Tag: online grocery

June 1, 2023

The rise of remote working presents opportunities for local retail but may require adjustments to new shopping behaviors. For c-stores, for instance, fewer workers heading back and forth from work is negatively impacting both the breakfast daypart (6 a.m. to […]

March 3, 2023

Online grocery shopping remains popular with customers, even if some surveys show a slight reduction in the use of the service since its peak of adoption early in the novel coronavirus pandemic. But when it comes to shopping for perishables […]

August 23, 2022

Online grocery sales fell by 8.7% in to the four weeks ended 13 August, as UK shoppers spent £3.6 billion on groceries at convenience stores, according to new data. NielsenIQ revealed over the four week period, total grocery sales remained […]

July 8, 2022

UK ecommerce and online grocery shopping has sharply declined in 2022, according to a new study by digital intelligence platform Similarweb. The research reveals that the online retail market has taken a hit in 2022, hinting that the cost of […]

June 6, 2022

The profit margin at grocery has always been razor-thin, and now, with online grocery growing in popularity, retailers must add the costs of picking individual orders and doorstep delivery to their already tight balance sheets. As grocers around the world […]

July 16, 2021

Amazon is set to nearly double its online food sales globally over the next five years seeing it overtake the US’ largest retailer Walmart. Amazon’s online grocery sales business is expected to top $26.7 billion by 2026, nearly double its […]

July 6, 2021

The retail landscape has changed dramatically since the very first COVID-19 outbreaks. Online sales grew nearly 50% at their peak, with much of that activity taking place in one particular sector: grocery. Just this past June, online grocery sales in […]

June 28, 2021

Chinese online grocery delivery company MissFresh saw its share price tumble 25.7 per cent from the IPO price, closing at $9.66 a share. The MissFresh IPO was one of the largest US offerings in 21 years however its debut has […]

March 10, 2021

In one fell swoop, British retailer Marks & Spencer has doubled the number of international markets where it has a pureplay online presence with the launch of 46 new flagship websites. M&S currently operates 1,400+ stores in 57 countries, and […]

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 […]

September 18, 2020

Grocery sales made online are expected to grow more than 60 percent from pre-pandemic levels to $250 billion in 2025, accounting for 21.5 percent of the industry’s total, according to a new study. More than 60,000 Americans were surveyed for […]

September 8, 2020

The pandemic and shutdown have caused the online grocery business to explode with growth. Earlier this year before Coronavirus, the online grocery business was well below 5% of total grocery sales. Now it appears to be well above 10% and […]

July 14, 2020

Online grocery spend shot up more than 100 per cent in June as demand for home deliveries stayed strong despite retailers reopening their doors. According to Barclaycard’s latest data, online grocery spending jumped 105.9 per cent year-on-year in June, aided […]

May 19, 2020

Big shifts are already in motion as society evolves from a care-free world to one under lockdown. Even as economies reopen, social distancing may become a way of life until there is a vaccine for COVID-19. New consumer behaviors formed […]

May 15, 2020

The explosion of e-commerce demand during the pandemic has caught brick-and-mortar grocers by surprise. As they labor to add workers, open up fulfillment slots and, in some cases, come online for the first time, many of their shoppers are drifting […]

December 16, 2019

Walmart and Amazon continue to make moves to position themselves ahead of one another as online grocery offerings mature and consumers get more comfortable with the concept. Amazon and Walmart are outperforming supermarkets when it comes to complete orders. About […]

December 11, 2019

As Walmart looks to further its foothold in the booming online grocery arena, it is embarking on an autonomous home delivery pilot in Houston. The pilot with autonomous delivery innovator Nuro, is the latest in Walmart’s pursuit of human-less, last-mile […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]