
Uber launches 'fast fashion' delivery service Down Under
Uber join forces with logistics company Shippit to allow retailers like CUE, Sephora, Kathmandu, Big W, Target, Super Retail Group and Harvey Norman to deliver within the hour in the same way as food.

Focused on next day delivery, Walmart to open state-of-the-art e-commerce facility in PA
Walmart has extended a flurry of e-commerce supply-chain projects with plans for a new fulfillment center in southern Pennsylvania. To be located in Shippensburg, Pa., the 1.8 million-square-foot e-commerce fulfillment center will help process online orders

Walmart to expand supply chain infrastructure in Texas
Walmart is adding a new facility to its supply chain campus in Baytown, Texas. The discount giant plans to build a new 1,000,000-plus-sq.-ft. distribution center to support its growing supply chain network.

Walmart partners to extend reach of third-party delivery
Walmart is making its white label GoLocal online delivery as a service business available to users of the Delivery Solutions platform.

Retail automation startup Tortoise has unveiled mobile "smart stores"
Tortoise, a startup that began in 2019 with a mission to rebalance scooters for shared operators like Spin and shifted last year to robotic last-mile sidewalk delivery, is pivoting yet again in a new direction: mobile smart stores.

Kroger entering new online markets powered by Ocado technology
The Cincinnati-based grocery giant announced plans to build three new spoke distribution facilities in Austin; San Antonio, Texas; and Birmingham, Ala.

Kroger reaches into Pennsylvania with new Ocado automated e-commerce facility
The Kroger Co. plans to open another Ocado-automated customer fulfillment center (CFC) in Ohio, enabling the supermarket giant to serve consumers in Pennsylvania — where it has no physical stores — via online grocery service.

Uber expanding 'dark stores' in Japan, as fast grocery is quickly growing into a battleground
Uber Technologies will expand its network of "dark stores" in Japan as part of its effort to boost its rapid grocery delivery business, stepping further into a new frontier of online shopping that is quickly growing into a battleground.

Amazon closing bookstores and shops to focus on automating its grocery sector
Amazon plans to “focus more on our Amazon Fresh, Whole Foods Market, Amazon Go and Amazon Style stores and our Just Walk Out technology,” Amazon said Wednesday in an emailed statement. “We remain committed to building great, long-term physical retail experiences and technologies, and we’re working closely with our affected employees to help them find new roles within Amazon.”

Amazon to close all of its physical bookstores, pop up shops, and '4-star' stores
The news marks a turning point for a company that started out as an online bookseller, disrupting brick-and-mortar incumbents such as Borders and Barnes & Noble, only to open its own physical shops decades later.

Walmart launches AI-powered virtual clothing try-on technology for online shoppers
The new tool, Choose My Model, allows a shopper to pick a person who resembles her height, shape and skin tone. The feature, powered by computer vision and artificial intelligence, shows how a clothing item would flow and fit on a similar body.

Walmart to offer 200 million items in its e-commerce assortment by the end of the year
Last year, Walmart added about 20,000 new sellers to its U.S. marketplace. The retailer is trying to entice new sellers into using its service with incentives, namely free storage and a 10% discount on fulfillment for the first 90 days for those who sign up before May.

Shopify bringing logistics in-house, building network of 'large' fulfillment centers in key US markets
The company’s plans to revamp its Shopify Fulfillment Network (SFN) did not come out of the blue. Management first indicated this in 2019 as a long-term proposition,

Albertsons Cos. signals it may be entertaining a sale or an acquisition
According to an announcement from the grocery chain after the market closed on Feb. 28, the review will include "an assessment of various balance sheet optimization and capital return strategies, potential strategic or financial transactions and development of other strategic initiatives to complement Albertsons’ existing businesses."

Ukrainian forces destroy convoy of 56 Chechen tanks, kill general near Kyiv – report
According to the report, which the outlet said was confirmed by the Ukrainian President’s Office, the attack killed top Chechen general Magomed Tushayev, head of the 141 motorized regiment of the Chechnya National Guard.

Ukrainians claim to slow Russian advances into major cities as talks begin
Battling in the streets and the skies, Ukraine’s beleaguered army attempted to hold off determined Russian advances into the country’s largest cities Sunday as fighting raged across the country for the fourth day.

l’Union européenne va armer Kiev, les Occidentaux appellent leurs ressortissants à quitter la Russie
La présidente de la Commission européenne, Ursula von der Leyen, a également annoncé que les médias russes RT et Sputnik allaient être bannis de l’UE. Emmanuel Macron a convoqué un nouveau conseil de défense français pour demain matin.

'Putin is furious' Ex-Army Commander's staggering claims about how weak Russia really is
VLADIMIR Putin is furious with his commanders and oligarchs after they failed to deliver him a quick victory against Ukraine, according to a former Estonian Defence Minister.

Sydney's Bundlfresh allows customers to order online from multiple local grocery retailers for one flat fee; growing at 1000%
Small grocery outlets have adopted an UberEats-like delivery system in a ballsy bid to muscle big supermarket chains out of some vital market space.

Walgreens to Open State-Of-The-Art Robotic eCommerce Fulfillment Center in Virginia
The new state-of-the-art facility will have automated machinery to maximize efficiency and allow for a flexible operating model, transforming patient and customer pharmacy delivery services and experience when placing online orders.