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Wholesale club giant expands online delivery options
Costco Wholesale Club is upping its home delivery game for online food orders as the grocery delivery market continues to heat up. The retailer has introduced a new two-day delivery service, called CostcoGrocer, for customers across the U.S. (with the exception of those in Alaska, Hawaii, and Puerto Rico.). The service, which has a fee of $3, offers delivery of non-perishable foods and sundries, with about 500 items available. The delivery fee is waived for orders over $75. -
Gifting retailer to launch ‘voice-activated’ shopping
1-800-Flowers.com continues to embrace the conversational commerce game. The gifting brand is preparing to launch a program that will enable its customers to place orders via Google Assistant on their Android phones and iPhones. Using their voice or text, they can access a menu of gifting categories, and place orders for delivery nationwide. The service also enables users to specify same-day delivery or schedule a gift’s arrival for a future date.

