Grocery Wars news and trends

Kroger, Amazon And Walmart Shift Grocery Race Into High Gear
Retail // September 14, 2018

The grocery Hunger Games are not new — for at least the last 18 months, and arguably for the last three years, the competition to be the dominant force in grocery has become incredibly active as various competitors have been beefing up their offerings to...

Should Grocers Go Nuts Over The Nutella Pricing Strategy?
Retail // January 27, 2018

Lines to get into the store are a rare sight at any brick-and-mortar retailer these days, let alone a supermarket. That’s exactly what French supermarket chain Intermarche brought upon itself this week, however. The chain slashed prices on popular chocolate hazelnut spread Nutella and suffered...

Walmart Taps Deliv For Same-Day Grocery Delivery
Delivery // November 20, 2017

Continuing its partnership with last-mile delivery provider Deliv, a Menlo Park-based startup, Walmart is expanding its same-day grocery delivery services in the San Jose, California area, according to a news report from TechCrunch. Customers will be able to shop online and schedule deliveries between 8:00...

Amazon Tracker: Whole Foods Numbers Aren’t Great News For Anyone
Amazon // October 06, 2017

It’s now been a month since Amazon took over Whole Foods, and the initial stats have likely kept execs of other grocery stores awake at night. Barron’s reported that real-time location data from Thasos Group showed a 17 percent year-over-year uptick in Whole Foods foot...

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Walmart Taps Deliv For Same-Day Grocery Delivery

November 20, 2017
Continuing its partnership with last-mile delivery provider Deliv, a Menlo Park-based startup, Walmart is expanding its same-day grocery delivery services in the San Jose, California area, according to a news report from TechCrunch. Customers will be able to shop online and schedule deliveries between 8:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m. on any day of the week, […]