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The Future of Ecommerce? Stores will Actually Play a Major Role

Many industry experts commented on the speed with which retailers — even those that had been slow to…

Features September 13
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UPS Seeks Share of Same-Day Delivery Market with Roadie Acquisition

United Parcel Service (UPS) plans to buy Roadie, a delivery platform supporting local same-day delivery across the country.…

News September 10
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Your Grocery Store is Going Robotic, but Not Where You Think

In previous years, much of the activity around grocery stores and robotics involved front-of-store processes, where autonomous mobile…

Executive Viewpoints September 7
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Reports: Walmart Raises Minimum Wage to $12, Taps Instacart for NYC Delivery

In the midst of a tight retail labor market, Walmart is increasing its minimum wage $1 to $12 an hour, and will give raises to…

News September 3
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Smart Contactless Lockers are Helping Retailers’ Order Fulfillment Efforts

Smart lockers are the future of package delivery and package pickup for retailers. To understand why, we have…

Executive Viewpoints September 2
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Overcoming the On-Demand Delivery Tradeoff: How to Keep Customers Without Cutting Profits

Even before the COVID-19 pandemic dramatically accelerated the growth of ecommerce and raised consumer expectations for seamless, almost…

Executive Viewpoints August 27
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Walmart Expands White Label Offerings with Third-Party Delivery Services

Walmart is commercializing its delivery platform with a new white label service — Walmart GoLocal — that will…

News August 24
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Want to Know the Holiday Season’s Top Trends? Look at Back-to-School for Insight

Back-to-school surveys across the retail sector point to a strong season, spurred by pent-up consumer demand.   Deloitte indicated that parents’ projected…

Features August 19
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Rakuten’s Xparcel Expedited Determines the Most Efficient Last Mile Route

Rakuten Super Logistics (RSL) has launched Xparcel Expedited, a shipping solution designed to provide two- to five-day transit…

News August 19
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