convenience stores

WHSmith Opens Checkout-Free Store at LaGuardia Airport
WHSmith Opens Checkout-Free Store at LaGuardia Airport
February 16, 2022  |  Retail

Retailer WHSmith on Tuesday (Feb. 15) announced in a LinkedIn post that it has opened its first checkout-free store in LaGuardia Airport in New York....

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Grabango Adding Checkout-Free Tech to MAPCO Stores
Grabango Adding Checkout-Free Tech to MAPCO Stores
February 15, 2022  |  Retail

Checkout-free technology platform Grabango has partnered with convenience store chain MAPCO to add checkout-free operation to its locations across the southeastern U.S., starting in Tennessee,...

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Philippines’ B2B Platform GrowSari Raises $45M From KKR
Philippines’ B2B Platform GrowSari Raises $45M From KKR
January 26, 2022  |  Investments

Business-to-business (B2B) platform GrowSari raised $45 million from global investment firm KKR in an extended, oversubscribed Series C funding round, according to a press release...

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Poland’s Żabka Leads Europe’s Autonomous Store Race
Poland’s Żabka Leads Europe’s Autonomous Store Race
January 18, 2022  |  Retail

Żabka, the largest convenience store chain in Poland, says it now has the largest chain of autonomous stores in Europe. The company announced that milestone...

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Drone Trial Taking Place at 7-Eleven in Japan’s Fukuoka City
Drone Trial Taking Place at 7-Eleven in Japan’s Fukuoka City
January 11, 2022  |  Delivery

Convenience store 7-Eleven is trialing 20-minute deliveries by drone on Nokonoshima Island in Fukuoka City in Japan as part of Tokyo’s Project for Building Business...

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Today in Restaurant and Grocery Tech: Major Restaurants Celebrate Strong Sales; UK Sees Grocery Shortages
Today in Restaurant and Grocery Tech: Major Restaurants Celebrate Strong Sales; UK Sees Grocery Shortages
December 29, 2021  |  ResTech

Today in restaurant and grocery tech news, large restaurant brands enjoy their 2021 success, while United Kingdom grocery shoppers suffer the impact of new border...

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Ultrafast Delivery Aggregators Change the Landscape for Convenience Stores
Ultrafast Delivery Aggregators Change the Landscape for Convenience Stores
December 29, 2021  |  Delivery

Ultrafast delivery is expanding throughout the United States and around the world, posing questions for convenience retailers that, if not answered quickly, could become a...

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Fast Delivery Startup Gopuff Expands to 10 UK Cities
Fast Delivery Startup Gopuff Expands to 10 UK Cities
November 09, 2021  |  Delivery

Speedy delivery platform startup Gopuff is expanding into 10 U.K. cities, including London, with plans to have a presence in 33 locations by the middle...

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Instacart Powers Stop & Shop 30-Minute C-Store Delivery Play
Instacart Powers Stop & Shop 30-Minute C-Store Delivery Play
October 12, 2021  |  Delivery

With the help of Instacart, grocers are looking to replace the traditional convenience store as consumers’ go-to when it comes to quickly purchasing everyday essentials....

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