Albertsons will stop using its own vehicle fleet to fulfill delivery orders in "a variety of market areas and states" beginning Feb. 27, a spokesperson for the chain said. The grocer plans to rely on third-party fulfillment providers to transport orders to customers in these areas.

Albertson’s recent decision to discontinue use of its own drivers and shift to third-party DoorDash for grocery delivery in certain markets makes it even more important for other grocers to consider how execution of “third-party” is changing – and in fact, moving beyond the typical players.

Ahold Delhaize and private equity firm Centerbridge Partners have completed their purchase of pure-play online grocer FreshDirect.

Amazon has unveiled plans to vaccinate workers assigned at its fulfilment centres and grocery stores.

Amazon Prime Pantry, the e-commerce giant’s early foray into grocery delivery, is dead. The company launched Prime Pantry for household items and non-perishable food and snacks back in 2014.

Amazon is opening two new Amazon Fresh grocery stores –– one in Seattle and another in Bellevue, the company announced Monday morning.

In 2017, Amazon bought Whole Foods. Since then, it’s opened a handful of new Amazon Fresh grocery stores and plans many more, along with Amazon 4-star stores, lots of cashier-less Amazon Go convenience stores, small Amazon Go grocery stores, and a few physical bookstores.

Expanding its click-and-collect options, Albertsons Cos. is piloting an automated, temperature-controlled pickup kiosk outside a Jewel-Osco supermarket in Chicago.

Instacart Inc., the grocery-delivery service that is thriving amid the pandemic, named a new finance chief. Nick Giovanni, an investment-banking executive, will take over as chief financial officer Jan. 27, the company said Thursday.

Thistle, a “plant-forward” meal delivery startup based in San Francisco, has raised $10.3 million in a Series B funding round, the company announced in a press release Wednesday.

Business-to-business marketplace Udaan has raised $280 million from new and existing investors as the Indian startup builds a war-chest to accelerate its growth and fend off rivals.

Harris Teeter has ushered in an incentive-laden subscription option as part of a new fee structure for its ExpressLane Online Shopping service.

Online convenience retailer goPuff announced Tuesday it has added a better-for-you category to its digital storefront.

Last year changed the way consumers shopped, prepared, and consumed food. Online grocery service, Hungryroot, has leaned into this change in consumer behavior with their online grocery delivery service model.

Here’s how one company is shaking up the food industry with grocery delivery and SaaS for farmers.

Foxtrot, a fast-growing chain with eight stores in Chicago, Illinois, and two in Dallas, Texas, has mastered the mix of convenience and experience with an innovative model that delighted consumers before the pandemic and has proven resilient through it.

Technology company NCR announced Wednesday that it has acquired grocery e-commerce provider Freshop.

Two new grocery delivery services have expanded to Austin, adding more choices for shoppers who are ordering food from home.

The City of El Monte and Northgate Markets are providing free grocery deliveries for low-income residents.

canUpls! is a new grocery delivery app designed to connect community members to make shopping more convenient and manageable. Co-founders Sanil Parambil and Radhika Sanil developed the app in response to a disconnect they noticed in their own daily lives.

Italian grocery delivery company Cortilia has closed a €34 million Series C round to fuel expansion as a sustainable B-corp.

Gorillas, a German dark stores startup, just raised $44M to fuel its expansion. Launched in January, Gorillas has grown fast and now expects to be available in 15 cities across Germany and Europe by the end of the first half of 2021.

Business-to-business (B2B) grocery delivery startup Jumbotail Technologies on Friday said it had raised $14.2 million in a funding round dubbed ‘Series B3’, completing a targeted $25 million investment round.

Retail-tech startup Perpule has added a new venture in their bucket list named StoreSe.in. The platform is based on grocery delivery and targets the apartment communities in the city.

West Cork couple Michael and Carmen O’Sullivan launched a new business after seeing a gap in the market for the delivery of farm fresh produce to customers’ doors in Cork city and county boundaries with their business Farmsy.

Will the pandemic gains grocery e-commerce saw in 2020 remain in the new year? The Food Institute Podcast welcomed back BrickMeetsClick Chief Architect Bill Bishop to discuss the grocery e-commerce space at the end of the pandemic year.

Retailers have played down fears of food shortages after France shut its borders to UK hauliers for 48 hours due to the UK's new coronavirus variant.

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