Category: FMCG products

January 20, 2021

Amazon has made another major push into physical grocery retail and has announced the launch of three new high-tech Amazon Fresh grocery stores across the US. The online retail giant opened the doors to a new 38,000sq ft Fresh grocery […]

January 14, 2021

A new survey finds that Amazon.com has become the preferred source of groceries for the largest number of Americans. The findings, introduced yesterday during a streaming session at the NRF Big Show 2021, were based on a survey of 10,000 […]

January 12, 2021

Walmart already drops off groceries to customers’ doors and in some cities, it puts them directly inside of their refrigerator. The company said Tuesday that it will soon test another convenient approach: deliveries to a smart cooler on customers’ front […]

December 30, 2020

Instacart’s ability to enable grocers to quickly implement or scale up delivery operations has been critical to meeting unprecedented demand throughout the pandemic, but some grocers are finding a weakness in the relationship — they’re not making any money. While […]

December 8, 2020

Given this unprecedented pandemic, 7-Eleven created its mobile wallet to give customers a convenient, contactless way to pay, 7‑Eleven president and CEO Joe DePinto, said in a statement. It was also important to bring customers who use cash into the […]

November 6, 2020

Amazon Prime Day 2020, by many accounts, appears to have been a smashing success. Amazon broke third-party sales records, and e-commerce overall did quite well across the board. On the surface, it looks like all boats rose with the tide, […]

November 4, 2020

Grocery shopping has settled into a rhythm since the tumultuous early days of the novel coronavirus pandemic. A newly released study shows, however, that a significant risk remains for employees, which could have implications for grocers and shoppers as the […]

November 2, 2020

Just over half (53 percent) of shoppers buying groceries online find it either challenging or extremely challenging to make sure a product meets their diet and wellness goals, according to recent research from Label Insight and FMI, the food industry […]

September 22, 2020

In October 2019, months before the coronavirus crisis hit, Amazon.com made a strategic decision to offer free grocery delivery to those in the U.S. with a Prime subscription. This step was another sign that Amazon was actively working to establish […]

September 21, 2020

Trader Joe’s, with no e-commerce presence or curbside pickup, missed the pandemic-driven e-grocery surge and doesn’t seem to mind. The limited-assortment grocer is also experiencing challenges because its smaller stores are harder to reconfigure for social distancing. Long lines outside […]