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UK's Online Grocer Ocado Sued Over Patent Claims

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online grocery retailer Ocado is involved in a patent lawsuit over robotically-operated warehouse technology with robotics company AutoStore , Reuters reported. AutoStore said Ocado has been a customer since 2012 and alleged that Ocado's automatic storage system is based on the ones AutoStore is already using, according to Reuters.

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Online Grocer Ocado Acquires Robotics Companies To Drive Automation

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based online grocery, is heightening its automation drive by acquiring two robotics companies. The robotic pick opportunity in online grocery is of huge value to us and our clients globally,” said Tim Steiner , Ocado CEO. Ocado is embroiled in a patent lawsuit over robotically operated warehouse technology with AutoStore.

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From Online Ordering To Cupcake ATMs: How Sprinkles Prepared For The Pandemic

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Quick-service restaurants (QSRs) that were behind the curve on digital technologies have quickly pivoted to enable touchless payments and delivery. Sprinkles , a Beverly Hills, California-based confectioner, was as prepared as a QSR could possibly be for the rush to online ordering, payments, pickup and delivery.

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Macy?s Names Chief Technology Officer To Lead eCommerce Teams

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After serving as the VP of technology at The Home Depot , Naveen Krishna is heading to Macy’s to become the retailer’s chief technology officer. Naveen’s track record in omnichannel retail makes him the perfect fit to lead the Macy’s technology organization at this critical time.”.

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Tokenization Beyond Payments

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As the technology behind payments becomes more advanced and readily available, so too are the possibilities for fraud. The Federal Trade Commission’s online database of consumer complaints reports 13 million complaints from 2012-2016, 42% of which were fraud related, and 13%, identity theft complaints.

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Macy’s Leads The Pack As Top Online Apparel Retailer

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The think tank found a decline of 410 basis points in the retailer’s apparel share as its revenues declined by $3 billion from 2012 to 2017. According to SimilarWeb, more than half of online traffic for general merchandise originates from mobile platforms. The retailer has already tested the technology at a store in New Jersey.

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Online Lending And A Tale Of Two Fed Studies

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Online consumer lending – in a variety of forms – has grown explosively over the last decade. Its team of economists takes a rather dim view of the online lending space and the ways in which it recruits and handles its customers – and believes that additional regulation is needed to rein in some of the excesses their research uncovered.

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