As Amazon.com looks to upend the U.S. grocery market with home delivery, some veteran supermarket operators are betting on a different strategy: curbside pickup…READ MORE
KEEP READINGThey’re doing it both virtually and overnight, through demand for online groceries. With breathtaking speed, digital food sales have transformed from a “could-do” service to a “must-be-doing” staple for the nation’s biggest retail brands, from Kroger to Walmart. This is despite the risk that online sales will steal from the same retailer’s in-store purchases…READ MORE
KEEP READINGWalmart is opening a new kind of gas station that offers more than just coffee, snacks, and fuel. The convenience stores, called Walmart Pickup and Fuel, also offer same-day pickup for groceries ordered online…READ MORE
KEEP READINGDriving the growth is the ramp up of fast grocery delivery services by Amazon and others and the expansion of curbside pickup by Walmart Stores. Also, tech-savvy consumers have an increased comfort level with buying fresh foods online and see ordering groceries through an app as a way to save time and avoid checkout lines…READ MORE
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