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Miami Herald
2 days ago
- Business
- Miami Herald
A new Miami Whole Foods will have a local feel. See products, site, opening date
A Whole Foods Market is opening in June in Miami's Edgewater neighborhood. The Amazon-owned grocery store will anchor a long-awaited residential tower and carry merchandise from Florida growers, bakers and providers. Here's what to know: Whole Foods Market in Edgewater When and where: Whole Foods Market will open a new 53,400-square-foot store at 2910 Biscayne Blvd. in Miami's Edgewater neighborhood. The grocery store anchors a 39-story, 588-unit residential tower, Nema Miami. Opening date is June 26. Products: The new location touts more than 500 local items from more than 130 Florida suppliers. Also, look for a coffee bar stocked with Cuban-style coffee. The ground-level store features designs of local flora and bird motifs. Seafood: Full-service seafood counter with options that include red snapper and grouper from Greg Abrams Seafood in Panama City. The Gulf shrimp and Key West pink shrimp come from Tampa's Cox's Seafood Co. Spiny lobster tails make their way north from Marathon's Key's Fisheries. Produce and flowers: Some locally serviced produce and floral offerings include lychee and passion fruit from EcoRipe Tropicals in Medley. Orchids are sourced from the Silver Vase nursery in Homestead and watermelons are from Jim Rash Inc. in Lake Wales. Specialties: Locals get into the specialty departments, too. Hand-wrapped fresh mozzarella from Pompano Beach's Italian grocer Mozzarita. Dark Chocolate Sea Salt Bars from 5150 Chocolate Co. in Delray Beach. Rosemary flatbread from Jennifer's Homemade in Miami. Cold-pressed kombucha from Miami's Radiate Kombucha and juices from 305 Squeezed in Miami. Meat: The new Edgewater Whole Foods also includes a full-service meat counter culling ground beef from Adams Ranch Natural Beef in Fort Pierce. Beer: A spirits section boasts more than 240 craft beers, many of which are from local brewers, and 700 wines. Bakery: The bakery department sells items from South Florida's Zak the Baker, Bunnie Cakes, Simply Delicious Bakers and Gelato Fino. Grand opening: The store's grand opening is 9 a.m. June 26, when customers can sip complimentary coffee from Fort Lauderdale's Wells Coffee and breakfast treats from Miami's Zak the Baker. The first 300 customers in line can score a custom tote bag and Secret Saver coupon featuring offers up to $100 off. Gelatys of Miami will pass out complimentary gelato pops to afternoon shoppers. Regular store hours will be 7:30 a.m. to 10 p.m. daily.
Axios
2 days ago
- Business
- Axios
NYT reaches AI licensing deal with Amazon
The New York Times has inked a multiyear AI licensing deal with Amazon to bring its journalism to a number of Amazon-owned products and experiences, the company said Thursday. Why it matters: It's the Times' first-ever deal with an AI company for its content. The newspaper company is currently engaged in a copyright infringement lawsuit with OpenAI and Microsoft. Zoom in: The licensing deal will give Amazon access to editorial content from the New York Times, its cooking app, and its sports site, The Athletic, for AI-related uses, the company said. The content will be used to fuel real-time answers to user queries via summaries and short excerpts of Times content that appear across Amazon products and services, such as the Alexa voice assistant. The deal also gives Amazon access to the Times' content for training its large language models. Between the lines: When asked why the deal doesn't include content from the Times' consumer recommendation site, Wirecutter, a spokesperson told Axios that "Amazon and Wirecutter have a longstanding relationship." The big picture: More news companies are finding ways to strike deals with some AI firms while taking legal action against others.
