Month: January 2018

Blue Apron, known for delivering incredible cooking experiences to home cooks across the country, today launched its latest integrated marketing campaign titled “What Cooking Can Do” in collaboration with Droga5, the company’s creative agency. Inspired by countless real stories from Blue Apron customers, the new campaign highlights how cooking with Blue Apron can transform any night into an experience that is much more meaningful. …

Price Chopper is now offering home delivery to customers in Utica, Fulton, Oswego and Poughkeepsie, the company announced today. Customers in Utica can now order their groceries online at shop.pricechopper.com, and they’ll be delivered the same day. …

Grocery shopping just got faster and easier for Torontonians with today's grand opening of two new Penguin Pick-Up/Walmart locations at Yonge and Eglinton and Queens Quay. With just a few clicks, consumers can place their grocery order online at walmart.ca/grocery, select a convenient time and location and enjoy free pickup. …

For those who enjoy high-end groceries but dread schlepping to over-crowded upscale grocery stores, an Amazon Prime subscription just became a bit more appealing. Prime customers can now order goods from Whole Foods for same-day or one-day shipping, and Whole Foods 365 products are available for two-hour shipping. Perhaps this added convenience for Whole Foods shoppers will soften the blow of the supermarket chain’s rising prices. …

Online bulk-order wholesaler Boxed has received acquisition interest from grocery giant Kroger and several other major retailers, according to people with knowledge of the situation, with offers already in or expected to arrive next week for the New York-based startup. Should multiple companies make formal bids for Boxed, the company could move through a quick auction process, the people said. …