Shipping
May 8, 2018 at 3:44 pm
Walmart's online grocery delivery partnerships with ride-hailing services Uber and Lyft have ended, according to two sources, a potential setback for the retailer's ambitions to challenge Amazon.com with speedy delivery of groceries to people's homes. The end of the Walmart partnerships, which hasn't been previously reported and was confirmed by Walmart and Uber, undercuts a vision the…
May 3, 2018 at 4:47 pm
United Parcel Service Inc (UPS) told Reuters yesterday that it's in talks with at least one U.S. trucking firm to launch an in-home delivery service for large, heavy goods such as couches and treadmills, as the world’s largest package deliverer looks to cash in on one the fastest-growing segments of online retail. UPS and its…
April 30, 2018 at 11:10 am
Chico's FAS, Inc. announced today that its Chico's brand apparel and accessories will be available to purchase on Amazon.com in mid-May. Shoppers will be able to find a select assortment of Chico's brand merchandise on Amazon, including core collections such as athleisure, no-iron shirts and jewelry. As the new business channel gains traction, additional Chico's…
April 27, 2018 at 11:58 am
In this week's episode of Retail Right Now, Total Retail's Caitlin Sullivan and Joe Keenan discuss one of the fastest-growing e-commerce categories — grocery — with a particular focus on what traditional grocers are doing to update their supply chains and shipping systems to better compete in this new digital reality.
April 25, 2018 at 12:38 pm
Amazon.com announced a new delivery option for Prime members this week: in-car delivery. The Verge reports the new service, which will launch in 37 cities across the U.S., will allow Prime subscribers with GM or Volvo vehicles to have their orders delivered directly to their car. In order to use the new delivery option, Prime members…
April 11, 2018 at 1:20 pm
Walmart is investing further in online grocery. MarketWatch reports Walmart will offer online grocery delivery to more than 40 percent of U.S. homes through a partnership with Postmates, the on-demand delivery service that launched in 2011. The expansion will start in Charlotte, N.C. and spread in the coming months. Walmart personal shoppers will pick the groceries…
April 3, 2018 at 1:30 pm
Total Retail is excited to present to you its second annual Top 100 Omnichannel Retailers. The report, produced in conjunction with Radial, a leading omnichannel commerce technology and operations provider, features a ranking of 100 publicly traded retailers based on their omnichannel retail programs offered as well as the execution of said programs. Why focus on…
April 2, 2018 at 1:01 pm
President Donald Trump again called out Amazon.com this weekend, claiming the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) loses "a fortune" delivering packages for the online retailer. "Only fools, or worse, are saying that our money losing Post Office makes money with Amazon. THEY LOSE A FORTUNE, and this will be changed. Also, our fully tax paying retailers are closing…
March 29, 2018 at 11:51 am
President Donald Trump lashed out again at Amazon.com in a tweet Thursday, a day after the company's stock tanked following a report that Trump wanted to "go after" the e-commerce giant for alleged antitrust violations. "Unlike others, they pay little or no taxes to state & local governments, use our Postal System as their Delivery…
March 20, 2018 at 3:02 pm
FedEx Office, a subsidiary of FedEx Corp., and Walmart said yesterday that FedEx Office will bring its small-format stores for printing, packing and shipping into 500 of Walmart's stores nationwide in the next 24 months. The announcement comes after completion of a successful pilot program spanning 47 locations within Walmart stores across six states. Besides…
