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In this episode of Retail Right Now, Caitlin Sullivan recaps the week's biggest retail news, including Amazon.com's parachute shipping label patent, Staples naming a new chief marketing officer, and Wayfair's successful 2016 fiscal year.
Wal-Mart is testing a new program that lets store associates opt into delivering e-commerce ship-from-store orders. Marc Lore, chief executive of Wal-Mart U.S. e-commerce, explained that the program uses technology so workers can set preferences such as how many packages they want to deliver, weight limits for the packages and which days they would likeโฆ
It's a bird, it's a plane โฆ never mind, it's just my Amazon Fashion order. It was announced this week that Amazon.com received a patent for a shipping label with a built-in parachute to help drone and air craft deliveries make a soft landing. GeekWire reports the newly issued patent would have the shipping label lookโฆ
When shoppers buy a product today, they're far more likely to be influenced by the experience than solely by the price or product features. Whether walking into a Sonos listening boutique to shop for speakers, โtrying onโ makeup through Sephoraโs mobile app or heading into a Nike store to test out shoes in virtual reality,โฆ
Car service? Check. Dinner? Check. Beer and wine? Check. In todayโs on-demand economy, consumers can order virtually anything with the simple touch of a finger and have it at their doorstep in a matter of hours, if not sooner. Not only do consumers want this, they expect it. And they donโt want to pay exorbitant,โฆ
Earlier this month, Target revealed that it's testing a new service called Target Restock. The service, which is currently in trial with Target employees ahead of a customer-facing pilot this summer in the Minneapolis area, is designed to offer an easy way for consumers to shop online for household essentials that will arrive the dayโฆ
Total Retail is excited to present its seventh annual ranking of the 100 fastest-growing publicly traded retailers. This yearโs list, as in years past, is based on companiesโ year-over-year net sales growth, comparing the 2016 fiscal year to the 2015 fiscal year.