Shipping
March 14, 2018 at 12:54 pm
Walmart plans to expand its online grocery delivery service to a fleet of roughly 800 stores by the end of the year, as competition continues to ramp up in the digital grocery aisle. The expansion will open up the retailer to 100 metropolitan areas, reaching more than 40 percent of U.S. households. It will offer shoppers…
March 9, 2018 at 10:00 am
The holiday season always brings far larger shipping volumes than any other time of the year. With this increase in volume comes an increase in the frequency of delays due to the immense strain carrier networks are under during this busiest time of the year. The 2017 holiday season was no different, with both UPS and…
March 7, 2018 at 1:26 pm
Amazon.com announced yesterday it’s expanding its delivery partnership with Whole Foods by rolling out free delivery from the grocery chain to Prime members in San Francisco and Atlanta. Recode reports orders that total at least $35 can be delivered within two hours for free through Amazon's Prime Now service, or within one hour for an…
February 28, 2018 at 3:10 pm
Amazon.com announced yesterday the acquisition of smart home company, Ring. The $1 billion-plus price tag represents Amazon's second largest ever acquisition (the online giant paid $13.6 billion for Whole Foods). Recode reports Ring is now being bought for somewhere between $1.2 billion and $1.8 billion. The startup recently authorized a fundraising round that would have…
February 27, 2018 at 11:54 am
Sam's Club, a division of Walmart, is partnering with Instacart to offer same-day delivery, adding yet another major grocer to Instacart's arsenal as it tries to compete with Amazon.com. In a joint press release, Sam’s Club and Instacart said the service will be available to shoppers in Austin and Dallas-Forth Worth in Texas, and St. Louis,…
February 19, 2018 at 12:40 pm
Driven by continuous changes in technology and consumer behavior, retail’s survival is dependent on the industry’s ability to adapt to the customer journey and accommodate the blurred lines of shopping. However, with Amazon.com disrupting the industry, store closures being announced regularly, and the phrase "retail apocalypse" continuing to permeate the headlines, it's unlikely consumers will…
February 15, 2018 at 9:59 am
While the holidays come just once a year, a brand’s reputation can easily be damaged and customers quickly lost when expectations aren’t met during the pivotal shopping season. This past holiday season, we saw retailers make changes to their delivery options to provide shoppers with conveniences they increasingly see as essential, like same-day delivery. At…
February 12, 2018 at 12:54 pm
Amazon.com is preparing to launch a delivery service for businesses, positioning it to compete directly with UPS and FedEx, according to a Feb. 9 Reuters report. Dubbed "Shipping with Amazon," or SWA, the new service will enable the online retail giant to pick up packages from businesses and ship them to consumers. Amazon will roll out…
February 9, 2018 at 2:51 pm
Amazon.com is moving full speed ahead with its grocery business. Mashable reports the e-commerce giant's Prime Now delivery service — which delivers groceries, household items, gifts and more in two hours — is partnering with Whole Foods. Prime customers can now have their groceries and lifestyle items delivered to their door in two hours or…
February 9, 2018 at 1:37 pm
We’ve all seen the headline “Retail is Dead,” but in reality only mediocrity is dead. As retail guru Steve Dennis recently pointed out, there are success stories on either side of the retail spectrum, from luxury brands to cost savers. While retailers move through brick-and-mortar, e-commerce, “digital first” and omnichannel strategies, consumers are demanding a…
