Delivery News & Media

Instacart, C&S Wholesale Grocers team up online, same-day delivery

June 9, 2020

C&S Wholesale Grovcers, Inc., the biggest grocery supplier in the U.S., is partnering with online grocery delivery service Instacart to provide e-commerce…

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Citizen protests force Amazon to close hubs, Target to shutter stores

June 1, 2020

Protest demonstrations regarding the recent death of George Floyd, who died while being arrested by police in Minnesota, prompted Amazon to close hubs in…

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Big adapting ahead for retailers striving to succeed in post-COVID-19

by Judy Mottl — Editor, RetailCustomerExperience.com & DigitalSignageToday.com

COVID-19 is transforming retail in unprecedented fashion and moving forward the customer experience will be transformed as well. Keith Jelinek, managing…

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BOPIS gains steam in wake of COVID-19 pandemic

April 30, 2020

Consumers are increasingly more likely to use buy online and pick-up in-store services as the COVID-19 pandemic continues in the U.S.

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Social distancing drives change in consumer spend

April 30, 2020

Social distancing is hurting the consumer wallet as a WalletHub study revealed that 58 million Americans were spending more while following stay-at-home…

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Uber rolls out on-demand delivery of packages, medicine in reponse to COVID-19

April 20, 2020

Uber, after weeks of transporting healthcare workers, PPE and meals in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, has launched Uber Direct and Uber Connect, two…

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Michael's deploys contactless same-day delivery in wake of COVID-19

April 20, 2020

Arts and crafts retailer Michael's is offering contactless same-day delivery options at select store locations and the strategy goes way behind just expanding…

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Amazon hiring on once again to handle pandemic's online shopping surge

April 14, 2020

The online shopping surge due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic is driving Amazon to hire on another 75,000 employees less than a month after it announced it…

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Amazon suspends shipping non-Amazon goods

April 10, 2020

The continuing coronavirus pandemic, which has disrupted supply chains around the world, is prompting Amazon to temporarily suspend shipping of non-Amazon…

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Office Depot launches same-day delivery

April 3, 2020

Office Depot Inc. is offering same-day delivery from about 1,100 Office /Depot and OfficeMax locations.

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Mercato offers free grocery delivery to senior consumers

April 3, 2020

Online grocery e-commerce platform Mercato is eliminating delivery fees through the first week in May.for those 60 years or older.

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Best Buy in contactless service mode

April 1, 2020

In an effort to keep employees and customers safe as the coronavirus pandemic rages on, electronic giant Best Buy has implemented contactless curbside service…

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Amazon Prime delivery experiencing big delays due to COVID-19

March 31, 2020

What once was overnight or even a one-day delivery wait for Amazon Prime members is now weeks to a month due to the impact of COVID-19.

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Postmates debuts measures to help merchants impacted by COVID-19

March 11, 2020

On-demand delivery platform Postmates aims to help ease burdens on merchants and couriers dealing with the coronavirus outbreak.

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Drone delivery facing challenges

February 28, 2020

Drones are a welcome delivery approach for today's consumers but there are challenges both on the regulatory and the geographic fronts, according to a study in…

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Walmart debuts Alphabot to drive grocery business

February 27, 2020

Walmart is formally debuting Alphabot, a platform that speeds up the pick, pack and delivery of online grocery orders, after piloting the system at a Walmart…

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Is customer experience enhanced by branding e-commerce shipping boxes?

by Pete Galbiati — Director of Marketing, Peachtree Packaging and Display

Pete Galbiati, director of marketing for Peachtree Packaging & Display, offers up insight on why it's time for retailers to consider how on-the-box branding…

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