Same-Day Delivery — Boon Or Bane For Retailers?

By Bob Johns

In the May 2013 issue of Integrated Solutions For Retailers magazine, Chief Editor Matt Pillar discusses “The Death Of The Channel-Purist Retailer” and efforts by online retailers to offer same-day fulfillment. We have already seen efforts by retailers to be able to fulfill orders from the physical store for online purchases. (See “Stores As Fulfillment Centers — Are Retailers Ready?”) Now we are seeing a push by some pretty big players to fulfill online orders the same day. By Bob Johns, associate editor