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...facilities that allow shoppers to buy online and collect in person....
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...Other initiatives include refitting hundreds of stores and installing grocery pick-up facilities that allow shoppers to buy online and collect in person....
...The retailer is installing grocery pick-up facilities, which allow shoppers to buy online and collect in person, at 1,000 locations....
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