Retail - Supermarkets & Grocery Stores News & Media
India ripe market for Amazon grocery, household product sales
May 14, 2018
Grocery items and household products will likely account for over half of Amazon's India business in the next five years and are already the largest category…
read nowWalmart, DoorDash team up on grocery delivery
May 8, 2018
Walmart and DoorDash are teaming up to expand Walmart's online grocery delivery service, beginning with the Atlanta metro market.
read nowPickup towers coming to Long Island Walmart stores
May 1, 2018
Two Long Island, New York-based Walmart stores are among the 500 nationwide getting the retailer’s newest delivery option — automated pickup towers.
read nowMeijer hops on scan-and-pay bandwagon
April 23, 2018
Meijer is the latest supermarket chain to jump on the shop-and-scan bandwagon and will roll out the technology to all its stores by the end of the summer…
read nowTarget launches drive-up pickup service
April 23, 2018
Target is offering customers a new way to grab what they need from the retailer with its new "Drive Up" service available in Florida, Texas and throughout the…
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Kroger, Sprouts Farmers Market on the future of the grocery store
by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times
While e-commerce continues to expand, consumers still want to visit the store for fresh food. Supermarkets need to find ways to improve the in-store shopping…
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Why retail cashierless checkout, a.k.a. Amazon Go, faces more than a few challenges ahead
by Judy Mottl — Editor, RetailCustomerExperience.com & DigitalSignageToday.com
While Amazon preps to expand Amazon Go, its cashierless retail shopping strategy, Berkeley Research Group leader Keith Jelinek offers insight on what's ahead…
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Watch out Amazon Go, China's BingoBox is on the move
by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times
BingoBox, an unmanned c-store, already has 300 locations in China, and plans to expand internationally. The project has received significant venture funding.
read nowSupervalu exploring sale, claims report
April 10, 2018
Grocery wholesaler Supervalu might be in the process of putting itself up for sale, according to a Bloomberg report, which did not cite a source except to note…
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If Kroger had a hammer: 7 ways an Ace deal would change the form of grocery
by Bryan Pearson — President, LoyaltyOne
Bryan Pearson maps out seven ways a mini-mall within a store retail strategy would change the shopper's path to purchase.
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Digital transformation a reality for grocery brands, retailers
by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times
Retailers and brands share the need to become omnichannel marketers in order to maintain customer loyalty and enhance customer relationships. Because of this…
read nowAmazon prepping Whole Foods pick-up service, claims report
April 2, 2018
Amazon is reportedly getting a product pick-up service strategy in place for its Whole Foods Market locations, according to a Motley Fool report.
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Researchers predict ‘tipping point’ for grocery e-commerce to arrive in 2025
by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times
Changing demographics, a collaboration among retailers and "pure play" digital merchants and dedicated staffing to support e-commerce are among the factors…
read nowBlue Apron prepping in-store meal kit strategy
March 30, 2018
Meal kit maker Blue Apron is looking to expand outside of the direct-to-consumer subscription strategy and make its meal kits available in stores sometime this…
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Amazon happy with customer response to Go store but guarded about future plans
by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times
While encouraged by customer response Amazon isn't ready to announce much about its plans for its innovative cashierless store. The company is making sure the…
read nowAmazon launching Whole Foods Market delivery service
February 8, 2018
Amazon Prime members living near a Whole Foods Market will be able to tap free 2-hour delivery as long as they're buying $35 in goods from the supermarket…
read nowBoxed.com may be focus of a bidding war
January 26, 2018
The Boxed.com start-up, which has been dubbed "Costco for millennials," is getting potential funding attention from some big names, including General Mills…
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Amazon Go disrupts, re-invents, elevates the customer experience
by Judy Mottl — Editor, RetailCustomerExperience.com & DigitalSignageToday.com
Amazon's supermarket, which boasts a cashier-less checkout, is open to the masses after a year in beta with Seattle-based company employees. Industry pundits…
read nowAmazon Go store now open to the public
January 22, 2018
Amazon is opening its cashierless Amazon Go store to consumers in Seattle today, following a 14-month trial with company employees, according to The Seattle…
read nowAldi reaches out to vegan, vegetarian consumers
January 16, 2018
Aldi, a German-based grocery chain, is aiming to offer up a line of vegan and vegetarian items in U.S. stores under the brand name of Earth Grown, according to…
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