Trends and technologies poised to make an indelible impact in 2025With an improving economy and inflation on the decline, the 2024 holiday season promises to be both busy and profitable for retailers. Amazon deploys more than 20,000 electric delivery vans in U.S.In the space of less than three years, Amazon has achieved more than 20% of its goal to have 100,000 electric delivery vehicles on the road in the U.S. Amazon revamps packaging for select devices Amazon has an all-new, more sustainable packaging design for shipping its Echo, Kindle, and Fire TV products. Walmart partners with Chinese fast delivery app Meituan Walmart China is teaming with an online delivery provider that offers fulfillment of digital orders to customer homes within 30 minutes. Brookshire Brothers personalizes discounts A regional Southern grocer is leveraging personalization and analytics to obtain new customer insights and deliver tailored digital engagement. Amazon develops next-gen delivery drone from ground up Amazon's new MK-30 drone offers a new proprietary design and a number of improvements from the e-tail giant’s previous delivery drone models. Army Air Force Exchange Service launches AI customer service chatbot Army Air Force Exchange Service is leveraging a cutting-edge artificial intelligence model to enhance interactions with customer inquiries. Canadian pet retailer Pet Valu offers delivery via Instacart A leading specialty retailer of pet food and pet-related supplies in Canada is now offering same-day delivery in as fast as one hour. Lowe’s 2025 growth plans include store expansion, marketplace launch and more Lowe’s Companies Inc. is launching a "Total Home Strategy" in 2025 to drive long-term growth and market share. Lamps Plus AI-enables omnichannel forecasting Lamps Plus is leveraging artificial intelligence to improve forecasting and visibility into replenishment cycles. First Previous 54 55 56 Next Last
