Order Pickup news and trends

Designing Mobile Order-Ahead For Roving Vendors
Retail // February 21, 2019

ResTech startups are sometimes founded out of an entrepreneur’s need for more convenient food ordering options. QuickBite Founder and CEO Richard Reedy worked for a company in East Austin and didn’t have a ton of time to get lunch. He was within walking distance to...

Robots Tasked With Restocking Retailers’ Shelves
Retail // January 28, 2019

Retailers have been testing out shelf-scanning robots to find out if they can handle restocking a store’s inventory when needed. “We’re giving them a real-time, actual image of their product layout across the whole store, up to twice or three times a day,” said Red...

Yelp’s New Curbside Service With A Smile
Delivery // August 10, 2017

Convenience is the name of the game if you’re a retailer that wants to provide a seamless and quality customer experience for target audiences. With that strategy in mind, same-day shopping brick-and-mortar service Curbside announced news of its partnership with Yelp, a move which is...

Walmart Lets Customers Pick Up Online Orders Via Vending Machines
Merchant Innovation // July 06, 2017

Breaking mobile order ahead news: it’s not just for food anymore. Walmart is now letting customers place orders on its website and pick them up at a designated Pickup Tower in select stores. The Tower holds, retrieves and dispenses online orders by scanning a barcode...

Quick Reads
Panera Offers Diners Ability to Pick Up at the Drive-Thru

May 31, 2023
Panera says it will allow diners to pick up their orders without leaving their cars. The fast-casual restaurant chain Wednesday (May 31) announced the launch of its Drive-Thru Pick-Up program, which combines “the ease of the digital ordering experience with the comfort and convenience of the drive-thru window.” According to a news release, the service […]

Robots Tasked With Restocking Retailers’ Shelves

January 28, 2019
Retailers have been testing out shelf-scanning robots to find out if they can handle restocking a store’s inventory when needed. “We’re giving them a real-time, actual image of their product...

Yelp’s New Curbside Service With A Smile

August 10, 2017
Convenience is the name of the game if you’re a retailer that wants to provide a seamless and quality customer experience for target audiences. With that strategy in mind, same-day...

Walmart Lets Customers Pick Up Online Orders Via Vending Machines

July 06, 2017
Breaking mobile order ahead news: it’s not just for food anymore. Walmart is now letting customers place orders on its website and pick them up at a designated Pickup Tower...