Grocery delivery goes back to the time of the milk man and other delivery services. Over the last several decades, however, people have preferred to shop in person at a grocery store. That is starting to change. Many people know order groceries online and either do curbside pickup or have the groceries delivered to the home.
Previous Grocery Delivery Articles
Online grocery sales’ decline demonstrates volatile market
In May, online grocery sales slipped to their lowest level in a year, falling to $7 billion, according to the Brick Meets Click/Mercatus Grocery Shopping Survey. Bricks Meets Click co-founder Bill Bishop said the decline in online grocery shopping is to be expected...
DoorDash continues push into new markets with Albertsons partnership
DoorDash is now providing delivery at 2,000 Albertsons grocery stores and its affiliated stores — Safeway, Vons and Jewel-Osco. Customers can order directly from the DoorDash app. or on the grocery store website. "We are committed to expanding our delivery experience...
Hungryroot raises $40M
Grocery delivery service Hungryroot has raised $40 million in a recent round of funding. L Catterton's Growth Fund led the round. The company says it is profitable and plans to use the funds for growth and expansion. Founded in 2015, Hungryroot offers a personalized...
Instacart tests 30-minute delivery
Speed has become the theme in grocery delivery, and Instacart is jumping into the trend. The delivery company announced a pilot project to test 30-minute delivery in 15 U.S. cities. Called Priority Delivery, the service will be available at more than 300 stores and...
Kroger opens automated fulfillment center
Kroger and Ocado have launched a new robotic fulfillment center in Ohio. The center provides delivery service by combining vertical integration, machine learning and robotics. The project has been years in the making. In May 2018, Kroger and Ocado formed a partnership...
Farmstead, Doordash partner to expand grocery delivery
Farmstead and DoorDash are partnering to expand the delivery reach of the online grocery and integrate DoorDash's proprietary software. The partnership will allow Farmstead to offer grocery delivery through DoorDash in all of the company's active markets. Delivery...
Independent grocery platform raises $26M
Mercato, a platform that helps 40,000 independent grocery stores sell groceries online and provide delivery, has raised $26 million from a group of investors. The company said the funds will be used to expand the capabilities of its platform to extend beyond...
Online grocery shopping declines 14% in Feb.
Online grocery sales declined 14 percent in February and customers appear to be moving away from delivery and more toward curbside pickup, according to Brick Meets Click/Mercatus Grocery Shopping Survey. Online grocery sales were $9.3 billion in January but were $8...
Niche online grocer Weee! raises $315M
Online grocer Weee! has raised $315 million during a financing round. Existing investor DST Global led the round, but it also included Blackstone, Arena Holdings and Tiger Global. Weee! is a niche grocery business that targets the Asian and Hispanic markets. The...