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Amazon Launches Grocery Subscriptions for Prime and EBT Customers

April 23, 2024
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Amazon Fresh to Replace ‘Just Walk Out’ With Smart Carts
Amazon // April 02, 2024

As it redesigns its Amazon Fresh stores, Amazon is removing its Just Walk Out technology. That technology will be replaced by the company’s smart shopping cart, the Amazon Dash Cart, Jessica Martin, Amazon spokesperson, said in a statement emailed to PYMNTS Tuesday (April 2). The...

Amazon Chips Away at Walmart Grocery Lead With Unified Pickup Options
Retail // February 09, 2024

As Amazon continues to try to shrink the gap between its own share of consumers’ grocery spending and Walmart’s, the eCommerce giant is retooling its mass-market brick-and-mortar offerings and looking to provide one-stop pickup options. On Amazon’s latest earnings call, CEO Andy Jassy noted that the...

Prime Members to Test Amazon Grocery Subscription Offering
Amazon // December 07, 2023

Amazon is reportedly testing a new grocery subscription service that allows Prime members to pay a separate monthly fee for unlimited grocery delivery on certain orders. This move is seen as another step in Amazon’s efforts to solidify its position as a go-to destination for grocery...

Amazon vs Walmart: Who Will Bag the Victory in the Grocery Aisle? 
Retail // November 10, 2023

Walmart, best known for offering products at wallet-friendly prices through its extensive network of physical stores, is setting records this month, driven by the success of its grocery offerings that continue to attract shoppers. Meanwhile, Amazon isn’t satisfied with its penetration of the grocery sector...

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Amazon Chips Away at Walmart Grocery Lead With Unified Pickup Options

February 09, 2024
As Amazon continues to try to shrink the gap between its own share of consumers’ grocery spending and Walmart’s, the eCommerce giant is retooling its mass-market brick-and-mortar offerings and looking to provide one-stop pickup options. On Amazon’s latest earnings call, CEO Andy Jassy noted that the company has already captures a significant share of consumers’ nonperishable […]

Amazon vs Walmart: Who Will Bag the Victory in the Grocery Aisle? 

November 10, 2023
Walmart, best known for offering products at wallet-friendly prices through its extensive network of physical stores, is setting records this month, driven by the success of its grocery offerings that...

Amazon’s Plan to Scale Grocery Offerings May Dent Walmart’s Share

August 11, 2023
Seemingly as long as the world’s top two retailers have competed, Walmart has been considered the go-to for groceries while Amazon leads in non-food sales. Walmart’s crown in groceries is...

Will Amazon’s New Returns Policy Stoke Fires of Consumers’ Ire?

April 18, 2023
One way to keep customers within an eCommerce ecosystem is to charge them if they stray. That’s one way to do it.  But it begs the question as to whether there...

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Amazon Launches Grocery Subscriptions for Prime and EBT Customers

April 23, 2024
Amazon has introduced grocery delivery subscriptions for Prime members and EBT users. The new service, announced Tuesday (April 23), is launching in more than 3,500 locations around the U.S. It gives Prime members willing to spend $9.99 per month unlimited grocery deliveries on orders of $35 from Amazon Fresh, Whole Foods Market and a variety of other grocery stores and specialty […]

Amazon Fresh to Replace ‘Just Walk Out’ With Smart Carts

April 02, 2024
As it redesigns its Amazon Fresh stores, Amazon is removing its Just Walk Out technology. That technology will be replaced by the company’s smart shopping cart, the Amazon Dash Cart,...

Prime Members to Test Amazon Grocery Subscription Offering

December 07, 2023
Amazon is reportedly testing a new grocery subscription service that allows Prime members to pay a separate monthly fee for unlimited grocery delivery on certain orders. This move is seen as...

Amazon Opens Grocery Delivery Program to Non-Prime Customers

November 09, 2023
Amazon is expanding its grocery delivery/pickup program to include shoppers who aren’t Prime subscribers. The retail giant is making grocery delivery and free pickup available to all customers in any...