Category: FMCG products

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 […]

February 20, 2019

The Kroger Co. and Ocado announced Central Florida and Mid-Atlantic as the locations for America’s next two customer fulfillment centers (CFC). “Kroger is excited to partner with Ocado—one of the most innovative, advanced companies in the world — to redefine […]

January 29, 2019

The new online grocery pickup outlet would check off a lot of boxes for Ahold Delhaize and its Giant Foods banner. For one, the strategy opens up a new way to repurpose underperforming stores in key regions. It also puts […]

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, […]