Check it Out: Same-Day Delivery the Key to Saving Malls?

Deliv, a provider of same-day delivery service via crowdsourced drivers, announced this past December that it's partnered with four of the country's largest mall operators to provide same-day delivery service to its shoppers. Here's an example of how it works: you have a holiday shopping list that includes clothes, luggage, sports equipment and something for the family pet. You purchase items from several Deliv-enabled retailers, including Chico's, Naartjie Kids, Tumi, Sport Chalet and Pet Food Express. Rather than carry all those bags from store to store and to your car, you leave your purchases with the store associates to be delivered to your home two hours later. Not only that, you're able to view delivery on a map in real time from pickup to your front door.