The rush is still on: How retailers can win the same-day delivery race

It might be time for retailers to start looking at same-day delivery as a more convenient form of the in-store purchase.

By Daphne Howland • May 6, 2015

Nordstrom testing curbside pickup

The retailer is also remodeling some stores with the hope of creating a "destination experience" to attract customers.  

By Daphne Howland • May 5, 2015

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The state of retail returns

Retailers of all sizes are streamlining operations so customers can have a smooth return experience. 

By Retail Dive staff

Local stores: The most important channel in an omnichannel universe?

According to Google, 50% of mobile consumers are most likely to visit a store after performing a local shopping search.

By Ian P. Murphy • April 30, 2015

Uber testing huge merchant-delivery program: report

Could this program usher in a new era of fulfillment and logistics for retailers? 

By Daphne Howland • April 30, 2015

Facing competition, grocery delivery service Instacart increases price transparency

The intense competition in grocery delivery, especially in certain areas, means there’s little room for marking up the price of goods.

By Daphne Howland • April 24, 2015

Amazon's newest delivery frontier: Customers' car trunks

Audi and DHL have partnered with the e-retailer to offer keyless access to Prime members' trunks. 

By Ian P. Murphy • April 23, 2015

First-mile shipping app Shyp raises $50M

This latest funding round for Shyp is an indication of the ongoing enthusiasm for app-enabled disruption in delivery.

By Daphne Howland • April 22, 2015

Adidas to make apparel, shoes out of plastic ocean waste

The clothing and footwear retailer launched a partnership with Parley for the Oceans to reduce the amount of plastic waste in the world’s oceans. 

By Nicole Wrona • April 21, 2015

Target's Lilly Pulitzer launch creates frenzy, crashes site

The retailer’s website and app were overwhelmed with orders for the much-anticipated line, and shoppers were peeved.

By Daphne Howland • April 20, 2015

Jet partners with CommerceHub

Jet’s plans require a software platform that is strong, nimble, and has the kind of logistical efficiencies provided by the likes of CommerceHub.

By Daphne Howland • April 16, 2015

What is the future of brick-and-mortar retail stores?

Using some of the same digital tools predicted to be brick-and-mortar’s demise, retailers have started to reconfigure their physical stores to ensure future success. 

By Kelsey Lindsey • April 13, 2015

Amazon receives FAA approval to test drones

But the exemption comes with a handful of restricting perimeters. 

By Kelsey Lindsey • April 10, 2015

REVOLVE to offer same-day delivery to Coachella

The apparel retailer owes a lot of its success to the two-weekend festival, and is taking the unusual step of going there itself.

By Daphne Howland • April 9, 2015

Gilt switches up its shipping strategy

The flash-sale site will diversify ground shipments with Newgistics Inc. 

By Ian P. Murphy • April 9, 2015

RadioShack thinking small with new store strategy

The retailer could end up being a go-to place for last-minute battery or cord needs, a far cry from its heyday as the supplier of computer enthusiasts.

By Daphne Howland • April 8, 2015

Apple shifting its brick-and-mortar philosophy

The company wants customers to order the Watch and the new MacBook online, which retail chief Angela Ahrendts calls "a significant change in mindset.”

By Daphne Howland • April 8, 2015

California's water-saving order hits denim makers

Governor Jerry Brown’s order could end up influencing fashion design, as the look and feel of denim changes due to these water-saving measures.

By Daphne Howland • April 7, 2015

Store-within-a-store: Brick-and-mortar's 'godfather strategy'

Department stores, big box retailers, and now even fresh-from-bankruptcy RadioShack are turning to other brands to help reach new customers.

By Daphne Howland • April 6, 2015

Alibaba seeks inroads in India

The Chinese e-com giant will compete with Snapdeal instead of buying it. 

By Ian P. Murphy • April 6, 2015

Ace Hardware expands pick-up in store

For hardware stores, which often see customers in need of a tool or supplies that they need right away, the option seems especially useful.

By Daphne Howland • April 2, 2015

Grocery delivery benefits from Costco-style memberships: report

Delivery services are turning to membership models to retain customers and help keep fees down.

By Daphne Howland • April 2, 2015

Wal-Mart pulls back free shipping in Canada

The company joins several other U.S. retailers in scaling back operations up north.

By Daphne Howland • March 31, 2015

The accidental discovery of 'lean retail'

A small record store chain started looking at customer behavior, not sales, to shape its inventory needs. The geek that figured it out has now started a tech company so that other retailers can benefit.

By Daphne Howland • March 30, 2015

Same-day delivery: Small niche or big disruption?

More than 40 years ago, FedEx disrupted delivery. Are today’s crowd-sourced same-day services about to disrupt FedEx?

By Daphne Howland • March 27, 2015

Amazon says FAA-approved drone 'already obsolete'

But while the company also says it’s flying freer in Europe due to less restriction, the real picture there is more complicated.

By Daphne Howland • March 25, 2015