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Grocery pickup profitability can be improved by choice between fee and speed

- Retail
The top reason shoppers choose to use grocery pickup is because of lower service fees, closely followed by customers not wanting to wait at home for a delivery order according to new grocery customer research from Mercatus, fielded August 25 - 27, 2022.

Kroger Delivery expands to Alabama

- Featured
The Kroger Co., America's largest grocery retailer, today announced the official opening of a new spoke in Birmingham, Alabama.

Study shows grocery delivery gaining on pickup this summer

- General News
Incisiv, a next-generation industry insights firm that helps retailers and brands navigate digital disruption, and Wynshop, the leading provider of digital commerce and fulfillment solutions for local store-based retailers, today revealed the findings from their State of Digital Grocery Performance Card for August, 2022.

Southeastern Grocers partners with DoorDash for delivery and curbside pickup

- Retail
Southeastern Grocers Inc., parent company and home of Fresco y Más, Harveys Supermarket and Winn-Dixie grocery stores, will soon offer a new, convenient means to shop for groceries online that will also allow customers to enjoy the same prices as shopping in store.

Kroger Delivery starts in Nashville, Chicago

- Retail
The Kroger Co., America's largest grocery retailer, today announced the official opening of two new spoke facilities in Greater Nashville and the Chicago Metro Area.

Walmart receives first of its last-mile delivery vehicles

- General News
Within two weeks of signing an agreement to purchase 4,500 vehicles, Canoo, & Walmart InHome launched advanced deliveries to finalize their unique configuration for their Lifestyle Delivery Vehicles (LDV) order.

Farmers markets: Behind the charm

- Analysis
What is the point of farmers markets? I mean for the shopper. My experience of farmers markets and farmstands has been remarkably uniform over the years. The prices aren’t any better (and often much worse) than those in the supermarket, and the quality is often uneven in both appearance and flavor.

Research shows cost still a barrier to grocery delivery

- General News
One of the most important reasons shoppers choose not to use a grocery delivery service is that they want to pay no more than necessary, which was tied with wanting to select their own produce according to new shopper behavior research.

DoorDash and Grocery Outlet partner for grocery delivery

- Retail
Grocery Outlet Holding Corp. today announced a partnership with DoorDash, the local commerce platform, to offer on-demand grocery delivery from more than 398 locations across the country including Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Maryland, California, Washington, Oregon, Idaho, and Nevada.

U.S. online grocery sales jump 17% in July versus year ago

- General News
Total U.S. online grocery sales for July jumped 17% year over year to $7.8 billion, driven by inflationary pressures and strong demand for Delivery and Pickup services triggered by ongoing COVID concerns, according to the Brick Meets Click/Mercatus Grocery Shopping Survey fielded July 29-30, 2022.