Instacart is today launching a new feature aimed at allowing shoppers to access their earnings more quickly, the company announced this morning. Instant Cashout, as the option is called, was built in partnership with payments platform Stripe and is being made available to shoppers in-app for instant transfers to a debit card. Previously, workers would […]
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Walmart’s U.S. e-commerce sales up 43% in Q4, thanks to growing online grocery business
Walmart this morning posted strong holiday sales growth for its holiday quarter, with U.S. sales up 4.2 percent over the same time last year, and a 43 percent rise in Walmart’s U.S. e-commerce sales. The retailer topped analyst expectations, with $138.8 billion in revenue for the quarter, just ahead of the forecasted $138.76 billion; and […]
View More Walmart’s U.S. e-commerce sales up 43% in Q4, thanks to growing online grocery businessWalmart ends delivery partnership with Deliv
Walmart in 2016 said it would begin testing last-mile delivery using services like Uber, Lyft, and Deliv to bring customers’ orders, including groceries, to their homes. Last year, Walmart ended its grocery delivery deal with Uber and Lyft, and today it’s ending the deal with Deliv as well, according to a report from Reuters. Deliv […]
View More Walmart ends delivery partnership with DelivWalmart adds four grocery delivery partners
Walmart has partnered with Point Pickup, Skipcart, AxleHire and Roadie to expand its grocery delivery program across four states. Walmart’s grocery delivery is currently available in more than 800 stores, and plans to be in 800 more this year. To use Walmart’s delivery program, customers go online, place an order and then select a delivery […]
View More Walmart adds four grocery delivery partnersWalmart in China is now testing same-day grocery delivery from Dada via WeChat
Walmart has just begun testing same-day grocery delivery called Walmart To Go in one of its stores in China, months after the American retail titan expanded grocery delivery in its homeland. The service is accessed through a mini-program within WeChat – the Tencent-owned messaging platform Walmart partnered with earlier this year, in order to better […]
View More Walmart in China is now testing same-day grocery delivery from Dada via WeChatWaitrose switches up a gear to launch two-hour grocery deliveries in London
Up market UK supermarket chain Waitrose will start trialing two-hour or same day delivery options in certain London postcodes from tomorrow. It’s partnering with CitySprint Group courier delivery spin-out On the Dot for the deliveries which will be made by electric and hydrogen vans and push bikes and cargo bikes (billed as a zero-emission fleet). The […]
View More Waitrose switches up a gear to launch two-hour grocery deliveries in LondonWalmart partners with delivery logistics platform Bringg on last-mile grocery delivery
Walmart announced on Wednesday a new last-mile delivery pilot program, called Spark Delivery, which focuses on fulfilling customers’ online grocery orders. The retailer is working with delivery logistics platform Bringg, a company that offers an Uber-like or Amazon-like level of visibility to retailers’ delivery operations. Also similar to Uber, Walmart’s Spark delivery program relies on […]
View More Walmart partners with delivery logistics platform Bringg on last-mile grocery deliveryGrocer Kroger launches new delivery service
The Kroger Co. announced today the launch of its new e-commerce grocery delivery service, Kroger Ship, which will allow customers to shop online for their favorite Kroger brands and get deliveries as quick as the next day in certain areas. Not to be confused with the grocer’s Kroger Delivery service, which partners with Instacart to […]
View More Grocer Kroger launches new delivery serviceGrubMarket gobbles up $32M led by GGV for its healthy grocery ordering and delivery service
As consumers become more discerning about the food they eat, a wave of startups has emerged that is catering to that demand with convenient alternatives to the more ubiquitous options that are available today. One of these, GrubMarket — which sources organic and healthy food directly from producers and then delivers it to other businesses […]
View More GrubMarket gobbles up $32M led by GGV for its healthy grocery ordering and delivery serviceRobotic delivery service will soon bring groceries to your front door
When a major grocery store chain starts using driverless cars to deliver groceries, it’s a good sign that autonomous tech has gone mainstream.
Supermarket chain Kroger and autonomous robots startup Nuro announced Wednesday that the two were partnerin…
Albertsons will offer Plated’s meal kits across hundreds of stores this year
Following its $200 million acquisition of meal kit startup Plated last fall, grocery chain Albertsons announced this week it would roll out Plated’s meal kits to hundreds of stores by the end of 2018. The meal kits will also be made available for 2-hour delivery through Instacart, same-day and scheduled home delivery, and for in-store […]
View More Albertsons will offer Plated’s meal kits across hundreds of stores this yearAmazon partners with French retailer Monoprix to launch Prime Now grocery deliveries in Paris
Amazon’s business in France is taking a big step forward after announcing a new deal today with retail giant Monoprix to deliver groceries through Prime Now. The service will begin serving Prime Now members in Paris this year and include products carried by Monoprix, including its own branded items and fresh produce. Monoprix’s website already offers services […]
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