Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

Getir has purchased fellow grocery delivery service FreshDirect , a division of Ahold Delhaize , in a deal that is expected to close by Nov. Founded in 2002 and currently employing 3,200 people, the Bronx-based FreshDirect is a pioneer in New York City grocery delivery. However, our strength as a grocery retailer in the U.S.

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Retail TouchPoints

DECEMBER 15, 2023

Kroger has kicked off a multi-year agreement to have Gatik AI ’s autonomous box trucks transport products from the retailer’s Dallas customer fulfillment center to multiple retail locations in the area. In fact, Walmart has worked with Gatik for autonomous deliveries from distribution centers to stores in Bentonville, Ark.

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Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 15, 2021

Both Target and Walmart have announced new investments in last mile delivery technologies, highlighting the growing importance of fulfillment in the post-COVID environment. Meanwhile, Walmart has taken a financial stake in autonomous delivery startup Cruise , following a pilot program with the company in Arizona last year.

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Retail TouchPoints

JUNE 6, 2022

The profit margin at grocery has always been razor-thin, and now, with online grocery growing in popularity, retailers must add the costs of picking individual orders and doorstep delivery to their already tight balance sheets. A New Kind of ‘Neighborhood Retail’. A Missfresh mini-warehouse, which operates as a dark store.

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 12, 2023

Walmart has onboarded Rina Hurst as the new VP of its Walmart GoLocal delivery service platform. During her tenure at Shipt, Hurst drove strategic retail, brand and innovation partnerships and played a central role in optimizing order volume. The main goal, according to Jennifer McKeehan, SVP of End-to-End Delivery at Walmart U.S.,

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 1, 2022

Sports fan destination site Fanatics and beauty retailer Sephora are both gearing up for the holiday sales rush with the debut of new, faster delivery options. Fanatics customers in those cities can now order gear for many of their favorite teams and players with local next-day delivery, with more cities set to be added in the future.

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Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

In announcing the news, Temu not only highlighted the benefits to sellers, which it said can now “reach millions of new customers” through its platform, but also the benefits to shoppers, who as a result of the expansion will begin to see more “local options” in the shopping app. and Europe who order from merchants in their own region.

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 27, 2024

Instacart has launched the Instacart Developer Platform (IDP) , a publicly available API program that will enable third-party companies to integrate Instacart’s fulfillment and delivery functionality into their websites and apps. for meal planning or cooking content, for example). for meal planning or cooking content, for example).

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Retail TouchPoints

JUNE 29, 2023

In Amazon ’s latest moves to bolster its logistics and fulfillment network, the company has partnered with Staples to accept customer returns and is looking for 2,500 local business to join its new Hub Delivery network. retail locations will accept label-free, box-free Amazon returns for no fee. Retail in a statement.

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 6, 2024

Canseco’s Market , Harps Foods and Price Chopper have joined the 600+ retail banners using Instacart Storefront to support their ecommerce sites. The solution features built-in catalog services and automated marketing campaigns as well as flexible fulfillment solutions that allow retailers to choose the model that works best for their stores.

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Retail TouchPoints

JUNE 1, 2022

DoorDash has acquired Wolt Enterprises , a Helsinki-based last mile delivery company. Wolt has developed a wide range of technologies to assist with its operations, from local logistics to retail software to financial solutions. DoorDash also has been expanding its local options along with its international reach.

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Retail TouchPoints

JUNE 14, 2023

Nearly every major retailer has embraced consumer demands for quick and easy delivery. In fact, experts predict that online food delivery alone will become a $32 billion industry by 2024. Senate Bill 23-143 would allow businesses to pay the retail delivery fee themselves instead of charging customers.

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Inside Retail

AUGUST 30, 2023

But increasingly, next-day and same-day delivery are being pushed to move at a rapid pace. The offer is, so far, restricted to delivery within select areas of Sydney and Melbourne: being sourced from the business’ Sydney Galeries and Melbourne CBD and Chadstone stores. That’s when I really started to look into it.

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 26, 2023

The ever-shifting landscape of retail makes any type of prediction questionable, but there are a few hidden trends that are shaping the future of how we buy. Smaller facilities can fit into spaces closer to city centers, shortening delivery times for local customers.

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Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

Earlier this year the company introduced flat-rate shipping that imposes a standard delivery fee of $2.99 The company also teamed up with ShipSage to speed up deliveries to the U.S. In parallel, it also opens up new avenues for independent retailers to drive increased foot traffic and revenue streams generated by package collections.”

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 19, 2023

Using its 1,700+ stores to support fast fulfillment, Lowe’s has expanded same-day delivery services across the U.S. Orders placed on Lowes.com or the retailer’s mobile app by 2 p.m. local time will be delivered that day; orders placed after 2 p.m. in partnership with OneRail. will be delivered the following day.

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Inside Retail

APRIL 22, 2024

The food-service segment includes restaurants, bars, cafes, fast food and home delivery services. Home delivery is expected to continue to capture more share in the coming years due to continuous improvements in convenience and service while takeaway is already losing some of its gains after the pandemic.

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Retail TouchPoints

JUNE 28, 2023

As it marks its 10-year anniversary, DoorDash is doubling down on its ambition to evolve beyond restaurant delivery to become “the local commerce company.” We are proud of the progress we’ve made in the first decade, digitizing all of local commerce and making it feel as native to consumers as ecommerce has become.”

