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7 tech companies looking to dominate grocery

 By Heather Lalley on Sep. 20, 2022

Big and small, emerging and established, tech companies are elbowing into the grocery space. Here’s a small sample of the players vying for attention during the first day of the Groceryshop trade show Tuesday.

Technology

DoorDash makes another big push into grocery delivery

 By Heather Lalley on Sep. 20, 2022

The on-demand delivery platform is adding Sprouts, Giant Eagle, Weis Markets and Raley’s to its growing list of delivery partners.

Retailers

Lower fees and 'not wanting to wait' are top reasons shoppers choose to pick up groceries

By Jeniece Drake on Sep. 19, 2022

Additionally, shoppers would choose next day delivery or longer if they could pay even lower pickup fees, according to new research from Mercatus.

Technology

FTC plans to crack down on delivery companies' labor practices

By Joe Guszkowski on Sep. 16, 2022

The agency said it would act to protect gig workers for services like DoorDash and Uber, including investigating wage fixing and other illegal practices.

Industry Partners

Online grocery sales dipped 1% in August versus prior year

By Diane Adam on Sep. 13, 2022

Results show both mass merchandisers and dollar stores reporting larger user bases while grocery remained relatively flat, according to a Brick Meets Click/Mercatus Grocery Shopping survey.

Walmart

Walmart will now charge for order substitutions

By Heather Lalley on Sep. 13, 2022

The retail giant said it’s giving consumers greater ability to approve or reject substitutions and that charging for more-expensive items is standard industry practice.

Technology

Uber Eats will start robot deliveries in California and Texas

By Jonathan Maze on Sep. 08, 2022

The third-party delivery company has a 10-year partnership with the autonomous vehicle company Nuro. Deliveries will start in Houston and Mountain View, California.

Retailers

Southeastern Grocers partners with DoorDash to continue its e-commerce expansion

By Diane Adam on Sep. 08, 2022

The partnership will include online shopping with in-store prices, and delivery in two hours or less for Winn-Dixie and Harveys Supermarket shoppers starting next month.

Retailers

Online grocer Misfits Market to acquire Imperfect Foods

By Heather Lalley on Sep. 07, 2022

Both companies focus on delivering less-than-perfect or surplus foods and other products, while claiming to reduce food waste. They’ll remain separate businesses “in the short term,” Misfits Market said.

Technology

Instacart gobbles up indie-focused e-commerce firm in latest acquisition

By Heather Lalley on Sep. 07, 2022

The same-day grocery delivery platform, which reportedly plans to go public this year, is buying Rosie, a company that offers tech-solutions for local and independent grocers.

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