Shipping
October 9, 2017 at 11:53 am
Costco announced last week that it's offering customers same-day grocery delivery. On Thursday, the company announced two new delivery options: two-day delivery for dry goods, and same-day delivery for orders that include fresh foods. The same-day service will be powered by grocery delivery company Instacart. The same-day delivery option, available in “most metropolitan areas,” lets…
October 9, 2017 at 11:11 am
The USPS announced new prices for 2018. Shipping Services have an announced 3.9 percent increase, but that may not be the true impact.
October 5, 2017 at 12:49 pm
Amazon.com is experimenting with a new delivery service for its online sellers to make more products available for two-day shipping. Bloomberg reports the new service, rumored to be titled Seller Flex, will help relieve overcrowding in its warehouses, which will push the online retailer deeper into functions handled by longtime partners UPS and FedEx. Amazon will…
October 3, 2017 at 11:31 am
Wal-Mart has acquired the same-day delivery service Parcel, as it continues to focus on getting orders to customers’ front doors more quickly. Brooklyn-based Parcel offers evening deliveries and can handle perishable and frozen foods. According to Wal-Mart, Parcel has partnerships with several meal-kit and grocery companies. This is the latest move in Wal-Mart's battle with Amazon.com over delivery. Last…
September 22, 2017 at 10:31 am
Wal-Mart announced it will try out a new delivery service that will not only deliver items to customers’ doorsteps, but into their homes as well. The big-box retailer has partnered with August Home, a provider of smart locks and smart home accessories, for the test. A customer can now place their order online, then a third-party…
September 22, 2017 at 10:22 am
Retailers of all sizes are experiencing the phenomena known as "Christmas creep," as the holiday shopping season begins earlier each year. Advertisers and marketers have likely made their holiday plans for not only the 2017 season — but for 2018 as well. With Black Friday only nine weeks away, it’s not yet time to panic,…
September 20, 2017 at 9:43 am
FedEx Express, FedEx Ground and FedEx Freight, subsidiaries of FedEx Corp., will increase shipping rates effective Jan. 1, 2018 by an a
September 18, 2017 at 3:26 pm
Amazon.com has partnered with designer Nicola Formichetti to get her London Fashion Week styles to customers’ doorsteps within an hour. The partnership is the latest iteration of the “see now, buy now” strategy, which designers have been experimenting with over the last several seasons. The service is available only for Formichetti’s Nicopan line — unisex…
September 13, 2017 at 11:44 am
As e-commerce continues its upward trajectory, representing close to 10 percent of U.S. retail sales in the first quarter of 2017, we’ve seen retailers experience a tumultuous period of change. This has included store closures and bankruptcies for some of the nation’s well-known department stores and apparel brands, which failed to innovate at a pace that today’s business…
September 8, 2017 at 9:47 am
When you’re focused on selling product, how you’re going to get it to your customers can often be an afterthought. However, allowing shipping methods to take a back seat could be costing your company a lot of money and losing it customers. Online shoppers have grown to expect free or cheap shipping, and if you’re…
