2017 Holiday “will be the Season of Same-Day Delivery”
A new survey from Austin-based Dropoff has indicated that a majority (60%) of US holiday shoppers are more likely to purchase gifts from retailers that offer same-day delivery.
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Green light for Tesco/Booker merger
The UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has provisionally cleared supermarket Tesco’s purchase of the grocer retailer Booker.
Read MoreConsumers abandon a purchase if they don’t like delivery choices
Half of all shoppers will abandon online shopping baskets if the delivery choices on offer are unsatisfactory and 60% will buy their goods from one online retailer over another if they offer more convenient delivery options – those were among the key findings from the MetaPack 2017 State of eCommerce Delivery Consumer Research Report.
Read MoreMorrisons launches Alexa-ordering
Customers can now order online from UK supermarket Morrisons using Amazon’s Alexa.
Read MoreWalmart exploring online/in-store price differentials
US retailer Walmart has reportedly been exploring the possibilities of making some items more expensive to buy online for home delivery than they would be if they are picked up in store.
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