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Navigating the new normal in retail shipping: Insights from Shippit’s new report

Inside Retail

As economic pressures persist and competition increases, customer expectations for shipping and delivery grow. Shippit’s latest State of Shipping Report for 2024 offers a comprehensive look into current trends and challenges facing retailers, shedding light on how businesses can adapt and thrive in this dynamic environment.

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Delivery times get longer and more expensive, research finds

Inside Retail

Online shopping delivery lead times are getting longer – and getting more expensive – according to research from shipping software developer Shippit. The company’s State of Shipping Report found that the estimated delivery time has risen from two days in 2018 to 5.6 during the six-year period.

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Sam’s Club to Deploy Robots at All 600 Stores

Retail TouchPoints

Walmart has been working with Brain Corp since 2018, when it started deploying floor-scrubbing robots at its flagship stores.

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NYT: Walmart+ Reportedly in Talks With Disney, Comcast, Paramount for Streaming Deal

Retail TouchPoints

Walmart already has removed shipping minimums and added six months of Spotify Premium access to its incentives, as well as offered perks unmatched by Prime like gas station discounts. The retailer acquired Vudu in 2010 and added shoppable ads in 2018, but ultimately sold the streaming service to Fandango in 2020.

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CommentSold Moves into DTC Sales with Popshoplive Acquisition

Retail TouchPoints

The deal coincides with the wide launch of CommentSold’s drop shipping capabilities, creating an end-to-end platform for direct-to-consumer (DTC) sales. “I These sites will automatically feature seller-curated drop ship items as ecommerce listings. CS has stood out in the live commerce sector in the U.S.

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Whole Foods Adds $10 Fee to Amazon Prime Members’ Deliveries

Retail TouchPoints

Amazon acquired Whole Foods in 2017 and introduced a free two-hour delivery option in 2018 as it steadily expanded the grocer’s delivery footprint. For many years now we’ve seen, in whatever survey you look at, north of 70% of consumers say that they want to avoid shipping charges and take action to do so. Manchester, N.H.;

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Walmart Packages Marketplace and Delivery Tech for Sale to Other Retailers

Retail TouchPoints

Retailers will be able to access Walmart’s cloud-based services to reach new customers through Marketplace and offer national two-day shipping through Walmart’s Fulfillment Services. This builds on the retailer’s other pharmaceutical offerings, which were launched with the acquisition of PillPack in 2018.