One of the first curbside-only grocery stores in the United States has opened its digital doors. On Tuesday (Jan. 10), JackBe, a retailer that describes itself as a “curbside drive-thru grocer,” opened in Oklahoma City, the company announced on its Instagram. While most grocers offer an array...
With economic challenges requiring a focus on near-term profitability, grocers are rethinking their technology investments. Retail giant Amazon, for one, appears to be reconsidering the costs versus benefits of the expansion of its Amazon Fresh grocery chain, of which the most recently opened stores have been...
A Seattle-based grocery startup named Swiftly has raised $15.6 million in a seed funding round to help smaller grocers compete with behemoths like Amazon and Walmart in the technology sector, according to reports. The company also announced a brand new “operating system for brick and...
Ecommerce giant Amazon is increasingly dipping its virtual toes into the physical world, this time with the launch of the AmazonFresh Pickup service in Seattle’s Ballard and SoDo neighborhoods. Amazon Prime members can now order groceries online and pick them up at one of two...
February 08, 2023
If consumers’ feelings are any indication, the immediate cost-cutting benefits grocers can receive from reduced personnel may be better spent on loyalty-focused innovations. Traditional brick-and-mortar grocery stores are having an especially tough time these days, feeling the weight of consumer inflation concerns that drove disappointing December grocery sales. Adding to these pressures is the increasing adoption of online grocery shopping and […]
September 10, 2019
A Seattle-based grocery startup named Swiftly has raised $15.6 million in a seed funding round to help smaller grocers compete with behemoths like Amazon and Walmart in the technology sector, according to reports. The company also announced a brand new “operating system for brick and mortar stores.” The OS is live now in stores in […]
May 26, 2017
Ecommerce giant Amazon is increasingly dipping its virtual toes into the physical world, this time with the launch of the AmazonFresh Pickup service in Seattle’s Ballard and SoDo neighborhoods. Amazon...
