China to become first country with e-commerce surpasses 50% of retail sales
This year, China will take a step in its digital transformation that once may have seemed almost unthinkable.
Grocery Store on Wheels Planning Spring 2021 Launch
A Toronto-based company is planning to launch a ‘grocery store on wheels’ which could be a game changer for some neighbourhoods and places lacking quick access to larger-format supermarkets.
Walmart Canada's e-commerce sales surge 229% amid the pandemic
Walmart Canada's e-commerce net sales grew 229 per cent in the most recent quarter, the strongest growth of the company's international markets, capping an unprecedented year for the world's largest retailer.
Amazon Advances Grocery Agenda with top RPI Ranking
The overall RPI ranking evaluates retailer performance on seven drivers of customer preference: price, quality, digital, operations, convenience, speed and discounts, and rewards and information.
Unilever to capitalize on growing demand for fast grocery deliveries
Unilever is building a “newly formed Grocery Now” team in the UK, to capitalise on growing demand for rapidly delivered groceries.
Walmart investing $14 billion in automation and omnichannel technologies
Walmart is putting its nearly $18 billion cash hoard to good use this year, and how it's spending it should absolutely scare the heck out of most other retailers.
SNAP online availability is about to explode. But grocers say they still face too many hurdles.
As options for EBT payment ramp up in 2021, grocers and tech vendors say obstacles like costs and government red tape remain.
Amazon acquires Shopify competitor Selz
As Shopify continues to boom, Amazon acquires Selz, a startup that helps e-commerce businesses
Amazon’s Jeff Bezos to Focus on ‘Going Into Grocery’
With the rollout of new Amazon Fresh locations and the company’s other food retail concepts, it seems clear that technology will play as big a role in the future of Amazon’s grocery presence.
Ahold Delhaize USA Announces New Micro-Fulfillment Technology
The pilot launches as Ahold Delhaize USA companies continue to expand e-commerce fulfillment capabilities as part of readying an omnichannel supply chain and supporting the U.S. brands
A peep at Ocado's proprietary technology
To pick a 50-item order in one of its automated warehouses, Ocado needs only roughly seven minutes' labour.
Increase in Online Shopping Spurs Innovation for Shipping Packaging
Matching the right box for the product and properly securing palletized shipments is crucial in the physically challenging environment of a less-than-truckload or parcel network.
"L'omnicanalité": quand la crise réinvente notre manière de faire les courses
Invité d'Europe 1 mardi, Michel-Edouard Leclerc est revenu sur la manière dont les Français ont changé leurs habitudes de consommation en un an, depuis le début de la crise du coronavirus. "On est dans le multiple choix" que chacun des distributeurs se doit désormais d'offrir, selon lui.
Technology secret to success at Ocado
Ocado’s high-tech model benefits customers and the business’ bottom line, says CEO Mel Smith
Ocado on track for return to Andover
Ocado’s new 'customer fulfilment centre' will employ 1700 people and should be open by the end of the year
Shopify aims to be world's first 'retail operating system'
Shopify President Harley Finkelstein speaks to Financial Post’s Larysa Harapyn about how Shopify is working to empower and create more entrepreneurs in Canada and around the world.
Delivery Robots Want a Share of Your Sidewalk
As automated delivery ramps up, cities must decide how to make the best use of public spaces
Nine ways machine learning can improve supply chain management
Integrating machine learning in supply chain management can help automate a number of mundane tasks and allow the enterprises to focus on more strategic and impactful business activities.
How This Dutch Startup Plans To Disrupt The Supermarket Landscape
Through their packaged groceries, supermarkets are a significant source of waste—in particular of plastic.
AI in the warehouse; Ocado goes bananas for robotic order pickers
Ocado Technology is training its robots to be more sensitive as pressures from the rise in online shopping grow, explains Isabel Richards, Head of UK Development Centers.