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Kroger Launches Autonomous ‘Middle Mile’ Delivery in Dallas Market

Retail TouchPoints

Kroger has kicked off a multi-year agreement to have Gatik AI ’s autonomous box trucks transport products from the retailer’s Dallas customer fulfillment center to multiple retail locations in the area. and Louisiana since late 2020. The retailer also teamed up with Ford Motor Co.

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Alibaba Boosts Revenue 34% To $21.8 Billion In Q2

Retail TouchPoints

Alibaba’s Taobao Deals, which enables merchants and manufacturers to sell directly to value-conscious consumers, also posted strong results, reaching approximately 40 million MAUs in June 2020 since a new version of the platform was launched in March. Alibaba’s cross-border B2C marketplace Tmall Global has launched the Go Global 11.11

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How Touchland Uses Data to Drive Brand Expansion

Retail TouchPoints

After six months of B2C sales in the U.S., Ulta launched Touchland in 1,300 stores in January 2020 — and its products sold out within two weeks. Insights help the brand ensure that products are fulfilled in a timely fashion and that the company knows when to place POs with vendors as well as which items to include in those POs.

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An In-depth Guide on Creating an Ecommerce Business Plan in 2020

Ecommerce Platforms

The Keyword planner helps you make good strides for your B2C website. For B2C setups, you can never go wrong with it's blogging functionality. Streamline Your Order Fulfillment Process. The ingredient to always have to customers return to your checkout button is having a sensible order fulfillment criteria in place.

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The Best B2B Ecommerce Platform for 2020

Ecommerce Platforms

While it’s easy to assume that the age of online stores is focused strictly on the B2C marketplace, the truth is actually that B2B companies are gaining steam too. That’s more than 6 times the value of B2C ecommerce. There are a lot of factors that overlap between B2C and B2B selling. trillion (as of 2019).

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Walmart Delivery Trucks in Bentonville Go Fully Driverless

Retail TouchPoints

In December 2020, following the completion of 18 months of successful operations, Gatik and Walmart received the Arkansas State Highway Commission’s first-ever approval to remove the safety driver from the autonomous trucks. Walmart first partnered with Gatik in 2019. The partnership with Gatik is not Walmart’s only autonomous delivery trial.

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Why alternate fulfillment models are critical for creating a good ecommerce experience

Kibo

As with any challenge, addressing order management’s role in delivering a leading online shopping experience presents some key opportunities for retailers who can quickly and reliably fulfill e-commerce sales. The importance of omnichannel fulfillment. US consumers spent 32.4 US consumers spent 32.4 Boscov’s BOPIS Program.