by Brittain Ladd | Apr 1, 2020 | Articles, Delivery, E-Commerce, Grocery, Uncategorized
Few things are more challenging for retailers than last mile delivery of products to a customers home. Last mile delivery is expensive and consumers dislike the fact that groceries and other items delivered to the home must be placed on a porch or in front of a door...
by Brittain Ladd | Mar 12, 2020 | Delivery, Grocery, Quoted In, Tech Target
As far as Robin Hodgskin is concerned, Amazon is getting it right. “I work in Portland [Maine] and use Whole Foods, which I love. I go about two times per month and always leave with ten times what I intended,” said Hodgskin, a financial services...
by Brittain Ladd | Feb 22, 2020 | Delivery, MarketWatch, Meal Kits, Quoted In
“While we’re confident that Blue Apron will drive leverage in COGS, marketing, and PTG&A expenses in FY:19, we believe visibility into the timing of a potential reacceleration in customer growth remains limited as many of the company’s new initiatives are just...
by Brittain Ladd | Jan 10, 2020 | AndNowUKnow, Delivery, Grocery
UNITED STATES – Turns out our industry’s big question this week is whether or not Grubhub is on the market. Despite the food delivery company denying its place on any auction blocks, major grocery chains like Walmart, Kroger, Albertsons, Ahold Delhaize, and...
by Brittain Ladd | Jan 10, 2020 | Delivery, Grocery, Markets Insider, Quoted In
Walmart, Kroger, and at least two other grocers are interested in acquiring Grubhub, according to the New York Post. Bosses at the retail titan and supermarket giant, along with managers at Albertsons and Ahold-Delhaize — which owns Stop & Shop — assessed how the...
by Brittain Ladd | Jan 9, 2020 | Delivery, Grocery, New York Post, Quoted In
Executives from Walmart and at least three other grocers have mulled acquiring food-delivery service Grubhub, The Post has learned. Insiders at Walmart, Kroger, Albertsons and Ahold-Delhaize, the owner of Hannaford and Stop & Shop, have been reviewing how buying...
