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Amazon acquires Canvas Technology

Both companies share a common vision for a future where people work alongside robotics to further improve safety and the workplace experience.

April 12, 2019

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Amazon, Seattle, Wash., acquired Canvas Technology, a Boulder, Colo.-based robotics startup that builds autonomous carts that move goods around warehouses.

Survey reveals insight on how competition, convenience, technology shape the “Store of the Future”

Seven in 10 food retail executives say if grocery stores don’t enter the modern age, more people will look for other ways to get their food.

August 2, 2018

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Phononic, Durham, N.C., announced the findings of its latest study exploring the food retail landscape.

Study underscores why online grocery is the supermarket’s business to lose

Grocery shoppers that use online services most actively increased their weekly online spending as a percent of total weekly grocery spending from 28% in 2017 to 46% in 2018.

July 31, 2018

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Online grocery spending has reached 5.5% of total grocery spending in the United States, according to a new study by Brick Meets Click, Barrington, Ill.

Amazon Go offers same grocery shopping experience, but no checkout required

Customers simply use the Amazon Go app to enter the store, take the products they want and go.

July 16, 2018

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Amazon, Seattle, Wash., opened the doors to Amazon Go, an 1,800-square-foot retail space located in Seattle, what offers the same grocery shopping experience, but with no checkout required.

Study: Amazon's acquisition of Whole Foods Market ranks as 2017's No. 1 story in food news

This food news study reveals the Top 5 most recalled news stories of the past 12 months.

December 15, 2017

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The study, conducted in partnership with Libran Research & Consulting, Scarborough, Maine, surveyed 1,000 American adults and asked respondents to select the most recalled news stories of the past 12 months.

Amazon to acquire Whole Foods

Whole Foods Market will continue to operate stores under the Whole Foods Market brand and source from trusted vendors and partners around the world.

June 16, 2017

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Amazon, Seattle, Wash., announced plans to acquire Whole Foods Market for $13.7 billion.

Key trends shaping the future of grocery retailing

There are a number of trends putting pressure on food retailers of all stripes, from supermarkets whose bread and butter is groceries to supercenters and drugstores.

March 22, 2017

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What could be said 20 years ago is even truer today—the U.S. food retailing business has never been more competitive.