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Companies Hesitate on Specialized Industry Clouds
  + stars: | 2023-11-21 | by ( Isabelle Bousquette | ) www.wsj.com   time to read: 1 min
Daniel Seay, CIO of Fifth Third Bank’s commercial bank division, says he hasn’t seen a ’catalyst’ for using a banking-specific cloud. Photo: Stephen Zenner/Zuma PressCloud platforms specialized for given industries are off to a slow start, with some companies saying they simply don’t need them, thanks to existing software and their own customizations. “There hasn’t been a catalyst to say, ‘I’m gonna go with an industry-specific cloud’,” said Daniel Seay , chief information officer of Fifth Third Bank’s commercial bank division. “I can use my private cloud or I can use one of the hyperscalers along with another software firm and meet my needs in a more cost-effective, proven way at this point.” (Hyperscalers refers to the largest cloud companies, among them, AWS, Microsoft Azure and Google Cloud.)
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Thanksgiving turkey prices increased by as much as 28 percent from the same time last year. Insider compared turkey prices at nine different retailers to find out which one has the best deal. We compared turkey prices from nine major grocery store chains to determine which one offers the best bang for your buck this holiday season. "Even as grocery prices rise nationally, shoppers can rely on Lidl for the best deal to feed their family this holiday season, Stefaqqn Schwarz, Lidl US chief product officer, said. Talia Lakritz/InsiderThe grocery store Wegmans has an array of turkey sizes available for customers to choose from.
Kroger is building its own tech infrastructure, including automated warehouses for delivery orders. Here are Kroger's biggest e-commerce and technology initiatives:A ClusterTruck ghost kitchen inside a Kroger in the Midwest. The delivery-focused ghost kitchen touts a Cheesecake Factory-inspired menu of 80 to 100 food items. Over the last few years, ClusterTruck opened locations inside Kroger stores in Indiana and Ohio. Another partnership, this one with the autonomous-car startup Nuro, has stationed self-driving vehicles to deliver grocery orders in certain cities since 2018.
Here are Kroger's biggest e-commerce and technology initiatives:A ClusterTruck ghost kitchen inside a Kroger in the Midwest. ClusterTruckGhost kitchensIn December 2019, Kroger began improving its prepared meals offering by partnering with ghost kitchen startup ClusterTruck. The delivery-focused ghost kitchen touts a Cheesecake Factory-inspired menu of 80 to 100 food items. Over the last few years, ClusterTruck opened locations inside Kroger stores in Indiana and Ohio. But the firm, which tracks where consumers shop, said Kroger stores with the ghost kitchens are seeing an uptick in visits compared to neighboring Kroger branches.
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