by Mike Duff | Oct 22, 2021 | Featured News, Retail Articles
A new Oracle Retail consumer research study demonstrates that shoppers are worried about supply chain and delivery delays, fearing they will disrupt the holidays. To get ahead of the threat, 52% of Americans have already started holiday shopping or plan to shop...
by Mike Duff | Oct 13, 2021 | Retail Articles
As it expands its delivery capacity, The Kroger Co. has announced it will, for the first time, enter the Northeast with customer fulfillment centers powered by Ocado Group automated warehouse technology and so establish operations in a region where it has been absent....
by Mike Duff | Oct 7, 2021 | Retail Articles
Home Depot has signed on as the first retailer to join Walmart’s new delivery as a service business, GoLocal. The move will expand same-day and next-day delivery capabilities for home improvement consumers in the United States, giving Home Depot customers another...
by Mike Duff | Sep 30, 2021 | Retail Articles
For the holidays and beyond, Walmart is hiring 150,000 store employees according to a blog post by Julie Murphy, chief people officer, Walmart U.S. Indeed, most of the jobs will be for permanent, full-time positions across the country, she pointed out, as Walmart...
by Mike Duff | Sep 29, 2021 | Retail Articles
In taking its own approach to the service, Rite Aid announced the expansion of its partnership with Uber Technologies to offer delivery of Rite Aid products nationwide through Uber Eats. Although essential healthcare and grocery items took center stage in Rite Aid’s...
