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Technology

Order frequency takes Q1 hit at Marley Spoon

The meal kit service hopes to reverse the trend through merchandising efforts and ramping up loyalty programs.

Technology

Instacart to customers: We're ready to spill the beans on your shoppers

The delivery platform said it will now provide service metrics about the person picking and delivering the grocery order to foster a "better overall relationship" between workers and customers.

Amazon

Amazon remains bullish on pharmacy

The retail giant made some major changes in its approach to pharmacy in 2022, purchasing primary care provider One Medical for $3.9 billion in July and shuttering its telehealth service, Amazon Care, in December.

Amazon

Amazon CEO: ‘We wish we were further along’ with Amazon Fresh

It was a particularly rosy first quarter earnings call for the retail giant Thursday, including its brick-and-mortar stores. The company’s stock rallied, jumping 6%, on news that North American segment sales were up 11% year over year to $76.9 billion.

Technology

HelloFresh reports strong Q1 returns

CEO Dominik Richter: Meal kit-delivery company remains "very excited about the growth prospects of our ready-to-eat business."

Technology

Instacart partners with Roku to bolster CPG advertising

The marriage of viewership data from Roku and shopping data from Instacart will help show the success or failure of various marketing campaigns on the streaming service.

CPG

FreshDirect brand incubator program still accepting applications

The e-commerce and delivery company, owned by Ahold Delhaize, operates primarily in the New York Metro market.

Amazon

Amazon: Union claims by Teamsters misleading

Amazon said the drivers who recently joined the union are not Amazon employees. Rather, they are employed by a delivery company that contracts with Amazon and was terminated for poor performance.

Amazon

Amazon Fresh removes signage from as many as 6 yet-to-open stores

These are planned grocery stores from the retail giant that have been fully built and sitting empty in their respective communities for months, leaving locals to wonder what happens next.

Technology

Remote workers continue to fuel online grocery shopping

The survey of U.S. adults also showed that remote and hybrid workers are also more likely to use apps for grocery shopping and meal planning.

Stores

Whole Foods to cut hundreds of corporate positions

The cuts will not result in store closures or any layoffs of employees not working at the corporate level, the Amazon-owned grocer said.

Retailers

Supermarket Guru Phil Lempert: 'Getting to know shoppers best way to build trust'

Trust remains at the heart of the relationship between grocers and shoppers, Lempert said Thursday during a webinar with research firm Brandspark International and Winsight Grocery Business.

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