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Grocery items among Amazon's Black Friday deals for Prime members

Select products at Whole Foods and Amazon’s private label lines will be discounted up to 30% between Nov. 20-27. 

Instacart reportedly eyeing $30B valuation with IPO

The e-commerce service could launch its public offering early next year, Reuters reported.

Amazon launches in-garage grocery delivery in 5 cities

The company plans to expand the service, which allows eligible Prime members in select markets to get their groceries delivered securely and contact-free.

Schnucks rebrands downtown St. Louis store

The grocer's Culinaria format, which opened in 2009, will become Schnucks Downtown and feature new self-checkout stations and a refreshed assortment.

Walmart adds 'pop-up' direct-to-consumer fulfillment capacity at 42 distribution centers

The model allows the retailer to increase capacity when it's experiencing peak-level volume and scale down when demand dissipates.

Grocery pharmacies to administer COVID-19 vaccine when available

Kroger, Albertsons and Publix are among the retailers partnering with the Department of Health and Human Services to provide the vaccine free of charge. 

Giant Eagle installs digital smart screens on cooler doors

Four of the grocer's GetGo convenience stores have installed displays from Cooler Screens that can show ads and collect sales data on refrigerated cases.

Ahold Delhaize tackles a $480M supply chain overhaul during a pandemic — and Thanksgiving

The grocery group is forging ahead with an insourcing transformation amid a busy time in a tumultuous year. What could go wrong?

Kroger-owned Home Chef beefs up product lines, promo deals

New soup and pizza offerings along with a partnership with NBCUniversal's Peacock streaming service have positioned the meal kit company for growth.

How a California car service company turned into an e-grocer

Buffalo Market, which made its debut last month, started out in rentals and then became an Instacart-like delivery service before transitioning fully into online grocery.

Aldi promises a Thanksgiving meal for under $30

The discount grocer is also giving all of its employees two $30 gift cards. 

SpartanNash sees sales and comp store growth subside in Q3

The grocer intends to make adjustments to its sagging military business, according to new CEO Tony Sarsam.

Most Americans want to use digital tools while grocery shopping

New research by marketing agency Acosta shows more than 60% of shoppers use a grocery app and more than a quarter say they use it to view circulars.

Deep Dive

Bottoms up: How grocers can keep alcohol sales pouring in

As the coronavirus pandemic boosts category sales, retailers are setting the table for long-term shopper engagement with larger departments and expanded online availability.

PepsiCo pilots micro-fulfillment tech for e-commerce orders

The pilot facility outside Chicago will expedite fulfillment while requiring less floor space than traditional picking, according to the company.

Grocery Outlet sees slower comp sales growth in Q3, looks ahead to fleet expansion

The discount grocer, known for its "treasure hunts," is on track to open 34 stores this year and sees room to add 1,500 more.

SpartanNash amps up e-commerce for the holidays

The company will offer free pickup and half off delivery fees on qualifying orders via its Fast Lane program through the rest of the year.

Whole Foods offers 'turkey insurance' to early-bird shoppers

Shoppers who buy their Thanksgiving birds early from the grocer will be eligible to submit a claim for a $35 Whole Foods gift card if they have a cooking fail.

Walmart teams up with Cruise to test deliveries with electric, self-driving cars

The mass retailer has partnered with the autonomous vehicle company to pilot the program in a suburb of Phoenix.

AutoStore turns up heat on Ocado in patent dispute

The Norwegian grocery-robotics company has filed another lawsuit alleging that its U.K. rival is wrongly using its intellectual property.

Deep Dive

Grocers look to online subscriptions to lock in digital demand

New programs from the likes of Kroger, Ahold Delhaize and Albertsons can be a defensive move, but experts say companies need to dangle additional perks to get any value out of them. 

Nuro nets $500M in new funding

The autonomous delivery company, which has partnered with Kroger and Walmart, is now valued at $5 billion and is close to the commercial rollout of its fully self-driving vehicle.

Rite Aid leans on pharmacists in rebranding effort

The drugstore chain is also embracing its potential as a beauty retailer, placing beauty ambassadors in some stores with a "spa-like" environment.

Shipt employees to receive Thanksgiving cash bonus

The Target-owned delivery service recently said it plans to add another 100,000 gig workers to its platform to cope with holiday demand.

Trader Joe's releases COVID-19 stats, reports 1.2K positive cases among employees

More than 80% of the grocer's stores have had at least one case of the disease.