Shopping exclusively online is still relatively rare, so optimizing in-store experiences can help retain customers who might otherwise prefer digital options.
June 4, 2019
The report, “Personalization in Digital Food Retail – Shoppers Expect More,” conducted by IDC Retail Insights, Framingham, Mass., and commissioned by Precima, Chicago, casts light on the current state of digital food retailing and what food retailers need to do now to drive success.
China dominates regional e-grocery activity in part because of the country's large urban population and rapidly expanding middle class.
May 13, 2019
Global food e-commerce sales are forecast to nearly triple through 2023, rising to $321 billion and accounting for nearly 5% of total e-commerce revenues, according to Packaged Facts, Rockville, Md.
Tyme Commerce, San Francisco, developed an end-to-end artificial intelligence-driven food platform that simplifies food for large employee groups and establishes a restaurant-to-restaurant marketplace.
The combination of Syndigo's content management platform and Content Analytics' end-to-end e-commerce platform further strengthens Syndigo's ability to provide accurate and verified product information across the consumer, retail and e-commerce industries.
April 9, 2019
Syndigo, a Chicago-based portfolio company of The Jordan Co., acquired Content Analytics, Inc., a San Francisco-based provider of content management and analytics to the consumer-retail and e-commerce industries.
Online sales of groceries more than tripled between 2013-2018, but still accounted for only 2% of total grocery spending.
March 22, 2019
Increased mobile/smartphone usage, better website and mobile app interfaces and expansion of crowdsourced business models to shopping and delivery are key factors creating the perfect environment for growth in the online grocery market, according to a report published by Packaged Facts, Rockville, Md.
The new office will be vital in coordinating the delivery of Ocado's technology, as well as support and engineering services to sites across North America.
March 19, 2019
Ocado, UK, established Tysons, Va., as the base for its North America Ocado Solutions business, effective in April.
Rodair handles international freight forwarding, project logistics, courier, warehousing and distribution, 3PL services and e-commerce solutions, and provides customs clearance.
March 18, 2019
The Rhenus Group, Germany, acquired Rodair, a Canada-based customized logistics solutions specialist.
Aspectiva will join Walmart’s Store N° 8, the incubation arm launched in 2017.
February 26, 2019
Walmart, Bentonville, Ark., acquired Aspectiva, an Israel-based provider of machine learning techniques and natural language processing capabilities, to further enhance the end-to-end shopping experience.