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Walmart’s Jetblack Marries Personalized Shopping, Same-Day Speed

June 1, 2018 | Mike O'Brien

Jetblack, Walmart’s new invite-only, personalized shopping service aimed at busy moms in Manhattan and Brooklyn, allows members to get same-day orders fulfilled by texting them in, at $50 a month. It’s the latest example of the beast of Bentonville seeking to go upmarket and out-innovate main rival Amazon.

New Flow Center Model at Target Reduces Store Inventory, Speeds Fulfillment

May 17, 2018 | Mike O'Brien

Target is taking a new approach to its distribution model for retail and ecommerce orders, testing out a “flow center” concept that draws from a common inventory pool and sends smaller shipments to stores to enable quicker turns and lower stock levels.

DOT Approves Google But Not Amazon for Drone Test Program

May 15, 2018 | Mike O'Brien

Ten public-private drone test projects have been approved by the Department of Transportation for various applications, including home deliveries, but Amazon was conspicuous by its absence from the group despite its high-profile Prime Air program.

As If In-Home Delivery Wasn’t Enough, Amazon Key Now Brings It to Your Trunk

April 25, 2018 | Mike O'Brien

Building off its Amazon Key offering last fall that lets couriers open smart locks and enter homes to drop off orders, Amazon is now enabling deliveries to the trunks of late-model GM and Volvo vehicles, the company announced.

Target Launches Same-Day Delivery from Store in Urban Markets

April 17, 2018 | Mike O'Brien

In the endless march toward greater and faster convenience in shopping across channels, Target announced that 60 outlets in five major markets will offer a same-day delivery service on in-store purchases, making it easier to get bulky items home to an urban dwelling.

DHL eCommerce Launches Same-Day Service in the U.S.

March 21, 2018 | Mike O'Brien

Going head-to-head with UPS and FedEx, which have owned the domestic space, DHL eCommerce, an arm of German logistics giant DHL, is launching a same-day delivery service in eight U.S. cities that some believe will have Amazon as a major client.

Amazon Reportedly Merging Amazon Fresh and Prime Now

February 16, 2018 | Mike O'Brien

As it continues to integrate its Whole Foods acquisition and deal with pullback in Amazon Fresh, Amazon is reportedly looking to consolidate that service with its Prime Now same-day delivery offering.

Target Launches Same-Day Delivery in Florida, Alabama, Plans Rapid Expansion

January 29, 2018 | Mike O'Brien

Wasting no time incorporating its latest acquisition, Target is rolling out same-day delivery via Shipt from 57 stores covering South Florida and Alabama starting Feb. 1, with plans to rapidly expand the service, making it available nationwide over the next year.

Amazon Expands Free Same-Day, Next-Day for Prime Members

December 14, 2017 | Mike O'Brien

Continuing in perpetual motion mode, Amazon has expanded the number of cities and towns offering free same-day and next-day delivery for Prime members from 5,000 to 8,000, while also leveraging its Best Buy acquisition and new bookstores in an all-out holiday season assault.

Target Buys Shipt, Expands Same-Day Delivery Capability

December 14, 2017 | Mike O'Brien

In the perpetual game of keep-up with Amazon and Walmart, Target announced plans to acquire delivery service provider Shipt for $550 million, expanding same-day delivery to half of its stores by early 2018 and all major markets by the next holiday season.

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