SAME-DAY DELIVERY: E-Commerce Giants Are Battling To Own The 'Last Mile'

BI Intelligence   BI Intelligence, a subscription research service from Business Insider, provides the latest news, in-depth insight, data, and analysis on today's most relevant digital trends in mobile, social media, payments and more. Below is a selection of topics covered in recent reports. Stay ahead by signing up for a free two week trial! September 23, 2014 SAME-DAY DELIVERY: E-Commerce Giants Are Battling To Own The 'Last Mile' Companies like Google, Amazon, eBay, and Uber are operating and expanding services that allow shoppers to order something online and have it that same day, without ever leaving home. If they manage it, despite the expense and complexities involved in delivering over the "last mile," these companies will grow e-commerce's customer base (as well as its share of retail dollars), and siphon off one of offline retail's last real competitive advantages. Read » Share this story: THE SOCIAL-COMMERCE REPORT: Social Networks Are Driving More Online Sales And Influencing Offline Purchases Overall, social commerce sales grew at three times the rate of overall e-commerce last year.   Read » Share this story: THE MOBILE AND ONLINE BANKING REPORT: Mobile Is Pulling Customers Away From Branches And Online Banking Bricks-and-mortar banks are losing relevance among consumers — particularly millennials. Banks face looming competition from tech giants such as Square, PayPal, Apple and Google.  Read » Share this story: How E-Commerce Is Finally Disrupting The $600 Billion-A-Year Grocery Industry Shopping habits are changing, and niche online grocery services that compete on convenience and selection are gaining e-commerce traction.   Read » Share this story: LINKEDIN DEMOGRAPHICS: The Top Statistics That Make The Network's Audience So Valuable To Businesses Overall LinkedIn is actually more popular than Twitter, generally considered the number two social network in the U.S.   Read » Share this story: How Apple Pay Impacts The Different Parts Of The Payments Industry From the consumer point-of-view, Apple Pay is remarkably easy to use for mobile payments in stores. But what about the business side, the merchants, and payment and financial services industries? Read » Share this story: Share this: Email sent to: dwyld.kwu.2wm8d4lq0e7c@blogger.com   |   Manage your email preferences   |   Unsubscribe Terms of Service   |   Privacy Policy Business Insider. 150 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10011