E-Commerce/Omni-Channel

Costco's Newest Move to Beat Amazon and Whole Foods? Delivery

October 11, 2017

Roughly a month after Amazon snapped up Whole Foods and slashed its prices, discount superstore giant Costco is rolling out same-day and two-day delivery options for its members.

Amazon Is Testing Its Own Delivery Service to Rival FedEx and UPS

October 11, 2017

Bloomberg

Amazon.com Inc. is experimenting with a new delivery service intended to make more products available for free two-day delivery and relieve overcrowding in its warehouses, according to two people familiar with the plan, which will push the online retailer deeper into functions handled by longtime partners United Parcel Service Inc. and FedEx Corp.

Wal-Mart Puts Its Eggs in a Time-Saving Basket: Grocery Pickup

October 10, 2017

The New York Times

A personal shopper is something you might expect at Bergdorf Goodman or a boutique on Madison Avenue. Not at the Wal-Mart on Route 42 in Turnersville, N.J.

Moving Beyond Compliance to Create an Efficient Supplier Network

October 6, 2017

TrueCommerce

Wal-Mart, Trying to Hone Its Same-Day Delivery Skills, Buys New York's Parcel

October 6, 2017

Los Angeles Times

Wal-Mart is sharpening its same-day delivery skills through the acquisition of a small New York City company.

Mercedes Benz, Drone-Maker Matternet Aim to Tackle Last-Mile Delivery

October 5, 2017

Air Cargo World

A recent live demonstration of an e-commerce delivery by a drone reinforced the potential of drones to streamline last-mile deliveries - the final frontier of e-commerce logistics. At the late-September livestreaming of the delivery, the consortium behind the project announced a three-week trial of a same-day drone delivery service.

Wal-Mart Tries to Take Jet.com Upscale

October 4, 2017

The Wall Street Journal

One year after Wal-Mart Stores Inc. bought Jet.com for $3.3bn, shoppers will get a glimpse of how it hopes to use the startup to battle Amazon.com Inc.

The Giant Is Coming: The True Cost of Amazon to Australia's Retailers and Workers

October 4, 2017

The Guardian

Down Dandenong way, on the outskirts of Melbourne, Amazon is staking out a beachhead for the invasion.

Deliv Expands Across U.S., Takes Macy's, Best Buy, Others Along

October 3, 2017

MultiChannel Merchant

In a move that it says puts it on equal footing with Prime Now's domestic coverage, crowdsourced same-day delivery provider Deliv has expanded to 1,400 U.S. cities in 33 markets, up from 19 markets previously - allowing retail customers like Macy's and Best Buy to greatly increase the range of their services.

Best Buy's Secrets for Thriving in the Amazon Age

October 2, 2017

The New York Times

While running errands the other day, I ducked into a local Best Buy to pick up a pair of new headphones. What I saw inside was shocking.

E-Commerce/Omni-Channel

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