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Retail TouchPoints

JUNE 16, 2022

Supermercados ECONO , a retailer with 64 grocery stores in Puerto Rico, is upgrading its current ecommerce platform, ECONO ToGo, with technology from Local Express. Local Express will provide “on location” training to store staff to ensure seamless transition from the current ecommerce platform.

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 12, 2023

Walmart ’s burgeoning slate of white-label retail tech will be made more widely available via a new partnership with Salesforce. Retailers will now be able to plug into Walmart Commerce Technologies’ Store Assist local fulfillment services and the Walmart GoLocal delivery solution through the Salesforce AppExchange.

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 26, 2024

Cooperative food wholesaler Associated Wholesale Grocers (AWG) , which serves independently owned supermarkets, has expanded its partnership with Instacart to offer ecommerce and same-day delivery solutions as well as smart cart technology to its member retailers. ”

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Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

Target will expand its next-day delivery capabilities by investing $100 million in its sortation center network to open six additional facilities by 2026. The retailer is aiming to operate more than 15 sortation centers across the country to enable flexible and efficient last mile options that build on its store-as-hub strategy.

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

Deliveries from more than 2,000 Rite Aid stores in 16 states will be powered by the Grubhub Marketplace , making thousands of the retailer’s OTC, wellness products and snacks more accessible to consumers. Rite Aid items are now available on the Grubhub+ membership program, which offers no-fee deliveries on orders of $12 or more.

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Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

On the heels of its new nationwide partnership with 7-Eleven , Grubhub is teaming up with real-time delivery service Buyk to further expand its convenience delivery offerings. The news comes amid a period of rapid development in the arena of ultrafast delivery, with new partnerships and providers popping up seemingly every day.

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Retail Focus

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

“Proximity” has become a controversial term when it comes to retail. In remote villages, proximity retail suffers. Customers find it more convenient to drive back and forth to find a retail conglomerate to make or complete their purchases. What incentives do retailers have to reinvest in local urban stores?

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Retail Dive

MAY 27, 2021

An FAA permit allows the drones to carry deliveries up to a mile away from retailers.

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 10, 2023

“The extensibility of our platform allows us to power all local commerce and local delivery needs, with this newest offering enabling us to meet time-starved shoppers wherever they are.”. Returns represent a major challenge to the retail and logistics industries: NRF statistics show that of the $4.86 trillion sold by U.S.

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Retail Dive

MAY 2, 2024

The retailer's local delivery platform has evolved to handle big and bulky items, orders out of fulfillment centers and more, VP Rina Hurst said.

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 9, 2024

With no end in sight to the challenges battering the global supply chain, Shao spoke with Retail TouchPoints about how companies, and small businesses in particular, can adapt and thrive in this volatile environment. Retail TouchPoints: The supply chain has been a huge topic of conversation since the pandemic struck.

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Retail TouchPoints

JUNE 29, 2023

Delivery platform Shipt has added a Hosting Hub , providing curated lists of trending products for barbecues, Fourth of July parties and other celebrations from retailers including Target and Meijer. Shipt customers can fill carts using the Hub online or on the Shipt app and then arrange for same-day delivery. “We

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 11, 2024

DoorDash has added five recreation and wellness retailers to its marketplace — Camping World ( 190 locations), Golf Galaxy ( 100 locations), JD Sports and Finish Line ( 500 locations) and The Vitamin Shoppe ( 700 locations). To celebrate the new partnerships, from now through Jan.

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Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 26, 2022

Rapid delivery services are changing the convenience store landscape by adding even more options for hungry shoppers to stock up on what they need on their own schedules. Foxtrot is taking its own approach to the rapid delivery market by embracing a fully omnichannel operation.

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 23, 2021

Uber Technologies is continuing to scale its massive logistics buildup with two new retail partnerships. The ridesharing service will now provide same-day grocery delivery for Costco in Texas, and will help Mercari take its “no-meetup garage sale” marketplace nationwide. and Phoenix. Mercari Helps Uber Break into Resale Logistics.

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Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 17, 2023

More than 10,000 products from Petco are now available for delivery nationwide via the DoorDash Marketplace, including food, treats, toys, beds, bowls and other supplies. The retailer began offering same-day delivery in partnership with DoorDash in December 2020.

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Payment Services Planning Consumer Shopping 244

Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 25, 2021

Amazon has launched new local selling capabilities that will allow its third-party sellers to offer same-day store pickup and fast delivery for customers in their area. A number of sellers already are offering Amazon Local Selling, including Sears Hometown Store , Best Buy and Mattress Warehouse.

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Inside Retail

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

Previously, retailers competed on the quality and location of their stores, but with the rise of e-commerce, the competitive dynamic has fundamentally changed. The physical retail store is a vital cog in the broader supply chain network. For many time-conscious and demanding consumers, digital-first is the preferred way to shop.

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Retail TouchPoints

DECEMBER 8, 2022

Superstore retailer Meijer is scheduled to open its first Meijer Grocery stores on Jan. headquartered superstore retailer, relying on a smaller 75,000 to 90,000-square-foot space. 26, 2023 in Michigan’s Orion and Macomb Townships. The supermarket store concept represents a departure for the Grand Rapids, Mich.-headquartered ”

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