Instacart has become the exclusive same-day delivery partner of Kohl’s. With Kohl’s now on the Instacart App, nearly 109 million households can access same-day delivery from 1,172 Kohl’s department stores across the United States, Instacart said in a Thursday (May 2) press release. Customers can shop and order same-day or scheduled delivery of accessories, home essentials, skin care, beauty […]

DoorDash set new company records across several metrics in the first quarter as it continued to expand its services into new segments of the local retail economy. The on-demand delivery aggregator set new quarterly records for total orders, total dollar value of orders completed on its marketplaces, and revenue during the three-month period ended March 31, […]

Rite Aid has expanded its partnership with Uber Eats to include alcohol delivery in eight states. With this expansion, the pharmacy chain and the on-demand app now offer delivery of alcohol from nearly 1,000 Rite Aid stores in California, Idaho, Michigan, New York, Ohio, Oregon, Virginia and Washington, the companies said in a Tuesday (April 30) press release emailed to […]

With consumer spending increasingly motivated by deals and seasonality, Amazon is gearing up for its tenth-ever Prime Day savings event, as Doug Herrington, CEO of Worldwide Amazon Stores, announced via LinkedIn Friday (April 26). “Last year, we had our biggest Prime Day in our company’s history: Prime members purchased more than 375 million items worldwide […]

Privacy law in the United States is best described as a patchwork of rules and regulations at both the state and federal level. This development is perhaps no better exemplified than by how the U.S. regulates biometric information. From competing definitions to (sometimes) contradictory compliance obligations, the rules surrounding the processing of biometric information are […]

Investors reportedly expect increased competition in the grocery sector after Amazon’s announcement Tuesday (April 23) of a new grocery delivery subscription benefit. Walmart and Kroger shares declined 1.8% and 2.3%, respectively, Tuesday, in moves that UBS analyst Michael Lasser said showed that investors interpret Amazon’s announcement as a sign of greater competition, Seeking Alpha reported Wednesday (April 24). The new Amazon program offers a delivery […]

DoorDash has teamed with Walgreens to offer SNAP/EBT payments at nearly 7,800 locations. According to its announcement Wednesday (April 24), DoorDash is the first platform that enables SNAP customers to make purchases directly from Walgreens with Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) Electronic Benefits Transfer (EBT) cards and the first third-party delivery service provider to offer SNAP/EBT as a payment option […]

Consumers find stores’ own online grocery platforms more accessible than third-party marketplace offerings, bucking broader retail trends. Now, major players such as Amazon and DoorDash are trying to win those shoppers over by making their offerings more accessible — the former in terms of price, the latter in terms of geographic availability. Amazon announced Tuesday […]

Online shoppers want options for a wider range of grocery occasions, not just their weekly haul, Misfits Market CEO Abhi Ramesh said. The online grocer on Wednesday (April 17) announced a partnership with Gopuff to leverage its perishable supply chain and operational capabilities to enable near-instant delivery of  fresh products. In an interview with PYMNTS, […]

Bankjoy and Pinwheel have partnered to help financial institutions offer their customers a frictionless way to set up their direct deposit. With this collaboration, Bankjoy will help its bank and credit union clients integrate Pinwheel’s digital deposit switching (DDS) solution, Pinwheel Prime, the companies said in a Tuesday (April 16) press release. “Removing the friction during the deposit switching setup […]