by dankeelan | Sep 19, 2024 | Artificial Intelligence, Retail, Robots, Shipping
For years, Amazon has set the bar for package delivery. When Prime launched in 2005, two-day shipping was unheard of. By 2019, one-day shipping was standard for millions of items. Now, the retail giant is turning to generative AI to drive more same-day shipping....
by dankeelan | Jul 18, 2024 | Featured, Hydrogen, Retail, Trucks
Walmart Canada has taken another step on its journey toward operating a 100% alternatively powered truck fleet with the introduction of a hydrogen fuel cell-powered electric semi-truck. The Nikola Hydrogen Fuel Cell EV Class 8 tractor, which is already...
by dankeelan | Apr 20, 2023 | Delivery, Food, Retail
Asda customers will from today be taking delivery of groceries from vehicles that can drive themselves as the supermarket has started a trial using autonomous cars. The retailer claims the move is Britain’s biggest autonomous grocery home delivery trial to...
by dankeelan | Oct 6, 2022 | Food, Retail, Robots
Fast-food French fries and onion rings are going high-tech, thanks to a company in Southern California. Miso Robotics Inc in Pasadena has started rolling out its Flippy 2 robot, which automates the process of deep frying potatoes, onions and other foods. A big robotic...
by dankeelan | Sep 15, 2022 | Mobility, Retail
Retailers and convenience stores have increasingly invested heavily in technology, especially mobile applications, that enable customers to do much of the shopping legwork from home. Are autonomous stores the next big thing in retail tech?...
by dankeelan | Jan 27, 2022 | Delivery, Retail, Robots
U.K. retail tech company Ocado on Wednesday unveiled a suite of new products aimed at helping large grocery chains take on Amazon and a wave of new rapid grocery delivery start-ups. While Ocado is most well known for its online supermarket, a top focus for the company...
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