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1 day ago | retailwire.com | Tom Ryan

Image Courtesy of AmazonMay 13, 2025Tom RyanHeralding the innovation as a “fundamental leap forward in robotics,” Amazon unveiled a robot, Vulcan, with a “sense of touch” that enables it to pick up and manipulate items without crushing them. Vulcan is not the first Amazon robotics model that can pick up items. Older robots use a combination of suction cups and computer vision to move single items around.

2 days ago | retailwire.com | Tom Ryan

©AvigatorPhotographer via Canva.comMay 12, 2025Tom RyanCrocs, Logitech, and Mattel are among consumer-focused companies that have withdrawn their forward-looking guidance due to uncertainty created by the tariff quagmire. Matteo Anversa, CFO at Logitech, the Swiss-American computer parts maker, said on a quarterly call on April 29, “We are not immune to the tariff uncertainty and overall volatility in the current macroeconomic environment.

2 days ago | retailwire.com | Lucille Barilla

Image Courtesy of Trader Joe’sMay 12, 2025Lucille BarillaTrader Joe’s has released a dupe of a popular, discontinued Starbucks beverage. The retailer introduced its Sparkling Matcha Lemonade in late April, and social media has declared that the Trader Joe’s drink is a dupe of an item eliminated from Starbucks’ menu, its Iced Matcha Lemonade. The Instagram page Trader Joe’s Treasure Hunt shared details of the beverage.

2 days ago | retailwire.com | Lucille Barilla

Courtesy of WalmartMay 12, 2025Lucille BarillaMay is National Pet Month, and Walmart is celebrating customers’ four-legged family members by making it easier and more affordable to do so. Walmart is offering pet owners major savings all month long, building on its everyday low prices with even more budget-friendly deals. To make it happen, the retailer partnered with trusted suppliers and the animal welfare organization Best Friends Animal Society to enhance value and promote pet well-being.

2 days ago | retailwire.com | Lucille Barilla

©zimmytws via Canva.comMay 12, 2025Lucille BarillaDue to a Listeria outbreak, a Los Angeles company has pulled dozens of ready-made meals from shelves. The products are sold under the following names: Fresh & Ready Foods, City Point Market Fresh Food to Go, and Fresh Take Crave Away. A comprehensive list of 86 affected food items can be found in an FDA press release. The Los Angeles Times reported that federal regulators found a strain of Listeria on the equipment used to produce the products.