Alcohol Gets A Buzz From The ‘Bring It To Me’ Economy
Amid the pandemic, to paraphrase an old Eagles tune: Some drink to remember; some drink to forget. But, as the data tell us — we drink, if not the same amount, then maybe a bit more. And the way we...
View ArticleToday In Retail: Walgreens Grows Same-Day Medication Delivery Service;...
In today’s top retail news, Walgreens has grown its same-day prescription delivery service, while Harrods is collaborating with My Wardrobe HQ on apparel rentals. Plus, Bloomingdale’s new Bloomie’s...
View ArticleGopuff Takes on Restaurant Aggregators with Launch of Pizza Brand
Gopuff is escalating its efforts to compete with restaurant aggregators with the first restaurant brand announced since the launch of as part of the Gopuff Kitchen initiative in the summer of 2021....
View ArticleUber Eats Launches Two Robotic Delivery Pilots as Restaurant Industry...
As aggregators struggle with driver labor challenges, Uber Eats is approaching the issue by removing drivers entirely. Uber has launched two robotic delivery pilot tests Monday (May 16), according to a...
View ArticleAmazon Tests Same-Day Mall Deliveries
Amazon.com Inc. delivery drivers are fetching packages from mall stores and dropping the goods off at consumers' homes under a plan the company is testing, Bloomberg reported Friday (May 20). The test,...
View ArticleGrubhub: Virtual Brands Are ‘More Popular’ with Independent Operators
At the height of the pandemic, many in the restaurant industry predicted that the rapid proliferation of ghost kitchens and virtual brands was premature, arguing that the model would not prove...
View ArticleRestaurants Outpace Aggregators 2-to-1 in Online Ordering
In the battle for digital orders, restaurants are way ahead of third-party aggregators. By the Numbers Research from this month’s edition of PYMNTS’ Restaurant Digital Divide report, “The 2022...
View ArticleAggregators Step Up Efforts to Offer Everything On-Demand
Leading U.S. food delivery service DoorDash is expanding its selection of cosmetics, a lightweight, high-cost category that racks-up large order values while taking up minimal space in drivers’ cars....
View ArticleSally Beauty to Close 350 Stores and Ramp Up Omnichannel Services
Sally Beauty Holdings, a retailer and distributor of hair color and care products for both consumers and salon professionals, is working to optimize its footprint by consolidating its stores and...
View ArticleShopify Integrating Deliverr to Build ‘Elastic Warehouse Capacity’
Shopify is building an “elastic warehouse capacity” that’s more flexible than that of Amazon. As Shopify continues to integrate Deliverr — the eCommerce fulfillment and order storage provider it...
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