Walmart testing self-driving vehicles for delivery strategy

September 20, 2021

Walmart is testing self-driving cars in a collaboration that involves Ford Motor and AI provider Argo AI for expanding its product delivery strategy.

Alphabet drone service nears 100K deliveries in Australia

August 26, 2021

Wing, a drone company operated by Alphabet, is getting close to the 100,000 item delivery mark in Australia.

Walmart goes local with delivery expansion strategy

August 26, 2021

Walmart is expanding its delivery strategy to become a "last mile" service for local retailers near its locations.

7-Eleven launches minibar delivery

August 23, 2021

7-Eleven and Minibar Delivery, an on-demand alcohol delivery service, are collaborating on a service to deliver beer and wine to homes in select markets.

Meal delivery service expands into vending

August 10, 2021

Fit Fresh, a prepared meal service service in Madison, Wisconsin, has expanded into vending, having placed its Fresh Byte Vending machines in three Princeton…

Uber expands grocery market footprint

July 21, 2021

Uber Technologies Inc. is expanding its on-demand and scheduled grocery delivery, making service available in over 400 U.S. cities and towns, which more than…

Shoppers will pay more for faster delivery, reveals survey

June 30, 2021

When it comes to product delivery, speed and reliability are the top priorities for American consumers and 65% are willing to pay more for more speed and…

PetSmart, DoorDash team up on delivery option

June 29, 2021

PetSmart is partnering with DoorDash to offer customers on-demand, same-day delivery of pet supplies.

Walgreens expands Uber collaboration

June 28, 2021

Walgreens is offering products directly on the Uber Eats platform to U.S. customers, an expansion of its same-day delivery partnership with the rideshare…

Winning in Millions—Account Recievables Services

Learn how Allsec's digital retail solutions saved $3M for one of the world’s largest e-commerce empires while reducing AR by 15% month-on-month without…

5 things retailers need in a last-mile delivery partner

by Chris Jarvis

Chris Jarvis, chief logistics officer at GoFor, shares insight on what retailers need to know and learn before partnering with a last-mile delivery partner.

DoorDash, Rite Aid partner on on-demand delivery

May 18, 2021

Drugstore chain, Rite Aid, and third-party delivery service provider, DoorDash are teaming up to provide RiteAid customers on-demand, same-day delivery of…

Walgreens debuts 2-hour contactless delivery

May 10, 2021

Walgreens has launched another same-day delivery option, in this case with delivery under two hours, for more than 24,000 retail products on a nationwide basis.

It's a bird, it's a plane ... it's Kroger's drone in Ohio test pilot

May 5, 2021

Customers ordering baby care products, children's medications or ingredients for S'mores from a Kroger supermarket in Centerville, Ohio may soon see a drone…

Curbside popularity spurs Walmart to remove pickup lockers

April 27, 2021

Those 17-foot pickup lockers at Walmart are being sent to storage.

Amazon expands Amazon Key to more customer garages

April 27, 2021

Amazon is expanding its Amazon Key grocery delivery service to reach more customers' garages. The program initially launched offering delivery to car trunks…

Walmart Canada, Ghost Kitchen Brands partner on meal pickup, delivery effort

April 13, 2021

Ghost Kitchen Brands and Walmart Canada are partnering to provide one-stop meal pickup and delivery service.

Online grocer advances plans for Miami service

March 17, 2021

Those in Miami eager to use online grocer, Farmstead, are one step closer to achieving that goal as the grocer has opened the waitlist for its Miami service…

Why BOPIS 2.0 is the future of retail

by Dean Frew — CTO & SVP RFID Solutions at SML Group, SML RFID

Dean Frew, CTO and senior VP of RFID Solutions at SML, looks at the role BOPIS 2.0 will play in the recovery of the retail sector post-COVID-19.

Walmart eliminates minimum purchase for Express delivery

March 2, 2021

Walmart is eliminating the $35 minimum order requirement for its Express delivery, which costs $10 on top of the existing delivery charge.