Market research firm dunnhumby is out with a new report full of interesting insights into the Multichannel grocery consumer, across established, emerging and nascent markets. The report finds that emerging markets in online grocery, such as the US, are experiencing 90%+ YOY growth, an astounding figure. The online market is different from the in-store market in…
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Your Farmers Market Delivered, Thanks to Overstock.com
Overstock has kicked off a new partnership with local farmers to deliver fresh produce to your doorstep. The new service, called Farmers Market, connects consumers with small and local farms in their areas, providing access to seasonal, healthy food. At launch, the service reached about 20% of the US population, but Overstock has since expanded the…
Grocery Delivery Then and Now
On Monday, the Wall Street Journal published a compelling comparison of two popular grocery delivery companies, one from the 90s, Webvan, and one from today, Instacart. In Webvan’s heyday, the company was making $239 million in revenue with almost $441 million of venture capital invested. Today, Instacart makes $100 million in revenue and just recently…
Amazon Prime Now: One-Hour Delivery in Manhattan
Last Thursday, Amazon implemented Amazon Prime Now, yet another benefit for Prime subscribers, a one-hour delivery service for select products in Manhattan. One-hour delivery costs $7.99, but two-hour delivery is completely free for Prime members. The online retail giant has not disclosed logistical details, but its new 17-year lease on over 400,000 square feet of…
Are you prepared for the online grocery boom?
Grocery E-commerce Trends Explore the rapidly changing world of online grocery at the FMI/GMA Supply Chain Conference, February 15-17, 2015 at the Arizona Grand in Phoenix, AZ. American consumers spent nearly $667 billion on CPG products in 2014, a large portion of their total retail spending. Only 1% of grocery sales occur online currently. Industry…
Amazon Takes on Seamless and GrubHub with New Service
Amazon has expanded its Amazon Local services to include food takeout and delivery from participating restaurants in the Seattle area. This expansion directly positions companies like Seamless and GrubHub in Amazon’s crosshairs, as it looks to dominate the market. So far, the service has followed Amazon’s typical launch path, as the service is currently only…
Thrive Market Re-Imagines Healthy Eating
Healthy eating is more than a recent trend. It’s a way of living that will pay dividends in the future for people and communities – so why is it so hard to eat healthy? A variety of reasons, relating to price, convenience, and more, make it difficult for the average person to consistently buy healthy…
Click & Collect Comes to New Hampshire
There are lots of great things going on in grocery delivery. I get excited about tests of home delivery in San Francisco and New York. I am envious of Peapod services in Boston. Those of us who live in rural areas know that we are not likely to see drones in the sky any time…
Starbucks to Start Desk Delivery in 2015
On April 1, 2011, via blog, Starbucks announced a new service called Starbucks Mobile Pour. Read the post here. Baristas on scooters stationed every square mile in seven of the largest cities around the country would rapidly fulfill any mobile smartphone order. You could be walking down the street, and a barista on a scooter would…
UPS Holiday Volume to Peak on Dec. 22
UPS expects to deliver more than 585 million packages this December, up 11% over last year. During the 2013 Holiday Season, bad weather and last-minute orders prevented UPS and FedEx from meeting Christmas delivery deadlines, resulting in many unhappy customers. This year, both FedEx and UPS have increased capacity and tightened last-minute order deadlines in order to not…