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Shell Retail has leveraged its global footprint
to share best practice during the coronavirus
pandemic. Shell’s Global Executive Vice President
of Retail, Istvan Kapitany, is confident
the company will emerge stronger out of the
crisis as new business opportunities present
themselves.
Electric car maker Tesla Inc. plans to
introduce a new low-cost, long-life battery in
its Model 3 sedan in China later this year or
early next, that it expects will bring the cost
of electric vehicles in line with gasoline models,
and allow EV batteries to have second
and third lives in the electric power grid.
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Has COVID-19 accelerated the fuel station of
the future? Vishal Premlall, national director
of the South African Petroleum Retailers
Association, outlines his thoughts on the fuel
station of the future and how COVID-19 has
encouraged creative and innovative thinking.
No longer business as usual. As coronavirus
lockdowns ease in many countries how can
technology help retailers in the reopening
phase an beyond? Retail Tech Innovation
Hub outlines five retail tech innovations for a
post coronavirus world.
Amazon is in advanced talks to acquire
self-driving start-up Zoox, in what would mark
the ecommerce group’s first purchase of a
self-driving start-up, according to FT sources
familiar with the matter. Zoox was founded in
2014 and is unique in the self-driving sector
in seeking to master the triple challenge
of creating a driverless system, building a
ride-hailing network and manufacturing a
bespoke autonomous vehicle at scale
Irish fuel and convenience retailer, Circle K,
has launched a nationwide free grocery home
delivery service. The service has been made
available as a way to help people in communities
around Ireland who cannot get to the
shop themselves during the current coronavirus
outbreak. The service is available 7
days a week from 8 am to 6 pm with next day
delivery also available.
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