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Walmart Acquires Robotics Company to Boost Next-Gen Fulfillment Capabilities

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Walmart has entered an agreement to acquire Alert Innovation , a robotics automation company that develops material-handling technology for automating order fulfillment in retail supply chains. Walmart has been working with Alert to customize technology for its market fulfillment centers (MFCs) since 2016. in a blog post.

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Academy Sports + Outdoors Expands Revionics Partnership to Optimize Customer-Centric Pricing

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As part of the new multiyear agreement — which builds upon a partnership that started in 2016 — Academy will use the Revionics Base Price and Markdown solutions to not only optimize its pricing strategy but better manage inventory levels throughout the product lifecycle.

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Reports: Amazon Faces a 6-Day Worker Strike in April and a Class Action Lawsuit in the UK

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Amazon associates at a UK warehouse reportedly plan to strike for six days in April in a dispute over pay, according to Reuters. Additionally, the lawsuit alleges that Amazon uses its “Buy Box” to direct customers toward its own products and third-party items that use Amazon fulfillment services.

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Report: GameStop Closing Kentucky Distribution Center, Potentially Affecting Hundreds of Jobs

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GameStop is reportedly planning to close its Shepherdsville, Ky. The number of employees who worked at the facility is unavailable, but GameStop said it planned to employ 400 when it opened the warehouse in 2016. distribution center, according to a letter to employees seen by WDRB News.

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After 25 Years, a Rebrand is Just the Beginning for Edible

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Farid Silber sat down with Retail TouchPoints to share details of Edible ’s new retail plans (hint: think “Eataly but smaller”) and how she plans to propel her father’s vision into a “ billion-dollar company. Retail TouchPoints: How do the company’s origins relate to you and your family?

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Dollar General promotes 18 executives

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Melanie Cook Brian Haug Brian Haug has been promoted to senior vice president, margin planning and analytics. In this role, he leads DG’s merchandise planning and margin forecasting teams. She also led NMG’s supply chain transformation strategy to modernize its omnichannel distribution and fulfillment network.

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Ron Johnson’s Enjoy Technology Files for Bankruptcy, Set to be Sold

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Back in 2016, Ron Johnson was asked in a fireside chat at Shoptalk about the biggest mistake he had ever made. The ultimate plan is to sell to the highest bidder. Ron Johnson, CEO and co-founder of Enjoy Technology. His response: “Going to JCPenney.” To fund its operations throughout the Chapter 11 proceedings, Enjoy has received a $2.5