Amazon’s promise of one-day shipping threatens to upend the retail sector, but its rivals’ physical stores give the likes of Walmart and Target powerful assets that Amazon itself is scrambling to match. "One-day free shipping... without a membership fee. "One-day shipping is neither shocking nor difficult for retailers at scale," Fletcher said. Target said its shoppers can shop same-day and receive their purchases within hours, including grocery delivery, curbside pickup and order pickup. As of Jan. 31, Walmart offered same-day grocery pickup at more than 2,100 locations and same-day grocery delivery from nearly 800 stores.

Source: Mint April 29, 2019 14:48 UTC