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Wall Street Journal
14 hours ago
- Business
- Wall Street Journal
Amazon's Big Bet on Groceries Isn't a Knockout Blow for Rivals
AMZN -1.84%decrease; red down pointing triangle might have finally cracked the code for the online-grocery business. But that alone doesn't mean other players will end up in the clearance aisle. The e-commerce titan that now generates more than $670 billion a year in total revenue has never managed to be more than a bit player in groceries. Amazon's share of the U.S. grocery market hovers around 3%, according to market research firm Numerator. And that is after its $13.7 billion acquisition of Whole Foods Market in 2017, as well as the opening of more than 60 stores under the Amazon Fresh brand since.
Associated Press
11-08-2025
- Business
- Associated Press
GoStockUp.com Launches Nationwide Delivery for Eastern European Grocery Products
an online grocery store specializing in Eastern European foods, now offers shipping across the United States, expanding beyond its original New York service area. a digital-first grocery store focused on authentic Eastern European, Russian, and Central Asian food products, has officially launched nationwide shipping across the United States. The expansion marks a major milestone for the company, previously serving only the New York City and Long Island areas. The newly available service allows customers in all 50 states to order from a curated selection of over 4,000 products sourced from Ukraine, Russia, Georgia, Moldova, Armenia, and beyond — including everyday essentials, specialty sweets, dairy, deli meats, and frozen items. To ensure the safe delivery of perishable goods during the summer months, GoStockUp has implemented high-performance EPS cold boxes that preserve temperature-sensitive items such as caviar, cheese, and frozen dumplings. These boxes have been rigorously tested over hundreds of deliveries throughout the New York metro area prior to the national upcoming mobile app, currently in final testing, is scheduled to launch this month. It will enable faster reordering, app-exclusive discounts, and real-time delivery tracking. The app is expected to further streamline the shopping experience for customers nationwide. 'We've seen consistent demand from Russian-speaking communities across the country - from Florida to Illinois to California,' said Anton Rafalovskyi, Marketing Director at 'Our team has invested heavily in packaging logistics and fulfillment infrastructure to ensure the same level of freshness and quality our NYC customers trust.'The company plans to continue expanding its product catalog in the coming months, with a focus on niche brands and seasonal bundles tailored to diaspora communities. Additionally, GoStockUp is actively developing a business-focused wholesale portal to support small retailers and restaurants seeking access to authentic imported inventory. Consumers can explore the full catalog and begin placing orders at Shipping rates are dynamically calculated at checkout based on region, product type, and weight. About GoStockUp GoStockUp is a U.S.-based online grocery store delivering premium and hard-to-find Eastern European foods. The store features curated products from more than 12 countries and emphasizes freshness, authenticity, and fast delivery across the U.S. Media Contact Company Name: GoStockUp Contact Person: Anton Rafalovskyi Email: Send Email Country: United States Website: Source: Brand Push
Yahoo
09-08-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
The Friday Checkout: Is 2025 the year of grocery e-commerce profitability?
This story was originally published on Grocery Dive. To receive daily news and insights, subscribe to our free daily Grocery Dive newsletter. The Friday Checkout is a weekly column providing more insight on the news, rounding up the announcements you may have missed and sharing what's to come. Online grocery sales have risen and fallen like a rollercoaster over the past decade or so, and nowadays retailers approach the channel as part of a holistic selling strategy aimed at boosting customer loyalty. As omnichannel retailing becomes increasingly important, so too has an age-old question that has long vexed the industry: How do you make e-commerce profitable? Some of the biggest names in grocery retailing are addressing this question. Earlier this year, Walmart announced it had crossed this threshold as it continues to press its advantages in scale, innovation and automation. Kroger no doubt hoped to achieve the same milestone by now, but its moonshot delivery program with Ocado hasn't gone according to plan. Still, it has to figure out how to make a profit in digital, interim CEO Ron Sargent said during the grocer's most recent earnings call. This week, Ahold Delhaize announced it has turned the corner on digital profitability. During an earnings call Wednesday, CFO Jolanda Poots-Bijl affirmed that this includes the company's U.S. business, which encompasses five East Coast chains operating more than 2,000 stores. CEO Frans Muller credited several factors as key to achieving e-commerce profitability on a fully allocated basis, including increasing its focus on asset-light fulfillment models like pickup, boosting its fulfillment capacity and automating key operations. Rather than rely on costly fulfillment centers, Ahold Delhaize relies on its stores to fulfill orders. 