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Florida Retail Reopening Fails To Draw Consumers

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Retail reopening events continued to draw light foot traffic on Monday, as Florida joined Texas in allowing non-essential stores to reopen. Florida granted permission for stores to reopen Monday (May 4), the first phase of a return from the coronavirus lockdown. The retail industry is at a critical juncture.

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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. Automation is increasing in the retail world, with Kroger joining forces with Ocado last year in a deal to make 20 automated warehouse facilities.

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Walmart Plans $200M Investment In Florida

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To drive new-store construction and innovations, Walmart is planning on investing an estimated $200 million in its Florida business. The funds will support store openings and renovations as well as retail innovations, the company said in an announcement. million square feet — equivalent to about 20 football fields.

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Walmart Opens State-Of-The Art Online Fulfillment Center In Florida

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Walmart has opened a massive eCommerce fulfillment center in Florida, creating 1,500 jobs and enabling faster shipping to customers or to stores for free pickup. In the first quarter of 2017, the retailer experienced 63 percent growth in U.S. Chain Store Age reported that the state-of-the-art facility, located in Davenport, is 2.2

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Retailers Face More Job Openings Than New Hires

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With unemployment at new lows, staffing has become a challenge for retail companies. Retailers had 757,000 job openings in July, which is roughly 100,000 more than they had a year before, The Wall Street Journal reported. Retailers are hosting “recruiting marathons” to help hire thousands of people.

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Back-to-School Retail Meets Digital 3.0 FIT Framework

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The retail industry is facing its first sales event of the pandemic with the coming of back-to-school sales. The projections were led by the National Retail Federation (NRF) this week, as it foresees record sales for back to school. At the very least, retailers need to depend on eCommerce sales in the states where the virus is raging.

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COVID-19 Sees More Online Grocers Accept EBT SNAP Payments For Food

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Online grocers are increasingly allowing underprivileged consumers to use EBT payments (the modern equivalent of food stamps) at a time when the pandemic has made going to the store too risky for many shoppers. The move by the two companies is just the latest initiative in a growing trend of EBT acceptance for online grocery shoppers.

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