E-commerce: Page 12

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    The Friday Checkout: Large grocers are dominating online grocery carts

    Digital orders at national chains are nearly twice as large as those at regionals, according to a new report, underscoring the importance of size and innovation as e-grocery evolves.

    By Grocery Dive Staff • April 7, 2023
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    DoorDash and Blue Apron cook up meal kit expansion

    The delivery company’s DashMart online shops now have the meal kit maker’s Heat & Eat options available in 11 markets, including New York City.

    By • April 5, 2023
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    Top 5 stories from Grocery Dive

    Top stories from Grocery Dive 2023/2024

    By Grocery Dive staff
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    Walmart banks on stores, robots as it stokes e-commerce

    The retail giant expects that within three years, 55% of its fulfillment center volume will move through automated facilities and a whopping 65% of its stores will be automated to some extent.

    By Daphne Howland • April 5, 2023
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    Pickup-only grocer raises $11.5M, but the format’s outlook looks gloomy

    Oklahoma City’s JackBe looks to build two more stores this year, but other e-commerce-only locations have failed to take flight as in-store shopping has returned.

    By • April 4, 2023
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    Walmart rolls out more improvements to website, app

    The retail giant’s e-commerce update is focused on making its platform more personalized and easier to navigate.

    By Daphne Howland • April 3, 2023
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    London court dismisses AutoStore patent suit against Ocado

    The ruling by the U.K. High Court last week represents a key victory for Ocado, which is developing robotic order-fulfillment centers for Kroger and other grocery chains.

    By • April 3, 2023
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    Boxed files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy

    The company intends to sell its software business while it winds down retail operations over the next several weeks.

    By • April 3, 2023
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    Kroger has reportedly slowed Ocado robotic tech rollout

    The grocer wants to be sure the automated customer fulfillment centers it has brought on line so far work “as well as they can before they roll out loads,” Ocado CEO Tim Steiner said, according to a Reuters story Tuesday.

    By • March 29, 2023
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    DoorDash to offer SNAP online purchasing for grocery orders

    The e-commerce and delivery provider is also planning to grow the availability of produce on its marketplace and promote healthy products there. 

    By • March 27, 2023
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    Walmart lays off hundreds of workers at e-commerce facilities

    The retail giant has expanded its infrastructure in recent years to keep up with Amazon, but online sales growth has slowed in recent months.

    By Daphne Howland • March 24, 2023
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    Buy now, pay later explodes in grocery

    The percentage of online transactions involving groceries where shoppers opted to delay payment grew 40% during the first two months of 2023, according to data from Adobe.

    By • March 23, 2023
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    Sam’s Club bridges online and in-store data gap

    Through the retailer’s new feature, advertisers can now gather real-time, first-party insights on members’ in-store purchases. 

    By • March 22, 2023
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    BJ’s ‘last mile delivery model’ improves in-store order fulfillment process

    The service involves employees picking items for an order before handing them off to a same-day delivery provider, Chief Digital Officer Monica Schwartz said.

    By Max Garland • March 20, 2023
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    Kroger sees e-commerce as future profit engine

    The retailer is looking to its automation partnership with Ocado and its young retail media business to help achieve its goal of making money online, Chairman and CEO Rodney McMullen said Wednesday.

    By • March 16, 2023
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    Boxed considers filing for bankruptcy

    The e-commerce company, which sells bulk-sized pantry items and runs a fresh grocery delivery business in the New York City area, is facing tension with lenders amid a tightening cash position.

    By • March 16, 2023
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    Kroger to deploy driverless trucks in Dallas

    The grocer plans to begin using vehicles from autonomous-vehicle supplier Gatik to transport products between an e-commerce warehouse and several stores during the second quarter of 2023.

    By • March 15, 2023
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    Online grocery shopping habits shift among loyal consumers

    The base of monthly active users — the most engaged group of online shoppers — fell to its lowest level since March 2020, according to the latest monthly survey from Brick Meets Click and Mercatus.

    By • March 15, 2023
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    The Friday Checkout: Quick-delivery industry slows down

    With Food Rocket ceasing operations and Gopuff holding another round of layoffs this week, traditional grocers may be best positioned to offer speedy delivery service.

    By Grocery Dive Staff • March 10, 2023
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    As retail media networks multiply, Amazon stands alone

    A MediaRadar analysis found the e-commerce giant commanded a larger market share than the mass retailer category last year. 

    By Peter Adams • March 6, 2023
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    DoorDash, Uber boost driver benefits

    Uber has updated its app for delivery couriers with several new capabilities, while DoorDash is allowing workers to use cashback rewards at thousands of gas and food retailers.

    By • March 3, 2023
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    Kroger’s Q4 sales, full-year outlook handily beat Wall Street estimates

    Strong identical sales and profit coupled with a higher-than-expected earnings expectations for fiscal 2023 sent the grocer’s stock price up by more than 6% Thursday morning.

    By , • March 2, 2023
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    Target profits continue to slide as discretionary purchases slow

    The retailer said consumer spending on essentials, like food, helped offset inflation-driven sales slides in discretionary buys.

    By Nate Delesline III • Feb. 28, 2023
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    Save Mart unveils robotic grocery-picking facility

    The retailer is using technology from startup Fulfil Solutions that can pick and pack items across grocery categories for a quick-delivery service called Lucky Now.

    By • Feb. 27, 2023
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    Swiftly and Webstop partner to expand mobile solutions

    The two technology companies will leverage each other’s platforms to provide new tools for independent and regional grocers to boost customer loyalty. 

    By • Feb. 27, 2023
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    Heinen’s dropped Instacart. Will other grocers follow suit?

    Changes in how grocers are approaching their e-commerce strategies signal they may start shifting away from third-party marketplaces, retail observers say.

    By • Feb. 27, 2023