'We sweat our store assets,' Muller said. Retail media was another key factor for Ahold Delhaize, and it's easy to see this as a cheat code for online profitability because it has such high margins and doesn't have anything to do with the hard work of fulfilling orders. But Muller said retail media is not the main driver of the company's digital profitability. As the industry's largest players unlock online profits, smaller grocers, which don't have the same innovation budgets and economies of scale, will likely continue to struggle with the high cost of digital. Companies can glorify omnichannel all they want, but at the end of the day, filling online orders still means paying to do the work an in-store customer does for free. In case you missed it Is Price Chopper's parent company up for sale? Northeast Grocery, Inc., the parent company of Price Chopper and Tops Friendly Markets, is exploring a sale, Reuters reported Monday, citing three anonymous sources. The news outlet said the grocery company is working with investment bank UBS. After the Reuters report, Northeast Grocery executives told Times Union that the company has been working with UBS for three years to tap into its full growth potential, and not just look for potential buyers. Time will only tell if that involves a sale or not. Save A Lot ramps up its private label The discount grocer has launched 55 new store brand items over the past 12 months, the company noted in an announcement earlier this week. The additions include Mantia's Pizza Sauce, Kiggins Crunchy Peanut Butter Granola Bars and 12-packs of Boardwalk sodas. Save A Lot has also launched pet food items under its Oliver & Scout product line. Food traceability compliance could get pushed back Under a newly proposed rule by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, companies would have until July 2028 to be compliant with the Food Traceability Rule — instead of January 2026. The public comment for the proposed rule ends Sept. 8. FMI – The Food Industry Association praised the proposed extension but encouraged the FDA to adopt additional changes to the rule in order to 'ensure efficient implementation.' Impulse find Albertsons takes the cake The cherry on top of any celebration is cake (or cupcakes), and Albertsons is going above and beyond with its sweet treats. In a recent blog post, the grocer flexed some pretty impressive custom cakes, ranging from character-themed cakes to creative pull-apart cupcake cakes to one that resembles a giant burger. Albertsons lets its shoppers fully customize their cakes from the flavor down to the filling, icing and size. The grocer's app even includes a gift-giving feature that allows users to ship a custom cake right to a friend or family member's front door. These impressive desserts redefine what a grocery store cake can be and are meant to serve as the centerpiece at any event. Watch your back Buddy Valastro, there's a new Cake Boss in the bakery. Recommended Reading Ahold Delhaize credits omnichannel for strong financial results Se produjo un error al recuperar la información Inicia sesión para acceder a tu portafolio Se produjo un error al recuperar la información Se produjo un error al recuperar la información Se produjo un error al recuperar la información Se produjo un error al recuperar la información
Yahoo
16-07-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Grocery e-commerce sales jump nearly 30% in June
This story was originally published on Grocery Dive. To receive daily news and insights, subscribe to our free daily Grocery Dive newsletter. Online grocery sales jumped nearly 28% in June compared to the year prior, while in-store sales slipped, according to Brick Meets Click and Mercatus' latest monthly report. All three receiving methods — delivery, pickup and ship-to-home — reported sales gains of at least 25%. Walmart and mass retailers as a whole continue to threaten traditional grocers, with Mercatus executive Mark Fairhurst stating that June's results 'should be a wake-up call' to regional grocers. While U.S. e-grocery sales increased 27.6% last month to $9.8 billion, in-store grocery sales fell slightly due to the combined impact of the surge of digital orders and consumers shifting where they primarily purchase groceries, according to the report. Overall grocery spending per household rose less than 3% during the final week of June 2025 compared to the same period the year prior, indicating that in-store grocery sales across retail formats saw a decline, according to Brick Meets Click and Mercatus. However, supermarkets were hit hard by a shift in where consumers buy most of their groceries. While Walmart saw a nearly 1 percentage point rise in the share of households that indicated the mass retailer was their primary grocery store, and hard discounters like Aldi gained almost 1.5 percentage points, supermarkets lost over 2 percentage points, per the report. The growing competition from mass and discount retailers carries over to e-grocery results, as well, Brick Meets Click and Mercatus found. One in four households that ordered groceries online from supermarkets also did so from Walmart in June, up 400 basis points year-over-year. On top of that, cross-shopping between traditional grocery stores and Walmart has risen every June since 2020 — which is when Brick Meets Click began measuring and monitoring this shopping indicator, the firm said. Overall, delivery saw a 29% year-over-year growth in June sales, reaching $3.8 million, which Brick Meets Click and Mercatus credited to strong growth in the segment's monthly active user base as well as gains in order frequency and average order value. 