Walmart Canada ensures product availability with shelf cameras
Walmart Canada is troubleshooting potential problems with products on its shelves with an automated camera solution.
FreshDirect plots aggressive expansion following acquisition
The Bronx-based company, whose orange-and-green delivery trucks have crisscrossed New York for 18 years, hopes to ramp up its quick-service options and delivery infrastructure in New York, Philadelphia and Washington.
Should landlords get a cut of online sales?
Retailers are pushing property owners for more flexible lease terms due to the extraordinary disruption caused by the pandemic. One of the tradeoffs landlords are seeking in return is rent as a percent of online sales.
In Digital Grocery, the Time Is Now
Incisiv’s 2020 Grocery Digital Maturity Benchmark study reveals the uneven distribution of the e-commerce bounties and calls for a comprehensive reset of operating models
Canadian grocer lets shoppers browse and click virtual aisles
A 3D Virtual Grocery Store is the thing we never knew we needed until now, as the first one in Canada just launched in Toronto.
New e-commerce facilities, sophisticated contractors go hand in hand
Each day, millions of Americans subconsciously rely on complex, sophisticated e-commerce distribution centers that store and manage everything from household essentials and groceries to apparel and electronics for eventual delivery right to their doorsteps.
Ahold Delhaize's greatest challenge is making online grocery profitable
The FreshDirect deal deepens the grocer's East Coast penetration, but more importantly, it provides another online resource and learning lab at a critical time.
Zebra Technologies plays critical role in vaccine distribution with new tracking labels
Zebra Technologies has played a role in coronavirus testing to fight off the pandemic, and now the barcode company has a new role to play in preventing the deadly virus from spreading further.
Shopify thinks we're going to see a massive ecommerce paradigm shift
A typical holiday season for Shopify involves working with hundreds of thousands of small online retailers to help them prepare for the annual shopping rush.
Target CEO Brian Cornell says retailer is benefiting from its ‘one-stop solution’ advantage
Target CEO Brian Cornell said customers may come to its store with a short shopping list or a particular item in mind, but they’re filling up their baskets and leaving with many purchases.
Afresh has technology that keeps food fresh in grocery stores
Afresh, a company selling software to track demand and manage orders for fresh produce in grocery stores,
Ahold Delhaize Is Acquiring FreshDirect
Ahold Delhaize is accelerating its e-commerce operations with a blockbuster acquisition.
Target crushes estimates - ecommerce up 155%, curbside grew 500%, home delivery up 280%
Target on Wednesday reported fiscal third-quarter earnings that easily outpaced analysts’ estimates as the discount retailer won market share by turning shoppers’ pandemic habits into lasting gains.
Walmart Retreats Around Globe to Focus on E-Commerce
Walmart Inc. threw in the towel on Japan after 18 years, selling most of its stake in a local supermarket chain and continuing its retreat from slow-growing global markets in favor of e-commerce bets.
How 6 chains expanded pickup during the pandemic
For grocers and consumers alike, pickup has become the preferred e-commerce service during the pandemic.
Amazon launches Amazon Pharmacy for prescription medicine delivery
Amazon is making its biggest push into the healthcare industry yet with the launch today of Amazon Pharmacy: a new service offering home delivery for prescription medication.
ShopRite expands online shopping with new micro-fulfillment centerhu
ShopRite of Hunterdon County has opened its first automated micro-fulfillment center.
Walmart U.S. eCommerce sales soar 79%; Customer behaviors will largely persist - CEO
Walmart, the world’s largest retailer, reported stronger-than-expected third-quarter earnings results on Tuesday, bolstered by online sales from consumers spending more time at home.
Best Buy partners with Instacart for same-day delivery across the entire US
Electronics retailer Best Buy and on-demand delivery platform Instacart announced a partnership on Tuesday that will see Instacart power same-day delivery of Best Buy in every state in the US.
Why the world's largest ice cream company is betting on home delivery
Thomas Wall had a problem. It was the summer of 1913 and business was flagging at T. Wall & Sons, his family butcher shop in London.