With rising food costs eating into merchants’ margins and changing how consumers shop, the return of Boxed is just the latest change in the quickly evolving eGrocery landscape. On Friday (Aug. 18), food and household products distributor MSG Distributors announced that it has acquired online consumer-facing wholesale...
Grocers’ efforts to drive digital engagement have led to a surge in online food purchases. The Context Leading grocers have been expanding their digital businesses, both investing in their consumer-facing platforms and building out their internal fulfillment capabilities. Take, for instance, Kroger, which has been driving...
Amazon’s new voice-activated grocery assistant is practically magic, and you don’t even have to go to Diagon Alley to get it. The company has added Alexa to its Dash Wand product, making it smarter and more capable than ever – and strategically positioning itself to...
