CommonSense Robotics has revealed it is working on the world’s first underground automated warehouse. 

Former Monsoon-Accessorize technology director Andy Tudor has joined omnichannel solutions company OneStock with a view to help retailers “get the most of their high street presence”.

Online shopping could more than double its share of the retail market by 2028, according to a new report examining the draws of convenience of online shopping and lightning fast delivery alongside traditional bricks and mortar retail. 

Etsy has announced plans to make “free shipping the norm” for all US customers as it seeks to quash criticisms over high delivery prices. The online marketplace said it is set to begin offering its global sellers “numerous tools, resources, and customer support touchpoints to make it easy for them t...

Kohl’s has launched its “single biggest innovative of the year” offering free returns on Amazon items across its store estate. The US department store giant will now accept unpackaged Amazon returns across its entire network, totalling more than 1100 stores across the US, following a successful pilo...

Amazon’s tie-up with delivery giant Deliveroo has been forcibly placed on hold by the UK’s competition authority while it considers whether to launch an investigation. The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has issued an initial enforcement order regarding Amazon’s purchase of a minority stake...

Zalando is testing a new delivery system which will allow customers to drop-off and collect online orders from private citizens.

Amazon has launched yet another way for customers to access their online deliveries as it launches a new “Counter” service with US pharmacy giant Rite Aid. As the name suggests customers will be able to collect their Amazon orders from across the counter at participating retailers, aiming to build i...

Ted Baker has launched a new “ship from store” service allowing customers to order items directly from its stores, instead of its central warehouse. As part of a new partnership with order management specialist OneStock, Ted Baker store staff will now receive online orders through a new app, and be...

Walmart has begun offering grocery delivery via WhatsApp at its Superama stores in Mexico, simply by texting a shopping list. According to Reuters, customers at Walmart’s Mexican subsidiary can now send their shopping lists to a number run by Walmart, and have their items picked and delivered to the...