Mid-year review – Three big retail tech trends in 2025 to dateNow that 2025 is at the halfway mark, it’s time to look at the technology trends that have been shaking up the industry since New Year’s Day. Uber rolls out robotic sidewalk delivery in AtlantaUber is expanding the reach of a partnership with a provider of delivery robots that traverse sidewalks. DoorDash launches drone delivery in Dallas-Fort Worth with new partner DoorDash is expanding both the reach of its drone delivery offering and the range of drone technology providers it collaborates with. Walmart testing ‘dark stores’ to fill online orders, according to report Walmart Inc. is reportedly testing a strategy currently in use by Amazon to help deliver products ordered online more quickly. QVC and HSN launch live TV streaming sales on Philo The QVC and HSN video commerce platforms continue expanding to new customer touchpoints. Taco Bell accepting PayPal, Venmo for online and mobile payment Taco Bell is adding two major forms of digital payment as options on its website and mobile app, along with some special offers. David's Bridal launches agentic AI wedding planning tool David’s Bridal is introducing an artificial intelligence-equipped full-stack wedding planning platform. Wayfair offers two new AI features on customer app Wayfair is updating its customer app with artificial intelligence capabilities. Amazon to invest $54 billion in U.K. to support infrastructure Amazon is making a major commitment to build new fulfillment and delivery hubs, data centers and corporate offices in the U.K. Amazon begins expanding same-day Prime delivery to rural customers Amazon has kicked off a multi-billion dollar effort to offer faster Prime delivery in more than 4,000 rural communities by the end of the year. First Previous 3 4 5 6 7 Next Last
