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03Oct/20

AutoStore sues Ocado for infringing technology patents central to the Ocado Smart Platform

October 3, 2020LegalCompanies of the United Kingdom, FTSE 100 INDEX, John Lewis Partnership, Kroger, Marks & Spencer, Morrisons, Ocado, Ocado Group Plc, Patent infringement, Retailers, Retailing, United Kingdom, United Statessmbale

AutoStore, the pioneer and global leader in automated storage and retrieval systems (AS/RS), today filed patent infringement lawsuits in the United States and the United Kingdom against the UK FTSE 100-listed online grocery retailer and technology company, Ocado Group Plc.

AutoStore is seeking court orders barring Ocado and its partner, Tharsus Group (of Blyth, UK), from manufacturing, importing, using and selling technology that infringes AutoStore’s patents, as well as monetary damages. Ocado has signed agreements with retailers such as Kroger (US), Marks & Spencer (UK), and Morrisons (UK) that rely on the continued infringement of AutoStore’s intellectual property. Read more

08Nov/17

Big U.S. retailers tap brakes on orders

November 8, 2017EconomyBritish American Tobacco, Business, Business/Finance, Distribution business), Economy, H&M, Inventory, J. C. Penney, Kohl's, Macy's, Penney, Retail, Retailers, Retailing, Roselle Chen, Shopping, Supply chain management, The Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Company, Trade, Trae Bodge, TRAE BOGDE, U.S. department, United Statessmbale

U.S. department stores are ordering less this holiday season to keep their inventory costs down. Roselle Chen reports. Continue reading →

12Aug/17

Amazon wants to revolutionize food industry

August 12, 2017Food and DrinkAmazon, Convenience food, Denver, food, Food and drink, Grocery store, JEFFREY DASTIN, Jeffrey Dastin: JEFFREY DASTIN, Meal, Ready-to-Eat, Retailers, Retailing, SEATTLE, United States, Whole Foods Marketsmbale

Amazon is developing new technologies to make ready-to-eat meals that are more nutritious than processed foods and have a longer shelf life. Havovi Cooper reports. Continue reading →

07Aug/17

Nigerian innovator uses app to fight food waste

August 7, 2017MobileAbuja, Articles, Asia Pulp & Paper, Boko Haram, Brain, Chizoba Ugwu, Chowberry, Economy, Electronic waste, food, Food and drink, Food rescue, Food waste, Gbagalape, Grocery store, Hunger, Limbic system, Motivation, Neuropsychology, Nigeria, Oscar Ekponimo, Personal life, Retailing, Shelf life, Social justicesmbale

Nigerian engineer Oscar Ekponimo has created a web app that could help beat hunger. The app connects disadvantaged communities with stores and non-governmental organisations; giving them an opportunity to buy food approaching the end of its shelf life at a discount.

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16Apr/17

China’s Alibaba to build cyber Silk Road by creating global e-commerce platforms

April 16, 2017InternetAlibaba Group, AliExpress, Ant Financial, Asia, Business, Business/Finance, China, China Central Television, Companies, Company: Alibaba, Company: PayTM Mobile, Corporation Sdn Bhd, Country: Malaysia, Deepak Abbot, e-commerce, e-commerce platform, Economy, Economy of China, Foreign relations of China, India, Jack Ma, Malaysia, Maritime Silk Road, Moscow, One Belt One Road, Paytm, Retailing, Russia, Silk, Silk Road, Singles' Day, Song Juntao, Yasmin Mahmoodsmbale

China Central Television (CCTV) – China’s e-commerce giant Alibaba Group has been developing cross-border e-commerce platforms in countries along the Silk Road Economic Belt and the 21st-Century Maritime Silk Road, promoting the idea of building a “cyber Silk Road”.
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28Mar/17

Amazon buys Souq.com

March 28, 2017FinanceAmazon, Amazon.ae, Amazon.com, Business/Finance, Company: Amazon.com, Dubai, e-commerce, Ecommerce, Economy, Fred Katayama, Goldman Sachs, Grocery store, Maktoob, Marketing, Merchandising, Online shopping, Politics, Retail, Retailers, Retailing, Souq.com, United Statessmbale

The deal will accelerate the company’s entry into the Middle East e-commerce market. Amazon separately launched a drive-in grocery service, as Fred Katayama reports. Continue reading →

10Dec/16

Burberry Christmas at Harrods

December 10, 2016FashionBurberry, Christmas, Harrods, Harrods Christmas Bears, Hospitality/Recreation, House of Fraser, Knightsbridge, Lily James, London, Louisville Harrods Creek and Westport, Retailers, Retailingsmbale

This is the first festive partnership at Harrods, and to mark the occasion Lily switched on both, the lights of Harrods’ iconic storefront windows and the first ever Harrods Christmas tree Continue reading →

21Nov/16

Cyber Monday and Black Friday are merging

November 21, 2016EconomyBlack Friday, Business, Business/Finance, Buzzword, Christmas economics, Company: WalMart, Cyber Monday, Economy, Economy of the United States, Forrester Research, Free shipping, Jeanne Yurman, Jet.com, Marissa Tarleton, Marketing, Retail, Retailing, RETAILMENOT.COM, Shopping, Technology/Internet, Trade, Walmartsmbale

The pressure to capture a rapidly growing percentage of online holiday sales is pushing Walmart and other retailers to offer deals sooner and sooner. Jeanne Yurman reports. Continue reading →

11Nov/16

Kobe Bryant at an Alibaba gala

Alibaba Singles Day sales break $5 bln in an hour

November 11, 2016FinanceAlibaba, Alibaba Group, Black Friday, Business, Buzzword, Calendars, China, Christmas economics, City: Shenzhen, Company: Alibaba, Cyber Monday, David Beckham, e-commerce, Economy, Graham Mackay, Jack Ma, Katy Perry, Kobe Bryant, Retailing, Shenzhen, Shoppers Drug Mart, Shopping, Singles' Day, Smartphonessmbale

Alibaba’s Singles’ Day sales surged past last year’s 91.2 billion yuan ($13.36 billion) total with nearly nine hours left on the clock, but growth was markedly slower than in 2015 as shoppers sought even bigger price cuts. Graham Mackay reports.

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14Mar/16

Pay with your phone in Sweden’s first unmanned grocery store

March 14, 2016MobileBig C, British brands, City: Viken, Company: Reuters, Convenience store, Country: Sweden, Dominick's, Grocery store, Hospitality/Recreation, Jesper Nilsson, Kroger, Mart Kielland Bjerke, Retail, Retailers, Retailing, Robert Ilijason, Shops, Supermarkets, Sweden, Unmanned store, VIKENsmbale

All you need is a phone in Sweden’s brand new do-it-yourself grocery store. Customers use their phone to enter the store and pay for groceries without any customer service.

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