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Grocery Delivery Competition Heats Up with Faster Service, Extended Hours

Several grocery retailers are capitalizing on new growth opportunities in the delivery arena by enhancing their services: Albertsons…

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Pacsun has outsourced its fulfillment capabilities to Cart.com to improve omnichannel customer experiences.

Pacsun Taps External Partner to Streamline U.S. Fulfillment

Like many retailers, Pacsun is focusing on efficiency — and that means getting products to customers as quickly…

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Best Buy’s Geek Squad Expands into In-Home Health Care Setup

[Editor’s Note 10/12/23 — This story was updated to add details of another program to sell prescription medical…

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Want to Cut the Cost of Fast Fulfillment? It All Starts with Inventory Placement

Until someone invents a Star Trek-style replicator (“Tea. Earl Grey. Hot.”) that delivers pretty much any item to…

Features September 14
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Ahead of its annual sellers conference, Amazon has debuted its newest solution for sellers — Supply Chain by Amazon.

Amazon Continues Push Beyond its Own Ecosystem with Debut of ‘Supply Chain by Amazon’

The pandemic made “supply chain” a commonplace term, and now Amazon wants to make it a commonplace service.…

Features September 12
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Kroger and Albertsons to Sell 400+ Stores, 8 DCs to Speed Planned Merger

Kroger and Albertsons will sell 413 stores across 17 states and the District of Columbia, along with eight…

News September 8
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Let’s Move from Fast Promising to Smart Promising

The rise of search-based and social selling has heightened retailers’ desire to offer aggressive estimated delivery dates (EDD).…

Executive Viewpoints September 8
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4 Ways AI Can Support Business Growth

Retailers are tackling pressing issues, from wavering customer loyalty to finding the next channel or platform they need…

Features September 7
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Books-A-Million Adds Same-Day Delivery via Walmart GoLocal

Books-A-Million will leverage its 231 stores to offer same- and next-day delivery using the white label Walmart GoLocal…

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