Vejii, which owns and operates the plant-based marketplace ShopVejii.com, has launched same-day delivery across the Lower Mainland in British Columbia. B.C. residents throughout the Lower Mainland can now order all Vejii Express items, with same-day delivery. All orders placed by 10am, will be delivered by 8pm. The service area currently includes Coquitlam, Langley, Maple Ridge, New Westminster, Surrey, Abbotsford, Burnaby, Chilliwack, Delta, North Vancouver, Richmond Vancouver, and West Vancouver.
Giant Food announces that individuals and families using SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program) benefits now have the option to pay with an EBT (Electronic Benefits Transfer) card when placing online orders for Giant Pickup and Giant Delivers throughout Washington, D.C., Maryland, Virginia, and Delaware.
Cedar’s Foods, the nation’s leading producer and co-manufacturer of hommus has expanded distribution to include Amazon Fresh. A Mediterranean foods brand leader in the natural and organic grocery channel, Cedar’s is additionally available in over 8,000 stores across the country including Whole Foods Market, Sprouts, Kroger and Publix.
In the past year, all grocery sales spiked in volume as consumers avoided indoor dining at restaurants. While the sometimes irrational demand for toilet paper received wide publicity, demand for frozen food also soared.
This year’s research found Walmart (37%) surging ahead of Amazon (29%) in terms of shoppers indicating the provider used on their most recent online grocery shopping experience.
December 11, 2019
The Retail Feedback Group (RFG), Lake Success, N.Y., released the 2019 U.S. Online Grocery Shopper Study.
The report provides a global assessment of grocery retailers' digital performance and identifies areas of improvement and investment for 80 large retailers in the United States and Europe.
December 6, 2019
Digital is sparking change in every market segment, and grocery is no exception. That's the overarching takeaway from the inaugural Grocery Digital Maturity Benchmark study, which was conducted by Incisiv, West New York, N.J., and Winsight Grocery Business, a unit of Technomic, Chicago.
This move supports Alibaba’s new retail strategy to provide a seamless blend of online and offline shopping for consumers.
November 8, 2019
Alibaba Group, China, invested an additional $3.3 billion in Cainiao Smart Logistics Network, growing its majority stake in the China-based shipping affiliate.
The CPG industry is undergoing significant change, with consumer preferences shifting rapidly and retailers adapting in the face of heightened competition.
November 1, 2019
Coresight Research, New York, reveals the Top 10 trends anticipated to re-shape the CPG industry.
Most of the today’s growth in grocery spending is happening online, but the additional cost of assembling/fulfilling these orders makes the business less profitable than typical sales through the store.
November 1, 2019
Brick Meets Click, Barrington, Ill., completed an independent analysis to quantify the dollar impact to grocers of using a leading software-based fulfillment platform for online orders designed to reduce labor costs and drive higher sales.