CHICAGO – H-E-B was rated the top U.S. grocery according to the third annual dunnhumby Retailer Preference Index (RPI), a nationwide study of the $700 billion U.S. Grocery market. The San Antonio-based supermarket operator took over the top spot from Trader Joe’s, which had held it for two years, and also moved ahead of Amazon
SEATTLE — Amazon has confirmed plans for a new grocery format under the Amazon brand that will debut next year in the Woodland Hills neighborhood of Los Angeles. The format will be distinct from the company’s Whole Foods Market chain, according to published reports. The inaugural store will be larger than its Amazon Go convenience
SEATTLE — Amazon is leveraging its large base of Prime members to seize a bigger share of the U.S. grocery market. The company this month announced plans to make free grocery delivery a benefit of Prime membership. Members in more than 20 major metro areas can get free two-hour grocery delivery after the company eliminated
SEATTLE — Amazon.com Inc. will offer free two-hour grocery delivery to its Prime members, the company said on Tuesday. The move eliminates an additional $14.99 per month fee that Prime members previously had to pay to access the company’s Amazon Fresh grocery delivery service. “I think this offering is truly a game changer and that
SEATTLE — Amazon said revenue grew 24% to $70 billion in its third quarter. But earnings fell short of expectations as the company spent heavily to increase delivery capacity. The company is shifting from two-day to one-day shipping as a core benefit of its Amazon Prime subscription service. Amazon said it spent $9.6 billion on
The confluence of bricks and clicks continues to grow as physical retailers buy and code their way to a stronger online presence and digital retailers buy and build their way to a stronger physical presence. E-retailers like Amazon and Alibaba may capture the majority of the headlines in the press, but the ultimate winners in
SEATTLE — Amazon reported strong sales for its fiscal quarter and said its Prime Day sale last month was the biggest shopping event in the company’s history, topping its combined sales for last year’s Black Friday and Cyber Monday. At the same time, the company faces the threat of increased regulatory scrutiny. The Department of
The nation’s top consumer-facing technology companies, including e-commerce powerhouse Amazon, will encounter increased scrutiny from the federal government. The Department of Justice late last month announced that it is looking into the business practices of “market-leading online platforms,” an elite group led by Facebook, Google and Apple, as well as Amazon. Overseen by the department’s
SEATTLE, Wash. — Amazon reported net sales of $63.4 billion in the second quarter, beating analysts’ expectations. That is an increase of about 20% over sales in the prior year period, and when the $814 million unfavorable impact of foreign exchange rates is excluded from the calculation, the increase in net sales was 21%. Net
SEATTLE — Amazon rolled out its Counter package pickup service in the United States last month at more than 100 Rite Aid Corp. locations. The new network of staffed pickup points gives customers the option to pick up their Amazon packages in-store at a partner location. Delivery to a Counter location is available for the
Amazon, synonymous with innovation in retailing and technology, consistently tests boundaries as a result of its self-described customer obsession and commitment to long-term thinking. The company’s catalytic role in e-commerce is a given, but in recent years it has also extended its reach in the realm of brick-and-mortar retailing. Through the acquisition of Whole Foods
This isn’t a new or novel recommendation — it’s been suggested for years, long before Amazon became one of the driving forces for innovation in retail. Now, however, it seems even more critical to success and winning customers and sales. For the purposes of this article, the focus will be collaboration between suppliers and retailers.