Q Commerce

Articles on the growing channel known as on-demand or rapid delivery. It refers to companies that deliver goods (typically groceries) in under an hour or as quickly as 10-15 minutes.

  1. Channel: Delivery
Rapid grocery delivery orders now account for 11% of Deliveroo’s revenue, up from 9% last year. The company now delivers from 8,000 grocery sites in the UK and more than… The post Rapid grocery delivery now accounts for 11% of Deliveroo revenue appeared first on Latest Retail Technology News From Across The Globe – Charged.
  1. Retailer Media
For an advertiser looking for real-time conversions on its ads, retail media is nothing short of magic. Retail media ads connect impressions directly to purchases. You can see exactly how many people saw your ad and then completed a transaction. No other ad medium comes close. With retail media, brands can reach tens of millions […]
  1. Channel: Delivery
Getir employees are being pulled into a crunch meeting next week where a mass job cull is expected to take place. An email was sent out earlier this week summoning… The post Getir staff called to crunch meeting as job cuts loom appeared first on Latest Retail Technology News From Across The Globe – Charged.
  1. Channel: Ecommerce & Digital
As Getir, the quick commerce market leader, is set to unveil yet more job cuts, Vineta Bajaj – ex Ocado finance director and current CFO of pan-Europe online grocery firm… The post Is the quick delivery bubble about to burst? appeared first on Latest Retail Technology News From Across The Globe – Charged.
  1. Channel: Delivery
The company’s latest staff cuts include about 2% of the its global workforce, according to a spokesperson. Dive Brief: Quick delivery company Gopuff has laid off about 2% of its global workforce, a spokesperson from the company said in an email to sister site C-Store Dive on Thursday. Gopuff’s latest staff cuts included more than 100 employees across its operations […]
  1. Channel: Delivery
The Snappy Group has announced Greg Deacon as vice president of groups and business development. The role will focus on the expansion of existing retail chain relationships and enhancing the Snappy Shopper marketplace proposition as the only convenience store specific Q-Commerce platform, as well as developing new channels to increase revenue for Snappy Group. The […]
  1. Channel: Ecommerce & Digital
Amazon is pushing ahead with ultrafast delivery, a sign that it remains confident in its ability to push its logistics system for speed as it scales back on other areas… The post Amazon to push ahead with ultrafast delivery appeared first on Latest Retail Technology News From Across The Globe – Charged.
  1. Channel: Delivery
Target will expand its next-day delivery capabilities by investing $100 million in its sortation center network to open six additional facilities by 2026. The retailer is aiming to operate more than 15 sortation centers across the country to enable flexible and efficient last mile options that build on its store-as-hub strategy. Each sortation center can […]
  1. Technology & Innovation
The CPG Guys speak with Randy Ornstein, Sr Director of Alcohol at Gopuff & Author of the new book “Grow: the Essential Guide to Getting Promoted.” Follow Randy Ornstein on LinkedIn at: https://www.linkedin.com/in/randy-ornstein-b23b923/Purchase his new book at: https://a.co/d/5kd8cWS Randy answers these questions: 1) Randy, why don’t you start by sharing with us a bit of […]
  1. Technology & Innovation
RTIH rounds up the stand out retail systems deals, launches, deployments and pilots from the past seven days. Featuring Carrefour Argentina, Shopify, Migros, Starship Technologies, Grubhub, John Lewis Partnership, Asos, Instacart, and HappyOrNot. Carrefour Argentina The first autonomous Carrefour Flash store has opened in Latin America. Tapping Go2Future miniGO technology and using cameras on the […]
  1. Technology & Innovation
It’s Friday, the weekend is almost upon us, so let’s kick back and reflect on another eventful week for the retail systems space. Here’s your briefing on the most important stories from the past five days, including Instacart, Foodcellar Market, John Lewis Partnership, Adyen, and FC Bayern Munich. 1. US grocer Foodcellar Market deploys Scan […]
  1. Shopper & Customer
What – exactly – makes a great ad campaign?  Sure, it never hurts to be funny, colorful, edgy and all the rest, but if the entertainment isn’t backed up with something that resonates at a deeper level, then the whole thing risks being dismissed as eye candy and it won’t achieve any meaningful impact. That’s […]
  1. Channel: Delivery
Deliveroo is the next tech firm to announce layoffs, with approximately 350 jobs being affected, equivalent to about 9% of the company’s employees. Company founder and chief executive Will Shu… The post Deliveroo announces 350 job cuts appeared first on Latest Retail Technology News From Across The Globe – Charged.
  1. Technology & Innovation
We’re big fans of LinkedIn and are busy building an amazing community of retail tech enthusiasts on the social media platform. These are the articles that are currently on their radars, including Retail Technology Show 2023, Compass Group, AiFi, PayPal, Co-op, Standard AI, Obsess, and Instacart. Compass Group opens doors to AiFi technology powered bar […]
  1. Channel: Delivery
London-based rapid delivery firm, Zapp, has announced an exclusive Valentine’s Day collection with TikTok star Olivia Neill. Launching on Thursday, 9th February, and running until the end of Tuesday, 14th February, this will focus on self-love and wellness products from brands such as Dr. Barbara Sturm, Bamford, Coucou, OnlyRoses, Trudon, as well as an exclusive […]
  1. Channel: Delivery
