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Meta Platforms enters grocery delivery arena with WhatsApp service

JioMart Jio Platforms grocery delivery courier

The largest companies in the U.S. are jumping onto a new delivery trend. Amazon, Walmart and Target are just a few of the Fortune 500 firms that have tried their hand at on-demand grocery services. 

The list just got longer.

Meta Platforms (NASDAQ: META) on Monday introduced a new delivery service that allows customers in India to order groceries through the popular Meta-owned messaging platform WhatsApp. The end-to-end offering is being rolled out in partnership with JioMart, a joint venture...

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DoorDash to offer on-demand grocery delivery for Grocery Outlet

DoorDash bag on table

DoorDash’s aggressive push into the grocery space continued Monday when it announced a deal with Grocery Outlet Holding. DoorDash will provide delivery service through its DashPass service.

Based in Emeryville, California, Grocery Outlet (NASDAQ: GO) provides grocery items to 420 independently operated stores in California, Washington, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Idaho, Nevada, New Jersey and Maryland. The company serves 1.5 million shoppers each week.

“Our partnership with DoorDash will help save...

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Uber Eats launches ‘most comprehensive update yet’ to grocery delivery

Uber Eats delivery person

Two years after introducing grocery delivery to Uber Eats, the platform just put out its “most comprehensive update yet.”

Uber Eats on Thursday revealed several new features it plans to add to its grocery delivery service in the coming weeks, including an option for customers to schedule deliveries from stores that are closed. Other new features include live order tracking and an improved system for offering product replacements, Uber said in a blog post.

“Starting next week in select cities, and...

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Uber Eats piloting on-demand grocery delivery

uber eats delivery driver

In the U.S. food delivery landscape, there’s been one big eater. DoorDash has dominated the category among third-party delivery apps, growing its market share among the big three food delivery platforms — Uber Eats, DoorDash and Grubhub — to a staggering 57%.

In the grocery delivery space, though, it’s anybody’s war to win.

Instacart has long reigned supreme in grocery. It’s held greater than a 60% share in the market for online grocery pickup and delivery spend since April 2020, according to...

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DoorDash adds express grocery delivery with Albertsons

DoorDash rolls out express grocery delivery service to compete with Instacart, Uber

Just a few days after DoorDash released its Q4 2021 earnings report, which reflected strong growth in nonrestaurant orders, the company is doubling down on one of its emerging verticals: grocery.

On Thursday, the food delivery platform launched an express grocery delivery service in partnership with massive nationwide grocer Albertsons, through which it will deliver groceries to consumers in over 20 major U.S. cities like Los Angeles, Denver and Seattle in under 30 minutes.

DoorDash (NYSE: DASH)...

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Amazon is about to shake up grocery delivery

Amazon Fresh Marketplace is coming, and it's ready to shake up grocery delivery

Third-party food delivery services like Uber Eats and DoorDash have become a part of the fabric of the U.S., with well over 100 million users placing orders on the apps last year. But those companies have begun to realize that delivering from restaurants and convenience stores is just the tip of the iceberg.

Grocery delivery has long been seen as the domain of Instacart and Walmart, but more and more food delivery platforms are experimenting with the service. Take, for example, Uber (NYSE: UBER),...

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DoorDash and Instacart go head-to-head on ultrafast grocery delivery

Instacart and DoorDash are both rolling out ultrafast 15 minute grocery delivery services

Convenience is getting even more convenient. The rise of third-party food and grocery delivery platforms was already a huge game changer for many, but those services are only getting faster as companies like GoPuff, Jokr and Gorillas push delivery times closer and closer to instantaneous. We’re entering the era of ultrafast delivery, in which consumers can get food and groceries delivered within 15 minutes.

But now, Instacart and DoorDash are throwing their hats in the ultrafast delivery ring....

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Holiday heroes: Shipt is ready for last-minute needs

The Christmas 2021 story is still to be written, but the book is sure to include a chapter on what will be a historic digital shopping season.

According to data from Salesforce, digital commerce revenue is already up 18% year-over-year in the U.S. through the first 10 months and more Americans – 74% – plan to buy holiday gifts this year compared to just 69% in 2020. Salesforce also found that some 56% plan to purchase online and 78% fear shipping delays.

“With inflation and supply chain issues...

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Albertsons unveils Prime-like grocery delivery subscription

Albertsons grocery delivery subscription like Amazon Prime for groceries

One company is seeking to turn grocery shopping from an errand to an activity.

Food and drug retailer Albertsons Cos. (NYSE: ACI) announced on Monday an overhaul of its digital segment, unveiling three new offerings to its suite of digital services, including FreshPass, a subscription service that’s essentially Amazon Prime, exclusively for groceries. For a little under $100 a year or $12.99 a month, Albertsons customers can take advantage of free delivery on orders of $30 or more, free two-hour...

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