In a move that could help it better contend with Swiggy, Flipkart and Amazon, online grocer BigBasket has merged its two main businesses of planned next-day orders and on-demand 90-minute delivery. The idea is to supply broader product selections to shoppers in under four hours,...
Brick-and-mortar retailers are expanding their efforts to provide customers with health and wellness services while taking steps to train their employees for healthcare roles. Walmart, in one case, is adding healthcare to its Live Better U’s college offering, in an effort to provide associates with a pathway to...
As New York City’s vacancy rate has skyrocketed by nearly 50 percent, a report released by City Comptroller Scott Stringer showed that the amount of empty retail space in the city has doubled in the last 10 years or so. The vacancy rate reached a...
Unilever has revealed that its sales on Amazon are only a small piece of its pie since most of its products sold on the website are priced below $10. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access...
Grocery group Casino Guichard Perrachon, along with its rival Carrefour, have been experimenting with keeping select stores open even after their employees go home. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content —...
Inventory stock outs plague brick and mortar retailers. Knowing just what items are where — and replacing or replenishing them — can be a painstaking task. Martin Hitch, co-founder of Bossa Nova, tells Karen Webster that robots in the aisles can pinpoint problems on shelves before...
To provide discounts on routine healthcare that shoppers might skip or delay due to cost, Walmart’s Sam’s Club is collaborating with multiple healthcare companies. Beginning next month, members in Pennsylvania, North Carolina and Michigan will be able to purchase medical services bundles that can encompass...
For most U.S. consumers, Lookiero is probably not all that familiar a name, as the Spain-based firm founded in 2015 operates entirely in the European Union — specifically in the U.K., France, Spain, Luxembourg, Belgium and Italy. But even if the name is not familiar...
As autumn kicks in, retail trends are playing out that will have an impact on not only the 2019 holiday shopping season, but also commerce innovation in 2020. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to...
