online grocery

Ahold Delhaize Acquires 80% Stake in FreshDirect to Bolster Ecommerce Offerings

Ahold Delhaize and Centerbridge Partners have entered into a definitive agreement to acquire online grocery retailer FreshDirect. The supermarket retailer will acquire…

Three Estonian Grocers Roll Out Automated Freestanding Pickup Units

Estonian grocery chains Coop Estonia, Selver and Prisma will deploy the Cleveron 501 robotic grocery solution at some of their stores. The…

Walmart Unifies Grocery And Walmart Apps, Adds Fulfillment And Payment Options

Walmart is in the process of merging the Walmart Grocery and Walmart apps in order to streamline the shopping experience. The retailer…

Smart & Final Upgrades Online Grocery Experiences For Shoppers, Businesses

With hungry consumers forecast to spend $100 billion per year on online grocery by 2022, according to the Food Marketing Institute, more…

Walmart Posts 41% Online Sales Growth In Q3 As Grocery Investments Pay Off

Walmart is headed into the holidays with a jolly outlook after posting Q3 online sales growth of 41% and a better-than-expected 3.2%…

Walmart Will Pilot In-Home Grocery Delivery In Three Markets

Starting this fall, Walmart will push grocery delivery convenience to the next step: bringing the groceries inside shoppers’ homes. With InHome Delivery,…

Lidl Enlists Boxed For First On-Demand Grocery Delivery Pilot

Lidl is testing an on-demand delivery service with e-Commerce bulk retailer Boxed that is designed to get customers their groceries in as…

Walmart Q1 Revenue Jumps But Grocery, Supply Chain Investments Weaken Profits

Walmart had its best Q1 comparable store sales growth in nine years, achieving 3.4% growth with total revenue climbing 1% to $123.9…

Farmstead Launches Predictive Behavior-Based ‘Smart Shopping List’

Farmstead, an online grocer of locally sourced produce based in San Francisco, has introduced a Smart Shopping List feature, designed to predict…

Amazon, Walmart Piloting Online SNAP Grocery Purchases In New York

New York State SNAP beneficiaries will be able to purchase online groceries from Walmart, Amazon and ShopRite through a new pilot program,…

Farmstead Launches Grocery Replenishment Program

Farmstead, an online grocery company that delivers fresh, local produce in the San Francisco Bay Area, has launched an automated order replenishment…

Walmart Pilots Autonomous Grocery Delivery In Arizona

Walmart has made significant investments in its online grocery delivery capabilities over the past year, even quietly experimenting with driverless delivery. The retail…

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