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Robot Allows Shoppers to Browse from Home

Many people are turning to online shopping now more than ever and stores are coming up with creative ways to make those sales. It’s not just apps and websites, but also robots you can browse a store from home with. It seems “futuristic,” but one local shop is already...

Walmart Abandons Shelf-scanning Robots

Walmart is laying off the robots it had deployed in about 500 stores to keep tabs on what’s on and not on the shelves. The retailer said Monday it has ended its relationship with startup Bossa Nova Robotics, which builds roving robots equipped with cameras for...

Save Mart Deploys Sidewalk Delivery Robots

Save Mart is deploying Starship’s bots from one of its newest stores located in Modesto, just a short drive east of the technology firm’s home base in San Francisco. The store, which opened just under a year ago, serves as an “innovation lab” for Save Mart, the grocer...

Ikea to Stop Offering Non-rechargeable Batteries

Ikea will remove all non-rechargeable alkaline batteries from its global home furnishings by October 2021, according to statement from the company emailed Wednesday. Aiming to reduce energy consumption and environmental waste with the move, the home furnishing giant...