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E-commerce food sales have been growing at a rate of about 22% per year, and are expected to make up close to 10% of the overall food and consumables market by 2023, according to data presented by Inmar, Winston-Salem, N.C.

Loblaw, Canada, partnered with Microsoft Corp., Redmond, Calif., to unlock new opportunities with artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning, data mining and cloud-based solutions to redefine retail operations and help its workforce prepare for the future.

AgroFresh Solutions, Inc., Philadelphia, Pa., announced a strategic collaboration with Zest Labs, Inc., San Jose, Calif., to strengthen its end-to-end solutions.

PDI, Atlanta, acquired CStorePro Technologies Inc., a Sugar Land, Texas-based provider of mobile software solutions designed to give single-store operators centralized visibility into sales, pricing and promotional data.

E2open, Austin, Texas, announced plans to acquire Amber Road, Inc., East Rutherford, N.J., for approximately $425 million.

Fleetworthy Solutions, Madison, Wis., acquired TivaCloud, a Houston, Texas-based provider of SaaS compliance solutions and managed DOT compliance offerings, to enhance compliance and safety risk management solutions.

Investment in supply chain innovation is at a critical inflection point, with a trend of declining investment from 2015 to 2018 being more than countered by a 95% increase in projected spending for 2019, according to a report released by MHI, the Charlotte, N.C.-based producer of the ProMat tradeshow that’s currently taking place.

Fleetilla, LLC, Ann Arbor, Mich., and Polte Corp., Richardson, Texas, announced a collaboration to integrate Polte's location technologies into Fleetilla's asset tracking and freight visibility solutions.