Source: CB INSIGHTS, 3/8/18


As Walmart goes head to head with Amazon, it is focused on shortening its supply chain and improving its grocery delivery business — including patenting automated storefronts in people’s homes and technology that can help improve online food shopping. Today, we picked up on a signal that Walmart is looking to manage more of its supply chain at the source.
The retail giant applied for a series of 6 patents targeting farm automation.

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