– How the same-day service will work
– Delivery from store
– Cost to the consumer… or even free for certain orders
– Why would a retailer partner with Amazon instead of a company like Instacart?
– Amazon seeking to get more parcels into its delivery network
– Density in the last mile
– Will deliveries be done via Amazon Flex or Amazon Delivery Service Partners (DSPs)?
– Is in-store pickup an efficient way to get parcels into the network?
– Click-and-collect – will there be a price incentive?
– Fulfilment by Amazon… or Delivered By Amazon?
– Amazon opening up its Amazon Logistics platform
– Amazon’s growing emissions
– Making pickup and delivery efficient
– Walmart and Target’s advantage over Amazon in having a bricks-and-mortar retail network
The areas include Atlanta, Chicago, Dallas, Las Vegas, Miami, Phoenix, Scottsdale, Seattle, and Washington D.C., and the four initial retailers involved are PacSun, GNC, SuperDry, and Diesel.
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