groceries

Instacart Leverages Range of Fulfillment Options to Be Consumers’ One-Stop eGrocery Shop
Instacart Leverages Range of Fulfillment Options to Be Consumers’ One-Stop eGrocery Shop
March 24, 2022  |  Delivery

Instacart is entering the ultrafast grocery delivery space. In an announcement on Wednesday (March 23) concerning the company’s new platform offering bundled services, the aggregator...

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Grocery Roundup: Getir Valuation Rises to $11.8B; Instacart Announces Shoppable Recipes
Grocery Roundup: Getir Valuation Rises to $11.8B; Instacart Announces Shoppable Recipes
March 17, 2022  |  Retail

Funds continue to pour in for ultrafast grocery in spite of the economic challenges of the model. On Thursday (March 17), Turkish 10-minute grocery delivery...

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U.S. Consumers Made $1.7T in Pandemic eCommerce Purchases 
U.S. Consumers Made $1.7T in Pandemic eCommerce Purchases 
March 15, 2022  |  eCommerce

U.S. consumers spent $1.7 trillion online from March 2020 to February 2022, Adobe announced during the kickoff of the Adobe Summit on Tuesday (March 15)....

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Today in Food Commerce: Deliveroo to Trial Ultrafast Delivery; Aggregators Take a Hit
Today in Food Commerce: Deliveroo to Trial Ultrafast Delivery; Aggregators Take a Hit
February 11, 2022  |  ResTech

Today in food commerce, Deliveroo gears up to try out ultrafast grocery delivery, and major aggregators struggle to make the economics of the model work....

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21% of US Consumers Are Interested in Using BNPL to Pay for Groceries
21% of US Consumers Are Interested in Using BNPL to Pay for Groceries
December 22, 2021  |  Buy Now Pay Later

More retailers are making a buy now, pay later (BNPL) option available at checkout, as they are finding that the increasingly popular payment method allows...

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Ford Launches Fresh Food Delivery Pilot for Needy Seniors
Ford Launches Fresh Food Delivery Pilot for Needy Seniors
December 14, 2021  |  Delivery

Ford is launching a complimentary fresh food delivery pilot in Southwest Detroit that uses self-driving shuttles to bring an estimated 10,000 pounds of provisions to...

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Led By DoorDash, Grocery Delivery Startup Flink Raises $750M
Led By DoorDash, Grocery Delivery Startup Flink Raises $750M
December 10, 2021  |  Delivery

Rapid grocery delivery startup Flink raised $750 million in a Series B funding round at a pre-money valuation of $2.1 billion. The funding was led...

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ShopRite Pilots Fast Delivery With Tortoise Robots
ShopRite Pilots Fast Delivery With Tortoise Robots
September 24, 2021  |  Delivery

Wakefern’s ShopRite supermarkets are piloting fast delivery of grocery items with Tortoise robotic carts, according to reports on Friday (Sept. 24). The remote-controlled, battery-operated carts...

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Smaller Grocery Delivery Services Specialize to Stand Out Against Retail Giants
Smaller Grocery Delivery Services Specialize to Stand Out Against Retail Giants
March 15, 2021  |  eCommerce

As consumers adopt digital ordering and delivery services to fulfill more and more of their routine needs, a wide range of businesses are trying their...

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