July 17, 2018
Alibaba Food Delivery Service Seeks $2B For Expansion
Ele.me, the food delivery platform acquired by Alibaba Group, is looking for $2 billion in new financing to help it take on rival Meituan Dianping. According to Bloomberg, Ele.me wants...
July 16, 2018
The Meal Kit As A Grocery Play
Grocers are taking on the meal kit industry by rolling out ready-to-cook options in their aisles, but they face a choice: Should they carry another brand’s meal kits or develop...
July 12, 2018
More Than 70 Percent Of Consumers Have Used Self-Checkout In...
Kroger has been expanding its omnichannel offerings as it seeks to remain competitive in a crowded market. With its Scan, Bag, Go, for example, Kroger allows shoppers to use their smartphones...
July 09, 2018
Amazon, Whole Foods Change Meal Kit Dynamics
One year after Amazon acquired Whole Foods Market, meal kit delivery companies are pulling out all the stops to hold onto customers. While the eCommerce giant hasn’t started offering meals...
July 02, 2018
HelloFresh To Make Ready-Made Meal Kits
HelloFresh, the German meal kit delivery company, could start making and selling ready-made meal kits to reach consumers who don’t want to cook. Reuters, citing comments that co-founder Thomas Griesel...
June 29, 2018
Robots Serve Up Fresh Fare As Automated Chefs
Robots are becoming automated chefs by preparing everything from pizza to salads, but they are not limited to quick-service restaurants (QSRs), serving burgers and pizzas. They’ve graduated from fast food...
June 29, 2018
Like Amazon, Tesco Tests Out Cashier-less Payments At C-Store
Months after Amazon rolled out its cashier-less convenience store (C-Store) dubbed Amazon Go, Tesco is testing a checkout-free payment method in the U.K. The British grocer is experimenting with the...
June 25, 2018
Are Retailers Ready For Amazon’s Prime Time?
My plan on Friday evening was to write a hard-hitting piece on a services segment with incredible marketplace friction. Then I went to Whole Foods on the North Shore of...
June 21, 2018
Kroger Beats Q1 Estimates Amid Restock Kroger
As Kroger cuts prices and tests out new ways to sell products with its Restock Kroger program, the grocer beat earnings estimates for the first quarter of 2018. Kroger reported...