"Budget-conscious shoppers are focusing on food at home because that is where inflation is slowest," Dr. Ricky Volpe, associate professor of agribusiness at California Polytechnic State University. Source
Since acquiring Kiva in 2012 (later renamed Amazon Robotics), Amazon has steadily increased the number of robotic systems in its warehouses, investment in robots and AI systems will be a major part of the $100bn the company will invest this year, suppliers of these systems include companies such as ABB🇨🇭 and Fanuc🇯🇵.
The increase in robots is intended to increase productivity, speed up delivery times and reduce the number of monotonous, low-value-added tasks performed by humans.
Morgan Stanley estimates that the continued implementation of these systems will generate $10bn in savings by 2030. Source: Inglobando
With 978 herds of cows infected with the virus in the past year, the mass dismissals of federal employees followed by equally brutal attempts to rehire them raise fears of disruptions in the monitoring and management of the crisis...' Blocking information at the level of the US Department of Agriculture would be dramatic because it would raise questions about the American strategy, which is a major poultry and dairy producing country,' warns Gilles Salvat, deputy director general of the National Agency for Food, Environmental and Labour Health Safety, responsible in France for the epidemiological surveillance of animal diseases. Meanwhile, in the US, an investigation is being conducted by the Justice Department's Antitrust Division.
losses at 290 million. Amazon Web Services: turnover of € 17 billion (21.4 %).
In reality, the turnover figure is contradicted by this link: Amazon has always not declared its real figures, in order not to pay taxes.
Article written on 26 February, updated on 11 March 2025
In the US, protests against Trump's tariffs and inflation. And "In recent weeks, as also reported by the Post, various forms of boycotts against US products or activities have been taking place in various Northern European countries, including Denmark, Sweden and Norway: they are to be understood as protests against the administration of President Donald Trump, who has adopted increasingly threatening and aggressive rhetoric since taking office on 20 January last." Source
The same on the tag below indicates that the product is made in the USA.
targeting President Donald Trump's rural base in the latest escalation of the trade war between the world's two largest economies...
hit soya, pork, beef and seafood, chicken, cotton and maize.
Below: the collapse of the S&P in New York on the announcement of the news
The largest and most valuable collection of ancient Arabic texts in Milan, belonging to the Ambrosiana Library, is being digitised using advanced artificial intelligence tools. Since 5 March, almost one hundred thousand pages have been accessible...The Ambrosiana Library's collection of Arabic manuscripts comprises three main funds: the Fondo Antico, 224 Arabic and Christian manuscripts, most of which were acquired during the years of Cardinal Federico Borromeo. Among the Fund's treasures is an ancient copy of the Koran on parchment with gold miniatures, in Sufic script, dating back to the 8th-9th centuries. The Middle Fund comprises 134 manuscripts. Finally, the New Fund, consisting of codices from Yemen collected by the collector Giuseppe Caprotti [mentioned in Le Ossa dei Caprotti], which became part of the Library's holdings in 1909... Source
The EU is poised to armour its agricultural market with new import restrictions, hitting those food products made to looser standards. A move that echoes Donald Trump 's 'reciprocal' trade policy and could trigger new global tensions... Historically, the Commission has opposed requests by member states, such as France, to impose 'reciprocal' trade policies, arguing that this could violate rules set by the World Trade Organisation. Restrictions are only allowed on scientific grounds
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Underpricing of maize futures
.Since 2021, KKR and Walmart have been working closely together to support Seiyu's growth through technology adoption. According to Walmart, Seiyu has benefited from a number of value creation efforts such as:
Improving product quality and selection, particularly for Seiyu's fresh produce, deli products and in-house brands.
Developing standard operating processes and adopting technology solutions, such as self-checkout and automated replenishment systems, to support workers, resulting in increased productivity in terms of man-hours.
Transform Seiyu from a traditional general merchandise shop to a 'supermarket' by optimising product assortment and distribution strategies.
Accelerate Seiyu's digital transformation to enable a superior customer experience, including by strengthening and modernising its IT infrastructure.
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while fighting a $47 billion takeover attempt by Canada's Alimentation Couche-Tard. FT
Source. I would add: people over 55, possibly rich. Walmart has understood this for some time and has been able to attract that segment of customers, successfully: 'what's amazing is that Walmart continued to expand its market share in the third quarter, with sales from households earning more than $100,000 a year accounting for three quarters of the gains - in terms of share gains - in the US,' CEO Doug McMillon told analysts.
