teaming up on e-commerce checkout that will be personalized…

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Walmart expands drone delivery to five more cities

June 16, 2025

Walmart has expanded its ultra-fast drone delivery to Atlanta, Charlotte, Houston, Orlando and Tampa.

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Costco mulling scan-and-go to speed checkout

June 16, 2025

Costco is working on a scan-and-go style feature for its mobile app to help speed up the checkout process, CEO Ron Vachris confirmed during the company's…

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Amazon developing humanoid robots for delivery use

June 16, 2025

Amazon is reportedly building software to create humanoid robots that may one day serve as a delivery worker as well as humanoid park for testing purposes.

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