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VCs have growing appetite for “AgriFood”

sudshr47 March 7, 2019 Startups

Venture investors are pouring billions of dollars into feeding their hunger for food and agriculture startups. Whether that trend line is due to enthusiasm for the sector or just broader heavy investing in the VC space is much less clear. According to a recent report published by AgFunder – a VC and investing marketplace focused […]

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Amazon launches grocery pickup at select Whole Foods

sudshr47 August 8, 2018

Amazon today is continuing to make good on its Whole Foods acquisition by introducing a new grocery pickup service at select Whole Foods locations in the U.S. The service, which is available only to Prime members, will initially be available at stores in Sacramento and Virginia Beach, but will expand to more cities through the […]

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Walmart pilots a grocery-picking robot to fulfill customers’ online orders

sudshr47 August 3, 2018

Walmart is testing a new robotics system that picks customers’ grocery orders. The retailer this morning announced it has partnered with Alert Innovation to deploy Alphabot, a system designed for Walmart, in its Salem, New Hampshire superstore. The automated technology will be installed in a 20,000-square foot extension connected to the store, which will also […]

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Both Amazon and Walmart announce expanded grocery delivery operations

sudshr47 July 24, 2018

Amazon and Walmart’s rivalry continues today with two dueling announcements related to their respective grocery delivery expansions. This morning, Amazon said it’s bringing grocery delivery via Whole Foods to several new markets in New York and Florida, including New York City and Miami, among others. Meanwhile, Walmart today is expanding grocery delivery in partnership with […]

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Prime savings to reach around half of Whole Foods Market stores this week

sudshr47 June 11, 2018

Amazon and its grocery store chain Whole Foods announced this morning that savings for Prime members will make their way to ten more stores across the U.S. this week, including Arizona, Georgia, Oregon, North Carolina and Washington, among others. The tie-up gives Amazon shoppers another reason to join the Prime membership program – 10 percent […]

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Whole Foods grocery delivery expands, now live in 10 markets

sudshr47 April 24, 2018

In February, Amazon announced it would begin to deliver from Whole Foods markets via its Prime Now service, which offers free, two-hour deliveries for purchases over $35 and even faster, one-hour delivery for an upcharge of $7.99. The service was initially available in only four markets – Austin, Cincinnati, Dallas and Virginia Beach, however. Today, Amazon […]

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Albertsons will offer Plated’s meal kits across hundreds of stores this year

sudshr47 April 6, 2018

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 […]

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Walmart to expand grocery delivery from 6 markets to over 100 by year-end

sudshr47 March 14, 2018

Walmart announced that it will expand its online grocery delivery service to more than 40 percent of U.S. households by year-end, growing from its current availability in just six markets to over 100 metro areas during that time. That means it will be making deliveries from 800 stores in total. The news is the latest […]

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Walmart’s Sam’s Club partners with Instacart for same-day grocery delivery

sudshr47 February 27, 2018

Earlier this month, Amazon began offering one- and two-hour Whole Foods deliveries through its Prime Now service. Now, Walmart fighting back. Its membership warehouse club, Sam’s Club, announced today a partnership with Instacart which allows shoppers to order groceries and other household goods for same-day delivery. The partnership is kicking off with launches in Austin, Dallas-Fort… Read More

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Instacart acquires Toronto-based Unata

sudshr47 January 16, 2018 Startups

Instacart has today announced the acquisition of Unata, a Toronto-based company that offers a platform for both grocers and consumers to interact digitally. The terms of the deal were not disclosed. Unata’s product, unlike Instacart’s, is a white-label grocery platform, letting grocers anywhere create apps and websites for consumers to order products, complete with coupons,… Read More

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This robotic arm literally sucks at lifting up groceries

sudshr47 November 30, 2017

Engineers at Ocado Technology developed a robotic arm capable of lifting up thousands of the retailer’s catalog items. The arm consists of a pipe that is linked to an air compressor. On the other side, the pipe is equipped with a suction cup that cre…

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Deliv to power same-day grocery delivery for Walmart in San Jose

sudshr47 November 17, 2017

Walmart is further expanding into same-day delivery with the help of its existing delivery partner, Deliv. The companies today announced they will now be working together to power same-day grocery delivery in the San Jose area, where users will b…

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