Ahold Delhaize accelerating its omnichannel business with digital ‘endless aisle’ solution
Ahold Delhaize is accelerating its omnichannel business model with dozens of new stores and nearly 1,400 new Click & Collect locations planned for 2021, as well as the introduction of a digital ‘endless aisle’ solution offering customers thousands more products online.
Hot Retail Technology - Electronic Shelf Edge labelling (eSEL)
Asda has rolled out an electronic shelf edge labelling (eSEL) solution at its Stevenage innovation store.
Coca-Cola and Amazon reimagine the future of beverage dispensing experience
Coca-Cola Freestyle has launched a 'pour by phone' contactless experience powered by Amazon Web Services (AWS).
AliExpress unveils real-time livestreaming translation feature
The new solution currently supports simultaneous translation from Chinese to English, Russian, Spanish and French, as well as from English to Russian, Spanish and French.
Once-mighty U.S. Steel plant will become massive e-commerce distribution hub
The overhaul, which will include environmental remediation, is projected to create more than 5,000 jobs and cost NorthPoint more than $1.5 billion, according to its master sketch plan.
‘New realities’ for retailers center on customer experience; Brick Meets Click
With the coronavirus pandemic driving more U.S. consumers to shop online, it’s time for grocery retailers to take a closer look at how to retain and grow this segment of customers.
COVID-19 could revolutionize the in-store experience, too
Investments by retailers and growing consumer interest in new tech is a sure sign a reimagined in-store experience is on the way
Hill House Home sold $1 million worth of its nap dresses in just half an hour - How the ‘Nap Dress’ Went Viral
Last week, Hill House Home sold $1 million worth of its sell-out nap dresses in just half an hour. Now, the product is set to drive 50 percent of the lifestyle brand’s business by the end of the year. What's the secret to its success?
The Retailer That's Still Charging Ahead Without E-Commerce
Structurally, UK-based retailer Primark could not be worse positioned for a global pandemic: it has no e-commerce business to buttress lockdown sales in a sector that has been hammered by bankruptcies and restructurings.
Free delivery for Prime members is anything but free for the company doing the shipping
It would be naive, however, to look past the fact that Amazon's impressive expansion isn't taking a toll. Namely, fulfillment and shipping expenses continue to rise much faster than the company's top-line revenue. Last quarter was no exception.
Amazon operates robots around the clock for just 25 cents a day - You can too!
Amazon has been able to deploy hundreds of thousands of mobile robots that run on artificial intelligence. Operating each robot around-the-clock uses just 25 cents a day.
Nielsen identifies 5 new holiday shopper segments that have emerged
Combinations of financial constraint and physical constraint are particularly important to recognize. The five consumer groups Nielsen has identified for the holiday season look like this.
Why micro-fulfillment centers are the future of online grocery shopping
As many Americans seek to avoid crowded stores to protect themselves from COVID-19, more and more of them are shopping for groceries online.
US ITC investigation may prevent Ocado robots from being brought into the country
UK grocer faces investigation by US ITC that threatens rollout with supermarket group Kroger
Walmart Canada piloting in-store technology to increase Ecommerce speed of fulfillment for pickup and delivery
The strategy by the retail giant includes the piloting of 10 hybrid locations where supercentres have expanded fulfillment space within their stores to increase the speed of fulfillment for pickup and delivery.
CEOs Want Supply Chain Leaders to Focus on Digitalization and Talent - Gartner
Supply chain leaders must know the priorities of their CEOs to justify investments in digitization and make the right talent choices.
Ahold Delhaize announces 100% increase in e-Commerce capacity by 2012
As it reported strong third-quarter results, with comparable store sales up 12.4%, Ahold Delhaize announced new digital services and updates on its omnichannel expansion plan.
"Bricks and mortar will be funding ecommerce growth, it will be the heart of how people shop for a long time" - Sobeys CEO
The head of one of Canada’s biggest grocery chains says the company in the Canadian food supply chain is ready today for a second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Belgian postal service opens ecommerce 'Active Ants' robotic fulfillment center
Bpost CEO Jean-Paul Van Avermaet was in Roosendaal just over the Dutch border yesterday to inaugurate a brand-new warehouse created by subsidiary Active Ants to service webshops.
Companies using robotics tend to have more human workers with fewer managers
Statistics Canada says domestic firms that invested in robots since the late 1990s have also expanded their human workforces, suggesting a less than "apocalyptic" result for workers overall.