E-commerce: Page 28

  • Alcohol delivery through Instacart
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    Instacart grows same-day alcohol delivery to nearly 75% of US households

    By teaming up with Meijer on the service, the e-commerce company has expanded its alcohol delivery to reach more than 85 million households across 17,000 stores. 

    By • Nov. 9, 2021
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    Quick-commerce retail to reach $20B by end of 2021, report finds

    As the instant-needs delivery space heats up, low or no delivery fees and competitive product prices trump speed for consumers, according to Coresight Research.

    By • Nov. 8, 2021
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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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    Inside The Giant Company’s new automated e-commerce facility

    The grocer's online service, Giant Direct, has struggled to keep up with demand in Philadelphia. Its new 124,000-square-foot shed aims to catapult the brand and serve as a key test for Ahold Delhaize.

    By • Nov. 8, 2021
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    Farmstead makes dark store, delivery solutions available to grocers

    The e-grocer is offering the new services in connection with its Grocery OS delivery-management software, which it began marketing to other retailers in 2020.

    By • Nov. 5, 2021
  • Cub's online grocery site
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    Cub rolls out proprietary e-commerce business

    The Minnesota grocery chain has unveiled a new online ordering experience with perks for loyalty rewards members and branded local delivery.

    By • Nov. 5, 2021
  • Publix Quick Picks
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    Publix rolls out 'Quick Picks' online convenience store

    The Instacart-powered service offers 30-minute delivery of groceries and instant-needs items, and comes as Kroger ramps up its own delivery services in Publix's home state of Florida.

    By • Nov. 4, 2021
  • Nuro R2 autonomous delivery vehicle
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    Nuro raises $600M from investors including Kroger and Google

    The autonomous delivery company has also agreed to use computing and storage capacity from Google Cloud to support development of its self-driving vehicles.

    By • Nov. 4, 2021
  • Kroger Boost
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    Kroger launches Boost membership program

    The service, which offers no-fee delivery for $59 or $99 a year, has rolled out to four markets, with more on the way next year.

    By • Nov. 4, 2021
  • Walmart livestream shopping for holiday 2021.
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    Walmart to use AR, shoppable content to connect brands with consumers

    The retailer will have its first large-scale launch of shoppable recipes on Pinterest as part of its holiday campaign as it looks to increase "content-to-commerce" opportunities.

    By Tatiana Walk-Morris and Catherine Douglas Moran • Nov. 3, 2021
  • Online partnership between Kroger and Bed Bath & Beyond
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    Kroger and Bed Bath & Beyond launch e-commerce site

    The home goods retailer and its Buybuy Baby chain are now selling more than 25,000 items, including bedding, storage items and baby furniture, through the new marketplace.

    By • Updated April 6, 2022
  • Imperfect Foods
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    Imperfect Foods receives Certified B Corporation status

    The designation from the nonprofit B Lab recognizes the e-grocer's efforts to balance its business objectives with a strong focus on environmental and societal goals.

    By • Nov. 2, 2021
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    Should grocers partner up with ultrafast delivery firms?

    Major retailers in Europe are launching commercial pilots with speedy startups, raising the possibility of similar deals happening in the U.S.

    By • Nov. 2, 2021
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    Amazon Q3 retail sales rise only slightly as profits plummet

    The e-commerce giant grappled with ballooning costs and falling revenue in the period, reflecting challenges that other retailers also face right now.

    By Daphne Howland • Oct. 29, 2021
  • Dollar Tree storefront on Instacart app
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    Dollar Tree adds same-day delivery to 7K stores

    The discount retailer now offers delivery in as little as an hour via Instacart across nearly 13,000 locations.

    By • Oct. 28, 2021
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    Target adds new features to same-day services

    The changes allow consumers to list backup grocery items and add missing products to their original order, among other things.

    By Maria Monteros • Oct. 27, 2021
  • New feature on Whole Foods' iOS app to order prepared foods
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    Whole Foods adds to-go prepared foods ordering to app

    The feature, which is currently available to iOS users for select stores, makes it easier for people to buy hot pizzas, sandwiches, sushi and other lunch and dinner items.

    By • Oct. 27, 2021
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    Uber and Carrefour launch instant grocery delivery in Paris

    The new service, which is known as Carrefour Sprint, will provide delivery in 15 minutes or less of nearly 2,000 items using a dark store network run by French startup Cajoo.

    By • Oct. 27, 2021
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    Walmart takes aim at Whole Foods with delivery promotion

    On the day when the specialty grocer's $9.95 fee rolled out, Walmart offered that same amount back to those who signed up for its membership service.

    By • Oct. 26, 2021
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    Fabric brings in $200M as it passes $1B in valuation

    The micro-fulfillment company will use the funds to build facilities in cities across the U.S. and expand its technology, commercial and operations groups.

    By • Oct. 26, 2021
  • Go Grocer
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    How a Chicago grocer launched ultrafast delivery

    Go Grocer is using a native app and its 16 stores to reach most of the city in minutes. That’s drawn acquisition interest from other speedy delivery firms, its owners say.

    By • Oct. 25, 2021
  • Walmart announces Carrier Pickup by FedEx.
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    Walmart steps up delivery, online alcohol availability as holidays near

    The company is extending its delivery hours until 10 p.m., two hours later than it normally offers the service, and expanding the number of stores offering alcohol for delivery or pickup.

    By • Oct. 25, 2021
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    Network connectivity: the foundation of grocery retailing's future

    Amid the intense pressures of the current labor market, technology provides solutions that enhance employee productivity and allow workers to focus on providing value-added customer service functions.

    Oct. 25, 2021
  • Grocery Outlet on Instacart
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    Grocery Outlet expands online shopping chainwide

    The discount chain, long hesitant to try e-commerce due to its unique operating model, first trialed e-commerce via Instacart with a six-month delivery pilot at 68 California stores.

    By • Updated April 14, 2022
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    Gopuff launches in NYC with retail sites

    The company has opened more than a dozen locations in Manhattan, Brooklyn, the Bronx and Queens. An unspecified number will service walk-up customers and also fulfill online orders.

    By • Oct. 20, 2021
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    UNFI teams with DoorDash to offer grocery delivery

    The arrangement will allow shoppers to place online orders with independent food retailers via the e-commerce provider's marketplace app and website.

    By • Oct. 15, 2021