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Amazon’s Just Walk Out has Left the Building

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Amazon is removing its cashierless Just Walk Out (JWO) technology from its Amazon Fresh supermarkets and will not deploy the solution in new locations scheduled to open later this year, according to multiple media reports.

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Dollar General Hit with $1M More in OSHA Fines, Bringing Total Since 2017 to $15M

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found Dollar General’s Victory Drive location also exposed workers to fire and entrapment hazards by locking an emergency exit door. The location also had boxes and merchandise stored in an unsafe manner, exposing workers to struck-by hazards. OSHA’s investigation in Columbus, Ga.

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Troubled Ted Baker Brand Begins Store Closing Sales in North America

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Ted Baker Canada, which controls business operations for Ted Baker in Canada, Ted Baker Ltd. and Brooks Brothers and Lucky Brands in Canada, has begun store closing sales across select locations. in the U.S.,

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Non-Alcoholic Brand Boisson Files for Bankruptcy Protection, Closes all Stores

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“Boisson’s Board of Directors has determined that entering into a restructuring process for the company to shift its operational focus is in the best interests of its creditors and other stakeholders,” Bodkins wrote. This and other difficult decisions have been made, including the decision to close all retail locations.

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Can Nearshoring Prevent the Next Supply Chain Crisis?

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That increases the need for [domestic] storage locations, including warehouses and retail stores that are close to where your markets are. Once these materials get dedicated to [making a particular product] for a specific customer or location, that’s when the stakes get raised.

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Sustainable shopping: what options are available to retailers?

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“For both new and existing stores, these requirements span store build-out, energy and water, responsible sourcing of materials, visual merchandising, store operations and innovation.”

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How Woodman’s Markets is Harnessing In-Store ‘Anti-COVID Robots’

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Woodman’s Markets operates 230,000-square-foot stores with approximately 100,000 SKUs each, and like most grocers its inventory was hit hard by shoppers stocking up early in the pandemic. In addition to finding misplaced displays, the robots can detect pricing mistakes and sale price discrepancies.

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