Source: PYMNTS.com Walmart, best known for offering products at wallet-friendly prices through its extensive network of physical stores, is setting records this month, driven by the success of its grocery offerings that continue to attract shoppers. Meanwhile, Amazon isn’t satisfied with its penetration of the grocery sector and is extending [...]
By Emily Hamann Source: Sacramento Business Journal Amazon wants to let more of its customers get their packages delivered by a drone. On Wednesday, the e-commerce giant announced plans to expand its Prime Air service, which it's been operating on a small scale in two pilot locations for nearly a [...]
Source: Zero Hedge Amazon is taking more strides in the world of grocery, launching the biggest overhaul of that part of its business since it bought Whole Foods. The details of its new overhaul, reported on by Bloomberg this week, include "revamping stores, testing new highly automated warehouses and, for [...]
By Brett Ryder Source: The Economist When Amazon announced the $13.7bn acquisition of Whole Foods Market in 2017, it followed some oddball attempts to strengthen its grocery business, some conceived by Jeff Bezos himself. One was to develop an “ice-cream truck for adults”, driving into neighbourhoods with lights flashing and [...]
By Jules Roscoe Source: Vice A group of Amazon delivery drivers and dispatchers in Palmdale, California went on strike for a second time on Saturday to demand that Amazon recognize and bargain with their union. The picket lines then extended to a second Amazon warehouse in San Bernardino on Sunday, [...]
By Alarice Rajagopal Source: Supermarket News New research finds that grocers are investing heavily in providing more personalized digital experiences through consumer data, according to news and analysis company PYMNTS. The survey, which drew from 300 major U.S. and U.K. retailers, found that 50% of grocers are currently innovating their [...]
By Don Day Source: Boise Dev Financial analyst S&P Global says it still believes the deal for Kroger to buy Albertsons will ultimately go through – but the companies will have to give up more than they initially thought. Pablo A Garces of S&P Global issued an analyst note this [...]
Source: Supermarket News The Feedback Group, which provides actionable stakeholder feedback, released findings from new national research conducted with 1,000 online food shoppers about their experience shopping for food and groceries. Supermarkets topped the list with an impressive overall satisfaction rating of 4.40 on a five-point scale. Amazon followed closely behind [...]
By Bill Wilson Source: Supermarket News If Amazon wants to improve its grocery reach in the U.S., it might want to look at what is already there. According to Business Insider, analysts at Bernstein have put together a comeback strategy for the deliver giant based in Seattle, Wash., and the [...]
Source: Teamster.org In a historic first, Amazon drivers and dispatchers in Palmdale, Calif., have joined the International Brotherhood of Teamsters and reached a strong tentative agreement containing a multitude of workplace improvements. “Amazon workers are joining the Teamsters to demand more from this company, including good wages, safe working conditions, [...]