CommonSense Robotics, Israel, released a study that analyzes some of the biggest drivers of e-commerce growth and explores factors that will pose particular challenges for grocery retailers in the future.

Later this year, H-E-B, San Antonio, Texas, will launch a pilot program to test delivery service from a vehicle with self-driving technology.

Walmart, Bentonville, Ark., announced plans to open what is said to be the first-of-its-kind pickup point located in Lincolnwood, Ill.

TRUNO, Lubbock, Texas, announced a partnership with MY CLOUD GROCER, Brooklyn, N.Y. This partnership leverages TRUNO’s TruCommerce platform to provide brick-and-mortar grocers the opportunity to compete in the online grocery space.

The percentage of U.S. consumers, ages 18 and above, who shopped online for groceries within a 30-day period, whether for delivery or pick-up in store, increased from 17% in the quarter ending November 2018 to 20%, or about 51 million consumers, in the quarter ending February, according to National Eating Trends Omnichannel Scorecard., produced by the NPD Group, Chicago.

Grubhub, Chicago, launched “State of the Plate,” report, which checks in on the popular food trends, predicts what the industry can expect to see more of in the second half of the year and provides an update on where some of the “trendier” foods actually stand.

Food Marketing Institute (FMI), Arlington, Va., released the 45th edition of “U.S. Grocery Shopper Trends,” prepared by The Hartman Group, Inc., Bellevue, Wash., which studies what consumers want from their retailers when personalizing grocery shopping.

E-commerce food sales have been growing at a rate of about 22% per year, and are expected to make up close to 10% of the overall food and consumables market by 2023, according to data presented by Inmar, Winston-Salem, N.C.

Hanson Logistics, St. Joseph, Mich., launched a new consumer e-commerce fulfillment program called Pick, Pack, and Parcel.