Reliance group of industries, owner of Indian online grocery app JioMart, is planning to integrate JioMart with WhatsApp in the second half of 2021 to facilitate the online grocery shopping experience. Along with JioMart customers, 400 million users of WhatsApp in India will directly order online groceries using JioMart without shifting between apps.
COVID-19 moved the retail industry to embrace changing dynamics in no time. Five macro consumer trends of future include: The store of the future, brand relevance, digital supply chain, the future of food, ESG (environment, social and governance) ascendance. In the future, firms will adopt more tech-based models including a direct-to-consumer approach. Brands would actively have a social media presence, and keep health and sustainability measures in place. The supply chain will be digitally-enabled with end to end transparency.
U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) will let the relaxed regulations regarding drone package delivery apply from March 2021. These rules will improve the airspace environment for drones carrying delivery packages. This relaxation was done as drone deliveries are estimated to be 500 million per year by 2030.
Manual trucks might become obsolete by 2030, as per IBM’s survey findings. Tech capabilities like crowdsourced delivery, truck platooning, and smart cargo will replace them, as they are powered by Cloud computing, Al, and machine learning. Market forces and e-commerce propel the trend of sustainable options like electric powertrains and green goods carriage concept. 64% of truck directors said digital reinvention will predict the future success of their firm.
Loaded with healthy nutrients like iodine and protein, sea greens are being considered by many retailers and grocery chains. Aquacultural experts are finding new ways to grow them using the latest technology. Sea vegetables are trending as they are delicious, healthier, and good for our planet. Seaweed is ranked as the number one trending food in 2021 by The Independent.
Walmart & Eko, an interactive video firm, have joined forces to unveil the Cookshop concept hosted by celebrity chefs. Through the interactive videos, customers can save and share videos plus tailor the recipes accordingly. They can shop the ingredients right away through a link given and use the delivery or pick-up option too. An 8.7% CTR has already been noticed by Walmart from customers.
Reliance group of industries, owner of Indian online grocery app JioMart, is planning to integrate JioMart with WhatsApp in the second half of 2021 to facilitate the online grocery shopping experience. Along with JioMart customers, 400 million users of WhatsApp in India will directly order online groceries using JioMart without shifting between apps.
COVID-19 moved the retail industry to embrace changing dynamics in no time. Five macro consumer trends of future include: The store of the future, brand relevance, digital supply chain, the future of food, ESG (environment, social and governance) ascendance. In the future, firms will adopt more tech-based models including a direct-to-consumer approach. Brands would actively have a social media presence, and keep health and sustainability measures in place. The supply chain will be digitally-enabled with end to end transparency.
U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) will let the relaxed regulations regarding drone package delivery apply from March 2021. These rules will improve the airspace environment for drones carrying delivery packages. This relaxation was done as drone deliveries are estimated to be 500 million per year by 2030.
Manual trucks might become obsolete by 2030, as per IBM’s survey findings. Tech capabilities like crowdsourced delivery, truck platooning, and smart cargo will replace them, as they are powered by Cloud computing, Al, and machine learning. Market forces and e-commerce propel the trend of sustainable options like electric powertrains and green goods carriage concept. 64% of truck directors said digital reinvention will predict the future success of their firm.
Loaded with healthy nutrients like iodine and protein, sea greens are being considered by many retailers and grocery chains. Aquacultural experts are finding new ways to grow them using the latest technology. Sea vegetables are trending as they are delicious, healthier, and good for our planet. Seaweed is ranked as the number one trending food in 2021 by The Independent.
Walmart & Eko, an interactive video firm, have joined forces to unveil the Cookshop concept hosted by celebrity chefs. Through the interactive videos, customers can save and share videos plus tailor the recipes accordingly. They can shop the ingredients right away through a link given and use the delivery or pick-up option too. An 8.7% CTR has already been noticed by Walmart from customers.
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