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E-Commerce
fromBusiness Insider
2 days ago

Amazon plans a new 'rush' pickup service as it doubles down on rapid delivery

Amazon is developing a one-hour 'rush' unified in-store pickup at its stores to enable ultrafast collection and bolster click-and-collect competitiveness.
fromBusiness Insider
4 days ago

Walmart just doubled down on the Christmas delivery wars

Case in point: Walmart told Business Insider exclusively that its shoppers will be able to place store-fulfilled express delivery orders as late as 5 p.m. local time on Christmas Eve - a full hour later than last year. "More people are using Express Delivery to get their items faster, and December is when it truly shines," Walmart's chief e-commerce officer David Guggina said in a statement.
E-Commerce
E-Commerce
fromBusiness Insider
4 days ago

Will Amazon and Walmart's push for 30-minute delivery actually pay off? We debate.

Major retailers are racing to offer ultrafast delivery, but success depends on infrastructure, strategic integration, and lessons from prior startup failures.
E-Commerce
fromBusiness Insider
1 week ago

Amazon is speeding up its delivery with a new ultrafast test that arrives in 30 minutes or less

Amazon is testing Amazon Now offering thousands of essentials delivered in under 30 minutes in Seattle and Philadelphia, intensifying competition with Walmart's fast fulfillment network.
E-Commerce
fromBusiness Insider
2 months ago

The race to ultrafast delivery is on but there are big hurdles to speeding up the time to your doorstep

Ultrafast grocery delivery faces physical and financial limits: 30-minute delivery is attainable broadly, while 15-minute delivery requires prohibitively many facilities, inventory, and resources.
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