April 10, 2019Amazon and Whole Foods Market announced on Wednesday (April 10) that delivery of Whole Foods Market products via Prime Now has been expanded to nine more cities.
In a press release, ...
April 9, 2019Retail innovation labs – incubators or tech hubs – aren’t confined to operations run by the likes of Amazon or Walmart. A new lab store from 7-Eleven underscores the innovation ...
April 8, 2019Walmart in Mexico is demanding discounts from food firms that also supply Amazon, and some are pulling their products from Amazon for fear of adversely affecting their relationship with Walmart, ...
April 3, 2019Former Walmart President and CEO Bill Simon said on Wednesday (April 3) that he doesn’t think Amazon’s move to cut prices at Whole Foods will boost sales at the grocery ...
April 2, 2019Walmart announced Tuesday (April 2) Walmart Voice Order, a new voice ordering capability that enables people to use voice commands to shop for groceries.
In a blog post, Tom Ward, senior ...
March 22, 2019Offering two-day delivery is the new standard — yet, even that isn’t fast enough for consumers who want to buy products on the go. Automated stores are helping eTailers bridge ...
March 14, 2019Take a closer look at grocery retail these days, and you’ll find an interesting story.
Sure, technological innovation is gaining speed in that vital and longstanding sector of the economy, with ...
March 8, 2019There is something to be said for being a happy warrior, and Walmart U.S. CEO Greg Foran was certainly one this week when he spoke of Walmart’s ongoing battle with Amazon for ...
March 8, 2019There is a possibly apocryphal story of Amazon’s early days (around 2001) where Founder Jeff Bezos was invited to Bentonville, Arkansas to discuss the possibility of Walmart purchasing his still ...
March 8, 2019Amid growth in its eCommerce sales and online selections, Costco Wholesale Corporation beat analysts’ estimates for earnings, but fell short on top-line revenues for the second quarter. The warehouse chain ...
March 7, 2019Grocery giant Kroger is thinking about starting a new business venture related to the healthcare field, according to a report in Bloomberg.
Kroger CEO Rodney McMullen told the news outlet ...
March 7, 2019Kroger is not backing away from its bet that ongoing and significant investments in digital and eCommerce capabilities will lead to success in the coming years. But for now, investors ...
March 7, 2019To help consumers to order produce and household staples in an environmentally friendly way, startups are offering grocery deliveries through reusable containers and bicycles. The Wally Shop, in one case, ...
March 1, 2019Robots, including those working in retail, “shipped to North American companies in record numbers last year,” according to a new report from the Robotic Industries Association. The new numbers underscore ...
March 1, 2019Brick-and-mortar fashion retailers are developing in-store experiences to encourage customer loyalty. DSW, for instance, is growing its W Nail Bar partnership to offer services such as manicures and pedicures in ...
March 1, 2019Imagine getting paid to go home. (Really, take a moment and do so. Feels nice, right?) Now, imagine not only getting paid to go home, but doing so in a ...
February 27, 2019Even in an age when shoppers can order groceries online and have them delivered straight to their doors, the vast majority of consumers are still shopping the traditional way – ...
February 27, 2019Marks & Spencer is in discussions with online supermarket Ocado that would offer the British retailer a food delivery service for the first time.
“Following press speculation, Marks and Spencer Group ...
February 25, 2019To let shoppers use curbside pickup at more of its locations, Wegmans Food Markets is bringing the offering to additional stores: At the end of the month, all of its ...
February 22, 2019Continuing in the tradition of PYMNTS earnings roundups:
Walmart’s eCommerce efforts, including grocery delivery and pickup options, soared in the fourth quarter of 2018, and online lending picked up for LendingClub, ...
February 21, 2019It looks like the deal to merge Sainsbury’s with Walmart-owned Asda could be in fatal trouble — after a ruling by the Competition and Markets Authority on a deal that would ...
February 20, 2019Kroger and Ocado, one of the world’s largest online grocery retailers, have announced that Central Florida and the Mid-Atlantic will be the next regions for Kroger’s two newest customer fulfillment ...
February 20, 2019Things have warmed up for Walmart over the winter.
The retail landscape had been littered with disappointing earnings reports, worries over the impact of a cross-border trade war between China and ...
February 18, 2019In an effort to deliver sustainable and fresh seafood to customers in New York City, Jet.com and Fulton Fish Market are teaming up for Jet’s City Grocery experience. The offering ...
February 13, 2019Kroger, one of America’s largest supermarket chains, is introducing a new mobile payment option and a loyalty rewards card, according to reports.
The mobile payment option, called Kroger Pay, is available ...
February 7, 2019Kroger has announced that Home Chef meal kits will now be available in 500 additional Kroger stores across the country.
“Kroger continues to redefine the customer experience and provide new ways ...
February 6, 2019Blue Apron has introduced a brand-new offering called Knick Knacks, which are specialty recipe ingredient kits that let people combine a chosen protein and produce. They also come with step-by-step ...
February 5, 2019Although retailers such as Kroger, Walmart and Amazon are working on grocery delivery solutions, only 3 percent of today’s grocery spend in the U.S. occurs through eCommerce. In South Korea ...
February 5, 2019Supermarkets around the world may seem to have locked-in consumer bases — groceries are a necessity, after all — but the reality is far more complicated.
Coping with slim operating margins ...
February 1, 2019Farmstead has launched a new program using artificial intelligence (AI) that can save its customers money.
The online grocer’s new Refill & Save program provides customers with recurring discounted orders on ...
February 1, 2019 Customers expect unified retail experiences as they shop between in-store and online. Retailers and supermarkets are listening, and extending mobile channels into their brick-and-mortar locations, enabling customers to skip the ...
January 23, 2019Retail startup Caper is reinventing the grocery store experience with a shopping cart that automatically checks out the items shoppers place inside them. And grocers are vying to attract shoppers, ...
January 22, 2019For many consumers, trips to the grocery store are a routine part of their everyday lives. In deciding where to shop, these customers value cost, convenience and choice: They want ...
January 18, 2019Walmart has announced it is adding four delivery companies to its team to help expand its online grocery delivery option.
Delivery companies Point Pickup, Skipcart, AxleHire and Roadie will make deliveries ...
January 15, 2019Ahold Delhaize USA is planning to roll out nearly 500 robots to its Stop & Shop and Giant/Martin’s locations.
The launch of the in-store robots called “Marty” — one of the ...
January 14, 2019To provide an alternative to days-old bread that is baked off-site, startups are helping grocers bake bread within their own stores through interactive robots that do the heavy lifting. The ...
January 11, 2019Stouffer’s has been a staple of American dinners for more than 96 years, since it was first established as a food and beverage company in 1922. The firm has changed ...
January 8, 2019As grocers fight for survival and dominance in the age of Amazon, Kroger is testing connected devices with the help of Microsoft. The retailer plans to pilot technology products using Microsoft’s Azure platform ...
January 7, 2019Kroger and Microsoft announced Monday (Jan. 7) that the two are partnering up to enable a connected store experience leveraging Microsoft’s Azure cloud and Kroger technology.
In a press release, Kroger ...
January 3, 2019Nature inspires some food startup founders to discover untapped opportunities. Misfits Market, for instance, grew out of Founder Abhi Ramesh’s trip to an orchard in Eastern Pennsylvania. On his apple ...
Amazon and Whole Foods Market announced on Wednesday (April 10) that delivery of Whole Foods Market products via Prime Now has been expanded to nine more cities.
In a press release, ...
