by Brittain Ladd | Feb 4, 2022 | Articles, Delivery, Forbes, Grocery, Retailers
GETTY Read original article on Forbes On June 16, 2017, Amazon announced (paywall) that it would acquire the specialty retailer Whole Foods for $13.4 billion. I heard people speculate that Amazon would have an immediate impact on the grocery industry and that within...
by Brittain Ladd | Oct 26, 2021 | Articles, Autonomous Vehicles, Delivery, Forbes
GETTY Read original article on Forbes Uber launched in 2011. And a new form of transportation was also launched: ride-hailing. Ride-hailing allows customers to use an app to request a car at a customer’s location that will then deliver them to wherever they want to go...
by Brittain Ladd | Jun 22, 2021 | Articles, Delivery, Forbes, Grocery, Retailers
GETTY Read original article on Forbes Prior to the pandemic, online grocery shopping accounted for just 5% of all grocery sales in 2019, according to data from Mercator Advisory Group. As of February 2021, online grocery shopping had increased 230% from pre-pandemic...
by Brittain Ladd | May 25, 2021 | Articles, Delivery, Food & Drink, Forbes, Retail, Retailers
Forbes Communications Council members share the various ways automated delivery has impacted their industry during the pandemic. PHOTOS COURTESY OF THE INDIVIDUAL MEMBERS. Read original article on Forbes 1. Better Personalized Messaging In engaging with customers and...
by Brittain Ladd | Dec 17, 2020 | Articles, Delivery, Forbes, Grocery, Retail, Retailers
GETTY Read original article on Forbes According to Oracle’s latest grocery industry survey, 61% of consumers said they had ordered groceries online during the pandemic, with 41% now shopping online for their groceries more than in the store. Ninety-two percent...
by Brittain Ladd | Sep 11, 2020 | Delivery, E-Commerce, Grocery, No Retreat, No Surrender, Retail
A challenge faced by all retailers that offer last mile delivery is how to reduce the cost of the delivery. For example, a delivery made to a customer within a two-mile radius of a store or a fulfillment center will cost a retailer between $10 to $15. Grocery...
