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Royal Mail launches landmark drone delivery trial in “major” step toward commercial use

May 10, 2021

Royal Mail has launched a landmark government-funded drone delivery trial marking a “major” step forward for commercial drone deliveries in the UK. Royal Mail has become the first UK parcel…

Tesco launches drone trial in Ireland

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County Galway Delivery Drone Oranmore Shopping supermarket Tesco trial

October 27, 2020

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Tesco has launched its trial of drone home deliveries this week, with shoppers in County Galway, Ireland, the first to test the service, according to the Irish Times. Tesco’s Group…

Midweek Catchup: Panic buying, Console wars and Aldi’s click-and-collect (September 23)

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Drone Klarna M&S Marks & Spencer Morrisons Ocado Tesco WHSmith

September 23, 2020

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You can read all these stories below: Walmart to take 7.5% stake in TikTok as deal receives cautious “blessing” Ocado, Tesco and Sainsbury’s warn of delivery shortages as second wave…

Midweek: Catch up on this week’s biggest Retail Tech news (September 16)

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Drone Klarna M&S Marks & Spencer Morrisons Ocado Tesco WHSmith

September 16, 2020

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You can read all these stories below: Tesco will trial drone deliveries from October WHSmith and Booths sign up to UK’s first electric forecourts Ocado sales could top £2bn thanks…

Walmart announces it is trialing 1 hour drone delivery

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Arkansas Bentonville Delivery Drone medical supplies trial Walmart Zipline

September 14, 2020

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Walmart on Monday revealed it will be trialing one hour autonomous drone deliveries in 2021. The retail giant said it had established a partnership with Zipline, a medical supply drone…

Tesco Mobile unveils new brand identity

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Drone grocer supermarket Tesco Tesco Mobile Tesco Red Door

September 11, 2020

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Tesco Mobile this week revealed a brand redesign, aiming to align the business more closely to the grocer. Tesco said the logo’s redesign looked to “revitalise the brand expression and…

Retail drone deliveries are facing a major setback in the US as key legislation enabling companies to deliver parcels is opposed by powerful groups.

US retail drone deliveries hit major setback

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Amazon Delivery Drone FAA Federal Aviation Authority Google Walmart Wing

January 23, 2020

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Retail drone deliveries are facing a major setback in the US as key legislation enabling companies to deliver parcels is opposed by powerful groups. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has…

UPS is developing the next generation of delivery drones as it enters its first commercial partnership with a drone manufacturer.

UPS latest to enter drone delivery race

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Delivery Drone FAA Federal Aviation Administration UPS

July 26, 2019

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UPS is set to become the latest major company to throw its hat into the drone delivery market after applying to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) for a licence to…

Walmart pulls ahead of Amazon in drone delivery race

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Amazon Delivery Drone Walmart WIPO World Intellectual Property Organisation

June 17, 2019

Ben Stevens

Walmart is set to edge ahead of its key rival Amazon in the race for drone delivery supremacy, filing nearly twice as many patents over the past year. According to…

Amazon is sacking dozens of staff in its drone delivery unit and the retailer is still “years away” from bringing autonomous drone deliveries to the masses.

Amazon to begin making drone deliveries in “the coming months” as it unveils new high-tech vehicles

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Amazon Delivery Drone FAA Federal Aviation Administration Jeff Wilke Prime Air

June 6, 2019

Ben Stevens

Amazon said it is set to begin making drone deliveries “in the coming months” as it unveiled its latest high-tech Prime Air delivery drone. At its Re:MARS conference in Las…

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Royal Mail launches landmark drone delivery trial in “major” step toward commercial use

Tesco launches drone trial in Ireland

Midweek Catchup: Panic buying, Console wars and Aldi’s click-and-collect (September 23)

Midweek: Catch up on this week’s biggest Retail Tech news (September 16)

Walmart announces it is trialing 1 hour drone delivery

Tesco Mobile unveils new brand identity

US retail drone deliveries hit major setback

UPS latest to enter drone delivery race

Walmart pulls ahead of Amazon in drone delivery race

Amazon to begin making drone deliveries in “the coming months” as it unveils new high-tech vehicles

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