Personal Shopping

How Personal Shopper Platform Dumpling Aims To Beat Instacart And Amazon
How Personal Shopper Platform Dumpling Aims To Beat Instacart And Amazon
July 17, 2020  |  Gig Economy

Is it really necessary to train a personal grocery shopper how to pick a good banana? It’s a question that Nate D’Anna, serial entrepreneur and...

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Lookiero Shopping Service Secures $19M In MMC-Led Round
Lookiero Shopping Service Secures $19M In MMC-Led Round
September 20, 2019  |  Investments

Online personal shopping service Lookiero revealed it has closed a $19 million funding round led by London-based MMC Ventures, as reported on Friday (Sept. 20)....

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Amazon Unveils Personal Shopping Service
Amazon Unveils Personal Shopping Service
July 31, 2019  |  Retail

To provide consumers with fashion advice, Amazon has debuted Personal Shopper by Prime Wardrobe. The new service offers recommendations for clothes as well as accessories...

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Walmart Sued By JetBlue For Jetblack Name
Walmart Sued By JetBlue For Jetblack Name
June 24, 2019  |  Legal

To force the world’s biggest retailer to stop using the Jetblack name for its personal shopping service, JetBlue Airways has sued Walmart Inc. over trademark...

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Walmart’s Jetblack Sees Two-Thirds Of Shoppers Engage Weekly
Walmart’s Jetblack Sees Two-Thirds Of Shoppers Engage Weekly
June 10, 2019  |  Retail

Following the rollout of Walmart’s Jetblack personal shopping service last year, two-thirds of customers reportedly engage with the service weekly. They are also said to...

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Walmart’s ‘Code Eight’ Becomes ‘Jetblack’
Walmart’s ‘Code Eight’ Becomes ‘Jetblack’
May 18, 2018  |  Retail

Walmart’s personal shopping venture has a new name: After a rebranding, the company’s Code Eight effort is now known as Jetblack. Those who visit the...

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