Category: FMCG products

August 16, 2019

Walmart is making major strides in online grocery in part because of its unparalleled brick-and-mortar footprint. The retailer has more existing store locations throughout the U.S. than any other retailer, giving it an advantage when it comes to offering pickup […]

July 24, 2019

Walmart opened the doors—or car lanes more aptly—this month to its first Pickup Point concept store. The 40,000-square-foot Walmart Pickup Point in Lincolnwood, IL, will fulfill online orders through pickup or delivery options, but shoppers will not be able to […]

July 8, 2019

Whole Foods is joining forces with parent company Amazon to help ensure Prime Day 2019 breaks lofty sales records again. Prime members who spend $10 at Whole Foods Market in store or on Prime Now will receive a $10 credit […]

June 24, 2019

From in-store cooking classes to a personal shopping service, grocers across the nation are introducing new ideas to turn their stores into places to spend their leisure time as well as shop. By becoming a destination for shoppers, grocers can […]

May 13, 2019

Walmart’s grocery pickup service is experiencing rapid growth with no signs of slowing down. Walmart plans to have 3,100 locations offering grocery pickup by the end of 2019. To explore the usage of this retail technology, Numerator, a market intelligence […]

April 11, 2019

The struggles of mall stalwarts such as Macy’s, Sears and J.C. Penney could spell opportunity for supermarket chains. Just last month, beloved Connecticut chain Stew Leonard’s began renovating an 80,000-square-foot location at New Jersey’s Paramus Park Mall formerly occupied by […]

April 2, 2019

After its acquisition of Whole Foods in 2017, Amazon introduced a sweeping lineup of lower prices on Whole Foods products. From Whole Trade bananas and organic avocados to animal-welfare-rated ground beef and almond butter, grocery staples were discounted by as […]

March 27, 2019

Eight Neighborhood Market stores is a mere fraction of the banner’s total footprint, but the closures are notable for a retailer that is otherwise white-hot when it comes to grocery sales. Walmart Neighborhood Market was first launched in 1998 and […]

March 25, 2019

FreshDirect moved into a new campus last July to help it scale its unique digital experience. RIS’ sister brand Progressive Grocer was invited to FreshDirect’s new Bronx, NY, campus to check out the pure-play e-grocer’s new home. After a tour […]

March 4, 2019

Amazon plans to begin opening “dozens of grocery stores” in several major U.S. cities before the year’s end, The Wall Street Journal has reported, citing people familiar with the matter. The move would take the e-commerce bohemoth deeper into food […]