In an ideal scenario, grocers would have full control over their delivery, offering in-house, branded service with their own workers picking, packing and bringing orders to customers. But the steep cost of owning delivery end-to-end mean grocers oftentimes can’t have it all. Paying for the costly last mile has always […]
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Online grocery boom could deliver supermarket price war
Britons are increasingly worried about the cost of their weekly shop — that is what Morrisons’ customers told the supermarket chain this month. As the furlough scheme draws to a close more families fear they could find themselves out of work and forced to hunt for bargains. Consumer confidence remains mellow. […]
Amazon’s free grocery deliveries could be ruinous for the supermarkets
Only a fraction of the country uses the website to order food despite its existing tie-ups with Morrisons and Booths, the so-called Waitrose of the North. This has the potential to unleash a marketing and promotions war before Christmas, Brereton says, as both Waitrose and Marks & Spencer are poised […]
Amazon squares up to supermarkets with free grocery deliveries
Amazon is to offer free grocery delivery to millions of customers in a massive expansion of the company’s Fresh food network, throwing down the gauntlet to traditional supermarkets. The internet shopping titan will from this morning allow customers to buy cheese, baked goods, fresh meat, fruit and vegetables with no delivery fee […]
Order from your inbox? Walmart and Yahoo team up on grocery
Dive Brief: Walmart has partnered with Verizon Media to enable grocery shopping from customers’ email inboxes, according to a press release. The service, called “Groceries from Walmart,” will be available to Yahoo Mail users through the iOS app and desktop, with Android to come later this year. Shoppers will be […]