It just so happens that the major package delivery services, UPS and FedEx, do that all the time every day: deliver things to people at their door personally.
Peapod, a subsidiary of Royal Ahold and another major grocery delivery service that reaches New England and the mid-Atlantic as well as Chicago, Milwaukee and Indianapolis, charges similar rates (with a small fuel surcharge) in addition to its free pickup.
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It also operates a popular Chinese website that offers same-day delivery in major cities, with free styling advice by phone.
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Germany's post -- now Deutsche Post DHL -- was privatized in 2005 and has become a major player in the global delivery and logistics business.
Yet by the same token the established power of the teachers and the principals unions limited what he could do to make major structural reforms in the delivery of educational services.
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The Postal Service is in the midst of a major restructuring throughout its retail, delivery and mail processing operations.
This unused TV spectrum provides a major new platform for innovation and delivery of service, with potential for both research and commercial applications.
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Inexperienced management teams were soon overseeing complex delivery operations in dozens of major U.S. cities.
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In fact, major US carriers are increasingly requiring Trusted Delivery Model in their contracts.
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The first major component of the network will be its software delivery and updates feature, which will be available starting next week, company officials said.
Based in Edinburgh, the fund will invest in young companies developing novel approaches in the study and treatment of major diseases and technologies designed to advance better healthcare delivery.
"We deal with many of the major supermarkets and it's very important that the electronic delivery is fast and available, " he said.
Education secured its position as the major domestic political issue of the day, and policy makers found themselves engaged in major policy debates over topics ranging from curriculum content and computers in the classroom to vouchers and other new educational delivery systems.
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