Today in restaurant and grocery news, Albertsons Companies highlighted the importance of the physical store to its eCommerce channels while discussing Q1 2021 results, and Yum! Brands stressed the role of loyalty rewards in Q2. Meanwhile, HelloFresh and FreshDirect debuted new e-grocery features.
Albertsons CEO: Our Greatest eCommerce Asset Is The Physical Store
As grocery businesses reckon with the tricky relationship between brick-and-mortar and digital channels, Albertsons Companies, parent of 21 grocery brands including its self-titled chain, Safeway, Jewel-Osco and Vons, is centering on the physical store. The company announced on Thursday (July 29) that eCommerce sales remained roughly flat in its first quarter of 2021, though transactions increased, with basket sizes falling from early pandemic stockpiling highs.
Yum Brands: Loyalty Program Increased Taco Bell Customers’ Spending By 35 Percent
Yum! Brands’ digital investments are paying off. The company, parent of major quick-service restaurant (QSR) brands KFC, Pizza Hut and Taco Bell, as well as fast-casual chain The Habit Burger Grill, announced on Thursday (July 29) that company-wide digital sales for the second quarter of 2021 exceeded $5 billion, a 35 percent increase over Q2 2020.
Grocery Roundup: HelloFresh Enters US eGrocery Space, FreshDirect Launches ‘Rosé Express’
This week in grocery news, meal kit company HelloFresh launched online grocery ordering in the United States, Stop & Shop debuted electric vehicle charging stations, and FreshDirect announced two-hour wine, beer and spirits delivery in the Hamptons and Montauk.
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