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The Giant Company to pilot robotic fulfillment system at new Philadelphia facility
The Ahold Delhaize-owned grocer is working with sister company Peapod Digital Labs to develop the facility, which will use technology from AutoStore and Swisslog.
By Sam Silverstein • Feb. 16, 2021 -
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Walmart+ gains traction 5 months after launch
Less than a year after its release, the subscription service has attracted up to 8.2 million members, a Consumer Intelligence Research Partners study found.
By Maria Monteros • Feb. 16, 2021 -
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GrubMarket raises $90M ahead of IPO
GrubMarket's new injection of capital last year comes as the service plans to expand to major metropolitan markets in North America.
By Rosie Bradbury • Feb. 16, 2021 -
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Food Lion starts accepting online orders from SNAP customers in NC
The grocer also plans to expand to eight more states in the coming weeks, including Delaware, Georgia, Kentucky, Maryland, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia and West Virginia.
By Sam Silverstein • Updated Feb. 16, 2021 -
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Freshly to soon open facility in Georgia followed by more later in 2021
As the meal delivery upstart continues to grow, the new facility will cut delivery wait times and increase assembly and distribution operations.
By Catherine Douglas Moran • Feb. 10, 2021 -
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Peapod founders re-enter grocery e-commerce with custom shopping tool
Brothers Andrew and Thomas Parkinson's new service, Sifter.shop, lets customers filter groceries based on health-related criteria and then transmit their orders to selected grocers.
By Sam Silverstein • Feb. 10, 2021 -
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Q&A: What retailers and shoppers want from their grocery apps
Atomic Robot CEO Alex Robinson, who was a founding member of Kroger's mobile development team, and UX/UI designer Leah Blandford talk app usage during the pandemic and what lies ahead for retailers.
By Jeff Wells • Feb. 9, 2021 -
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Pickup lockers target shoppers who walk or bike
Stop & Shop says units like those now in service at one of its Boston locations could expand click-and-collect's reach beyond curbside-focused stores and shoppers.
By Jeff Wells • Feb. 5, 2021 -
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E-commerce provider Rosie raises $10M
It's the largest ever funding round for the company as independent retailers have rushed to meet online demand.
By Jeff Wells • Feb. 4, 2021 -
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Industry groups push for new tech solutions for nutrition incentive programs
The National Grocers Association and Food Industry Association are asking retailers and developers to work together to streamline point-of-sale technology.
By Catherine Douglas Moran • Feb. 4, 2021 -
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California e-grocer Good Eggs raises $100M
The company aims to push into Southern California later this year, and also poached a Fortune 500 marketing executive.
By Jeff Wells • Feb. 3, 2021 -
Uber buys alcohol delivery platform Drizly for $1.1B
The stock and cash deal comes as the profitable alcohol delivery startup, which operates in 1,400 cities, has seen demand surge during the pandemic.
By Christopher Doering • Feb. 2, 2021 -
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Instacart's Road to IPOInstacart names Facebook VP as operations chief
Asha Sharma will oversee the e-commerce firm's marketplace services, including its app, logistics, and growth and marketing divisions.
By Jeff Wells • Feb. 2, 2021 -
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Jeff Bezos to step down as Amazon CEO
In the third quarter, the founder will be replaced by Andy Jassy, who now leads the company's profitable AWS cloud services unit.
By Daphne Howland • Updated Feb. 2, 2021 -
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Walmart grocery delivery reaches 3,000 stores
Availability of the same-day service has nearly doubled over the past year as the retailer raced to meet pandemic demand and readied its membership platform.
By Jeff Wells • Feb. 1, 2021 -
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Sponsored by e.fundamentalsHow CPGs are using category analytics to drive e-commerce growth
Three key factors to understand, optimize and grow performance with online retailers.
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Walmart will add automated micro-fulfillment to dozens of stores
The move, which represents the largest deployment of the robotic technology to date, will test various configurations from multiple tech vendors.
By Jeff Wells • Jan. 27, 2021 -
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Sunbasket expands from meal kits to full-service food delivery
Looking to refresh its image, the company is offering ready-to-heat meals and pantry items across dayparts and embarking on a national advertising campaign.
By Rosie Bradbury • Jan. 27, 2021 -
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Online packaged food and beverage sales could top $100B in 2021
Grocery is now the top e-commerce CPG category, according to FMI and NielsenIQ, with dollar sales up 125% last year.
By Jeff Wells • Jan. 26, 2021 -
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Stop & Shop to host virtual 'homegating' for Super Bowl
The grocer's e-commerce site features exclusive recipes from a Top Chef runner-up and a playlist curated by retired New England Patriots player Troy Brown.
By Rosie Bradbury • Jan. 26, 2021 -
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3 new grocery owners talk opening during the pandemic and what’s ahead for 2021
In addition to the usual hurdles new businesses face, industry entrepreneurs grappled with store safety and scaling their e-commerce operations ahead of schedule.
By Catherine Douglas Moran • Jan. 25, 2021 -
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Kroger, Ocado to open automated fulfillment center in Phoenix
The facility will have digital and robotic capabilities designed to serve grocery delivery demand across the Southwest region, according to the companies.
By Rosie Bradbury • Jan. 25, 2021 -
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Instacart's mass layoffs reflect shifting operations in grocery pickup
The terminations of nearly 1,900 in-store shoppers come as grocers like Kroger are relying more on their own workers to fulfill orders.
By Sam Silverstein • Jan. 22, 2021 -
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Imperfect Foods continues to move mainstream
The e-grocer announced $95 million in new funding along with an expansion into personal care products.
By Jeff Wells • Jan. 22, 2021 -
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Eager to innovate in pickup, grocers look to lockers and kiosks
These storage units save precious store space and offer time flexibility for shoppers, but they also come with limitations that could impede their adoption.
By Sam Silverstein • Jan. 21, 2021
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