Miami Herald
3 days ago
- Business
- Miami Herald
Publix, Aldi and Whole Foods plan summer openings in South Florida. See details
Aldi plans to open five new locations in South Florida by fall 2025, including at least two conversions from former Winn-Dixie stores. Publix plans a new Fort Lauderdale store. And Whole Foods Market primes a June delivery for its Miami Midtown store. it will anchor a long-awaited residential tower in the city's Edgewater neighborhood, and the Amazon-owned grocery aims to carry merchandise from Florida growers, bakers and providers. Here are the planned supermarket arrivals — just in time for hurricane season to help you stock up on supplies. MORE: How much will a hurricane kit cost? See prices as you get ready for storm season Aldi Aldi hasn't announced opening dates for its coming-soon stores, but will release details closer to the grand openings, said spokesperson Maya Sullivan. The new locations are expected to open summer into the fall: Miami-Dade ▪ 20417 Biscayne Blvd., Aventura. This former Winn-Dixie was one of the Jacksonville-based chain's two full-service kosher stores via its deli and bakery departments. The other is at 7024 Beracasa Way in Boca Raton. Aldi may carry kosher items, but the stores don't have cold and hot deli counters or butchers who customize cuts. Aldi carries pre-packaged meat, poultry and fish. Broward ▪ 941 SW 24th St., Fort Lauderdale. This location was also a Winn-Dixie. ▪ 2301 W. Sample Rd., Deerfield Beach. Palm Beach County ▪ 5062 Seminole Pratt Whitney, Westlake. Treasure Coast ▪ 1105 NE Jensen Beach Blvd., Jensen Beach. Other Florida openings Aldi plans several new stores in Fort Myers and Naples into the fall. ▪ 61 Bell Blvd. North, Lehigh Acres. ▪ 13725 Immokalee Rd., Naples. ▪ 5690 Bayshore Rd., North Fort Myers. New Publix Publix opens a new store location in Fort Lauderdale on June 19 at 2985 N. Ocean Blvd. The 29,495-square-foot store in Lauderdale Beach will feature traditional departments including deli, bakery, floral, produce, seafood and meats and cheeses. New Whole Foods Whole Foods Market opens a new 53,400-square-foot store at 2910 Biscayne Blvd. in Miami's Edgewater neighborhood. The grocery store anchors a 39-story, 588-unit residential tower, Nema Miami, and opens June 26. The new location touts more than 500 local items from more than 130 Florida suppliers. Also, look for a coffee bar stocked with Cuban-style coffee. The ground-level store features designs of local flora and bird motifs. Local features at the new Midtown Miami: Full-service seafood counter with options that include red snapper and grouper from Greg Abrams Seafood in Panama City. The Gulf shrimp and Key West pink shrimp come from Tampa's Cox's Seafood Co. Spiny lobster tails make their way north from Marathon's Key's Fisheries. Some locally serviced produce and floral offerings include lychee and passion fruit from EcoRipe Tropicals in Medley. Orchids are sourced from the Silver Vase nursery in Homestead and watermelons are from Jim Rash Inc. in Lake Wales. Locals get into the specialty departments, too. Hand-wrapped fresh mozzarella from Pompano Beach's Italian grocer Mozzarita. Dark Chocolate Sea Salt Bars from 5150 Chocolate Co. in Delray Beach. Rosemary flatbread from Jennifer's Homemade in Miami. Cold-pressed kombucha from Miami's Radiate Kombucha and juices from 305 Squeezed in Miami. The new Edgewater Whole Foods also includes a full-service meat counter culling ground beef from Adams Ranch Natural Beef in Fort Pierce. A spirits section boasts more than 240 craft beers, many of which are from local brewers, and 700 wines. The bakery department sells items from South Florida's Zak the Baker, Bunnie Cakes, Simply Delicious Bakers and Gelato Fino. Opening morning lures: The store's grand opening is 9 a.m. June 26, when customers can sip complimentary coffee from Fort Lauderdale's Wells Coffee and breakfast treats from Miami's Zak the Baker. The first 300 customers in line can score a custom tote bag and Secret Saver coupon featuring offers up to $100 off. Gelatys of Miami will pass out complimentary gelato pops to afternoon shoppers. Regular store hours will be 7:30 a.m. to 10 p.m. daily.
