E-commerce: Page 45

  • Giant Direct's Cyber Week Sales
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    The Giant Company unveils Cyber Week deals

    For the week commencing Nov. 30, Giant and Martin's grocery stores will offer a range of sale items as well as free pickup and delivery.

    By Rosie Bradbury • Nov. 23, 2020
  • Gatik autonomous delivery vehicle outside Loblaw building
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    B2B autonomous vehicle company Gatik signs on with Loblaw

    Gatik, which raised $25 million in its latest funding round, will partner with the Canadian grocer on middle-mile delivery starting in January.

    By Rosie Bradbury • Nov. 23, 2020
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    Trendline

    Top 5 stories from Grocery Dive

    Top stories from Grocery Dive first half of 2025.

    By Grocery Dive staff
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    Walmart adds to its last-mile arsenal with acquisition of startup assets

    The retailer will purchase select properties, including talent and technology, from peer-to-peer delivery firm JoyRun.

    By • Nov. 23, 2020
  • A view of Inabuggy and McEwan Fine Foods' 3D Virtual Grocery Store in its Don Mills, Toronto location, rolled out on Thursday
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    Canadian grocer lets shoppers browse and click virtual aisles

    McEwan Fine Foods of Toronto has partnered with delivery company Inabuggy to build a 3D store model for online customers to peruse.

    By Rosie Bradbury • Nov. 20, 2020
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    Albertsons accepting SNAP benefits at more than 200 pickup locations

    Electronic Benefits Transfer payments are now available at around 20% of its click-and-collect locations, and the grocer plans to keep expanding online shopping for food stamp recipients.

    By • Nov. 20, 2020
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    Pardon the Disruption: Ahold Delhaize levels up in e-commerce

    The FreshDirect deal deepens the grocer's East Coast penetration, but more importantly it provides another online resource and learning lab at a critical time.

    By • Nov. 20, 2020
  • Amazon Pharmacy
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    Is Amazon's pharmacy foray disruptive? Experts disagree.

    Analysts are split on the impact of the e-commerce giant finally entering the space in full force. 

    By Samantha Liss • Nov. 20, 2020
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    Ahold Delhaize buys majority stake in FreshDirect

    The Dutch grocery company gets additional e-commerce expertise and access to the lucrative New York City market, while FreshDirect gains purchasing heft and the potential to scale faster.

    By • Nov. 18, 2020

  • Farmstead raises $7.9M in new funding as it expands to a third city

    The e-grocer also said it will enter the Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina, market early next year.

    By Rosie Bradbury • Nov. 18, 2020
  • Amazon Pharmacy
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    Amazon Pharmacy launches with free delivery, discounts for Prime members

    The move promises to further unsettle a $300 billion industry and put more pressure on grocers, whose pharmacies have struggled with higher costs and complexities in recent years.

    By • Nov. 17, 2020
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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. 

    By Rosie Bradbury • Nov. 17, 2020
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    How 6 chains expanded pickup during the pandemic

    Some, like Walmart and Kroger, have taken advantage of a large click-and-collect footprint while others have scrambled to grow the popular service.

    By • Nov. 16, 2020
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    Instacart reportedly eyeing $30B valuation with IPO

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

    By • Nov. 16, 2020
  • Amazon In-Garage Delivery
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    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.

    By Rosie Bradbury • Nov. 16, 2020
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    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.

    By • Nov. 12, 2020
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    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.

    By Rosie Bradbury • Nov. 12, 2020
  • A Pepsi employee stocks a cooler with Pepsi, Diet Pepsi and Mountain Dew
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    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.

    By Emma Cosgrove • Nov. 11, 2020
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    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.

    By • Nov. 11, 2020
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    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.

    By • Nov. 11, 2020
  • A Shipt Shopper picking grocery orders
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    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.

    By Rosie Bradbury • Nov. 10, 2020
  • Ocado fulfillment robot
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    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.

    By • Nov. 10, 2020
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    COVID-19: Accelerating change in omnichannel grocery

    COVID-19 has accelerated automation in the grocery sector, and RFID has a crucial role to play.  

    By Julie Vargas, Avery Dennison Corporation • Nov. 10, 2020
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    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.

    By • Nov. 9, 2020
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    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. 

    By • Nov. 9, 2020
  • goPuff offers convenience product delivery in some metro areas
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    GoPuff expanding West Coast footprint with BevMo acquisition

    The delivery startup said it will buy the alcoholic beverage specialty retailer for $350 million — a deal that would bring GoPuff to California and Nevada and grow its presence in Washington. 

    By • Nov. 6, 2020