
Two of the world’s leading retailers partner to expand home improvement delivery
The home improvement retailer is the first to join Walmart’s new delivery as a service business, which uses Walmart’s expansive network to provide white-label delivery for businesses of all sizes

Amazon Wants to Change How People Shop With New $10 Delivery Fee
Amazon is changing a new $10 delivery fee for Whole Foods groceries, but it isn't actually changing what you pay. It's changing how you shop.

Deliveroo becomes a retailer as it launches 10 minute delivery from its own dark store
The food delivery company is partnering with British supermarket chain Morrisons to launch the service, which is called “Hop.”

Etsy offers shoppers AR-based digital ‘home’ shopping experience
Etsy is introducing The Etsy House, an interactive, augmented reality (AR) environment that allows customers to “walk through” a digital home filled with curated Etsy items

Meet Ocado's New Food Robot, SEMBLR
Semblr combines robotics and AI to improve customer choice, increase throughput and reduce food wastage.

In Amazon’s Flagship Fulfillment Center, the Machines Run the Show
At BFI4 outside Seattle, the retailer uses algorithms and robots to ship more than a million packages a day—vastly changing the jobs of humans in the process.

Drugs, Robots, and the Pursuit of Pleasure: Why Experts Are Worried About AIs Becoming Addicts
Some AI researchers call the phenomenon “wireheading.” It is quickly becoming a hot topic among machine learning experts and those concerned with AI safety.

Publix, Kroger jockey for online customers in ever-changing Florida market
A report by industry analysts shows overall online grocery sales expanded 4.7% in August this year compared with a year ago.

Retail’s need for speed: Unlocking value in omnichannel delivery
The race to provide ever-faster omnichannel order fulfillment is on. Where should retailers keep up—and what are the value-creation opportunities in doing so?

Instacart rolls out 24/7 delivery
The expanded hours of service for Instacart arrive at a time when competition is heating up for faster delivery of small, impulse-driven orders.

Kroger sees ‘hybrid shoppers’ as the future of e-commerce
An emerging segment of shoppers who interact with retailers across physical and digital channels requires retailers to rethink their engagement strategies.

Google Launches ‘Digital Twin’ Tool for Supply Chain Visibility
Arriving alongside Supply Chain Twin is the Supply Chain Pulse module, which can be used with Supply Chain Twin to provide dashboards, analytics, alerts, and collaboration in Google Workspace.

Kroger and Instacart launch deliveries in as little as 30 minutes
Kroger and Instacart are teaming up for a partnership called ‘Kroger Delivery Now’. Rodney McMullen, Kroger chairman and CEO, and Fidji Simo, Instacart CEO, join ‘Squawk Box’ to discuss what they call ‘a virtual convenience store’ and how the habits of shoppers have changed during the pandemic.

The latest robots and technologies of the future for August 2021
The latest robots and technologies of the future | All technology news for August 2021.

It’s time to get serious with industrial innovation in Metro Vancouver
The market needs more tech and craft-forward industrial buildings that are blended with office space climbing to six storeys, or perhaps even higher.

The World’s Fastest Growing eCommerce Markets
Take a look at the top 10 fastest growing eCommerce markets worldwide.

Inside the rapid growth of Amazon Logistics
Amazon is on a spending spree to grow its shipping business and isn’t content with only delivering products purchased on its own site. The company is now moving cargo for outside customers in its latest move to compete directly with FedEx and UPS.

IKEA launches Micro-Fulfillment with its new "Store-of-the-Future"
As part of the furniture giant's 'Store of the Future' program, the pilot micro-fulfillment was completed at the IKEA store in Zagreb, Croatia.

New robot targets the dull, dirty, and dangerous!
A new video from Agility Robotics showcases an increasing familiar sight: advanced, autonomous robots performing boring warehouse tasks.

Giant Automated Container Rack Proves Successful in DP World Trial
DP World has completed testing of the Boxbay fully automated container storage system at its Jebel Ali terminal in Dubai, accomplishing more than 63,000 container moves since the facility was commissioned earlier this year.