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Walmart is launching its InHome delivery service which will offer customers the option to give delivery drivers access to their homes so they can deposit groceries in their fridges.

Walmart’s new InHome service delivers groceries to your home fridge

October 16, 2019

Delivery, InHome, Kansas City, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Pittsburgh, Vero Beach, Walmart

Walmart is launching its InHome delivery service which will offer customers the option to give delivery drivers access to their homes so they can deposit groceries in their fridges. InHome,…

Uber is set to acquire Latin American online grocery delivery start-up Cornershop as it continues to push into the retail delivery market.

Uber to acquire online grocery delivery company Cornershop amid delivery expansion

October 14, 2019

Ben Stevens

Companies, Delivery / Supply Chain, News

Cornershop, Delivery, Online Grocery, Uber, Walmart

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Uber is set to acquire Latin American online grocery delivery start-up Cornershop as it continues to push into the retail delivery market. Cornershop, founded in 2015, agreed to sell a…

Alibaba has become the latest retailer to stop selling e-cigarettes in the US market amid growing concerns over their safety.

Alibaba stops selling e-cigarettes in the US

October 10, 2019

Ben Stevens

Ecommerce, News

Alibaba, Amazon, New York University, Vaping, Walmart

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Alibaba has become the latest retailer to stop selling e-cigarettes in the US market amid growing concerns over their safety. Vape pens, box mods, herbal vaporisers, heat not burn cigarettes…

Walmart filed two separate drone delivery patents last week as it seeks to push ahead of both Amazon and Google’s current drone programmes.

Walmart plans to catch drone deliveries in nets according to new patents

October 8, 2019

Ben Stevens

Delivery / Supply Chain, News, Patents

Amazon, drone delivery, Google, Patent, Walmart

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Walmart filed two separate drone delivery patents last week as it seeks to push ahead of both Amazon and Google’s current drone programmes. The patents look specifically at how to…

Walmart is selling independent online fashion retailer ModCloth after just two years as its approach to ecommerce “evolves”.

Walmart offloads online fashion site ModCloth as its ecommerce strategy “evolves”

October 7, 2019

Ben Stevens

Companies, Ecommerce

Amazon, ModCloth, Walmart

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Walmart is selling independent online fashion retailer ModCloth after just two years as its approach to ecommerce “evolves”. ModCloth, which was the first retailer to sign up to the No-Photoshop…

Walmart has launched two new credit cards in partnership with Capital One which will offer its users five per cent cashback on all Walmart purchases.

Walmart launched 2 new credit cards offering 5% cashback

September 18, 2019

Ben Stevens

News, Payment

Capital One, credit card, Walmart

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Walmart has launched two new credit cards in partnership with Capital One which will offer its users five per cent cashback on all Walmart purchases. The Capital One Walmart Rewards…

Walmart is launching “Fulfilled by Walmart” offering third party retailers storage and shipping services as it ramps up its rivalry with Amazon.

Walmart to launch “Fulfilled by Walmart” service in direct challenge to Amazon

September 13, 2019

Ben Stevens

Delivery / Supply Chain, Ecommerce

Amazon, Fulfillment, Walmart

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Walmart is launching “Fulfilled by Walmart” offering third party retailers storage and shipping services as it ramps up its rivalry with Amazon. Earlier this week Walmart’s head of ecommerce Marc…

Amazon will stop using single-use plastics in its packaging throughout India in less than a year, it announced this week.

Amazon to scrap all single-use plastic packaging in India by 2020

September 5, 2019

Ben Stevens

Sustainable Tech

Amazon, Flipkart, India, Modi, plastic, single use, Walmart

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Amazon will stop using single-use plastics in its packaging throughout India in less than a year, it announced this week. Single-use plastics will be completely removed from Amazon’s packaging by…

Walmart is suing Tesla over accusations that seven of its solar systems installed on top of stores have caught fire.

Elon Musk faces calls to resign over Walmart solar fires

August 23, 2019

Ben Stevens

Industry, News

David Einhorn, Elon Musk, Greenlight Capital, Tesla, Walmart

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Elon Musk is facing calls from short sellers to resign as Tesla chief executive over allegations that its solar panels caused numerous fires at Walmart stores. Tesla has come under…

Walmart sues Tesla after 7 of its stores catch fire

August 21, 2019

Ben Stevens

News, Sustainable Tech

Elon Musk, Solar, Tesla, Walmart

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Walmart is suing Tesla over accusations that seven of its solar systems installed on top of stores have caught fire. Tesla’s stock dipped more than one per cent after Walmart…

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Walmart’s new InHome service delivers groceries to your home fridge

Uber to acquire online grocery delivery company Cornershop amid delivery expansion

Alibaba stops selling e-cigarettes in the US

Walmart plans to catch drone deliveries in nets according to new patents

Walmart offloads online fashion site ModCloth as its ecommerce strategy “evolves”

Walmart launched 2 new credit cards offering 5% cashback

Walmart to launch “Fulfilled by Walmart” service in direct challenge to Amazon

Amazon to scrap all single-use plastic packaging in India by 2020

Elon Musk faces calls to resign over Walmart solar fires

Walmart sues Tesla after 7 of its stores catch fire

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