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More than $85M in Zulily inventory and fulfillment center assets will be sold in auctions

GeekWire

It’s also selling the inner workings of two 775,000-square-feet fulfillment centers, which includes more than 7 miles of conveyor belts, racks and shelves, furniture, hundreds of barcode scanners, lifts and trucks, and other warehouse miscellany. The company was valued at $4 billion following its IPO ten years ago.

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Amazon Dash Cart vs. ‘Just Walk Out’: We put the tech giant’s new grocery strategy to the test

GeekWire

We went through the store three times, with the same 10-item shopping list, to test the “Just Walk Out” cashierless technology, the Amazon Dash Cart, and the old-fashioned checkout line. Other companies including Instacart and Seattle startup Veeve have rolled out similar smart carts.

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CIOs Deal With A Revolution In Grocery Stores

The Accidental Successful CIO

The reason that this matters so much is because for at least right now, the physical stores are the part of the company that is generating the most money. What used to be a fairly straightforward job has suddenly turned into a cutting edge position where the CIOs decisions may determine the future success of the company.

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How to survive Christmas parties: A practical guide to festive conversations - Trends in the Living Networks

Trends in the Living Networks

Call me old-fashioned if you like. Your barcode is showing Everything takes time to learn Whats the relationship between that and what I said? Youre joking Enough small talk. How about it, then? Do you understand what you just said? Do you know for a moment there I almost believed you I think thats terrible! Is that rational?

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