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How Woodman’s Markets is Harnessing In-Store ‘Anti-COVID Robots’

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The robots also provide location data down to four-foot sections, which Woodman’s Markets will use to empower associates when it comes to fulfilling online orders and stocking shelves. This data will be uploaded to its mobile shopping app, where it will guide pickers to each item to improve delivery times.

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Belk Adds Same-Day Delivery Option

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We’ve been steadily expanding our ecommerce options to ensure our customers can shop whenever, wherever and however it best fits their life,” said Lisa Harper, CEO of Belk in a statement. The retailer will charge $14.95 on orders under $49 and $9.95 for orders larger than that amount.

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In the Wake of ‘Returnageddon’ Retailers Seek New Solutions to an Age-Old Problem

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It was the kind of “-geddon” that could be seen coming from a mile away — a perfect storm combining an ecommerce boom; retailers, fulfillment centers and shipping providers that were already stretched thin by a global pandemic; and the historically hectic holiday season looming. Ecommerce clearly isn’t going anywhere.

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Q1 Results: Walmart, Target Lean on Groceries as Discretionary Spending Declines in Early 2023

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overall, but omnichannel offerings helped offset this decline: same-day services saw unspecified mid-single-digit growth, led by high-single-digit growth in Drive-Up orders, and more than 97% of sales were fulfilled by stores. One area where Target made significant progress was cutting back on excess merchandise.