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Fairway Market launches fast delivery with Instacart
A local New York City grocer is expanding its partnership with a grocery technology company.
Exclusive Q&A: Qurate focuses on livestream retail with Sune app
The Qurate Retail-backed Sune video shopping platform sees a bright future for livestream retailing.

AI to influence $194 billion in online holiday sales

Artificial intelligence (AI) and buy online, pickup in store (BOPIS) are retail tech trends to watch this holiday season.
Study: Online returns could exceed $80 billion this holiday season

Retailers could be looking at a costly challenge this holiday season: the increased cost of returns.
Exclusive Q&A: Amazon makes SNAP payments a priority

In the past three years, Amazon has dramatically expanded its efforts to accept federal benefit payments for online and in-store grocery orders.
‘Smart city’ in Georgia pilots underground robot delivery

Select workers in a small city in the metro-Atlanta area can now have lunch delivered via autonomous robots that avoid traffic.
Shipt introduces AI-based search in time for holidays

Shipt is enhancing its search capabilities with artificial intelligence (AI) as the holiday shopping season enters its final full week.
Amazon creates personalized digital book hub

Amazon’s newest online offering goes back to its roots.
Online grocery sales hit $8 billion in November

Online grocery sales in the U.S. in November rose more than 5% compared the same month last year, according to Brick Meets Click.
Getir completes FreshDirect acquisition

Turkish ultrafast delivery platform Getir is the official owner of U.S. online grocer FreshDirect.

Fairway Market launches fast delivery with Instacart