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ALDI Expands Online Grocery Delivery To All US Stores

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ALDI has announced that it is expanding its online grocery delivery service to all of its stores in the United States. According to Chain Store Age , the German supermarket company will use its partnership with Instacart to roll out the service to 75 major markets, including San Diego, New York City, Miami, Raleigh and Minneapolis.

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FedEx Debuts Midnight Ordering, Next-Day Delivery

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FedEx is launching a new late-night shipping option that will allow retailers to deliver next day — that is, when items are purchased online as late as midnight. However, FedEx EVP and Chief Marketing and Communications Officer Brie Carere revealed that less than 1.3 Online sales currently comprise about 15 percent of U.S.

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Singapore Becomes Hub For Tech Giant Rivalries As Amazon Expands

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The online retail giant is scooping up 90,000 additional square feet of office space in the middle of Singapore’s financial district at the Asia Square Tower 1, Bloomberg reports , citing people familiar with Amazon’s real estate plans. Amazon will move staff into its new suite of offices in the Asia Square Tower early next, per the report.

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Toy Fair Takes Business Into Its Own Hands

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It will be a series of virtual market weeks to help businesses connect with customers at a time when in-person events are impossible to hold. These three virtual market weeks can help answer member and toy community needs. The first market week will be July 13 through 19. Two additional weeks are planned for Aug.

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DoorDash Unveils Latest Growth Strategy: Digital Convenience Stores

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DoorDash is rolling out digital convenience stores in a bevy of major cities as it ups the ante in the fierce battle for market share in the fast-growing delivery sector. DoorDash on Wednesday (Aug. DoorDash on Wednesday (Aug.

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PICKUP Teams With Postmates For Quicker Last-Mile Deliveries

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“No other platform features the PICKUP Good Guys, a curated network of vetted independent contractors delivering big and heavy goods, enabling PICKUP to provide retailers greater value across their assortment than any other solution on the market today,” she said. Postmates was launched in 2011 and is based in Silicon Valley. billion.

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Uber Eats Sees 59 Pct Spike In European Grocery Delivery

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Stores wanting to sign on with Uber Eats doubled in March as grocery markets and convenience stores searched for new ways to serve customers duirng the lockdown. Online meal delivery orders were down in March across the sector, prompting companies to look into new ways to generate revenue.