Category: FMCG products

January 21, 2019

Stop & Shop will launch driverless grocery vehicles in the Greater Boston area beginning in Spring 2019. As part of an engagement with San Francisco-based startup Robomart, the vehicles will bring a selection of Stop & Shop produce, as well […]

January 18, 2019

In a rush to keep up with Amazon and the booming business of e-commerce, Walmart has turned to an assortment of last-mile providers to cover various regions of the country. These companies handle the most expensive piece of e-commerce fulfillment […]

November 8, 2018

Walmart and Amazon have been in a fierce battle over grocery dollars this year, showing just how much the omnichannel experience has evolved as a brick-and-mortar giant challenges an e-commerce behemoth. Last year, Retail Feedback Group found that Amazon was […]

November 1, 2018

While Amazon Go is showing significant early success, inMarket suggests that the store concept is not necessarily a threat to grocers. The firm says this is partially because shoppers are treating Amazon Go as more of a convenience store or […]

October 4, 2018

Amazon has a clear lead in the online grocery wars, and the marketplace giant has shown no signs of slowing down as it expands services on its site and at Whole Foods stores. Just over a year since Amazon acquired […]

September 13, 2018

This rapid expansion could show the company is either experiencing demand for these services, or it is responding to market leader Walmart in this channel. Though Walmart’s delivery service is currently available in nearly 50 markets, the company has plans […]

August 17, 2018

Kroger has named Scottsdale, AZ the first test city for its self-driving grocery delivery pilot. The first grocer to undergo the test is a single Fry’s Food Stores (7770 East McDowell Road). Kroger and Nuro, maker of driverless delivery vehicles, […]

August 2, 2018

Kroger continues to show it has no intention of watching from the sidelines as Amazon and Walmart dominate online grocery shopping. With the launch of a direct-to-consumer service, the nation’s largest grocer has established another way to reach shoppers in […]

July 12, 2018

This huge expansion makes Postmates delivery services available to almost half of the U.S. population — a big step in its efforts to scale. The company says it makes millions of deliveries a month and generates over $1 billion in […]

June 26, 2018

As companies such as Amazon begin dabbling in the produce delivery market, or Hannaford participating in the ‘To-Go’ curbside pick-up program, temperature control best practices have become increasingly more vital. Consumer trends and tastes are becoming more diverse and so […]