Tag: Amazon Fresh

October 12, 2023

In February, Amazon hiked the minimum purchase Amazon Prime members have to make for free grocery deliveries from $35 to $150. Last week, the threshold was lowered to $100. Amazon said in a press release, “We’re always looking for ways […]

April 14, 2023

Amazon Fresh has dropped the prices of over 200 products across all 19 stores to support customers amid the cost-of-living crisis. The promotion dubbed Price Cut helps shoppers save up to 40% on everyday essentials from household brands, including favourites […]

February 28, 2023

Amazon may have a relatively small retail footprint of just 48 stores across the globe, however it has certainly made a splash with its bricks-and-mortar strategy. Despite launching in 1994 by Jeff Bezos in Seattle, the online giant didn’t open […]

February 7, 2023

Amazon has paused expansion of its Amazon Fresh supermarkets and Amazon Go checkout-free convenience stores, CEO Andy Jassy told investors on an earnings call. The ecommerce giant is searching for a “format that we think resonates with customers,” with “differentiation […]

February 2, 2023

Amazon has appointed two grocery veterans to help ease the brakes off its Fresh operation in the UK. Both Claire Peters and Peter Bowrey have officially joined the company, taking on the roles of vice president of retail and vice […]

January 30, 2023

Amazon has announced that shoppers ordering over £120 of groceries through Amazon Fresh will need to pay a delivery fee, starting 28 February. The service is only available to Amazon Prime members who pay £112 per year to participate. The […]

November 16, 2022

Amazon prices are 13% lower than other retailers for everyday essential items such as food and beverages, according to a new report by global eCommerce analytics company Profitero. The study says there are “stark” online price differences across 15 leading […]

October 4, 2022

Amazon has reduced over 200 product lines as part of a major price reduction campaign across all of its 19 UK-based bricks-and-mortar stores. The 200 products, which come from both Amazon’s own-label ranges and third-party products, have been reduced in […]

August 24, 2022

On the 2nd of March 2022, Amazon opened its first checkout-free grocery store of the year in Southwark, London. The previous year had seen an aggressive roll out, with 17 Amazon Fresh stores opening their doors in the capital, all […]

August 22, 2022

Amazon’s aggressive grocery push onto the high street has ground to a halt after poor sales amid the cost-of-living crisis. According to a report from the Sunday Times, Amazon has walked away from talks for dozens of potential sites for […]

April 27, 2022

Friction is one of retail’s biggest pain points, whether its for an ecommerce site or a bricks-and-mortar establishment, the less friction points for the customer, the higher percentage of conversion for the retailer. Checkout friction is one of the largest […]

April 1, 2022

“One of Amazon’s key motivations and ambitions is to try to gain a much better understanding of how the physical and digital worlds interact,” Retail Economics’ CEO Richard Lim told The Guardian in October last year, when the first Amazon […]

March 9, 2022

Amazon is offering grocery picking gig-economy workers roles at its Whole Foods subsidiary, according to documents viewed by CNBC. In late February, Amazon told its gig workers who fetch items for delivery that they’ll soon be working for the company’s […]

January 25, 2022

Amazon is rolling out its Amazon Go checkout-less stores in US suburban regions. The ecommerce giant is planning on opening an Amazon Go store in Mill Creek, Washington state and in the LA metro area in the next few months. […]

January 20, 2022

Amazon plans to open a fashion store it calls “Amazon Style” where algorithms will recommend customers on what to try on, with one corporate director describing it as a “magic closet”. The ecommerce giant has set its sights on the […]

January 18, 2022

Amazon was ranked as the US’ top grocer last year for the second year running, in a survey conducted by the Dunnhumby Retailer Preference Index. The index is a nationwide study of the roughly $1 trillion US grocery market. Amazon […]

December 14, 2021

Amazon has plans to launch a new grocery delivery service in the US next year, similar to sector giant Instacart next year, according to a report by The Information. Customers in the UK already have access to the service, whereby […]

November 16, 2021

Amazon’s Just Walk Out tech makes “every other grocery store obsolete,” according to ex-Amazon executive Brittain Ladd. Ladd described Amazon Fresh’s arrival onto the high street as the grocery sector’s “Pearl Harbour moment”. The ecommerce giant has just opened a […]

September 17, 2021

Lollipop, a new online meal planner and grocery shopping platform, is hoping to give its users a real-time overview of every product in their kitchen. The AI technology will also let consumers know how much is left in each packet […]

July 16, 2021

Supermarket shopping can be a stressful ordeal for consumers, especially in the the midst of a global pandemic where we’ve seen complications including social distancing regulations, panic buying and supply chain chaos. But technology is streamlining the experience more than […]