December 19, 2023
Grocers Seize on Holiday Spending Anxiety to Drive Digital Adoption
With consumers’ budgets coming under pressure over the holiday season, leading grocers including Kroger and Walmart have launched digital deals to boost eCommerce engagement. Kroger, for its part, United States’...
December 15, 2023
Qogita Secures $87 Million to Grow Wholesale Procurement Platform
London-based startup Qogita has reportedly secured 80 million euros ($87.3 million) in a Series B round for its wholesale procurement platform for small- to medium-sized businesses (SMBs). The platform is designed...
December 15, 2023
Darden: Third-Party Delivery Prices Affect Consumers’ Brand Perceptions
Full-service restaurant giant Darden is pulling back on third-party delivery to avoid alienating price-sensitive consumers, focusing instead on dine-in and pickup. The company shared Friday (Dec. 15) on a call...
December 12, 2023
Blue Apron Expands Ready-Made Options as Meal Subscriptions Boost Convenience
As the growth of ready-to-go meal subscriptions outpaces that of traditional meal kits, Blue Apron is launching non-frozen prepared meals — part of an industry-wide trend toward more convenient options....
December 12, 2023
Instacart Partners With Sharebite to Target Corporate Food Spend
Instacart is targeting employers’ office snack budgets, as aggregators compete for businesses’ food spending. On Tuesday (Dec. 12), meal benefits platform Sharebite announced a partnership with the grocery technology company,...
December 07, 2023
Meal Kit Subscriptions Eat Away at Brick-and-Mortar Grocers’ Market Share
With consumers getting pre-portioned ingredients from online subscriptions, PYMNTS Intelligence reveals, many are spending less time shopping for groceries in stores. By the Numbers The report “The Replenish Economy: A...
December 05, 2023
DoorDash Reduces NYC Driver Perks as Pay Increase Changes Delivery...
As evolving regulations change the economics of third-party restaurant delivery, DoorDash is rolling back certain driver perks in New York City in response to the increased minimum wage for delivery...
December 05, 2023
Uber Delivery Expands Non-Restaurant Business With Launch of Courier Pickup
Uber’s delivery business is expanding beyond restaurants to include courier service from merchants not partnered with the company — a move that comes as aggregators race to capture consumers’ loyalty...
November 29, 2023
More Men Than Women Order Groceries Online
In today’s digital-first economy, online shopping has become increasingly popular across various sectors. However, when it comes to online grocery shopping, there is a gender divide. The PYMNTS Intelligence study...