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Can Amazon Bring More Climate Action To Retail And Payments?

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So goes Amazon, so goes most of the rest of the retail world, with the eCommerce operator’s influence also extending to payments. Amazon aims to operate 100 percent on renewable energy sources by 2030, and is ordering 100,000 “fully-electric delivery vehicles” as part of this general effort. We might soon find out.

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Amazon To Build Logistics Capabilities With Carbon-Neutral Electric Trucks

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With those plans, the eCommerce retailer said it would purchase a fleet of electric vans to begin sending packages to shoppers in 2021. By 2022, 10,000 of the new carbon-neutral vehicles will be reportedly operating. And, by 2030, all 100,000 would reportedly be operating.

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Envisioning Self-Driving Cars: From Grocery Retail To Ride-Hailing

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Many organizations, from retailers to local governments, are turning to self-driving technology to help them reach their goals and to get purchases and people to their destinations. percent between 2021 and 2030. Grocery retailers in particular have taken an interest in Udelv’s service. Ride-hailing in the City.

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AI/Bot: Dole’s Secret Artificial Intelligence Weapon

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While AI certainly makes consumers’ lives easier, it’s also working in nearly every industry to help streamline operations. PYMNTS spoke with Dole Packaged Foods Asia VP of Marketing and Innovation Ashvin Subramanyam and Albert CEO Or Shani about this campaign and learned what AI is doing for the retail space.

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‘Ghost’ Kitchens Take A Bigger Role In Food Delivery

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As restaurants continue to wrestle with the questions that come with food delivery — how to make enough money, whether to work with third-party operators, how to manage customer relationships — a new factor is gaining significance. Keatz already operators ten “ghost” kitchens in Europe. Keatz reportedly has raised about $13.5

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Warehouse Robots Pave The Way For More AI Logistics

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Hot on their trail are machine learning and artificial intelligence (AI) technology — the software and algorithms promising to reduce the risks of overstocking and understocking, and providing other benefits that can boost retailers’ revenue. Depending on what predictions you believe, most retail warehouses could be fully automated by 2030.

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Shopify’s 2Q Earnings Illustrate Growing Digital Shift For Merchants, Shoppers

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“Over the past few months, we’ve seen the COVID-19 pandemic firsthand, [and] it has catalyzed eCommerce – introducing major changes in buyer behavior and pulling forward what retail would look like in 2030 to 2020,” Chief Operating Officer Harley Finkelstein said on the company’s earnings call.

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