grocery

A store that sells food and household supplies. A grocery store or grocer's shop is a retail shop that primarily sells food. A grocer is a bulk seller of food. Grocery stores also offer non-perishable foods that are packaged in bottles, boxes, and cans; some also have bakeries, butchers, delis, and fresh produce.

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Amazon Restaurants, Big Threat Or Essential Lifeline?
Amazon Restaurants, Big Threat Or Essential Lifeline?
June 18, 2018  |  Payments Innovation

The restaurant industry today is a study in contradictions. Census data tells us that roughly 44 percent of what consumers spend on food comes from...

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Amazon’s Whole Food Discounts Are Rolling Out Across Dozens Of States
Amazon’s Whole Food Discounts Are Rolling Out Across Dozens Of States
May 30, 2018  |  Amazon

The Prime rewards are coming; the Prime rewards are coming. Such is the hue and cry set to go off in about a dozen states,...

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Mayochup, Beet-B-Qs And Rosé Marshmallows — The Summer Of 2018 In Strange Eating
Mayochup, Beet-B-Qs And Rosé Marshmallows — The Summer Of 2018 In Strange Eating
May 26, 2018  |  Merchant Innovation

It’s been called many things: Fry Sauce, Go Sauce, Russian Dressing, Dutch Sauce, Golf Sauce. On occasion, it’s called nothing in particular. It’s the time-honored...

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Amex Experiments With The Blockchain To Deliver Richer Rewards
Amex Experiments With The Blockchain To Deliver Richer Rewards
May 25, 2018  |  Blockchain

American Express is embracing the blockchain for it’s Membership Rewards program. The project comes with a big assist from Hyperledger — whose blockchain technology the company...

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Kroger’s Home Chef Buy Gives Blue Apron A Boost
Kroger’s Home Chef Buy Gives Blue Apron A Boost
May 25, 2018  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

Kroger buying Home Chef has given a boost to Blue Apron’s shares. According to Business Insider, Blue Apron’s shares were up more than 5 percent...

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Kroger Acquires Meal Kit Company Home Chef
Kroger Acquires Meal Kit Company Home Chef
May 24, 2018  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

The Kroger Co. has announced a merger with Home Chef, the country’s largest private meal kit company. The anticipated merger comes on the heels of...

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Ahold Delhaize USA Launches Peapod Digital Labs
Ahold Delhaize USA Launches Peapod Digital Labs
May 22, 2018  |  Innovation

Ahold Delhaize USA, the supermarket operator, announced news on Tuesday (May 22) that it is creating a new entity dubbed Peapod Digital Labs, which will...

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Why Benchmark Capital Put $50M Behind Good Eggs
Why Benchmark Capital Put $50M Behind Good Eggs
May 22, 2018  |  Retail

Grocery is a big category. There’s brick-and-mortar retail, where competition is so fierce that the media has branded it “the grocery wars.” There’s online food...

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UK-Based Whisk Acquires Germany’s Avocando
UK-Based Whisk Acquires Germany’s Avocando
May 22, 2018  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

After building a data platform to run food-related mobile apps, U.K.-based Whisk has acquired Germany-based Avocando. While the terms of the deal were not made...

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