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Misfits Market Teams With Gopuff as Shoppers Demand Instant eGrocery
Misfits Market Teams With Gopuff as Shoppers Demand Instant eGrocery
April 17, 2024  |  eCommerce

Online shoppers want options for a wider range of grocery occasions, not just their weekly haul, Misfits Market CEO Abhi Ramesh said. The online grocer...

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Instacart Dips Into Healthcare, Delivering Food as Medicine 
Instacart Dips Into Healthcare, Delivering Food as Medicine 
February 01, 2024  |  Retail

Instacart and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) are teaming up to help more people access healthy food and tools for better...

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Grocers’ Competition for Digital SNAP Spending Heats Up
Grocers’ Competition for Digital SNAP Spending Heats Up
December 20, 2023  |  eCommerce

As grocers look to close the digital adoption tab between higher- and lower-income consumers, leading players in the space are increasingly adding new options for Supplemental...

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Walmart Monitors Consumer Appetite; Amazon Bags More Grocery Aisle Space 
Walmart Monitors Consumer Appetite; Amazon Bags More Grocery Aisle Space 
December 08, 2023  |  Retail

As Walmart is observing a reduction in customers’ grocery expenses due to the use of appetite-suppressing medications, Amazon is exploring opportunities with third-party grocery providers...

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Prime Members to Test Amazon Grocery Subscription Offering
Prime Members to Test Amazon Grocery Subscription Offering
December 07, 2023  |  Amazon

Amazon is reportedly testing a new grocery subscription service that allows Prime members to pay a separate monthly fee for unlimited grocery delivery on certain orders....

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Platform Economics: How Instacart Leverages Time Into Profits
Platform Economics: How Instacart Leverages Time Into Profits
November 16, 2023  |  David S. Evans

Time is our most precious asset. Each day, we get just so much. Twenty-four hours, 1440 minutes, 86,400 seconds. If we don’t use it, we...

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HelloFresh Launches In-House Fleet Delivery Service
HelloFresh Launches In-House Fleet Delivery Service
November 14, 2023  |  Delivery

Meal kit company HelloFresh is now in the last-mile delivery business. The company announced Tuesday (Nov. 14) that its company-managed fleet is now operating in 19 major metropolitan areas....

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Amazon vs Walmart: Who Will Bag the Victory in the Grocery Aisle? 
Amazon vs Walmart: Who Will Bag the Victory in the Grocery Aisle? 
November 10, 2023  |  Retail

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...

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Instacart Drives 25% Increase in Loyalty Member Purchases With Rewards
Instacart Drives 25% Increase in Loyalty Member Purchases With Rewards
November 08, 2023  |  Earnings

Instacart is integrating with merchants’ loyalty programs to outcompete rival aggregators on deals and discounts.   The San Francisco-based grocery aggregator shared in a letter to shareholders Wednesday...

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