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Instacart Fills Its Investment Basket With Another $220M

Instacart, the fast-growing online grocery delivery start-up that can get groceries to your doorstep within an hour, is growing some more. The three-year-old company just announced it has raised $220m in a funding round led by the venture capital firm Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers.

How to Battle Counterfeits and Global IP Theft

Call it the dark side of international commerce: fakes, frauds and thought thieves. Time to take action.

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Self-Serve Delivery Solution Designed for 'On-the-Go' Consumers

Apex Supply Chain Technologies has introduced its AnyWhere line of self-service product-delivery solutions for today’s on-the-go consumer.

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China, the World's Largest Internet User, Discovers It's Useful in Running Businesses

Until recently, China's internet economy was consumer driven. The country leads the world in the number of internet users, and Chinese enterprises deploy sophisticated e-commerce strategies. The same companies, though, have lagged behind the United States and other developed nations in using the internet to run key aspects of their businesses. That's changing.

Epicor Acquires ShopVisible; Partners on Electronic Payment

Epicor Software Corp. has completed its acquisition of ShopVisible LLC, a provider of cloud-based software for retail order management and digital commerce.

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Is On-premise or Cloud Best Way to Fulfill Orders in Omnichannel Environment?

Today's consumers have the ability to purchase what they want whenever, however and wherever, putting them in total control of the market. Fulfilling those orders is key. What's the best way to do that?

Exploring Sectors Where RFID Technology Is Likely to See High Growth in 2015

Item-level intelligence requirements spur the growth of RFID across sectors such as industrial, manufacturing, retail, transportation, security, healthcare and consumer applications. RFID has quietly crossed the chasm exhibiting a stable - yet still innovative - market. So what will drive the market in 2015?

3D Printer Creates Electronic Products in One Step, Harvard Researchers Say

Harvard researchers have announced a 3D printer capable of printing both thermoplastics and highly conductive silver inks that allow electronic products to be created on one process.

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For Retailers, 2015 Must Be the Year of Omnichannel Commitment, Study Says

Less than half of retailers currently offer order fulfillment solutions like in-store pickup or ship-from-store to consumers, but 2015 provides a chance to improve their business operations and invest in technologies that will improve the bottom line and create unforgettable customer shopping experiences in all channels. Shopatron, a provider of cloud-based distributed order management solutions, says retailers must view 2015 as the year when omnichannel commitment becomes the priority.

The 'Single Window' for Trade Filing Is Finally on the Way

It's a government program. It involves technology. And it's a good thing.

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Government Streamlines Process for Selling IT to U.S. Agencies

Information technology providers who market to the federal government got some holiday cheer as the U.S. Congress and the White House approved legislation to improve the way the government acquires IT equipment and services. The reforms are significant and welcome, and no doubt will facilitate the marketing of IT to federal agencies.

Visibility Key to Productivity Gains, But Many Companies Still Not Technologically Sophisticated, Report Says

Research suggests that 83 percent of global private label supply chain executives say supply chain transparency impacts productivity and overall consumer confidence. However, it also found that 43 percent of organizations are still using offline methods, like Excel documents and the telephone, to communicate with supply chain partners.

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Enhancing High-Value Electronics Shipment Security with Tive's Real-Time Tracking

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