online grocery

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...

4 years ago 1 minute read

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...

4 years ago 5 minute read

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...

4 years ago 10 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

Instacart reveals 2021 grocery trends

PRESS RELEASE: SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 10, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — December 10, 2020 — Instacart, the leading online grocery platform in...

4 years ago 11 minute read

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...

4 years ago 2 minute read

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...

4 years ago 3 minute read

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...

4 years ago 3 minute read

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...

5 years ago 3 minute read

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...

5 years ago 4 minute read

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...

5 years ago 6 minute read

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...

5 years ago 1 minute read

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...

5 years ago 4 minute read

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...

5 years ago 1 minute read

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...

5 years ago 3 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

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....

5 years ago 14 minute read

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...

5 years ago 1 minute read
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