Why drone delivery still has a long way to go before it takes off

High-profile drone delivery demonstrations continue, but frequent market use is years away, and hurdles must be overcome.

By Dan O'Shea • April 13, 2017

Gucci, Farfetch partner for on-demand delivery of luxury goods

Orders can be placed through the Farfetch website and app for fulfillment from Gucci stores in 10 cities and Farfetch couriers pick up and deliver the orders. 

By Dan O'Shea • April 12, 2017

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Inside retail supply chains

Companies looking to trim expenses and streamline operations during a crutial year for supply chain management. 

By Retail Dive staff

Survey: Cross-channel commerce errors costing retailers millions

Product content network 1WorldSync also found that 51% of merchants can’t support mobile commerce, and 80% don’t integrate product information management across web, mobile apps and physical stores.

By Dan O'Shea • April 10, 2017

American Apparel's 'Made in America' ethos unravels

"Made in Honduras" and "Made in Nicaragua" labels will begin appearing on wholesale garments this summer, new owner Gildan Activewear told the New York Post.

By Daphne Howland • April 10, 2017

Valentino getting omnichannel upgrade through YNAP partnership

Customers will gain access to inventory from Valentino boutiques and logistics centers and YNAP's fulfillment centers, in addition to in-store mobile features.

By Dan O'Shea • April 9, 2017

Locus robots gain better navigation to improve fulfillment center performance

The new Locus Robotics Advanced Navigation software promises to boost movement and coordination of multiple robots in warehouse settings.

By Dan O'Shea • April 4, 2017

UPS outlines expansion plans for Saturday pickup and delivery

The shipper is looking to bring weekend services to almost 4,700 U.S. cities and towns ahead of the upcoming holiday shipping season, and wants to expand to about 5,800 markets in 2018.

By Dan O'Shea • April 3, 2017

AmazonFresh Pickup grocery stores officially open in Seattle

Consumers may order thousands of grocery items (including meats, fresh produce, bread, dairy and household essentials) through the e-commerce kingpin's website or mobile app for local pickup within 15 minutes.

By Daphne Howland • March 28, 2017

Amazon completes its first public US drone delivery

A Prime Air drone delivered a box of sunscreen to an outdoor location at the Amazon-hosted MARS 2017 conference in Palm Springs, CA.

By Dan O'Shea • March 27, 2017

Macy's inks deal to feature exclusive DKNY merchandise

The agreement with G-III Apparel Group includes more shop-in-shops in Macy’s stores for products like women’s apparel, handbags and shoes.

By Daphne Howland • March 27, 2017

Bankrupt Gander Mountain to liquidate 32 stores nationwide

The bankruptcy court approved liquidation sales while the retailer pursues a going-concern sale of its remaining assets.

By Daphne Howland • March 23, 2017

Shipt adds Costco to grocery delivery list

The online grocery marketplace and delivery service plans to serve 50 markets and to more than 30 million households by the end of the year.

By Dan O'Shea • March 22, 2017

How a border adjustment tax would wreak havoc on retailers

The proposed tax on imports could swallow $13 billion from six major U.S. retailers' annual earnings alone. Retailers and their trade groups are fighting back to stop it from becoming reality.

By Corinne Ruff • March 22, 2017

Nordstrom picks Infor cloud POS to improve inventory awareness

Nordstrom is deploying a cloud-based Point-of-Sale from Infor to help improve customer engagement with inventory awareness and management across the cloud.

By Dan O'Shea • March 21, 2017

Wal-Mart lands patent for in-store drones

The retail giant's patented system would have drones deliver merchandise between departments in its stores.

By Dan O'Shea • March 19, 2017

Amazon bets on booze with latest Prime Now expansion

The e-commerce giant has added alcohol delivery to its members in Cincinnati and Columbus.

By Jeff Wells • March 16, 2017

Bringg brings in $10M to further fund delivery management aims

The startup helps retailers, consumer products firms and others streamline their delivery ecosystem and last-mile efforts.

By Dan O'Shea • March 14, 2017

Study: 70% of retailers planning IoT investments

By 2021, nearly 80% of retailers will be able to customize in-store experiences by leveraging location technology that tells them when specific customers are in their brick-and-mortar sites.

By Dan O'Shea • March 9, 2017

Best Buy swaps Intel concessions for Alienware gaming zones

The electronics retailer is rolling out Alienware PC Gaming Experience zones where customers can test out new games and ask specialists questions.

By Daphne Howland • March 8, 2017

Virginia passes first US law outlining rules for delivery robots

Officials worked with delivery robot maker Starship Technologies to gather input on the legislation, which imposes speed and weight restrictions.

By Dan O'Shea • March 5, 2017

Report: Retailer demand for massive warehouses slows

Rents, however, aren’t really falling and remain at a premium for increasingly desirable spaces close to urban centers.

By Daphne Howland • March 3, 2017

Wal-Mart sparks grocery price war to compete with Aldi

The retail giant is testing a pricing policy in some 1,200 U.S. stores in an effort to fend off redoubled competition from no-frills German grocery companies.

By Daphne Howland • Feb. 27, 2017

Drizly draws another $2M for its alcohol e-commerce ambitions

The startup will use the money to create new features for its platform, enter more markets within the U.S. and develop recommendations tools.

By Dan O'Shea • Feb. 26, 2017

Gildan to keep some American Apparel manufacturing in US

But overseas factories will also be used in order to make lower price points possible, Gildan CFO Rhodri J. Harries told analysts.

By Daphne Howland • Feb. 24, 2017

Survey: Digital transformation 2017's top priority for many retailers

Just over 50% of respondents have either not defined or not started implementing a digital transformation strategy, though progress varies by region.

By Dan O'Shea • Feb. 23, 2017