Instacart Has Added H-E-B as an Online Grocery Option in Select Dallas-Fort Worth ZIP Codes

The online grocery shopping and delivery service has added H-E-B as a local option in some D-FW ZIP codes. So while the popular and largest Texas-based grocer hasn’t opened H-E-B stores in the most densely populated parts of D-FW, Instacart is bringing it here through deliveries.

AmazonFresh Expands to Houston, Minneapolis and Phoenix With 1- and 2-Hour Delivery

August 22, 2019 Amazon

“We’re thrilled to introduce AmazonFresh to Prime members in Houston, Minneapolis and Phoenix,” said Stephenie Landry, Vice President of AmazonFresh and Prime Now.

Food Lion to Expand “To-Go” Grocery Pick-Up Service at Multiple Stores on August 19th

August 20, 2019 Food Lion

The launch of this new, convenient service enables Food Lion to continue to deliver on its promise to ensure an easy, fresh and affordable grocery shopping experience, and it allows customers to order and pick up their groceries in as little as an hour.

Coborn’s Will Stop Deliveries in Metro Area, Redirect Customers to Cub

August 12, 2019 Star Tribune

The St. Cloud-based supermarket chain will transition its home delivery services to Cub via Instacart starting Aug. 15. At that point, deliveries from a Coborn’s warehouse in New Hope will cease and Coborn’s online customers in the metro will be redirected to Cub’s Shop.cub.com website.

Uber Gears up for Expansion of Toronto Operation

Uber is shedding some of the secrecy around its forthcoming engineering hub in Toronto, revealing its location and new priorities for the company. It will dedicate several floors to its first engineering hub in Canada, which will develop at least two new areas for the company: grocery delivery and internal financial-technology tools.