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Ahold Delhaize expands Instacart convenience delivery across US banners
The grocer is deploying the 30-minute service at its Food Lion, Hannaford and Giant Food chains, which join Stop & Shop and The Giant Company in offering the option to customers.
By Sam Silverstein • Updated Dec. 8, 2021 -
Giant Food kicks off online marketplace rollout for Ahold Delhaize in US
The Ship2Me service integrates tens of thousands of products like home décor, outdoor items and pet supplies into the Maryland-based grocer's online platform.
By Catherine Douglas Moran • Dec. 7, 2021 -
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Walmart, Hy-Vee to test WIC online ordering
The two retailers and Buche Foods are participating in a pilot run by the USDA and a nonprofit.
By Catherine Douglas Moran • Dec. 7, 2021 -
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ColumnPardon the Disruption: DoorDash's adventures in dark stores
The company sees a major opportunity to offer DashMarts to retailers, but they’ll have to compete with the delivery powerhouse along the way.
By Jeff Wells • Dec. 7, 2021 -
DoorDash plans to offer rapid delivery for retailers
The company is joining the 15-minute delivery fray in New York City with a full-time workforce, but sees a "larger" opportunity to provide the service to grocers and convenience stores.
By Jeff Wells • Dec. 6, 2021 -
Robotic vehicle startup Coco links with Segway on new delivery bots
The new units, which the two companies produced together, will launch at specialty grocer Erewhon's seven stores in California.
By Sam Silverstein • Updated Dec. 10, 2021 -
Instant delivery startup 1520 tells shoppers to use Getir
1520's app now directs customers to switch to the Turkish ultrafast firm, which just arrived in the U.S. and operates in New York and Chicago.
By Sam Silverstein • Updated Dec. 14, 2021 -
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How H-E-B got into livestreaming
The company offers shoppable cooking classes on Facebook, and this summer it generated 400,000 viewers for a 12-hour grilling special.
By Jeff Wells • Dec. 3, 2021 -
Instant delivery firm Jokr raises $260M, launches service in Boston
The startup is now valued at $1.2 billion as investors continue to pour money into the nascent industry.
By Jeff Wells • Dec. 2, 2021 -
Farmstead plans to accept online SNAP payments next year
The e-grocer has partnered with a payments processor that specializes in Electronic Benefits Transfer to add the capability to its platform by mid-2022.
By Sam Silverstein • Nov. 30, 2021 -
Walgreens to open $30M MFC in Kansas City region
The Liberty, Missouri, location is one of nine micro-fulfillment sites that the pharmacy store chain plans to open across the U.S. by the end of 2022.
By Catherine Douglas Moran • Nov. 24, 2021 -
Grocery leads sales gains for BJ's as club stores continue to thrive
Grocery comps for the quarter increased 6%, and the company announced it will begin delivery via DoorDash early next year.
By Jeff Wells • Nov. 19, 2021 -
USDA task force offers roadmap to modernize redemption of WIC benefits
The group's recently released report outlines what online purchasing could look like, along with suggested regulatory and funding changes to support e-commerce offerings.
By Catherine Douglas Moran • Nov. 19, 2021 -
Kroger now offers Google Maps pickup at more than 2K stores
The online integration, which has resulted in customer wait times of less than five minutes, quickly ramped up after a pilot kicked off in June.
By Jeff Wells • Nov. 18, 2021 -
Uber's new membership bundles rides, delivery services
Uber One offers 5% off some rides and delivery orders and waives delivery fees on grocery orders over $30, among other perks, for $9.99 a month or $99.99 annually.
By Alicia Kelso • Nov. 18, 2021 -
Amazon rolls out recyclable packaging for cold-chain grocery orders
The new shipping material, which can be discarded curbside with other household recyclables, is designed to maintain the temperature of frozen or chilled foods in Amazon Fresh and Whole Foods Market e-commerce orders.
By Sam Silverstein • Nov. 18, 2021 -
Ahold Delhaize puts its faith in e-commerce as it looks to drive growth
The Dutch grocer believes net online sales will double by 2025 and also expects its e-commerce business will be profitable on a "fully allocated" basis by that point, officials told investors Monday.
By Sam Silverstein • Nov. 17, 2021 -
Walmart steals grocery market share in Q3
Domestic comp sales were up 9.2% in the quarter as consumers turned to the retailer amid record inflation.
By Maria Monteros • Nov. 16, 2021 -
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Grocers chase the promise of e-commerce personalization
Customization tools like shoppable recipes and product recommendations are helping consumers cut through the clutter of center store. But retailers are only scratching the surface of what's possible.
By Sam Silverstein • Nov. 16, 2021 -
Instacart cooks up mealtime family bonding in first brand campaign
Meanwhile, Shipt unveiled a year-long partnership with actress Kristen Bell as e-commerce companies look to splashy advertisements to drive awareness.
By Natalie Black (Koltun) , Catherine Douglas Moran • Nov. 15, 2021 -
Farmstead adds prediction capabilities to grocery e-commerce service
The e-grocer will use Halla's "taste intelligence engine" to forecast what shoppers will want to purchase, with the goal of driving increased basket sizes and sales.
By Sam Silverstein • Nov. 15, 2021 -
Albertsons launches its own retail media network
The grocer has cut ties with its third-party provider and turned to the former head of Target's Roundel network to manage its own shop, which will launch its first brand campaigns in late February.
By Jeff Wells • Nov. 15, 2021 -
Dollar store delivery ramps up as Dollar General links with DoorDash
The discount retailer now offers delivery in under an hour, on average, from more than 9,000 stores, with no order minimums or time slots required.
By Jeff Wells • Nov. 12, 2021 -
Grocery e-commerce sales remain steady but elevated as pandemic endures
Delivery and pickup orders totaled $6.4 billion in October — about the same as the two prior months, signaling that the choppiness in sales earlier in the pandemic is leveling out, according to a report from Brick Meets Click and Mercatus.
By Sam Silverstein • Nov. 12, 2021 -
Ultrafast delivery firm Getir makes US debut in Chicago
The Turkish company that helped spearhead 10-minute delivery plans to expand to the New York and Boston metropolitan areas by the end of the year.
By Catherine Douglas Moran • Nov. 12, 2021