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Amazon Dumps Instacart For Whole Foods Deliveries — What’s Next?
Amazon Dumps Instacart For Whole Foods Deliveries — What’s Next?
December 14, 2018  |  Amazon Delivery

Instacart will have to conquer the grocery-delivery business without the help of Amazon. That’s one take on the news Thursday (Dec. 13) that Instacart has...

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Forget Drones — For Amazon Delivery Domination, Think Vans
Forget Drones — For Amazon Delivery Domination, Think Vans
December 03, 2018  |  Amazon

Amazon’s delivery efforts provided minor Facebook entertainment over this past weekend for more than a few people in New Orleans (home of the PYMNTS warm...

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How Robots Are Shaking Up The Grocery Industry
How Robots Are Shaking Up The Grocery Industry
November 15, 2018  |  Artificial Intelligence

It’s a combination of the latest technology and prehistoric human need: the increasing trend of using robots in the grocery industry. It has gained speed...

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Best Buy Offers Free Shipping For The Holidays
Best Buy Offers Free Shipping For The Holidays
November 09, 2018  |  Retail

For the fourth consecutive year, Best Buy is offering free shipping on all online orders with no minimum purchase for the holidays. Free shipping will...

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Thoughts Of Holiday Retail Cheer Tempered By Memories Of Failure
Thoughts Of Holiday Retail Cheer Tempered By Memories Of Failure
November 08, 2018  |  Retail

It’s the big stage for retailers, the holiday shopping season – when all the consumer world is watching (and, merchants and payments providers hope, buying...

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Ahold Launches Automated Supermarkets
Ahold Launches Automated Supermarkets
November 08, 2018  |  Retail

Grocery group Ahold Delhaize is set to launch automated warehouses to speed up completion of orders and slash delivery times. Reuters reported that the world’s...

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Fulfillment Startup ShipBob Notches $40M In Series C Funding
Fulfillment Startup ShipBob Notches $40M In Series C Funding
September 07, 2018  |  Retail

To assist eCommerce merchants with the fulfillment process, ShipBob has notched $40 million in Series C funding. The raise comes on the heels of a...

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UPS Launches Warehouse-On-Demand Platform
UPS Launches Warehouse-On-Demand Platform
August 29, 2018  |  B2B Payments

Shipping and logistics conglomerate UPS has launched an online platform providing warehousing-as-a-service for corporate customers. A press release issued on Tuesday (Aug. 28) said UPS...

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Chinese eCommerce Experiences Logistical Growing Pains
Chinese eCommerce Experiences Logistical Growing Pains
August 22, 2018  |  International

As Chinese eCommerce continues to grow, the race to build warehouses and site them to support quick, efficient deliveries is heating up in that country....

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