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Walmart Launches Walmart Pay App

The mobile payment feature will be introduced in select stores beginning this month, with a nationwide launch to be complete by the first half of next year.

With this launch, Walmart becomes the only retailer to offer its own payment solution that works with any iOS or Android device, at any checkout lane, and with any major credit, debit, pre-paid or Walmart gift card – all through the Walmart mobile app.

Uber Launches UberEATS Food Delivery App In Toronto Today

The in-app version is currently available in 12 cities, but Toronto’s new UberEATS app is different.

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Food Giants Invest In SmartLabel Initiative

Grocery Manufacturers Association (GMA)

The SmartLabel initiative, announced Wednesday by the Grocery Manufacturers Association, so far includes more than 30 companies, including General Mills Inc., Hershey Co., and PepsiCo Inc.

The Grocery Manufacturers Association estimated that by the end of 2017, companies will disclose information on GMOs for some 20,000 products through the SmartLabel technology.

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Report: Out-Of-Stocks And Overstocks Surging As E-Commerce Grows

According to a study commissioned by DynamicAction and conducted by IHL Group, "out-of-stocks" accounted for $634.1 billion in lost retail sales for the year ended in the spring — 39 percent higher than in 2012.

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E-Commerce Gives Online Shipping Carriers An Edge As Holidays Approach; Railroads, Ocean Vessels And Truckers Sales Fall

Physical retailers are sitting on near record-high inventories as consumer spending hasn’t yet caught up with hopes of a surge stoked by low gasoline prices.

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Automated Imaging Improves Food Logistics For Supermarket

Framos GmbH provides an insight into the benefits imaging can provide to all retail and mail order sectors as optimizing logistics is essential to lower costs, increase throughput and increase reliability.

Framos GmbH, a global imaging provider based in Taufkirchen, Germany, installed solutions at various processing stations, using traditional imaging processing, self-learning algorithms and classifiers to ensure robust and smooth operation. For example this enables the systems in the “empty containers center,” to recognize different container types and select the correct process path.

Dematic Corp. to Acquire WES Provider Reddwerks Corp.

Dematic Corporation

The acquisition, which is subject to approval by Reddwerks’ shareholders and other customary closing conditions, will enhance Dematic’s existing software suite and deliver additional value to Dematic customer solutions.

Dematic Corp., a global supplier of integrated automated technology, software and services to optimize the supply chain, has agreed to acquire Reddwerks Corp., provider of warehouse execution software (WES) that gives customers real-time decision engines to optimize material and information flow in the supply chain.

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GoECart Satisfies Food and Beverage Industry’s Hearty Appetite for Unified Commerce

The GoECart 360 unified commerce suite provides a host of features that are a real coup for food and beverage retailers.

Candy Maker Terrafina Taps Cargo Chief To Find Hidden Transport Capacity

Cargo Chief uses patented, proprietary aggregation and machine learning technology to find inefficiencies in the transportation process and source thousands of loads from shippers on a daily basis.

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7-Eleven Expands Store Lockers For Online Delivery Fulfillment Nationwide

The service means that anyone who shops online with a retailer who uses UPS or FedEx has the option of having their package sent directly to the nearest 7-Eleven for pick-up.

Walmart, Amazon And Google Join Government’s Drone Task Force

The companies, all three of which are working on drone delivery systems, are among 25 members that have been asked to formulate recommendations by Nov. 20 on how such a registration system would work and what types of drones should be exempt.

Under the new rules, drone flights will be approved for agriculture, research and development, educational and academic use, and powerline, pipeline and antenna inspections. They will also be approved for aiding rescue operations, bridge inspections, aerial photography and wildlife nesting area evaluations.

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