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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.

Topics

Walgreens expands 24-hour, same-day delivery

 By Russell Redman on Dec. 02, 2022

The drug chain says it’s the first health-and-wellness retailer to launch round-the-clock service via its website and mobile app.

Retailers

Rite Aid taps Grubhub for on-demand delivery

By Russell Redman on Nov. 21, 2022

The partnership reflects the food-ordering service’s expansion into convenience retail.

Kroger

Kroger delivery widens to include Birmingham, Alabama

By Diane Adam on Sep. 16, 2022

The grocery retailer’s new spoke facility will serve the southern region and employ more than 160 new associates.

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.

Retailers

C&S Wholesale taps Tata Consultancy Services to build new operations platform on Google Cloud

By Diane Adam on Sep. 13, 2022

Platform aims to reimagine C&S’s operations platforms, including customer experience and grocery distribution, all while reducing the wholesale grocers’ carbon footprint.

Technology

Target Bets Big on its Digital Business

By Heather Lalley on Aug. 17, 2022

Despite a rough second quarter, the retailer continues to invest in its digital infrastructure for long-term growth.

Industry Partners

Are Inflation, COVID Headwinds Driving E-Grocery Sales to Climb?

By Diane Adam on Aug. 09, 2022

Brick Meets Click finds online grocery sales jumped to $7.8 billion in July—a 17% increase from a year ago.

Albertsons

Instacart Expands EBT SNAP Program to Most of the Country

By Diane Adam on Jul. 25, 2022

Albertsons Cos. and Sprouts join the program for low-income shoppers, expanding the offering to 49 states and Washington, D.C.

Technology

H-E-B Debuts its 5th Fulfillment Center for Online Orders

By Heather Lalley on Jul. 21, 2022

The San Antonio-based grocer said its new e-commerce fulfillment center in Leander, Texas, will help ease in-store congestion and bolster its fast-growing curbside and home delivery channels.

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