Retail - Supermarkets & Grocery Stores News & Media
'Grocery on wheels' may be supermarket delivery game changer
by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times
Self-driving vehicles that deliver fresh produce and allow consumers to place orders via an app and then physically pick their own produce could be the…
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Sprouts extends home delivery with Instacart partnership
January 9, 2018
Healthy grocer Sprouts Farmers Market will soon be providing home delivery in all of its major markets via a partnership with Instacart.
read nowJD.com debuts first store in new high-tech supermarket chain
January 8, 2018
Chinese ecommerce player JD.com is opening the first of what will be a chain of high-tech supermarkets in Beijing.
read nowKroger advancing self-checkout strategy
December 29, 2017
Supermarket chain Kroger is set to expand its self-checkout service to 400 stores in 2018, according to a report from the Cincinnati Business Courier.
read nowKroger beats earnings prediction with robust financials
December 1, 2017
Those holding Kroger shares are happy as shares jumped 13 percent last Thursday after quarterly earnings revealed the supermarket brand beat street…
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Kagan: Old checkout lanes will choke retail stores
by Jeff KAGAN — Wireless Analyst, Telecom Industry Analyst
Jeff Kagan has a big list of big questions for today's retailer -- from realizing the need to change to creating both a defensive and offensive strategy.
read nowAmazon Go stores may be close to a full 'go'
November 17, 2017
Amazon is gearing up to establish a roster of Amazon Go stores, the cashierless retail strategy the mega etailer has had in pilot for just about a year…
read nowKroger debuts new website to embrace local, emerging brands
November 9, 2017
Kroger, in an effort to deepen and expand brand partnerships, has launched a new website called Kroger.Com/WeAreLocal.
read nowCostco expands delivery options
October 13, 2017
Costco is now offering same-day and two-day delivery via a new internal program and a partnership with Instacart.
read nowWalmart grabs up small NY warehouse
October 11, 2017
In its quest to provide same-day delivery on par with its ecommerce arm, Jet.com, Walmart has bought a New York City delivery company boasting a warehouse.
read nowAmazon's Whole Foods suffers credit card breach
October 4, 2017
As consumers still grapple with a massive Equifax data breach, reports indicate Whole Foods' shoppers are likely facing a similar issue.
read nowAldi to accept contactless payments at all locations
September 25, 2017
Grocery chain Aldi will now enable shoppers to pay for their items with any contactless payment method, including mobile methods such as Apple Pay, as well as…
read nowGoogle veterans launch smartphone activated self-serve convenience concept
September 15, 2017
Google veterans Paul McDonald and Ashwath Rajan are launching a new concept called Bodega, a 5-foot-wide pantry box filled with non-perishable convenience…
read nowAmazon's Whole Foods strategy may not be so consumer friendly after all
September 7, 2017
Just days after taking over Whole Foods for $13.7 billion, Amazon is getting some cynical response to its vow to provide deep food product discounts at the…
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Kagan: Poor checkout experience hurts retail brand
by Jeff KAGAN — Wireless Analyst, Telecom Industry Analyst
Jeff Kagan offers up his view on retail winners and losers and what the changing customer expectations are starting to demand from retail stores.
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Will Amazon Go make cashiers and checkout lanes obsolete?
by Will Hernandez — Editor, NetWorld Media Group
That question was the focus of a breakout session Tuesday at the fourth annual CONNECT Mobile CX Summit in Philadelphia. The answer is complicated, which is…
read nowNew Target hires aim to boost grocery business
August 24, 2017
Target is aiming to expand and strengthen its grocery business and has hired on two new leaders to make it happen. Former General Mills leader Liz Nordlie is…
read nowOnline grocery service debuts Alexa skill for hands-free voice order capability
August 14, 2017
Consumers who like to order from Stop and Shop's online Peapod grocery service can now enlist the help of Amazon's Alexa devices. The grocer is offering an…
read nowOnline grocery service debuts Alexa app for hands-free voice order capability
August 11, 2017
Consumers who like to order from Stop and Shop's online Peapod grocery service can now enlist the help of Amazon's Alexa devices.
read nowCostco, Wawa gaining ground as gas fuel up locations
August 10, 2017
The top consumer choices when it comes to gassing up the vehicle at a wholesaler is Costco and Wawa when it comes to grocery stores, according to a Market…
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