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1.2KInnovationWhy Office Lobbies Are Saying Bye-Bye To Paper Logbooks
Look no further than the lobby of a typical office building for a glimpse of the living past — along with a...
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878InnovationFord To Integrate Walking Robots Into Self-Driving Vans
Ford has announced it is partnering with walking robots maker Agility Robotics for its fleet of self-driving delivery vans. The two will work...
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831RetailHow Subscription Services Can Disrupt Alcohol’s Confusing Distribution System
Selling alcohol is a more complicated process than the average consumer generally appreciates when they order a glass of wine with their...
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1.9KWalmart Amazon whole paycheckThe Whole Paycheck Tracker: The Race For One-Day Shipping Dominance
When Amazon announced about two weeks ago that Prime’s free two-day shipping was about to become Prime’s one-day shipping, it certainly got the...
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1.9KEarningsWalmart’s Q1 Earnings Driven By Grocery, eCommerce
Despite a recent string of disappointing news updates out of the retail sector, Walmart managed to surprise investors with better-than-expected earnings when...
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1.9KDeliveryWhole Foods And Instacart Officially Call It Quits
In a move that’s been anticipated since 2017 when Amazon acquired Whole Foods, the grocer and delivery firm Instacart have parted ways,...
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1.4KRetailWalmart, Target Take On Amazon With Faster Fulfillment
Retailers are promoting faster shipping options in the wake of news that Amazon plans to speed up Prime shipping from two days...
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1.6KRetailAmazon Unveils Package Pickup Counters In Europe
With the popularity of click-and-collect offerings in Europe, Amazon is rolling out the option for shoppers to pick up their packages from...
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1.8KWalmartWalmart To Expand One-Day Delivery To More Homes
Walmart is expanding its next-day delivery to more areas of the U.S. as it pushes back on Amazon’s one-day delivery expansion plans....
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2.0KAmazonAmazon Offers Employees $10K To Start Delivery Businesses
Amazon is enticing its own employees to start package delivery businesses, announcing Monday (May 13) a new incentive that will provide them...
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4.0KAmazon DeliveryPacking Robots Coming To Amazon Warehouses
Amazon, which has been adding automation to its shipping and delivery services, is mulling deploying packaging machines at warehouses, which would scan...
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1.9KB2B PaymentsLocus Raises $22M For Supply Chain Optimization
Logistics startup Locus has secured $22 million in new funding, according to reports today (Monday, May 13). The company said in a...
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4.6KDeliverySquare, Postmates Team For Merchant Delivery Option
Square, the digital payments company, has inked a deal with delivery startup Postmates to provide an on-demand delivery for Square small business...
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1.8KDeliveryAmazon’s One-Day Shipping Pledge Boosts Logistics Startups
Amazon’s announcement that it plans to inject $800 million to facilitate next-day delivery has created opportunities for logistics startups that can help...
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2.9KAmazon DeliveryAmazon US One-Day Shipping Reach Now At 72 Pct Of Households
A new report has revealed that Amazon can offer same-day and next-day delivery to 72 percent of the U.S. population, including almost all...
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2.2KDeliveryUK Amazon Rival Ocado Claims Faster Warehouse Robots
The U.K. online delivery market has so far been dominated by Amazon, but a popular new player, Ocado, has warehouse robots that...
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1.9KWalmart Amazon whole paycheckThe Amazon/Walmart Whole Paycheck Tracker: Glimpsing The Future Of Automation And One-Day Delivery
This week both Amazon and Walmart were offering up pictures — albeit with very different levels of detail built in — of how the...
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2.7KRetailRetail Pulse: Walmart Tests ‘Great Workplace,’ Sainsbury’s Opens Cashierless Store
Brick-and-mortar retailers are changing the way they manage their workforces in the age of Amazon: Walmart, for instance, is testing multiple versions...
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1.5KInvestmentsFreightHub Raises $30M In Series B Round
A freight forwarding startup in Europe has raised $30 million in a Series B funding round. FreightHub, headquartered in Berlin, aims to...
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1.7KDeliveryDoorDash To Deliver To Hotels
DoorDash, the food delivery startup, announced Thursday (May 2) it has a new partnership with Wyndham Rewards to deliver food at hotels....
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1.4KMarketsGrubhub Spikes 10 Pct Post-CEO Stock Purchase
Grubhub saw its shares increase as much as 10 percent after it was revealed that its CEO purchased almost $1 million of company...
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1.0KInvestmentsBlackBuck Raises $150M To Expand Logistics Platform
BlackBuck, the India-based logistics startup that connects businesses with truck owners, has raised $150 million in venture funding. A news outlet, citing...
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1.4KInvestmentsDelivery App Glovo Raises $169M In Series D Round
On-demand delivery app Glovo, which is similar to Postmates in that it promises to deliver anything, has raised $169 million in a...
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745AmazonAmazon Boosts Its Logistical Strength With Freight Service
Amazon is delivering another potential blow to other companies that do logistics. The eCommerce operator has launched its digital freight brokerage platform,...
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1.1KRetailFord Teams With Amazon For In-Car Delivery
Following in the footsteps of Volvo Cars and General Motors Co., Ford Motor Co. is teaming up with Amazon to allow for packages...
