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Online delivery platform Instacart is teaming up with regional Midwest retailer Meijer to provide same-day delivery of groceries. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to...
“Never say never,” the simple advice most of us have been getting since childhood — a warning against universal pronouncement about what one will, or will not do, for the rest of time. It is advice the team at Jimmy John’s might have taken in...
Call it “shipaggeddon” or just call it trouble for the digital-first economy. The fulfillment and delivery crunch predicted for eCommerce as it fights to keep up with an exponential increase in orders is here and it’s serious. The extensive nature of the problem became evident...
United Parcel Service (UPS) is limiting shipping volume for big retailers like Nike and Gap as a means of keeping up with eCommerce delivery demands, according to a report in The Wall Street Journal on Wednesday (Dec. 2). Get the Full Story Complete the form...
It’s never a good sign when, during a pandemic, the expert opinion on the ground is that the U.S. is currently in the process of “rounding the corner into a calamity.” That rather stark opinion comes care of Dr. Leana Wen, an emergency medicine physician...
As eCommerce demand surges into the holiday season the impact of friction along the last mile is wide ranging, touching companies far and wide. For the carriers that navigate that last mile, with trucks and vans winding their way through streets and traffic and to customers’...
The continued surge of online ordering is having a ripple effect across the logistics sector, resulting in shipping delays and shipping surcharges that, ultimately, might result in higher prices charged to consumers. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy...
Instacart and Best Buy are teaming for a new service to offer same-day delivery for Best Buy items nationwide, a press release announced. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no...
