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Midwest Retailer Meijer Signs With Instacart For Grocery Delivery

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Online delivery platform Instacart is teaming up with regional Midwest retailer Meijer to provide same-day delivery of groceries. Customers rely on Instacart to get the groceries and goods they need from the retailers they love," Instacart President Nilam Ganenthiran said in a Thursday (Dec. 3) press release. and Canada.

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PetSmart Continues Brick-And-Mortar Expansion With More Store Openings

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Pet goods retail chain PetSmart announced Thursday it had opened 28 new brick-and-mortar storefronts in North America during the quarter that ended Nov. 1, 2017, with new locations spanning the United States and Canada. In addition to our store growth, we continue to take steps to further enhance the customer experience.

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Instacart Expands Alcohol Delivery Across The U.S.

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can now have alcohol delivered in as soon as an hour from national, regional and local grocers as well as wine and liquor stores. Instacart said customers in participating states will now see a new in-app banner that lets them shop directly from beer, wine and spirit “aisles” of select retailers on the Instacart marketplace.

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Why eCommerce Will Create More Jobs Than It Kills

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One of the casualties of the ongoing retail death spiral seems almost certain to be the retail workforce. Brick-and-mortar retail jobs may be declining, but that doesn’t mean jobs are disappearing. In fact, he notes, he believes eCommerce will have an opposite effect and create more retail jobs at better wages.

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LatAm’s RobinFood Says It’s A Tech Company That Sells Food … And It’s Working

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But he said that since the region’s average monthly income is less than $400, “we knew if we wanted to go massive, we would have to go downscale.”. The average income level of the people here doesn't allow them to go to the Kentucky Fried Chickens and the McDonald's on a daily basis. They just can't afford it,” he said.

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Verizon 5G Network Launch Foreshadows Mobile Commerce Changes

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The announcement from the mobile network provider serves as the latest demonstration that 5G is coming, and that retailers and payment services providers should get ready to operate in the 5G world. 5G Potential.

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Belk Works On Building Its New Legacy

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Small and regional — outside of the Southeastern United States, most people haven’t heard of it. In Kentucky right now, Belk is building out a location in what was a Macy’s. She started working at the company as a teenager as a “floater” — a retail clerk who bounces between departments.