Analyst Corner 12 minutesRegister for Free AccessWeekly Insights Dec 16, 2016 Coresight Research December 16, 2016 Executive Summary This week’s note “From the Desk of Deborah Weinswig” discusses the US arrival of smaller-format grocery stores such as Amazon Go, Walmart Pickup with Fuel and Lidl, as well as their demand drivers and some of the challenges they may face. Nordstrom launched its first chatbot on the Facebook Messenger and Kik messaging services to help holiday shoppers find gift items. The chatbot helps users select gifts by asking them a series of questions about the person they are shopping for. It then chooses gifts from Nordstrom’s online store that match their answers. Amazon.com’s drone delivery program has lifted off—from a rural corner of England. Last week, Amazon made its first customer delivery by drone. The drone carried a package containing popcorn and a Fire TV video-streaming device several miles to a two-story farmhouse near Cambridge in 13 minutes. Please Login to read the full report. Not a member? Register for a free user account. This document was generated for Other research you may be interested in: Analyst Corner: The Cyclical vs. the Structural in UK DIY Retail, with John MercerWeinswig’s Weekly: US Retail Bankruptcies Jump 10X in 2023US and UK Retail Bankruptcies Latest, October 2023: Rite Aid Files for BankruptcyInflation Concerns Persist and Dollar Stores Thrive: US Consumer Survey Insights 2023, Week 43