Apps emerge to serve procrastinating shoppers


ASSOCIATED PRESS: Tech companies fill space created by last-minute shoppers.

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ASSOCIATED PRESS: Tech companies fill space created by last-minute shoppers.

Apps like Curbside deliver orders directly to the trunk of your car, more retailers are offering incentives to buy online and pick up in store, and Amazon Prime Now and other same-day delivery services have vastly expanded this year.

“In some sense, same-day delivery is going to become the new gift card,” said Daphne Carmeli, CEO of Deliv, which works with retailers to offer same-day delivery. “It used to be ‘uh-oh, too late, here comes the gift card.’ Now you’ve got two hours before the cutoff if you want something from national retailers.”

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