Though they're clearly keeping mum on the subject, it does seem a delivery service would be in line with Google's recent moves in the commerce space, such as the acquisition of locker startup Bufferbox and e-commerce firm Channel Intelligence.

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He also spent on staffing, adding 275 new executives and 540 associates, for a total of 35, 500 employees globally to support the idea that what makes Foot Locker valuable in an industry increasingly dominated by e-commerce is hands-on service.

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If someone contacts Legacy Locker to report a client's death, the service will send the customer four e-mails in 48 hours.

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