As new forms of self-checkout expanded across the global grocery industry throughout the year, key players found in 2023 that it is essential to continue to offer consumers familiar options. Even the most tech-focused grocery retailers are noting this need. Take, for instance, Amazon, which...
With Instacart going public Tuesday (Sept. 19) via initial public offering (IPO), grocers are rethinking their direct delivery businesses. Some are investing more in their in-house delivery offerings. For instance, Wakefern Food Corp., which spans hundreds of grocery stores over a range of banners, announced...
For generations, supermarkets have played a fundamental role in our daily routines, serving as a convenient destination to find all our grocery and household needs in one place. These retail juggernauts have consistently transformed themselves to align with shifting consumer tastes and market dynamics. One...
As merchants look for ways to improve the margins of online grocery, Giant Food is backpedaling, reportedly closing three delivery fulfillment centers to find a better model. Grocery store chain Giant Food, the Landover, Maryland-based Ahold Delhaize subsidiary spanning 165 stores in the DMV region and Delaware, is...
July 15, 2021
Giant Food will now accept EBT card payments for pickup and delivery orders placed online, the mid-Atlantic grocery chain announced today (July 15). “Convenience and value are of great importance at Giant and as online grocery demand continues at an all-time high, we are excited to make shopping more accessible for our SNAP customers on […]
November 15, 2020
Retailers around the country are reinstating measures intended to counter the spread of COVID-19, CNBC reported. At Walmart stores, employees have resumed keeping track of how many shoppers are in...
January 29, 2019
Giant Food is getting set to open an eCommerce hub in Pennsylvania. Opening next month in Lancaster, the 38,000 square-foot facility, called Giant Direct Powered by Peapod, will serve as...
June 04, 2018
As meal kits from companies, such as Blue Apron and Plated, begin to appear on supermarket shelves, HelloFresh will soon sell its meal kits in Stop & Shop and Giant...
