Grocery e-commerce startup Farmstead has struck an agreement with Circle K which will see the pair piloting projects in supply chain, distribution and e-commerce fulfillment and leveraging the former’s Grocery OS software.
In addition, Circle K has made an undisclosed equity investment in Farmstead via its Circle K Venture Fund.
Alphabet’s drone service Wing has hit 200,000 commercial deliveries across global markets, excluding test flights.
Australia, which has been the primary market for testing and commercial deployment, comprises 30,000 of those deliveries in the first two months of this year.
The venture has also announced a partnership with Australian supermarket chain Coles.
Its customers can now order up to 250 items from Coles, with the likes of bread, fresh produce, snacks, meals, health care items, kitchen essentials, and toilet paper being delivered by drone in minutes.
Asos has signed a new agreement with Microsoft that will see the fast fashion giant continue to use Microsoft Cloud as its preferred cloud platform for the next five years.
The retailer taps Microsoft Azure and its AI capabilities to power its digital platforms and support new data led workstreams.
Through the renewed partnership, it will work with Microsoft to launch new projects to support and accelerate its strategic growth plans.
These focus on unlocking new customer experiences and business capabilities, such as Asos’ Partner Fulfilment programme, which aims to expand the range and availability of products, and maximize demand conversion, customer choice and stock availability.