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Family Dollar Joins DoorDash Platform For On-Demand Delivery

Family Dollar has begun a partnership with DoorDash to offer on-demand delivery of convenience items and household goods from about 7,000 of its stores across the U.S. “At Family Dollar, we’re focused on meeting our customers where they are, offering the value they depend on and the convenience they deserve,” said Chris Hooks, president and […]

Posted inGrocery Store Equipment, National, News

NRS Integrates With Grubhub For Grocery Delivery, Pickup

Independent grocers in National Retail Solutions’ (NRS) nationwide point-of-sale (POS) network can offer customers remote ordering for delivery or in-store pick-up through the Grubhub app. “We are tremendously excited to announce our integration with Grubhub,” said Elie Y. Katz, president and CEO of NRS.  “This partnership empowers our NRS retailers, which are predominantly neighborhood convenience […]

Posted inOnline Grocery Technology, National, News, The Kroger Co.

The Kroger Co., Uber Eats Expand Partnership Across All Banners

The Kroger Co. has expanded its relationship with Uber Eats to bring its banners onto the platform. “Kroger is the first retailer in the world to bring Uber Eats directly into its digital shopping experience – and to connect our two membership ecosystems,” said Susan Anderson, global head of delivery at Uber. “Together we’re not […]

Posted inOnline Grocery Technology, National, News

Grubhub Partners With Instacart For Grocery Delivery

Through a new partnership with Instacart, Grubhub customers can order online from its network of more than a thousand grocery retailers. The experience is hosted on Grubhub’s platform, and orders are fulfilled and delivered by Instacart shoppers. To start shopping, customers tap the grocery icon in the Grubhub app, select a nearby store, add items […]

Posted inOnline Grocery Technology, National, News, Rosauers, Rouses Market

Uber Eats Adds More Regional Grocers To Platform

Uber Eats has begun partnerships with Citarella, Rouses Markets, Town and Country, Wild Fork and Rosauers Supermarkets, bringing more regional grocers onto its platform. “We’re excited to offer our neighbors the convenience of delivery with Uber Eats – and introduce more people to the unbeatable quality and excellent service we’ve established over the last 100 […]

Posted inOnline Grocery Technology, Corporate Store News, National, News, The Kroger Co.

Kroger Expands DoorDash Partnership Across All Banners

The Kroger Co. has expanded its partnership with DoorDash to bring its full grocery assortment, including exclusive Our Brands products and everyday essentials, to customers. Kroger has been one of the most searched and requested grocers on DoorDash. Beginning Oct. 1, customers can shop its full grocery assortment across banners like Mariano’s, Fred Meyer, Ralphs […]

Posted inCorporate Store News, Amazon Fresh, National, News

Amazon Adds Perishable Groceries For Same-Day Delivery

Amazon customers in more than 1,000 cities and towns can order fresh, perishable groceries with their same-day delivery orders, with plans to expand to more than 2,300 locations across the U.S. by year-end. This marks a significant grocery expansion for Amazon as the company introduces thousands of perishable food items into its current logistics network […]

Posted inOnline Grocery Technology, National, News

Dollar General Partners With Uber Eats For Delivery Options

Dollar General Corp. has begun a partnership with Uber Eats to bring more than 14,000 Dollar General and pOpshelf locations to the delivery platform. Dollar General and pOpshelf customers can tap to order from an expansive mix of essentials, food and on-trend items – on-demand or scheduled. “Our customers will enjoy even greater convenience through […]

Posted inOnline Grocery Technology, National, News

Uber Eats Expands Delivery Partnerships With Local Grocers

Uber Eats has expanded its grocery delivery service to include new partnerships with Big Y and King Kullen in the Northeast; Superlo Foods, Lunds & Byerlys and Foxtrot in the Midwest and Texas; and Vallarta Supermarkets in California. The latest additions build on Uber Eats’ momentum in the grocery space, complementing the platform’s national partnerships […]

Posted inOnline Grocery Technology, National, News

Instacart Adds AI-Powered Smart Shop Technology

Among the new features Instacart has recently introduced to its platform is Smart Shop, which leverages generative AI and machine learning to create a more personalized grocery shopping experience. With Smart Shop, Instacart analyzes customer habits and dietary preferences to find the most relevant products faster. In addition, Instacart unveiled new AI-powered Health Tags, which […]

Posted inHome Page Latest News, Corporate Store News, Industry News, Online Grocery Technology, Perishables, Southwest, Store News

Walmart To Launch InHome Delivery Later This Year

Marc Lore, president and CEO of Walmart eCommerce U.S., shared in a June 7 blog post that the company will launch a new service called InHome Delivery later this year. The new service will allow online shoppers to have their groceries delivered even when they can’t be at home. InHome will be kicked off this […]

Posted inOnline Grocery Technology, Amazon Fresh, Corporate Store News, Equipment & Technology, Home Page Latest News, Industry News, National, Store News, Supply Chain News, Whole Foods

Prime Now Delivery From Whole Foods Now Available In 14 Cities

Amazon and Whole Foods Market  launched free, two-hour delivery of natural and organic products from Whole Foods Market through Prime Now in Baltimore, Boston, Philadelphia and Richmond. The service launched earlier this year. The addition of the East Coast cities brings the number of cities where delivery from Whole Foods Market is available to 14. […]

Posted inOnline Grocery Technology, Corporate Store News, Equipment & Technology, Store News

Peapod By Giant Expands Into New Zip Codes In Pennsylvania

Giant Food Stores in Carlisle, Pennsylvania, is partnering with its sister company, Peapod, to expand online grocery shopping and delivery in the Reading, Birdsboro, and Temple, Pennsylvania, communities. Customers and businesses in the following zip codes can now take advantage of Peapod grocery delivery: 19508, 19560, 19601, 19602, 19604, 19605, 19606, 19607, 19608, 19609, 19610 and […]

Posted inOnline Grocery Technology, Corporate Store News, Home Page Latest News, Industry News, Southeast, Store News, Supply Chain News

Walmart Expanding Delivery With Postmates, Starting In North Carolina

Walmart has reached an agreement with on-demand delivery fleet Postmates to help expand its Online Grocery Delivery fulfillment option to more than 40 percent of U.S. households. Postmates will help power the Walmart’s grocery deliveries, beginning today in Charlotte, North Carolina, with further expansion planned in the coming months. “Customers are busy. They are managing jobs, […]

Posted inNortheast, Supply Chain News

Price Chopper Extends Instacart Partnership To More New England Stores

Price Chopper Supermarkets and Market 32 continue to grow their partnership with Instacart, a nationwide on-demand grocery delivery service. Same-day home delivery of groceries started Dec. 13 in Price Chopper/Market 32 customers in Torrington, Connecticut, and Pittsfield, Sutton, Lenox, Great Barrington and Hopkinton, Massachusetts. Instacart delivery fees vary based on the order size and desired […]

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Recommended: Doorganics Grocery Delivery Service Expands To Metro Detroit

Doorganics is expanding service from Grand Rapids to metro Detroit starting Wednesday. The grocery delivery company, launched as a startup in 2011, will begin shipping throughout metro Detroit and expand its service reach, including to the city of Detroit, throughout the first quarter of 2018, founder and CEO Mike Hughes said. The growth of the […]

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ROFDA Fall Conference: ‘Bold Moves’ Needed In New Era Of Grocery

How does an independent grocer leverage e-commerce in this “new era” of grocery retailing? That is the question Steve Bishop, managing partner, Brick Meets Click, attempted to answer at the ROFDA Fall Conference. While e-commerce is a small percentage of sales today, it is a disproportionately important part of the business. Bishop said Amazon’s acquisition […]