Rapid grocery delivery company JOKR has raised $50 million in a Series C investment on a $1.3 billion post-money valuation. This follows a $260 million raise announced in November 2021. G Squared lead the Series C round, with GGV Capital, Tiger Global Management and HV Capital participating. In total, JOKR, which was founded in 2021, […]
  1. International
Getir’s UK chief Kristof Van Beveren has departed the company’s UK division to lead its US operation. He will be replaced by Christopher Chaaya, who joined Getir earlier this month… The post Getir appoints new UK chief to replace US-bound boss appeared first on Latest Retail Technology News From Across The Globe – Charged.
  1. Channel: Ecommerce & Digital
The new supermarket concept Addie’s, a self-described “drive-up grocer,” has opened its first store in Norwood, Mass., fueled by $10.1 million in seed funding it recently received from Rose Park Advisors. The pickup-only store does not allow in-store shopping; instead, the store serves as an onsite warehouse designed solely for stocking, storing and bagging groceries. […]
  1. Technology & Innovation
Do you like numbers? Do you like retail systems news? Then this is the article for you. Including Emperia, Amazon UK, Mercaux, Gemba, Adobe, and Twinco Capital. $18 million…Gemba, a virtual reality training startup used by the likes of Nike, Coca-Cola, and Amazon, has bagged $18 million in a Series A round of funding from […]
  1. Technology & Innovation
We’re gearing up to publish the latest edition of the RTIH Top 100 Retail Technology Influencers List. RTIH is scouring the retail tech world to find the most influential figures for this comprehensive list of people and trends that shaped the industry in 2022 and will continue to drive it further in 2023. With the […]
  1. Technology & Innovation
Retail Technology Show and British Retail Consortium have announced a strategic partnership which will showcase the role of innovation in driving the future of retail. This will see the latter lead a keynote session at Retail Technology Show, taking place at London’s Olympia on 26th-27th April, as part of a conference programme that also includes […]
  1. Retailer Media
If you think those “sponsored” products on Amazon are an innocuous little niche of advertising, think again. Those sponsored positions are what are now known as retail media, which has become the third-largest U.S. digital advertising channel after paid search and paid social campaigns. Even more impressive, eMarketer expects it to nearly double, from $31 […]
  1. Technology & Innovation
It’s Friday, the weekend is almost upon us, so let’s kick back and reflect on another eventful week for the retail systems space. Here’s your briefing on the most important stories from the past five days, including H-E-B, AutoStore, Sainsbury’s, Just Eat, Wakefern Food Corp., and Trigo. 1. H-E-B taps AutoStore tech for ‘world’s most […]
  1. Channel: Ecommerce & Digital
  Grocerant niche Ready-2-Eat and Heat-N-Eat fresh prepared food continues to be in high demand from consumers driving topline sales and bottom-line profits according to Steven Johnson Grocerant Guru® at Tacoma, WA based Foodservice Solutions®. Let’s look at some interesting facts about meals: IRI’s Jonna Parker at the ‘Fresh Center’ found, “What we’re seeing happen […]
  1. Department: Nonfood
Getir has U-turned on its decision to force its London office-based workers to work from the office five times a week, despite many being on hybrid contracts. Charged reported on… The post Getir softens stance on office work mandate appeared first on Latest Retail Technology News From Across The Globe – Charged.
  1. Department: Nonfood
Workers are set to walk out of Getir’s office in Southwark, South London later today (Wednesday 11 January) after an email was sent to employees informing them of a decision… The post Mass exodus planned for Getir’s London office over return to office mandate appeared first on Latest Retail Technology News From Across The Globe […]

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AI powered shopping platform aisle 3 has completed the sale of its Google Comparison Shopping Site (CSS) service to Product Hero. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed, other than it being all cash. The sale consolidates market share for CSS service provider Product Hero, which works with the likes of Rituals and Ikea. […]
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Get ready because the empty truck cabs in motion are coming. Gatik, which is involved in autonomous middle-mile logistics, has announced a multi-year commercial collaboration to transport customer orders within Kroger’s Dallas distribution network. The operations will launch in a few weeks. Under the collaboration, Gatik’s medium-duty autonomous box trucks will transport fresh, customer-favorite products from […]
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Albertsons yesterday unveiled what it said was “the redesign of its Open Nature brand as the company strives to become the brand of choice for those health-conscious shoppers seeking a more balanced lifestyle. Open Nature, which is part of Albertsons Cos. Own Brands portfolio, provides shoppers with tasty foods made with thoughtfully chosen ingredients that […]
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Dive Brief: Dollar General posted net sales of $10.2 billion during the fourth quarter of 2022, a figure that was up 17.9% compared with the same period in 2021, the discount retail chain reported Thursday. Comparable-store sales rose 5.7% year-over-year in Q4, while operating profit was up 17.1%. CEO Jeff Owen said Dollar General intends to invest about […]

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