Gorillas is on a mission to redefine convenience retail. After raising $44M in December and rapidly expanding in Germany and Netherlands, it is now looking to disrupt grocery shopping in UK. Gorillas delivers full range of groceries from its own distribution hubs by riders that are employed directly.
Brighter Bites, a non-profit firm offering fresh fruits, vegetables and nutritional information, teams up with another fresh produce supplier, Mr Greens Produce. Brighter Bites would have access to various suppliers of fresh produce in Austin through this strategic alliance. Along with assorted fresh fruits and vegetable boxes, the Brighter Bites mobile app will equip its customers with useful nutrition information, cooking tips and tricks, and bilingual recipes.
ADC signs an agreement to acquire ShopperKit, an e-commerce retail fulfilment software, and is about to become the leading retail software provider in the market. ShopperKit helps retailers in order fulfillment, production and execution of digital grocery orders and management of in-store processes. Seamless digital communication with customers will also be maintained through this software. ADC is uniting FreshIQ and ShopperKit as a future step and kickstart its joint digital trajectory.
Walmart Canada teams up with third-party retailers to set up a Ghost Kitchen, a term used for kitchens fulfilling digital meal orders only and does not offer dine-in services. Keeping the social distancing norms in mind, retailers are coming up with novel ideas to fulfil customers’ meal and grocery orders. The Ghost Kitchens offer contactless self-pickup and delivery options using a third-party app such as Uber Eats.
McKinsey & Company surveyed C-Suite of several retail businesses who highlighted seven imperatives in response to the changing retail environment. The trending seven imperatives include: smooth omnichannel retail experience, personalized shopping experience across all channels, accelerated e-commerce delivery, socially responsible actions, reimagining and upskilling the talent acquisition process, developing an ecosystem of partnerships, and investing in Tech and AI for high productivity gains.
Harps, a grocery retailer, has partnered with Birdzi to amplify its digital app responding to the onslaught of online grocery orders post-pandemic. Birdzi will help the grocer strengthen digital engagement and customer loyalty. Harps improved its digital marketing strategy by offering discount notifications, digital coupons, shopping lists, and exclusive promotions to its customers.
DHL, an international express shipping service giant, has partnered with Flexetail, a mobile unit developing firm, and inaugurated its first mobile pop-up store with a drive-up window in the U.S. to limit direct human interaction. DHL opened this store to manage the increased number of international shipping orders during the pandemic. DHL also offers a “Call Ahead service” to reduce the customer wait time.
Gorillas is on a mission to redefine convenience retail. After raising $44M in December and rapidly expanding in Germany and Netherlands, it is now looking to disrupt grocery shopping in UK. Gorillas delivers full range of groceries from its own distribution hubs by riders that are employed directly.
Brighter Bites, a non-profit firm offering fresh fruits, vegetables and nutritional information, teams up with another fresh produce supplier, Mr Greens Produce. Brighter Bites would have access to various suppliers of fresh produce in Austin through this strategic alliance. Along with assorted fresh fruits and vegetable boxes, the Brighter Bites mobile app will equip its customers with useful nutrition information, cooking tips and tricks, and bilingual recipes.
ADC signs an agreement to acquire ShopperKit, an e-commerce retail fulfilment software, and is about to become the leading retail software provider in the market. ShopperKit helps retailers in order fulfillment, production and execution of digital grocery orders and management of in-store processes. Seamless digital communication with customers will also be maintained through this software. ADC is uniting FreshIQ and ShopperKit as a future step and kickstart its joint digital trajectory.
Walmart Canada teams up with third-party retailers to set up a Ghost Kitchen, a term used for kitchens fulfilling digital meal orders only and does not offer dine-in services. Keeping the social distancing norms in mind, retailers are coming up with novel ideas to fulfil customers’ meal and grocery orders. The Ghost Kitchens offer contactless self-pickup and delivery options using a third-party app such as Uber Eats.
McKinsey & Company surveyed C-Suite of several retail businesses who highlighted seven imperatives in response to the changing retail environment. The trending seven imperatives include: smooth omnichannel retail experience, personalized shopping experience across all channels, accelerated e-commerce delivery, socially responsible actions, reimagining and upskilling the talent acquisition process, developing an ecosystem of partnerships, and investing in Tech and AI for high productivity gains.
Harps, a grocery retailer, has partnered with Birdzi to amplify its digital app responding to the onslaught of online grocery orders post-pandemic. Birdzi will help the grocer strengthen digital engagement and customer loyalty. Harps improved its digital marketing strategy by offering discount notifications, digital coupons, shopping lists, and exclusive promotions to its customers.
DHL, an international express shipping service giant, has partnered with Flexetail, a mobile unit developing firm, and inaugurated its first mobile pop-up store with a drive-up window in the U.S. to limit direct human interaction. DHL opened this store to manage the increased number of international shipping orders during the pandemic. DHL also offers a “Call Ahead service” to reduce the customer wait time.
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