Walmart unveils a grocery-picking robot to take on Amazon and Kroger
Walmart on Wednesday unveiled its latest weapon in the battle against Amazon and Kroger for shoppers' food spending: a grocery-picking robot named Alphabot. The robot is estimated to pick and pack orders as much as 10 times faster than a human and could enable Walmart to rapidly expand its capacity for orders as demand for online grocery services grows.
A White Claw brewery is opening in Arizona this summer
Mark Anthony Brands is building a $250 million dollar manufacturing center in Glendale, Ariz. to keep up with growing demand for White Claw hard seltzer. The company plans to hire 250 employees for the facility in the next four years and plans to open in June.
Constellation Brands to spend $40 million to launch Corona hard seltzer in the spring
Constellation Brands Inc. said it will make its biggest-ever single-brand investment to launch its Corona brand hard seltzer this spring — $40 million. Corona hard seltzer will come in four flavors: tropical lime, mango, cherry and blackberry lime.
Staying relevant and getting ahead in today's retail environment means staying on top of what's trending retail strategies. Read on fora short list of trends that'll carry over into the new year, according to a few innovative founders in the industry.