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1.4KInvestmentsSoftBank Expected To Sink $1B Into LATAM Delivery App
SoftBank is set to make a $1 billion investment in Latin American delivery app Rappi. Citing sources familiar with the matter, Bloomberg...
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1.2KB2B PaymentsIn Wales, Late Payments’ Ripple Effects Felt In Construction Sector
A Welsh construction trade group is advocating for safeguards to get smaller suppliers paid in the wake of a larger firm’s collapse....
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3.3KDeliveryAmazon’s One-Day Shipping Sends Target, Walmart Shares Toppling
Amazon announced on Thursday (April 25) that it was going to make one-day shipping standard for all Amazon Prime members. Shares in...
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2.1KWalmart Amazon whole paycheckThe Whole Paycheck Tracker: One-Day Shipping, Online Pharmacy And AI-Enabled Stores
In the race for the consumer’s whole paycheck, Amazon was the busier runner this week with a host of announcements on quarterly...
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3.8KEarningsStarbucks Mobile App Now Counts 16.8M Users
With the growth of its rewards program and its stock reaching a record high ahead of expected earnings, Starbucks beat analysts’ earnings...
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3.6KEarningsAmazon Prime To Get One Day Shipping
Amazon offered something of a mixed bag for investors when it announced its earnings on Thursday (April 25). First quarter profits of...
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3.1KRidesharingLyft Discounts Trips To Grocery Stores
Grocery stores are undergoing historic transformation thanks to digital technology, transforming from rather staid operations to places that feature the latest retail...
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3.6KAuthenticationWhy Checking The Age Verification Box Online Isn’t Enough
For a lot of businesses, “advanced age verification” isn’t really all that advanced. Instead, the industry standard is a pop-up window that says...
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2.0KRetailHow Amazon’s In-Garage Delivery Could Take On Porch Pirates
Retailers are offering new delivery options designed to ensure that packages reach their intended recipients — and don’t fall into the hands...
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3.2KGoogleGoogle’s Drone Delivery Unit Wing Gets Nod By FAA
Wing, Google’s drone delivery unit, received approval to use drones to deliver packages by the Federal Aviation Administration on Tuesday (April 24)....
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2.6KDeliveryPostmates Expands Delivery To 1,000 More Cities
Delivery company Postmates announced on Tuesday (April 23) that it is expanding and adding 1,000 more cities, bringing the total number of...
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2.3KAmazonAmazon Offers In-Garage Delivery
Amazon has launched its Key in-garage delivery service, which was tested in 37 cities earlier this year, according to reports. Now available...
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2.9KRetailUPS Automates Logistics With Rising eCommerce Deliveries
To become more agile and squeeze out costs in the age of online shopping, shipping and logistics conglomerate UPS is turning to automation. The...
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6.8KRetailKroger Risks Losing The Digital Grocery Race
The world of groceries in the U.S. is a tough market – and getting tougher. And while the clash of the titans that...
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4.2KDeliveryUber Eats Delivers CBD Drink In New York
Recess, a CBD-infused sparkling water company, has announced that it will be available on Uber Eats for delivery to customers in New...
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3.1KDeliveryPostmates To Hire More Engineers As It Expands In The Seattle Area
Postmates, the delivery startup that competes against Grubhub, among others, and is expected to launch an initial public offering (IPO), is reportedly...
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2.3KDeliveryConvoy Go Levels The Playing Field For Small Carriers
Convoy, the trucking services company, announced Thursday (April 18) the launch of Convoy Go, a nationwide drop and hook marketplace that lets...
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3.0KDeliveryInstacart Loosens Availability Requirements For Shoppers With New On-Demand Option
Grocery delivery startup Instacart has introduced a new option for its workers, according to reports: on-demand shopping. Instacart shoppers have generally had...
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3.0KRetailHow To Power Plant-Based Baby Food Delivery, While Keeping It Real
Using the subscription business model, eCommerce innovators are connecting parents with plant-based meals through delivery services. Raised Real, for instance, provides food...
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5.8KRetailWhole Foods Eyes Sears, Kmart Stores For Expansion
Amazon might be looking at taking over as many as 110 old Sears and Kmart stores in order to launch new Whole...
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3.0KAmazonWhole Foods Adds More Cities To to Amazon Prime Now Delivery
Amazon and Whole Foods Market announced on Wednesday (April 10) that delivery of Whole Foods Market products via Prime Now has been...
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4.5KRetailZapt And On-Demand Platforms Powering Move Now-Pay Later
Some entrepreneurs have no intention of starting a company but find inspiration to take on a new venture when a challenge arises...
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3.6KRetailH&M Reintroduces Delivery Fees For Loyalty Members
Fashion retailer H&M announced it will start charging its loyalty club members delivery fees on small online orders. According to Reuters, the...
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2.7KRetailHow Pharmacies Are Rejiggering With On-Demand Delivery, CBD Products
Brick-and-mortar pharmacy retailers are taking new approaches to delivery in the omnichannel age: CVS Pharmacy, for instance, is doubling down its on-demand...
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3.5KInvestmentsMillennials Dump Tesla Stock
Millennials have been unloading Tesla shares a week before the company revealed disappointing Q1 delivery numbers. The company’s Q1 report sent shares...
