Brick-and-mortar retailers are changing the way they manage their workforces in the age of Amazon: Walmart, for instance, is testing multiple versions of a new team structure called the “Great Workplace” in some of its locations. The move comes the company is investing in refurbishing...
When Bell and Howell (BH) first examined how it could compete in the automated, self-service delivery kiosk and locker space a few years ago, it was because two things were becoming crystal clear about the market, CEO Larry Blue told Karen Webster for 2019’s first edition of the Monday...
News travels fast in payments and commerce. The world does not perhaps look terribly different, at first glance, than it did a year ago. Cars aren’t flying yet, and our frequent plaintive requests for a robot butler remain unanswered (here’s looking at you Santa). However, an awful lot...
To provide families with access to groceries in Washington, D.C., Lyft is teaming up with nonprofit Martha’s Table for its Grocery Access Program. The ridesharing company will provide discounted rides to families living in two of the city’s neighborhoods to and from the supermarket, according...
January 07, 2019
When Bell and Howell (BH) first examined how it could compete in the automated, self-service delivery kiosk and locker space a few years ago, it was because two things were becoming crystal clear about the market, CEO Larry Blue told Karen Webster for 2019’s first edition of the Monday Conversation. The first thing was that getting “buy-online, pickup-in-store” (BOPIS) right […]
December 27, 2018
News travels fast in payments and commerce. The world does not perhaps look terribly different, at first glance, than it did a year ago. Cars aren’t flying yet, and our frequent...
November 16, 2018
It would be an overstatement to say that Amazon should be incredibly worried about Walmart these days — as Amazon is undeniably doing great by almost any rational measurement. Still, coming...
July 13, 2017
Peapod was one of the earliest Internet startups to offer grocery delivery services, so it only makes sense that the company would strive to stay at the forefront of the...
December 11, 2018
To provide families with access to groceries in Washington, D.C., Lyft is teaming up with nonprofit Martha’s Table for its Grocery Access Program. The ridesharing company will provide discounted rides to families living in two of the city’s neighborhoods to and from the supermarket, according to reports. According to the Lyft blog, the company along […]
November 15, 2018
Grocery delivery startup Instacart raised an extra $271 million in November, bringing its latest round of funding to $871 million. A source told Reuters that the additional funding comes from...
November 07, 2018
Instacart, the online groceries company, announced Wednesday (Nov. 7) the national expansion of Instacart Pickup, a new grocery click-and-collect service. In a press release, the company said Instacart Pickup provides...
October 25, 2018
Walmart Canada announced that it has expanded its mobile pickup service in 22 additional stores. The company plans to expand the feature to all Walmart Canada Grocery Pickup store locations...
