The Kroger Co., Cincinnati, and Ocado, UK, selected Cincinnati as the site for what is said to be the nation’s first high-tech customer fulfillment center (CFC).

The U.S. online grocery retail market size is expected to reach $26.87 billion by 2025, according to a study conducted by Hexa Research, Felton, Calif.

About half of online shoppers plan to purchase grocery items more often in the coming year, according to a study released by the Retail Feedback Group (RFG), Lake Success, N.Y.

Online grocery sales more than tripled between 2013-2018, but, between 2018-2023, online grocery sales will more than quadruple, according to “Online Grocery Shopping in the U.S., 2nd Edition,” a report published by Packaged Facts, Rockville, Md.

H-E-B, San Antonio, Texas, acquired Favor Delivery, an Austin, Texas-based on-demand delivery service.

Despite a profusion of online services that offer Americans an alternative to spending time in the grocery store, 84% of U.S. adults report they never order groceries online and 89% never order meal preparation kits, according a poll conducted by Gallup, Washington, D.C.

The Kroger Co., Cincinnati, introduced Kroger Ship, a new direct-to-customer e-commerce platform.

Esko, Belgium, alongside sister companies Pantone, Carlstadt, N.J.; X-Rite, Inc., Grand Rapids, Mich.; and AVT, Inc., Sandy Springs, Ga., released a new study highlighting what primary shoppers want from food and beverage packaging.

The Kroger Co., Cincinnati, and online supermarket Ocado, based in UK, announced an exclusive partnership agreement in the United States that will accelerate Kroger's creation of a seamless shopping experience for U.S. consumers.