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Amazon: The COVID grocer

Amazon: it’s big, and it’s up-front. Hence the choice of the name, which begins with the letter A and is...

4 years ago 4 minute read

Amazon to expand grocery concept to Seattle area

Just as I got my first look (second-hand, through a colleague) at the Amazon Fresh store in Naperville, IL, the...

4 years ago 3 minute read

Quick Look: Amazon Fresh, Naperville, IL

Because I haven’t been on the road much in the past nine months, I called upon a colleague in Chicagoland...

4 years ago 1 minute read

Report: Nearly half of online shoppers choose Walmart for grocery

PRESS RELEASE: LAKE SUCCESS, N.Y. (PRWEB) DECEMBER 16, 2020 – The Retail Feedback Group (RFG), a leader in providing actionable...

4 years ago 6 minute read

Amazon’s grocery moves – a signal of more to come?

Three years after Seattle-based Amazon acquired Austin, TX-based Whole Foods Market Inc., it seems that the tech giant is finally...

5 years ago 3 minute read

Sneak peek: Amazon opens first physical grocery store

After more than a year of speculation about its foray into brick-and-mortar grocery, Seattle-based Amazon has opened its first location....

5 years ago 2 minute read

The Produce Reporter Week in Review – May 22, 2020

Greg and Pamela discuss the roller coaster $40 million contract awarded to Ben Holtz of California Avocados Direct in the...

5 years ago 1 minute read

Amazon turns Whole Foods stores dark in online grocery catch-up

When Amazon bought Whole Foods BB #:147784, I immediately thought Amazon would convert part of each of the 400+ Whole...

5 years ago 2 minute read

Has Amazon grown enough to Go Grocery?

Add another store check to my bucket list, I guess? Seattle-based Amazon launched a pilot of its cashierless “Go” concept...

5 years ago 4 minute read

AmazonFresh takes huge step in competition with Walmart’s online grocery

Watch out, Walmart. AmazonFresh is coming. The Seattle-based company is dropping the $14.99/month subscription fee for Amazon Prime members in...

5 years ago 2 minute read

Report: Amazon to overtake Walmart as largest retailer by 2022

PRESS RELEASE ROCKVILLE, MD, October 24, 2019 — Amazon BB #:283186 is set to become the largest retailer in the...

5 years ago 5 minute read

Amazon moves ahead on grocery plan

Amazon BB #:283186 plans to open a handful of grocery stores in the U.S. as early as later this year....

6 years ago 1 minute read

AmazonFresh expands to three more cities with 1- and 2-hour delivery

SEATTLE–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Amazon today announced that AmazonFresh BB #:283186 has expanded to three new cities: Houston, Minneapolis and Phoenix. Beginning...

6 years ago 3 minute read

AmazonFresh Expands to Las Vegas With 1- And 2-Hour Delivery

SEATTLE – (BUSINESS WIRE) – Amazon today announced that AmazonFresh BB #:283186 has expanded to Las Vegas. Starting today, Prime...

6 years ago 3 minute read

Amazon “primed” for discounts…that haven’t delivered

Seattle-based Amazon launched another round of price investments and Amazon Prime discounts for its Whole Foods Market grocery banner, but...

6 years ago 2 minute read

Retail stocks gasp at Amazon grocery news

At approximately 12:38 Eastern Standard Time, the world of grocery stocks took a deep breath…and dropped. Just minutes before, the...

6 years ago 3 minute read

Report: Amazon to launch new grocery brand

Amazon plans to open grocery stores in several large U.S. cities, distinct from its Whole Foods brand. The Wall Street...

6 years ago 1 minute read

Walmart is outpacing Amazon in e-grocery

Walmart is pulling ahead of Amazon for online grocery shoppers, and I know why. It’s fresh food. You can get...

6 years ago 3 minute read
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