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Walmart expands automated micro warehouses to expand online grocery
Bentonville, AR-based Walmart Stores Inc. plans to expand the use of microfulfillment centers added to stores to help clear sales...
FreshDirect expects home cooking, online ordering to continue boom in 2021
BRONX, N.Y.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–FreshDirect BB #:368707, the leading pure-play online fresh food grocer serving the Northeast, today announced its top food...
Instacart, Aldi expand online SNAP to 1,000 stores, 23 states
SAN FRANCISCO and BATAVIA, Ill., Dec. 17, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Instacart, the leading online grocery platform in North America, today...
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...
Instacart reveals 2021 grocery trends
PRESS RELEASE: SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 10, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — December 10, 2020 — Instacart, the leading online grocery platform in...
Survey shows consumers still need human connection when shopping online
A survey from Robinson Fresh BB #:100586 Eden Prairie, MN, shows that online grocery shopping isn’t going away any time...
Virtual shoppers: The new critical stakeholder
Last week I grocery shopped for my monthly Produce Moms BB #:366223 lifestyle segments at Indianapolis local network WISHTV. By...
Take a fresh look at shopper data
Food shopping changed significantly in 2020, and some of those changes will be permanent. Consumers have begun to rely more...
Crowded grocery aisles are becoming a problem
I think I’ve identified my new shopping sweet spot: 8 p.m. on the night of a televised presidential debate. I stopped by...
MAP: Kroger chooses Detroit for latest Ocado shed
ROMULUS, Mich., Sept. 28, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — The Kroger Co. BB #:100073, America’s largest grocery retailer, and Ocado (LSE: OCDO), a...
Expanding SNAP online a top priority for independent grocers
Arlington, VA – The National Grocers Association (NGA), the trade association representing the independent supermarket industry, is working with legislators...
Whole Foods open first permanent dark store
During the surge of pandemic shopping Whole Foods Market BB #:147784 opened six locations as “dark stores,” using them to...
Walmart+ launches with unlimited grocery delivery
PRESS RELEASE: BENTONVILLE, Ark., Sept. 1, 2020 — Walmart BB #:143789 is launching a new membership program that brings together in-store...
An investment in online retailing can be small, but the payoff is immediate
Most retailers have seen the power of online sales during the pandemic, but for those still new or uncomfortable with...
Gen Z shops online, isn’t satisfied with it
A new study from the Retail Feedback Group found 50 percent of in-store supermarket shoppers also ordered groceries online during...
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...
Online grocery jumped 5 years ahead
Data geeks who have been monitoring the growth of online grocery saw its popularity growing steadily, but not necessarily quickly....
Sprouts pivots on pickup, plans to expand service nationwide
Over the next two weeks, Phoenix-based Sprouts Farmers Market BB #:168563 plans to expand grocery pickup to all of its...
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