Dean Maciuba, Managing Partner North America at Crossroads
Parcel Consulting, discusses the two US retail giants - Target and
Walmart - and the competition with Amazon in the last mile:
Walmart and Target's retail footprint, and where their stores
are located
Grocery as part of Walmart's retail offering
Target and Shipt - and its success in BOPIS (buy online, pickup
in store)
Walmart and Target responding to Amazon's efforts in e-commerce
and fast fulfilment / delivery
Micro fulfilment centres vs regional fulfilment centres in
supporting same-day delivery
The advantage Walmart and Target have over Amazon in retail
sites supporting fast delivery
US consumers embracing BOPIS / click-and-collect
Customers returning to bricks-and-mortar retailers
FedEx stores in Walmart locations
Returns and the physical network advantage
UPS Store being used for Amazon e-commerce returns
Third party returns via Walmart and Target stores
Parcel lockers in US retailers for delivery and returns
Walmart's GoLocal last mile delivery service
Walmart+ in-home delivery to the garage... or even the
refigerator!
Security concerns about e-commerce delivery (including
lockers)
Transit times - Amazon dominating in one-day Prime
Amazon's US fulfilment centre network and faster delivery
times
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