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JPMC Bets On Travel Rebound With Acquisition Of cxLoyalty's Rewards Division

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cxLoyalty will continue to strengthen and expand the value of relationships for its clients and their customers through its leading technology, rewards content in relevant categories including travel, gift cards and merchandise, and world-class personalized customer experience," Siegel said in the statement. They will report to Lake.

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Dick’s Sporting Goods Partners With Instacart For Same-Day Holiday Delivery 

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The program is available in Connecticut, Delaware, Georgia, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Virginia and Washington, D.C. . Instacart has partnered with more than 500 national and local retailers in several sectors, including grocery items, beauty products, wellness merchandise and electronics.

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Walmart Revs Up Second Test Program For Drone Delivery

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For the second time in the past week, the retailer has announced a pilot program to test how well drones will pick up and deliver packages. Walmart said in a news release that the trial deliveries will use Zipline technology. Zipline’s website says the company has the “fastest and most experience drone delivery service.”.

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Today In How We Eat: Drone Deliveries Take Off, Walmart vs Amazon Prime

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And Amazon Prime and Walmart+ prepare to square off as enrollment for Walmart’s new subscription offering opens up to consumers today as the race for the consumer’s grocery dollar continues to intensify between the two mega-retailers. Walmart Revs Up Second Test Program For Drone Delivery. New Math: Walmart+ Doesn’t Equal Amazon Prime.

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Amazon Advances Grocery Store Plans

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The eCommerce retailer is also reportedly eyeing grocery spaces in New Jersey, Connecticut and the New York metro region. It’s also eyeing the potential to bring the technology to concession stands at baseball games. . Those locations could open as soon as the end of 2019. .

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The Latest Analog To Digital Battleground: Store Shelves

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Sometimes, a technology takes longer than expected to find its footing in a market. It seems that electronic shelf-label technology may be taking a similar slow-burn path to growth in the U.S., However, the retail marketplace in the U.S. So, how and where are retailers in the U.S. particularly in the grocery market.

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Taking A Bite Out Of Smart Self-Serve Kiosk Trend

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The latter still seems to be catching on, though the ones using it have reported great success with the technology so far. It’s rolling out the technology along with simplified kitchen displays across the chain. Self-service kiosks are appearing in more and more restaurants, especially outside of the U.S.

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