New York Post
4 days ago
- Business
- New York Post
Mark Zuckerberg planning several Meta retail locations after opening California store as ‘discover' space similar to Apple: report
Meta plans to open physical storefronts and hire retail employees in an effort to boost sales of its devices, according to a report. The company has been leading an ongoing project to expand its retail footprint, which currently includes just one store on its California campus, according to an internal communication obtained by Business Insider. The project is not widely known internally yet. Meta declined to comment. 3 Meta currently has just one retail store on its California campus. Getty Images The internal communication did not include details on how many stores Meta might open or when they might open. Billionaire Mark Zuckerberg's tech company opened Meta Store, its sole retail location, in Burlingame, California in 2022. It marketed the store as a space to 'discover' Meta products through interactive demos, much like Apple's retail locations, which allow users to test out iPhones and laptops in person. At the Meta Store, customers could try out Meta Portal, a video-calling device which is no longer sold; Ray-Ban Stories, better known as Meta's smart glasses; and Meta Quest, its virtual reality headset. Meta also opened a pop-up store in Los Angeles last year called Meta Lab that allowed customers to try out its smart glasses before making a purchase. According to Meta's website, the pop-up store is closed but will 'be back.' A larger retail footprint could help the company boost sales of its devices, a key focus among its executives. 3 A Meta Quest virtual reality headset on display in a Target store. Getty Images Meta sold more than 1 million pairs of smart glasses last year, which Zuckerberg called a 'great start' but admitted it's 'not going to move the needle and the business in a core way.' Meta's chief technology officer, Andrew Bosworth, wrote last year that the company is on a mission to 'drive sales, retention, and engagement,' with plans to launch more AI-powered wearable devices this year. While Apple's retail stores are an essential part of its sales strategy, other tech companies are only just beginning to expand their footprint. 3 Meta employees stand in the showroom during a media preview of the Meta Store in 2022. Getty Images Amazon, for example, has opened Amazon Fresh and Amazon Go stores across fewer than 10 states selling prepared foods, snacks and groceries. Some of these stores feature its Just Walk Out technology, which allows customers to exit the store using a payment method instead of having to scan their items in a checkout line. Amazon has already started to shutter some of these grocery storefronts and has shut down several unsuccessful retail ventures in the past. In 2023, it closed its two Amazon Style retail stores. The year before, it shuttered dozens of Amazon-owned bookstores.
Engadget
24-05-2025
- Automotive
- Engadget
Zoox issues another software recall for its robotaxis after a San Francisco collision
The Amazon-owned robotaxi company Zoox has issued its second recall in a month following a collision that occurred in San Francisco. It has already submitted a voluntary software recall notice to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) after an internal review of the incident and has already deployed the software update to its fleet of 270 vehicles. According to the company's announcement, an unoccupied Zoox robotaxi was struck by an electric scooter after braking at an intersection to give right-of-way to other motorists. The person on the scooter fell, and the robotaxi continued moving and only stopped after completing the turn. Zoox's robotaxi didn't hit the rider, but a company personnel met them and offered medical attention for minor injuries. The incident in San Francisco took place on May 8, shortly after the company announced a voluntary software recall following a separate incident in April wherein a Zoox robotaxi and a passenger car collided in Las Vegas. Despite the recall, Zoox said that its vehicle was stopped and wasn't doing anything out of the ordinary when it was struck. Still, it rolled out a software update to improve its vehicles' perception tracking capabilities and to prevent them from moving forward again when a road user is in a vulnerable position nearby. While the robotaxi didn't make contact with the rider after they fell on the road, the company most likely realized that it could have, which could lead to more serious accidents in the future. Zoox rolled out its autonomous vehicles for testing on the streets of San Francisco in late 2024. Only company employees can catch a ride at the moment, but Zoox is planning to start offering rides to the public sometime later this year.
