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Shipt is an Internet-based grocery delivery service. It is being purchased by Target Corporation. - Source: Wikipedia

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An Amazon Prime delivery person lifts packages while making a stop at an apartment building on Tuesday, Nov. 28, 2023, in Denver. Walmart, Target and Amazon are all-in on the shipping wars, a move retail experts say will help them maintain a competitive edge against low-cost Chinese retailers Shein and Temu. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)

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A semitruck turns into an Amazon Fulfillment center in Eastvale, Calif. on Thursday, Nov. 12, 2020, in this file photo. (Watchara Phomicinda/The Orange County Register via AP) ** FILE **

From chicken wings to lumber, shortages bedevil rebounding economy

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FILE - In this Dec. 17, 2019, file photo, Amazon packages move along a conveyor at an Amazon warehouse facility in Goodyear, Ariz. Amazon will report quarterly earnings on Thursday, APril 30, 2020, providing a first glimpse into its financial performance during the pandemic. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin, File)

Pandemic brings fortunes to Amazon - and headaches too

By ANNE D'INNOCENZIO and ALEXANDRA OLSON - Associated Press

FILE - In this Friday, April 3, 2020, file photo, Instacart worker Arthur Berte delivers groceries to a home in East Derry, N.H. Some app-based delivery companies have announced hiring sprees, including Instacart, to cope with a surge in orders from millions of people stuck at home. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa, File)

What to know about applying for gig work during the pandemic

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This May 3, 2017, file photo shows a Target store in Omaha, Neb. Target Corp. (TGT) on Wednesday, Nov. 20, 2019, reported a fiscal third-quarter profit of $714 million. (AP Photo/Nati Harnik, File)

Target bursts into the holiday season with a bang

By ANNE D’INNOCENZIO - Associated Press

In this Nov. 9, 2018, file photo, a box of merchandise is unloaded from a truck and sent along a conveyor belt at a Walmart Supercenter in Houston. Walmart is rolling out an unlimited grocery delivery subscription service this fall for a $98 annual fee. The service will reach 1,400 stores in 200 markets and allows the nation’s largest grocer to further tap into time-starved shoppers looking for convenience. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip, File)

Walmart rolls out grocery delivery subscription

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FILE - In this July 10, 2019, file photo shoppers visit the downtown Target Store in Minneapolis. Target Corp. reports financial results Wednesday, Aug. 21. (AP Photo/Jim Mone, File)

Target thrives in intense retail environment

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Target’s online game is on target

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FILE - In this Nov. 27, 2017, file photo a FreshDirect driver loads boxes into his truck in New York. Grocery delivery services are growing rapidly, but shoppers need to decide if the convenience is worth the higher cost. Big companies like Amazon and Walmart are expanding grocery delivery, as are regional players like FreshDirect. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, File)

On the Money: More grocers are offering delivery

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FILE - This May 3, 2017, file photo shows a Target store in Omaha, Neb. Strong online sales and more shoppers helped push Target’s fourth-quarter results past Wall Street’s expectations. The chain’s remodeling and expanded delivery services enticed shoppers to buy during the critical holiday season. The retailer reported a 31 percent jump in comparable digital sales, with same-store sales up 5.3 percent. (AP Photo/Nati Harnik, File)

Target hits on all cylinders in the fourth quarter

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Target offers two-day shipping with no minimums for holiday

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FILE - This May 3, 2017, file photo shows a Target store in Omaha, Neb. Target Corp. reports earnings Wednesday, Aug. 22, 2018. (AP Photo/Nati Harnik, File)

Big investments in stores and in tech pay off at Target

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FILE -In this June 15, 2017, file photo, bagged purchases from the Kroger grocery store in Flowood, Miss., sit inside this shopping cart. Kroger is rolling out its own grocery delivery service, as the company tries to keep pace with the rabid competition in the sector to get items to consumers faster. Kroger Co. said Wednesday, Aug. 1, 2018, that the service, called Kroger Ship, will start in Cincinnati, Houston, Louisville and Nashville, with plans to launch it in additional markets over the next few months. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis, File)

Kroger brings it home, introduces online delivery

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In this Aug. 28, 2017, file photo, customers shop at a Whole Foods Market in Tampa, Fla. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara, File)

Kale to go: Amazon to roll out delivery at Whole Foods

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FILE - In this Nov. 3, 2015, file photo, customer Kirsty Carey, left, gets ready to swipe her credit card for clerk Marissa Pacchiarotti, as she makes one of the first purchases at the opening day for Amazon Books in Seattle. Amazon has opened more than a dozen locations of Amazon Books, which also sell some toys, electronics and Amazon gadgets. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson, File)

Health care just the latest industry Amazon seeks to upend

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