Walmart has acquired the logistics startup Parcel to help launch same-day delivery in New York City

By | October 3, 2017

The deal was small but key to Walmart’s new express delivery service.

Source: www.recode.net

Parcel sends order updates to its merchant clients and their customers in real time via text messages. The startup has also compiled a database of every New York City building it has delivered to, including photos and detailed information on service entrances.  The merging of business and consumer channels.

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