Amazon Grocery news and trends

Amazon Introduces Smart Shopping Carts At LA Supermarket
Amazon Technology // July 14, 2020

Amazon has introduced the next generation shopping cart that lets customers skip checkout lines, CNBC reported. On Tuesday, the “Dash Cart” will debut at its Woodland Hills, California grocery store. It may resemble any other cart, but with its use of sensors, cameras, and a...

Brandless Launches Pop-Up In NYC
Retail // October 04, 2018

Retail startup Brandless is opening up a pop-up shop in New York City so shoppers can test out products on-site. Chain Store Age reported that the online retailer’s pop-up store will be open in New York City’s Meatpacking District from October 24 to November 4...

ALDI And Grocery Competitors Poised For Online-Offline Evolution
Retail // September 25, 2018

Grocers are expanding their in-store and online offerings as they compete with other retailers in a crowded space. Aldi, in particular, recently announced the expansion of its online grocery delivery service to all of its stores in the United States. To that end, the German...

UNFI Plans To Buy SUPERVALU For $2.9B
Retail // July 27, 2018

Potentially lessening its reliance on Whole Foods, United Natural Foods (UNFI) said that it would acquire SUPERVALU for $2.9 billion. As it stands, Whole Foods comprises about 33 percent of UNFI’s business, and the grocer’s contract with the distributor is set to end in 2025,...

Quick Reads
Amazon Calls UK Grocer-Label Decision ‘Chilling’

February 09, 2022
Amazon is now considered a grocer in the U.K. and will be subject to the same rules and regulations as other supermarkets, a decision the eCommerce giant called “chilling.” The decision was handed down by the U.K.’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) on Wednesday (Feb. 9) and compliance will be overseen by the independent Groceries […]

Amazon Introduces Smart Shopping Carts At LA Supermarket

July 14, 2020
Amazon has introduced the next generation shopping cart that lets customers skip checkout lines, CNBC reported. On Tuesday, the “Dash Cart” will debut at its Woodland Hills, California grocery store....

Brandless Launches Pop-Up In NYC

October 04, 2018
Retail startup Brandless is opening up a pop-up shop in New York City so shoppers can test out products on-site. Chain Store Age reported that the online retailer’s pop-up store...

UNFI Plans To Buy SUPERVALU For $2.9B

July 27, 2018
Potentially lessening its reliance on Whole Foods, United Natural Foods (UNFI) said that it would acquire SUPERVALU for $2.9 billion. As it stands, Whole Foods comprises about 33 percent of...