Order Fulfillment
April 4, 2016 at 9:43 am
Amazon.com plans to broaden the reach of its fast delivery service Prime Now, and is selling major brands promotional deals connected to the expansion, a sign the world’s largest Internet retailer is satisfied with early results from the nascent offering. The service — now only available through the Prime Now app on smartphones — will be…
March 30, 2016 at 10:53 am
The relationship between retailers and customers has always been about proximity: the closer, the better. However, as e-commerce and digital retail continue to transform the industry, there’s a new twist to the location equation. Instead of being about the location of the brick-and-mortar store, it’s now about the location of the customer. The challenge for…
March 22, 2016 at 11:21 am
Clothing brand American Apparel has formally partnered with startup Postmates to offer consumers on-demand delivery (within the hour) of "Basics" clothing, which includes standard tees, sweatshirts, body suits, pants, leggings and dresses for all genders. The service will be offered in 79 American Apparel stores throughout the U.S., spanning 31 metropolitan areas. At launch, delivery fees will…
March 15, 2016 at 10:09 am
Most Amazon.com shoppers love how the site immediately predicts shipping costs and delivery date for their purchases. As soon as shoppers click on a product, they see a message such as, “Want it Wednesday, Sept. 30 by 4 p.m.? Order in the next 11 minutes, six seconds.” What’s noteworthy is that Amazon does this up…
March 11, 2016 at 8:42 am
The National Retail Federation (NRF) recently released its sales forecast for 2016, and it's predicting steady growth year-over-year of 3.1 percent. While this is on par with previous years’ gains, it’s just not good enough for retailers looking to blow the doors off in 2016. The retail industry is constantly evolving, forcing brands to generate new and…
March 10, 2016 at 12:56 pm
Amazon.com is taking to the skies. The e-commerce powerhouse has finalized an agreement to lease 20 Boeing jets from Air Transport Services Group Inc. as it builds out its U.S. delivery capabilities. Amazon has been investing heavily in its shipping infrastructure, adding sorting centers, which sort packages by zip code and deliver them to post offices. And…
March 1, 2016 at 10:52 am
Today's consumer is a digitally savvy shopper who expects to find and receive the products they want, when they want them. Armed with a slew of online resources that, thanks to mobile devices, can be accessed from anywhere, consumers have created a technological evolution that's changing the omnichannel retail world as we know it. As…
February 24, 2016 at 10:52 am
Whole Foods and Instacart are taking their relationship to the next level. The $10 billion national grocery store chain is making an investment in the four-year-old delivery startup, according to multiple sources. The size of the deal couldn't be learned, but sources say it's essentially done, barring an unforeseen last-minute change of heart. The two companies have also…
February 19, 2016 at 10:29 am
Amazon.com Inc is quietly inviting drivers for its new "on-demand" delivery service to handle its standard packages, as the online retailer known for low prices and razor-thin profit margins looks to speed up delivery times and tamp down its growing multibillion dollar logistics bill. The move, which hasn't been announced publicly, is the latest sign that…
February 19, 2016 at 9:04 am
Consumer expectations have never been higher. They want simple shopping experiences on their mobile devices, online and in person — whatever is most convenient at any point in time. Most of all, consumers want to be able to purchase the exact item they’re looking for, and they want it delivered fast. In the last decade,…