'June's strong results signal that this sustained surge in eGrocery sales, particularly in Delivery, is likely to continue because Delivery is now effectively free for many users,' Brick Meets Click Partner David Bishop said in a statement. Pickup also saw growth, with sales increasing 25% year-over-year to $4.3 billion, driven by increases to its monthly active user base, order frequency and average order value. Ship-to-home, meanwhile, saw sales increase 33% to $1.7 billion with its monthly active user base expanding faster than the delivery segment's, per the report. Delivery and ship-to-home both increased their sales share, with the former currently representing 38% of e-grocery sales and the latter 18%. Pickup, however, saw its share decline for the second straight year, dropping 110 basis points to 44%. The report is based on a Brick Meets Click survey of 1,496 adults conducted June 29-30, as well as a survey by the firm in June 2024 of 1,744 people. According to Brick Meets Click, despite the grocery channel reporting year-over-year improvements in building engagement through delivery and pickup, mass retailers still have a more than 10-point advantage in delivery, with Walmart continuing to attract new online customers who primarily buy groceries from supermarkets. Fairhurst, chief growth marketing officer at Mercatus, suggested that regional grocers leverage their customer data as a competitive advantage. The sharp rise of cross-shopping between traditional supermarkets and Walmart underscores 'the urgent need to defend your customer base on every channel by owning the relationship at each touchpoint,' Fairhurst said. Recommended Reading How grocers can level the playing field against Walmart in e-commerce Sign in to access your portfolio
Zawya
30-06-2025
- Business
- Zawya
AliExpress partner with Al Othaim Markets to launch Grocery Delivery in Riyadh, with plans to expand across KSA
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia — AliExpress, the global marketplace for Alibaba International Digital Commerce Group, has announced a partnership with Al Othaim Markets. Beginning in June, AliExpress and Al Othaim Markets will collaborate to offer groceries and household products for online ordering through AliExpress. Customers in Riyadh will have the option to receive their orders within hours or pick them up directly from the store. AliExpress is experiencing significant growth in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and has established itself as a leader in cross-border e-commerce. The platform's popularity has steadily increased over the years. As of April 2025, AliExpress is the second most visited retail website in Saudi Arabia, according to Semrush data. This collaboration leverages Al Othaim Markets' brick-and-mortar stores and delivery capacities and AliExpress's online presence and growing popularity in the Saudi market, to enable same-day delivery for consumers in Riyadh central. The partnership marks a strategic move to address the rapidly growing demand for online grocery orders in Saudi Arabia. This collaboration empowers Al Othaim Markets to meet its ambitious growth targets while delivering a seamless online shopping experience to Saudi consumers. Al Othaim Markets will benefit from AliExpress's proven technology and expertise in e-commerce as well as its value to online shoppers. Jim Liu, General Manager of AliExpress GCC, added, 'We are thrilled to have Al Othiam and its stores joining AliExpress. Together, we are future-proofing our online capabilities to compete effectively in a dynamic market. This milestone ensures our customers in Riyadh have access to a broader range of products including groceries and household products and enjoy fast, reliable delivery. We're eager to extend this service to other cities in the near future.' Al Othaim Markets is one of the largest companies in the Saudi market, specializing in the retail and wholesale trade of food products. The company has successfully expanded its presence across the Kingdom, boasting a total of 410 supermarkets and hypermarkets. Products available on AliExpress from Al Othaim Markets include personal and home care products, consumer electronics, and canned food and beverages. Al Othaim Markets and AliExpress are both committed to delivering value, convenience and customer satisfaction, which makes the partnership a natural fit. This collaboration aligns with the Kingdom's Vision 2030 goal to increase modern commerce and e-commerce shares. By leveraging advanced logistics and digital infrastructure. This initiative not only enhances consumer access to online groceries but also accelerates the adoption of technology-driven retail solutions, fostering innovation and contributing to the diversification of the Saudi economy. About AliExpress: Launched in 2010, AliExpress is a global e-commerce platform dedicated to creating a better shopping experience for hundreds of millions of consumers in more than 200 countries and regions. In addition to the English and Arabic versions, the AliExpress platform is available in 14 other languages. AliExpress is part of Alibaba International Digital Commerce Group.
