Amazon, Supermarkets Neck and Neck in Online Grocery Race
No other grocery provider even comes close to Amazon’s dominant position relative to online grocery retailing, according to a new report from Brick Meets Click’s latest consumer survey. The survey’s 4,855 respondents who participate in grocery shopping for the...
Grocery Getters Keep Moving Online
Grocery stores are moving quickly to adapt to changing consumer tastes and habits, especially as mobile ordering and third-party delivery upend the restaurant world. As more grocery brands test urban format stores, expand prepared meal offerings and roll out meal...
Alexa in Hotels: Good News for Third-Party Delivery Companies?
This summer, Marriott International is rolling out Amazon’s version of the Echo specifically for hotel rooms. Guests can use it to call the front desk or adjust the room’s temperature and lighting, but what about ordering outside food? “Alexa for Hospitality is a...
Despite Soaring Valuation, Amazon’s Future Isn’t Entirely Rosy
By Laura Michaels In a ring filled with retail heavyweights, Amazon is the hulking value giant. The Seattle-based online retailer, grocery chain, filmmaker, foodservice equipment supplier and yes, bookstore, is worth more than Walmart, Costco and Target combined,...
Outstanding Operators
Food On Demand Outstanding Operators features restaurant brands with innovative operations that are taking creative paths to success with delivery and all things off-premises.