Sometimes you just need it now.
Retailers are stepping up their same-day delivery options, with fulfillment speeds that would have seemed impossible just a few years ago.
The latest entrant to the competition is Home Depot, which launched a nationwide 3-hour delivery option last week. It joins big box competitors Target and Walmart in offering a 3-hour option supported by their own retail store fleets.
To see how the three services stack up, I came up with a simple test: order the same item from all three stores at exactly the same moment and see which one arrived first. My house is about 3.5 miles from each store, and I created brand new…
