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Wal-Mart pilots automated buy online, pickup in store system

Published By Field Agent on June 24, 2017

In an effort to streamline its "buy online, pickup in store" option, Walmart is beta-testing a new self-dispensing tower in-store, Business Insider reported. The giant tower, currently in operation near the chain's Bentonville, AR headquarters, relies on a code given to the purchaser to dispense ...

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June 24, 2017 | Field Agent

What's The Grocery Business Really Worth To Amazon? More Than You Might Think

Published By Field Agent on June 15, 2017

The grocery industry's bottom line is actually a lot compared to Amazon's.

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June 15, 2017 | Field Agent

Alexa: Retail’s Next Friend…Or Foe?

Published By Field Agent on June 1, 2017

In fact, roughly one third of Alexa users say they currently use voice to make Amazon purchases, according to Field Agent research. Top categories are music (43%), household supplies (38%), electronics (27%) and gifts (25%).

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June 1, 2017 | Field Agent

Wal-Mart Is Destined For Mediocrity Until It's Willing To Do This

Published By Field Agent on May 31, 2017

Remodels and new fixtures in its electronics departments look familiar.

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May 31, 2017 | Field Agent

Walmart’s Tech Departments, Before And After

Published By Field Agent on May 24, 2017

Last June we provided a sneak peek at Walmart’s latest electronics department reset, courtesy of our friends at Field Agent.

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May 24, 2017 | Field Agent

The best thing PetSmart can do with Chewy.com? Leave it alone

Published By Field Agent on April 21, 2017

Chewy.com is known for its great customer service, and pet owners are fearful that may change.

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April 21, 2017 | Field Agent

Wal-Mart gearing up for Lidl’s U.S. store openings; suppliers warned of deeper price wars

Published By Field Agent on April 17, 2017

A recent report from Fayetteville-based Field Agent asked consumers in the United Kingdom to compare Asda to its German competitors Aldi and Lidl. In most cases the agents who participated in the survey said they favored Asda over the other two, but hard sales data indicated Asda lost sales to Lidl.

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April 17, 2017 | Field Agent

The Supply Side: App offers real-time answers to retail questions

Published By Field Agent on April 17, 2017

Price checks on a product in 2,500 stores could take two to three days to complete. Fayetteville-based Field Agent is pushing its Jicco application with the goal of reducing that time down to 15 minutes.

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April 17, 2017 | Field Agent

Meet Jicco, A Search Engine Just for Retailers

Published By Field Agent on April 11, 2017

Meet Jicco, a new on-demand retail search engine that’s designed to provide businesses with “instant answers to pressing retail questions.”

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April 11, 2017 | Field Agent

Walmart to lower prices on a million online-only items if you opt for store pickup over shipping

Published By Field Agent on April 11, 2017

Pickup Discount is going live in all stores — more than 4,000 total locations — in the contiguous U.S. later this month.

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April 11, 2017 | Field Agent