Target’s same-day delivery service, Shipt, has forged partnerships with retailers like Sephora and Walgreens. But with more retailers offering fulfillment services, traditional delivery companies are under even greater pressure to provide rapid delivery solutions and improve efficiency.

Walgreens and 7-Eleven recently announced partnerships with Shipt, Target’s same-day delivery service, per a company release. More on this: Amazon has completely transformed consumers’ expectations for delivery: Not only do shoppers now expect free delivery, they also want it to be fast—an issue many retailers have struggled with, particularly in less densely populated areas.

That’s a larger share than Nike Membership (7.1%), Instacart Express (5.9%), and Target’s Shipt service (2.9%). The big takeaway: Membership programs can significantly boost customer lifetime value.

Shipt offers delivery from competing retailers that also sell grocery products. These partnerships benefit Target’s overall revenue, but it creates more competition for the retailer’s individual grocery business on the Shipt platform.

Delivery intermediaries like DoorDash, Instacart, Shipt, and Uber will see strong US grocery sales through 2025 even as their growth in the category declines.

The card network introduced rewards from popular brands like Shipt, Skillshare, and Sofar Sounds across all its cards, including its ultra-premium Visa Elite cards.

Smaller retailers will continue to rely on the likes of Instacart and Shipt, but these services will face competition from quick commerce upstarts like GoPuff and Jokr, which use microfulfillment centers to deliver groceries and other essential goods in a matter of minutes. Trend: Retail Media’s Rise Will Drive Retailer Competition for Brand Budgets.

Target (through Shipt), Kroger, and Instacart also require a $35 minimum to unlock free same-day delivery through their respective membership offerings. Digital grocers that do not offer free delivery performed the worst in this category. Notably, Amazon-owned Whole Foods Market introduced a chainwide delivery fee late last year, even for Prime members. Legacy grocer H-E-B also charges a delivery fee.

Millennials also seemed more open to embracing emerging features, such as the ability to create a list of individual shoppers to fulfill and/or deliver orders, which is currently only offered by Target’s Shipt. The survey found that 29% of millennials considered this feature “extremely valuable,” which was much higher than Gen Zers (12%) and baby boomers (4%).

Third-party delivery services like Instacart, Target’s Shipt, and Walmart’s GoLocal that partner with traditional grocers to facilitate digital sales. Restaurant delivery services like DoorDash and Uber Eats expanding into grocery, pharmacy, and convenience store delivery.

And Centene-owned insurer WellCare began offering select members free memberships with same-day grocery delivery service Shipt. Startups Addressing SDOH via Health Tech. Digital health startups are powering SDOH initiatives and serving as standalone, SDOH-focused hubs—which can help healthcare incumbents build out and manage a robust ecosystem of partnered organizations.

Key players: Instacart Express, DoorDash DashPass, Uber One, Shipt. Common feature: Free delivery from third-party partners. What sets them apart: These delivery subscriptions provide free delivery from partnering grocers and non-grocery retailers. DashPass and Uber One also provide free or discounted deliveries from participating restaurants. Trends that Will Shape the Future of Subscriptions.

This report analyzes H1 2021 retail ecommerce sales figures for seven companies in Latin America, including Mercado Libre, Magazine Luiza, and Falabella. It also explores key trends that are helping to fuel ecommerce growth at each of these companies.

In Q4 2020, Target’s same-day services, which includes Order Pickup, Drive Up, and Shipt, increased 212% year over year. Amazon, meanwhile, occasionally struggled to meet delivery times, which opened a pathway for Target and Walmart to swoop in and fulfill customer demands faster and often for less. (There are no delivery charges for same-day services.).

Meta earnings didn’t quite disappoint: After a particularly challenging prior quarter, Meta didn’t quite right the ship, but it did staunch the bleeding.

Sephora recently announced same-day delivery via Target-owned Shipt, expanding fast fulfillment to more consumers beyond its existing partnership with Instacart. Meanwhile, rival Ulta has linked up with DoorDash to provide similarly speedy delivery.

Tesla’s ship-now-fix-later approach to car production is bad news for car safety: A litany of EV recalls reveals passenger safety faults that are fixable by software as an afterthought.

In 2022, Samsung is expected to ship 276 million smartphones worldwide, maintaining its lead over Apple, with 243 million.