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June 7, 2021

Walmart launches an all-in-one associate app for its store employees in the U.S.

Walmart has just rolled out an app named Me@Walmart, which is developed in-house by Walmart Global Tech. Moreover, Walmart plans to disburse free Samsung Galaxy XCover Pro smartphones to its store employees for easy access to this app. Store associates will use the features like Schedule, Ask Sam, Push-to-Talk, and Mobile Clock-in to become more efficient, schedule and save time, and work as a team through this app.

Presto launches tech tools to help restaurants operate smoothly with limited staff

Presto, a restaurant tech platform, has rolled out a digital solution bundle named Presto Staff Multiplier to help restaurants serve efficiently. This solution is designed to tackle the ongoing labour shortage. These tech tools can help upgrade both QSRs and full-service restaurants. Restaurants can achieve increased guest-to-staff ratios, upgrade speed and quality of service, pinpoint bottlenecks and offer superior service to customers through these tech tools.

Flink and Getir, European delivery firms, raise massive rounds of funding

European delivery firms are still actively engaged in raising investments to grow further. Flink, a Germany-based delivery firm, raised a $240M Series A Funding. Flink is known to deliver groceries and fresh produce in 10 minutes because of its tight delivery radius. Getir, a Turkey-based delivery platform, is another firm to raise $550M in an investment round. Both of the firms have dark stores located in various cities for swift delivery.

Walmart launches an all-in-one associate app for its store employees in the U.S.

Walmart has just rolled out an app named Me@Walmart, which is developed in-house by Walmart Global Tech. Moreover, Walmart plans to disburse free Samsung Galaxy XCover Pro smartphones to its store employees for easy access to this app. Store associates will use the features like Schedule, Ask Sam, Push-to-Talk, and Mobile Clock-in to become more efficient, schedule and save time, and work as a team through this app.

Presto launches tech tools to help restaurants operate smoothly with limited staff

Presto, a restaurant tech platform, has rolled out a digital solution bundle named Presto Staff Multiplier to help restaurants serve efficiently. This solution is designed to tackle the ongoing labour shortage. These tech tools can help upgrade both QSRs and full-service restaurants. Restaurants can achieve increased guest-to-staff ratios, upgrade speed and quality of service, pinpoint bottlenecks and offer superior service to customers through these tech tools.

Flink and Getir, European delivery firms, raise massive rounds of funding

European delivery firms are still actively engaged in raising investments to grow further. Flink, a Germany-based delivery firm, raised a $240M Series A Funding. Flink is known to deliver groceries and fresh produce in 10 minutes because of its tight delivery radius. Getir, a Turkey-based delivery platform, is another firm to raise $550M in an investment round. Both of the firms have dark stores located in various cities for swift delivery.