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

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 Jeff Wells • 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 Jeff Wells • Nov. 16, 2020

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

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 Catherine Douglas Moran • Nov. 12, 2020

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

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

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 Catherine Douglas Moran • Nov. 11, 2020

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 Jeff Wells • Nov. 11, 2020

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

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 Sam Silverstein • Nov. 10, 2020

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

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 Jeff Wells • Nov. 9, 2020

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 Jeff Wells • Nov. 9, 2020

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 Catherine Douglas Moran • Nov. 6, 2020

Uber scales up grocery business as delivery operations overtake ride sharing

The company is taking in orders globally at a $1 billion annual clip and sees a long runway ahead.

By Sam Silverstein • Nov. 6, 2020

Amazon Fresh's hyperlocal advantage

The retailer is quickly building an online/offline machine for Prime members, many of whom live within a mile of the new stores, writes Matt Newberg of HNGRY.

By Matt Newberg • Nov. 5, 2020

Eataly expands grocery delivery in four US cities

The Italian market is building up its operations for same-day delivery by linking up with Mercato's digital ordering platform.

By Rosie Bradbury • Nov. 5, 2020

The holiday season is coming: here's what grocers can do to prepare

In order to properly prepare for COVID-friendly holiday shopping, grocers must look ahead and redefine their whole customer experience.

By Kelly Caruso • Nov. 5, 2020

Ahold Delhaize lays out omnichannel updates to keep 2020 growth going long term

As it logged another strong financial quarter, the company announced new digital services and a 100% increase in online capacity. 

By Jeff Wells • Nov. 4, 2020

Independent grocers in South and Midwest on deck for SNAP online ordering expansion

In addition to a number of smaller stores, Piggly Wiggly in Alabama and H-E-B in Texas are among the 18 food retailers poised to join the USDA's program. 

By Rosie Bradbury • Nov. 4, 2020

California's Proposition 22 passes in major win for food delivery companies

Uber, DoorDash, Postmates and Instacart contributed $200 million to support the measure in the state, which preserves their business models of hiring drivers and independent contractors instead of employees. 

By Emma Liem Beckett • Updated Nov. 4, 2020

Albertsons reportedly will offer free at-home COVID-19 tests in Idaho

Albertsons, in partnership with the Idaho State Board of Pharmacy, will offer the saliva tests across Idaho — the grocer’s home state.

By Rosie Bradbury • Nov. 3, 2020

To own or not to own delivery? Grocers reassess the Instacart dilemma.

Third-party e-commerce services pose a challenge for food retailers as they seek to balance their online strategies with efforts to maintain their brands.

By Sam Silverstein • Nov. 2, 2020

Sam's Club taps DoorDash for same-day prescription delivery

Retailers are increasingly relying on third-party delivery platforms as the coronavirus pandemic continues.

By Tatiana Walk-Morris • Nov. 2, 2020