Retail TouchPoints
AUGUST 24, 2020
One of the more jaw-dropping retail statistics of the past few months is the more than 400% increase in Walmart shopping app downloads. Target and other big box stores experienced triple-digit jumps as well. . Meanwhile, Amazon has had several pains to contend with. The pandemic has meant longer-than-usual delivery times, and they’ve moved back Amazon Prime Day to October.
Retail Technology Review
AUGUST 24, 2020
Hermes, the UK consumer delivery company, has partnered with addressing company what3words to provide even more accurate deliveries. Hermes can now accept what3words addresses from any retailer or e-commerce client and deliver to that exact location.
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Retail TouchPoints
AUGUST 24, 2020
Jeffrey Wilke. Jeff Wilke, who began at Amazon in 1999, will leave his position as CEO of the Worldwide Consumer unit in Q1 2021. He will be succeeded by current SVP Worldwide Operations Dave Clark, another 20+-year Amazon veteran who has held managerial positions at several fulfillment centers and helped establish the company’s FC in Tokyo. “I’m planning to retire in Q1 of next year,” wrote Wilke in an Amazon blog post.
Retail Technology Review
AUGUST 24, 2020
There was plenty of good news for Britain’s beleaguered High Street retailers in July’s Office of National Statistics (ONS) retail figures, says the e-commerce delivery expert ParcelHero.
Retail TouchPoints
AUGUST 24, 2020
When the coronavirus pandemic first hit the U.S., everyone saw its immediate impact on supermarket supply chains: shelves emptied by consumers frantically stockpiling toilet paper, cleaning products and shelf-stable staples like rice and canned beans. While supply chain executives’ first job was refilling those shelves, keeping them filled as the pandemic wore on has continued to generate new challenges.
Retail Technology Review
AUGUST 24, 2020
The impact of COVID-19 has been swift and devastating to those directly affected. Not just from a health perspective but also for businesses who had to promptly close their doors as the country went into lockdown, particularly those in hospitality and retail.
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