Online Grocery

Online Grocer Farmstead Launches “Grocery OS” To Help Traditional Grocers Take Delivery In-House, Go Head-to-Head Against Amazon’s National Expansion

September 17, 2020 Farmstead

Hot on the heels of Amazon’s “delivery-only” store launch in Brooklyn, online grocer Farmstead announced today that in addition to expanding its own “Farmstead” brand nationally, it’s now making its in-house grocery delivery software Grocery OS available to other national and regional grocers, to help those grocers combat Amazon’s national threat. …

E-Grocer Weee! Raises $ 35M in Series C Led By DST Global

August 25, 2020 Weee!

The new capital will be deployed to further accelerate the company’s nationwide expansion and recruitment efforts. Earlier this year, former chief operations officer of Netflix, Tom Dillon, joined the board. In July, Weee! added four new cities to its service regions, including San Diego, Portland, New York, and New Jersey. …

Move to Online Grocery Shopping During Pandemic Is ‘Irreversible’ as Three Quarters of UK Embrace It

August 20, 2020 Sarah Young, The Independent

More than three quarters of people in the UK now do at least some online grocery shopping, according to Waitrose. …

Kroger and Albertson’s Should Merge Now to Compete With Walmart and Amazon in Online Grocery

August 6, 2020 Richard Kestenbaum, Forbes

To remain industry leaders, both companies need to accelerate development of their online grocery business. …

New Acosta Report Breaks Down Blurred Line Between Online and Brick-and-Mortar Shopping

January 16, 2020 Acosta

Online Grocery Pickup Accelerates Omnichannel Sales, a new report from Acosta — a leading full-service sales and marketing agency in the consumer packaged goods industry — explores how the online shopping trend is fundamentally changing the way consumers shop for groceries. …