by Mike Duff | Jan 31, 2024 | Retail Articles
Amazon reached an important delivery speed milestone in 2023, according to a blog post from Doug Herrington, CEO of worldwide Amazon stores, and the company is primed to do better in 2024. Last year, Amazon delivered Prime member orders at the fastest speeds ever,...
by Mike Duff | Jan 10, 2024 | Retail Articles
Walmart is providing insights into how it will apply technology to enable the company to pursue a new type of commerce, one that is customer-centric, interconnected, frictionless, and consistently exceeds expectations. In so doing, Walmart outlined a plan for ongoing...
by Mike Duff | Jan 6, 2023 | Retail Articles
In 2022, Walmart expanded its drone delivery program to 36 hubs across seven of the United States: Arizona, Arkansas, Florida, North Carolina, Texas, Utah and Virginia, with plans to continue growing the service. Last year, Walmart safely completed more than 6,000...
by Mike Duff | Dec 15, 2022 | Retail Articles
After discontinuing its JetBlack concierge-based text-to-shop operation two years ago, Walmart is trying SMS shopping again. On the other side of the purchasing process, Walmart is expanding drone delivery. In a blog post, Dominique Essig, vice president,...
by Mike Duff | Sep 30, 2022 | Retail Articles
The Walmart supply chain has been challenged, the company admitted in a blog post, but the company has been able to deal with congestion and inflation so that it is ready for the holiday season. In the blog post, Jennifer McKeehan, senior vp, end-to-end delivery,...