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Uber Connect Expands For Holiday Package Delivery

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Paul, Nashville, New Jersey, the New York City suburbs, Raleigh-Durham, Richmond, Portland, Salt Lake City, Seattle, St. To help keep up, UPS started imposing shipping restrictions on some large retailers. Louis, Tucson and Upstate New York. Rides declined 73 percent during the second quarter, while delivery surged 113 percent.

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Retail Pulse: Rent The Runway Opens San Francisco Store; Crate & Barrel Plans Restaurant

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To break into the brick-and-mortar world, some digitally native retailers have opened shops inside department stores. However, as in a traditional retail store, staff called “in-store stylists” are on hand to give recommendations tailored to each customer. Staffing has also become a challenge for retail companies.

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ALDI Expands Online Grocery Delivery To All US Stores

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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. We’re growing at a time when other retailers are struggling.

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Dollar General Moves Toward Convenience

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If all goes well, the company hopes to build another location in Raleigh, N.C. Dollar General has also experimented with more upscale retail offerings, called DG Markets. Since then, the retailer has reported some disappointing quarterly sales — they had forecasted sales growth of 2.6 percent.

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UPS Takes Steps To Launch Drone Deliveries

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In March, UPS initiated the first FAA-sanctioned use of a drone as part of a delivery agreement at WakeMed’s flagship hospital and campus in Raleigh, N.C. The drones can transport packages that weigh less than five pounds, which is the majority of what the eCommerce retailer sells.

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Lowe’s And Microsoft Partner To Expand In-Store AR

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Augmented reality went from being a sort of fringe part of retail to a very important new way for retailers to try to net up conversion, particularly those in the business of selling home goods or home improvement products. Lowe’s stores in Seattle and Raleigh, NC, were the first two testing zones for the HoloLens.

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Amazon Expands Amazon Home Services To Twenty New Metro Areas

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In a press release , the eCommerce giant said the new cities include Indianapolis, IN; Las Vegas, NV; San Antonio, TX; Ann Arbor, MI; Cleveland, OH; Milwaukee, WI; Boulder, CO; Raleigh, NC; Trenton, NJ; and more. In this case, the retailer that is reacting is Lowe’s and its subsidiary furniture and lighting specialty brand, ATG Stores.

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