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Shipt’s deliveries rose 11% in 2022

 By Heather Lalley on Dec. 12, 2022

The Target-owned platform, which delivers from 200 retailers, said produce accounted for all of its Top 10 most-delivered products. Shipt’s growth has slowed, though, since the pandemic’s early days.

Technology

Ultra-fast grocery delivery service Getir acquires rival Gorillas

 By Heather Lalley on Dec. 09, 2022

The deal is evidence of further consolidation in the rapid grocery delivery space, which has seen many players disappear following intense investor interest last year.

Technology

Blue Apron to lay off 10% of corporate office

By Heather Lalley on Dec. 08, 2022

The meal kit delivery service, whose stock price has plummeted nearly 94% this year, said the job cuts are part of its plan to slash $50 million in expenses in 2023.

Technology

Instacart wants to deck your halls

By Heather Lalley on Dec. 05, 2022

For the first time, the same-day delivery platform will now haul fresh Christmas trees, and artificial ones, too, from grocery stores and other retailers.

Technology

DoorDash lays off 1,200 workers to rein in expenses

By Joe Guszkowski on Nov. 30, 2022

Revenue at the delivery company has not kept up with costs coming out of the pandemic, CEO Tony Xu said Wednesday.

Technology

Instacart launches an online food drive

By Heather Lalley on Nov. 29, 2022

The grocery-delivery platform and tech company on Tuesday rolled out Community Carts, a new feature that lets customers donate groceries to food banks.

Retailers

NYC bodegas to offer delivery under new Uber Eats partnership

By Heather Lalley on Nov. 21, 2022

The delivery platform is working with point-of-sale provider National Retail Solutions to give thousands of small grocers, delis and convenience stores the ability to deliver orders in 30-60 minutes.

Technology

New research reveals the ‘secret’ to growing digital grocery business

By Heather Lalley on Nov. 07, 2022

In short, don't mess up orders. Giving customers what they ordered and not damaging any items are the key factors in whether shoppers will return to an online grocer, according to a new survey from Mercatus.

Topics

Sprouts partners with DoorDash to continue its e-commerce expansion

By Diane Adam on Nov. 04, 2022

The healthy grocer adds nearly 380 stores to DoorDash for on-demand grocery delivery nationwide, beginning with Arizona.

Walmart

Walmart tries to win the holiday shopping wars with a big membership deal

By Heather Lalley on Nov. 01, 2022

The retail giant on Tuesday offered a year-long Walmart+ membership for $49, half off the usual price, for a very limited time. The program comes with free grocery delivery, among a suite of perks.

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