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The power players of retail transformation: IoT, 5G, and AI/ML on Microsoft Cloud

CIO Business Intelligence

Thanks to cloud, Internet of Things (IoT), and 5G technologies, every link in the retail supply chain is becoming more tightly integrated. Shanthakumar, Solution Architect – IoT, Retail Business Unit, TCS.

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Amazon invests in startup producing ‘net-zero carbon fuels’ for transportation

GeekWire

based startup that is developing what it describes as “net-zero carbon fuels” that can be used in transportation. (GeekWire Photo / Kurt Schlosser). Amazon announced on Tuesday that it was investing in Infinium , a Sacramento, Calif.-based

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Walmart’s U.S. ecommerce sales top $10B as retail giant prepares to challenge Amazon Prime

GeekWire

The retail giant is increasingly going head-to-head with Amazon across digital and physical retail sales channels. Walmart’s ecommerce business in the United States grew 97% in the company’s second fiscal quarter, ended July 31, the retail giant reported Tuesday morning. retail sales kicked up in 2Q.

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Amazon’s online store sales dip below 40% of net sales for first time, and other earnings notes

GeekWire

The chart below is what Amazon’s net sales look like in raw numbers over the past several years, broken down into the major business segments reported by the Seattle-based company. Here are the same results, expressed as a percentage of net sales. Amazon is undergoing a steady transformation under CEO Andy Jassy.

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Amazon’s carbon footprint grew 15% in 2019, highlighting the challenge of net zero emissions

GeekWire

Amazon has pledged to make its retail and cloud-computing operations “net carbon zero” by 2040, but its newly released 2019 sustainability report shows that greenhouse gas emissions rose over the previous year by 15%. (Jordan Stead / Amazon Photo). Amazon reached 42% renewables last year.

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How to power a sustainable enterprise on Microsoft Cloud

CIO Business Intelligence

That optimism stems from three core beliefs: We can build our business ecosystems to promote environmental stewardship, achieving ambitious goals like net zero and zero waste. Learn how TCS and Microsoft are powering sustainability through innovation. Green IT, Retail Industry

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Building sustainability at the edge of the enterprise

CIO Business Intelligence

The enterprise edge has become a growing area of innovation as organizations increasingly understand that not every workload — particularly new edge workloads — can move to the cloud. Just 38% of that data will be processed in cloud or core locations, with the remainder headed to a variety of on-premises and nearby as-a-service edge venues.