August 11, 2017
Amazon Explores New Technology For Home Food Delivery
Amazon is exploring a cutting-edge food technology for home delivery, as the online retailers continues to find new ways to get into the $700 billion U.S. grocery business. According to...
August 04, 2017
Amazon/Whole Foods Merger Still Shrouded In Mystery
Though Amazon is still playing mum about its plans for Whole Foods (should the deal be approved by U.S. regulators), its quarterly earnings call did shed some light on the...
August 03, 2017
Digital Ordering: Do It Right, Or Not At All
Digital ordering is a win for everybody. It’s easy for modern consumers, who would rather tap or click to order than talk to someone on the phone. It fuels better...
July 28, 2017
Stitch Fix Confidentially Files For IPO
Stitch Fix has filed confidentially for an initial public offering as it readies itself to go public in the near future, according to Tech Crunch. While it’s unknown when the...
July 26, 2017
Brandless: Procter & Gamble For A Digital Generation?
Amazon, Walmart, Uber and others have been shaking up how people get their groceries by expanding their pickup and delivery services. Meanwhile, other services let customers leapfrog the buying process...
July 18, 2017
Subway Adds Self-Serve Kiosks And Mobile Order Ahead
Subway, the world’s largest restaurant chain, announced it is updating its store design to include new digital self-order kiosks, separate food prep areas and a designated pick-up location for kiosk...
July 18, 2017
Amazon Storms Blue Apron’s Last Holdout With Meal Kit Trademark
“We do the prep. You be the chef.” Hmm, where have we heard that idea before…? Oh, yeah. Meal kit startup Blue Apron (and pretty much any meal kit company)....
July 16, 2017
US: Lawmaker asks for antitrust hearing over Amazon-Whole Foods deal
The top Democrat on the US House of Representatives’ antitrust subcommittee, Rep. David Cicilline (RI), has voiced concerns about Amazon.com’s US$13.7 billion plan to buy Whole Foods Market and is...
July 14, 2017
Like, Love, Yum. Papa John’s CMO On Facebook “Start Order”...
Press button. Receive pizza. It’s basically that easy, now that Papa John’s has become the first national pizza brand to offer instant ordering via Facebook’s new “Start Order” button. Users...