by Bernadette Heier | Mar 2, 2023 | News, News Briefs, Third-Party Delivery
Instacart announced a series of digital solution updates on its Instacart platform available to grocers across North America. The new features include the following: Carrot Ads expand with display ads—Grocers have the opportunity to open up new revenue streams by...
by Bernadette Heier | Mar 1, 2023 | News
Grocery tech startup Grocerist, which offers the only grocery-specific ecommerce solution built on Shopify, has launched a new ecommerce fulfillment app. The app enables independent grocers to sway from third-party marketplaces and run their own profitable online...
by Tom Kaiser | Mar 1, 2023 | News, Top Stories
DoorDash released two bits of news this week, with the launch of its first-ever rewards credit card through Chase, as well as a new partnership with Aldi that’s set to shake up the on-demand grocery space. While Aldi is a big deal, as the eighth-largest U.S. grocery...
by Bernadette Heier | Jan 25, 2023 | Finance, News
The U.S. online grocery market finished December with $9.1 billion in sales, up 2.4 percent from a year ago and only 2 percent lower than the record high of $9.3 billion seen last Q1 of 2021, according to the monthly survey from Brick Meets Click and Mercatus. Driving...
by Bernadette Heier | Dec 15, 2022 | News, Third-Party Delivery
Rapid-grocery delivery startup Getir has acquired rival Gorillas in a transaction reportedly valued at $1.2 billion. Serkan Borancili, who co-founded Getir in 2015, shared the price tag on Twitter and said the combined company was now stronger. The deal price is...