Last-Mile Delivery Bandwagon

Last-Mile Delivery Bandwagon ECOMMERCE STRAIGHT TALK EPISODE 5

This week on Ecommerce Straight Talk we're discussing:

1. With Vacation rentals at 85% capacity through August and flight bookings up 111% YoY, do you think retailers are going to see increased purchase activity throughout the summer?
2. Peloton recently had some issues with their new product, the treadmill.  Will people and children getting hurt and killed they've recalled all their treadmills.  The projected impact of this recall is estimated to be around $165 million.  As this hurts their reputation and wallet, will Peloton be able to overcome this disaster?
3. The cost of not going digital was the tax legacy brands were paying. But the playing field has been altered. As of last week, less than 5% of the users of the latest iOS version (14.5) in the US have permitted Facebook to monitor their device activity. What effect do you think this will have on the smaller DTC brands vs the older legacy brands?
4. According to Forbes, "Livestream shopping is having a renaissance, and QVC is still top dog. Qurate, QVC’s parent company, had its best quarter since its creation in 2018. Retailers including Bloomingdale’s, Nordstrom, and even Petco are attempting to make their mark in livestream shopping."... Does livestream shopping have a future in the US post-pandemic?
5. Walgreens started rolling out their same day delivery services. Introducing the ability to pick-and-pack through their app to allow for third-party delivery services to handle the last mile of delivery.  On the heels of what we've been discussing over the past 2-episodes, what are the odds more retailers and even smaller brands, hop on this bandwagon?