Retailers Offer Same-Day Deliveries, Increase Competition for Parcel Delivery Business
Brick-and-mortar retailers including Macy’s, Nordstrom and Wal-Mart are providing customers with same-day delivery to combat the growing online competition. Such retailers often have entire inventories near customers’ homes. Macy’s uses contract drivers from Deliv, an Uber-like company. It delivers to customers in eight cities and Macy’s will soon increase these speedy deliveries. However, not all…